Win: Don Frey (1-3) Loss: Jim Tucker (1-1)
Save: Skip Lockwood (32)
Inning: 1 Detroit Jim Tucker pitching. Jose Vidal singles to left field. Elmer Lavender flies out to the right fielder. Rick Gomez flies out to the center fielder. Mike Ferraro grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jose Vidal is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Don Frey pitching. Punch Rodriguez singles past the first baseman. Steve Hayward pops out to the shortstop. Punch Rodriguez steals second. Gabe Patterson strikes out. Damian Baker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Rich Rollins strikes out. Kirk McCarthy reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jerry Stringer. Dian Hurtado flies out to the right fielder. Freddie Velazquez singles to left field. Kirk McCarthy scores. Don Frey grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Freddie Velazquez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Jerry Stringer flies out to the center fielder. John Crabtree singles to center field. Joe Day walks. Hank Chapman pops out to the second baseman. Jim Tucker strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Jose Vidal pops out to the shortstop. Elmer Lavender strikes out. Rick Gomez singles to center field. Mike Ferraro singles past the shortstop. Rick Gomez advances to third on the hit. Rich Rollins pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Punch Rodriguez walks. Steve Hayward grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Gabe Patterson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Kirk McCarthy strikes out. Dian Hurtado flies out to the right fielder. Freddie Velazquez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Damian Baker grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jerry Stringer grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! John Crabtree grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Don Frey flies out to the left fielder. Jose Vidal grounds out to the third baseman. Elmer Lavender grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Joe Day flies out to the center fielder. Hank Chapman singles to left field. Jim Tucker lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Punch Rodriguez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Rick Gomez grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Ferraro singles to center field. Rich Rollins flies out to the right fielder. Kirk McCarthy flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Steve Hayward flies out to the right fielder. Gabe Patterson grounds out to the pitcher. Damian Baker grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Walter Connolly is pinch hitting for Dian Hurtado. Walter Connolly flies out to the center fielder. Freddie Velazquez singles to center field. Don Frey pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Jose Vidal singles to right field. Freddie Velazquez aggressively advances to third on the hit. Rich Tackett 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. Elmer Lavender strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Tito Francona enters the game as a defensive replacement for Walter Connolly at 1B. Jerry Stringer singles past the first baseman. Jacque Kramer is pinch hitting for John Crabtree. Jacque Kramer grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Leo Brown is pinch hitting for Joe Day. Leo Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Charlie McDowell enters the game as a defensive replacement for Leo Brown at SS. Rick Gomez grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Ferraro pops out to the shortstop. Rich Rollins grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Mark Miller is pinch hitting for Hank Chapman. Mark Miller singles to center field. Johnny Brown is pinch hitting for Rich Tackett. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Johnny Brown singles to right field. Randy Welday 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. Punch Rodriguez strikes out. Steve Hayward grounds out to the third baseman. Mark Miller advances to third on the play. Johnny Brown advances to second on the play. Gabe Patterson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Al Flaherty pitching. Kirk McCarthy flies out to the center fielder. Tito Francona grounds out to the shortstop. Freddie Velazquez hits an infield single to the pitcher. Don Hand is pinch hitting for Randy Welday. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Don Hand singles to center field. Jose Vidal grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Skip Lockwood pitching. Damian Baker grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jerry Stringer grounds out to the third baseman. Jacque Kramer grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 9 Minnesota total runners LOB: 6
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ed Webb did not respond to coaching in range Jim Shea improves in range Leo Lewis did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Art Kucek did not respond to coaching in speed Leo Lewis did not respond to coaching in C
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Joe Rachunok did not respond to coaching in arm Ben Johnson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Fred Diggs improves in velocity Ewald Thompson improves in power_vs_righty