Win: Jack Toppin (9-12) Loss: Bryan Stoddard (0-11)
Save: Danny Wheeler (27)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Jack Toppin pitching. Oddibe Knoll singles to left field. Chuck Kaiser strikes out. Rick Fisher grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Bryan Stoddard pitching. Matt Leshnock grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Mike Smith flies out to the right fielder. Steve Congalton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Brad Didier grounds out to the pitcher. Tim Tate singles to left field. Pete High doubles to left field. Tim Tate uses his aggressiveness and scores. Butts Girardi singles to center field. Pete High scores. Clarence Hernandez flies out to the left fielder. Bryan Stoddard grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Bob Kekich singles to center field. Bob Kekich is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Joel Collins strikes out. Ricardo Hargrave grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Oddibe Knoll grounds out to the shortstop. Chuck Kaiser strikes out. Rick Fisher grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Rudy Brown strikes out. Vicente Aragon singles to right field. Jack Toppin lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Vicente Aragon steals third. Matt Leshnock grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Brad Didier pops out to the third baseman. Tim Tate strikes out. Pete High singles to left field. Pete High steals second. Butts Girardi flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Mike Smith pops out to the second baseman. Steve Congalton singles to left field. Steve Congalton steals second. Bob Kekich singles in front of the left fielder. Steve Congalton scores. Joel Collins grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Kekich advances to second on the play. Ricardo Hargrave flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Clarence Hernandez grounds out to the third baseman. Bryan Stoddard grounds out to the second baseman. Oddibe Knoll strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Rudy Brown strikes out. Vicente Aragon grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Toppin singles to left field. Matt Leshnock singles past the second baseman. Mike Smith grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Matt Leshnock is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Chuck Kaiser grounds out to the shortstop. Rick Fisher hits an infield single to the first baseman. Brad Didier singles to right field. Tim Tate strikes out. Pete High walks. Butts Girardi flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Detroit Steve Congalton singles to center field. Bob Kekich flies out to the center fielder. Joel Collins doubles to center field. Steve Congalton uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Scott comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Ricardo Hargrave singles to right field. Joel Collins scores. Ricardo Hargrave is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Rudy Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Clarence Hernandez flies out to the left fielder. Bob Cianfrocco is pinch hitting for Joe Scott. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bob Cianfrocco flies out to the left fielder. Oddibe Knoll flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Joe Choate pitching. Vicente Aragon walks. Jack Toppin lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Matt Leshnock grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Chuck Kaiser flies out to the right fielder. Rick Fisher flies out to the right fielder. Brad Didier strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Steve Congalton grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Kekich pops out to the shortstop. Joel Collins singles to right field. Joel Collins steals second. Ricardo Hargrave strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Danny Wheeler comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tim Tate flies out to the left fielder. Pete High reached on a fielding error by Danny Wheeler. Butts Girardi walks. Clarence Hernandez singles to left field. Pete High is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Butts Girardi advances to third on the play. Ezra Birmingham is pinch hitting for Joe Choate. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ezra Birmingham grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners left on base: 7 Detroit total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Joel Collins (1). Baserunning: SB - Steve Congalton (17), Joel Collins (5), Vicente Aragon (12).CS - Bob Kekich (11), Ricardo Hargrave (6). Fielding: E - Danny Wheeler.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Robin Vahrenhorst did not respond to coaching in speed Eddie Bateman did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Mike Howell did not respond to coaching in range Joe Lipski did not respond to coaching in velocity
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jake Sheehan improves in arm Tom Snyder did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dick Hill did not respond to coaching in control Hal Smoltz did not respond to coaching in endurance