Inning: 1 Minnesota Joe Haas pitching. Bill May grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sammy Halladay flies out to the right fielder. Frank Skeels strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Alex Moyer pitching. Pete McQueen walks. Whitey Bligh walks. Leroy Morney strikes out. Judy Johnson singles to center field. Pete McQueen is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Whitey Bligh advances to third on the play. Judy Johnson is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bill Mulligan singles to right field. Frank Land flies out to the center fielder. Guy Miranda grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Mulligan advances to second on the play. Jon Zubal flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Codie Spearman strikes out. Dick Hagerman lines out to the shortstop. March McKechnie hits a home run. Morris Virgil walks. Joe Haas reached on a 2-base throwing error by Sammy Halladay. Pete McQueen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Matt Saberhagen grounds out to the third baseman. Alex Moyer flies out to the right fielder. Bill May flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Whitey Bligh grounds out to the second baseman. Leroy Morney grounds out to the shortstop. Judy Johnson singles to center field. Judy Johnson is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Sammy Halladay grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Frank Skeels flies out to the right fielder. Bill Mulligan singles to center field. Frank Land flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Codie Spearman hits a home run. Dick Hagerman singles to left field. Dick Hagerman is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). March McKechnie singles to center field. Morris Virgil strikes out. Joe Haas pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Guy Miranda doubles to center field. Jon Zubal flies out to the right fielder. Matt Saberhagen singles to right field. Guy Miranda scores. Alex Moyer fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Alex Moyer grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Pete McQueen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Whitey Bligh singles to left field. Leroy Morney flies out to the right fielder. Judy Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Bill May singles to left field. Bill May steals second. Sammy Halladay hits a home run. Bill May scores. Frank Skeels strikes out. Bill Mulligan singles to left field. Frank Land flies out to the left fielder. Guy Miranda grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Mulligan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Codie Spearman lines out to the second baseman. Dick Hagerman walks. March McKechnie strikes out. Morris Virgil singles to center field. Dick Hagerman advances to third on the hit. Joe Haas strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Jon Zubal walks. Matt Saberhagen reached on a fielding error by March McKechnie. The catcher fields the ball and Jon Zubal is thrown out at third. Matt Saberhagen advances to second on the play. Matt Saberhagen advances to second on the play. Bill May strikes out. Sammy Halladay grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Matt Saberhagen is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Pete McQueen singles to right field. Whitey Bligh hits a home run. Pete McQueen scores. Leroy Morney walks. Judy Johnson strikes out. Tim McIntyre comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Leroy Morney steals second. Codie Spearman walks. Dick Hagerman singles to center field. March McKechnie singles to center field. Leroy Morney scores. Morris Virgil doubles to center field. Codie Spearman scores. Dick Hagerman scores. Joe Dean comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Haas flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, March McKechnie scores. Pete McQueen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Frank Skeels grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Mulligan flies out to the center fielder. Matt Harkness is pinch hitting for Frank Land. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Matt Harkness strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Whitey Bligh lines out to the third baseman. Leroy Morney grounds out to the pitcher. Judy Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Guy Miranda reached on a 2-base throwing error by March McKechnie. Petie Kirkwood is pinch hitting for Jon Zubal. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Petie Kirkwood singles to right field. Guy Miranda scores. Steve Clemens 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 1st. Matt Saberhagen strikes out. Dane Doolan is pinch hitting for Joe Dean. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dane Doolan grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 5 Detroit total runners left on base: 8
Game Notes Guy Miranda is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: D Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Curt Doyle did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tom Hamner improves in contact_vs_lefty Will Serna improves in contact_vs_lefty Curt Doyle did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Mike Nichols did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jerry Blackwell did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jerry Blackwell did not respond to coaching in range Mike Nichols improves in speed Ced Boyd did not respond to coaching in SS