Win: Mal Balas (2-0) Loss: Carl Charboneau (2-1)
Save: Eric Leverenz (3)
Inning: 1 Detroit Bill Knight pitching. Rusty Nieman strikes out. Fergie Conatser flies out to the center fielder. Bud Tavarez hits an infield single to the second baseman. John Morrison grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Steve Farmer pitching. Charlie Kearse singles to center field. Norm Shreve flies out to the center fielder. Henry Chambers hits a home run. Charlie Kearse scores. Bill Ellsworth singles to left field. Red McGowan strikes out. Alan Bertaina singles to left field. Bill Ellsworth is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Hector Eenhoorn strikes out. Harry Hamm walks. Otis Hawes hits a home run. Harry Hamm scores. Dave Fisher flies out to the center fielder. Steve Farmer grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Roy Stinnett grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Smith strikes out. Bill Knight singles to right field. Charlie Kearse singles to center field. Bill Knight advances to third on the hit. Norm Shreve singles to center field. Bill Knight scores. Charlie Kearse advances to third on the hit. Henry Chambers pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Rusty Nieman flies out to the right fielder. Fergie Conatser grounds out to the second baseman. Bud Tavarez singles to center field. John Morrison strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Bill Ellsworth strikes out. Red McGowan lines out to the first baseman. Alan Bertaina grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Hector Eenhoorn lines out to the shortstop. Harry Hamm pops out to the shortstop. Otis Hawes strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Roy Stinnett flies out to the right fielder. Mike Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Knight walks. Charlie Kearse strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Dave Fisher strikes out. Steve Farmer grounds out to the shortstop. Rusty Nieman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Norm Shreve singles to center field. Henry Chambers strikes out. Bill Ellsworth singles to center field. Norm Shreve advances to third on the hit. Red McGowan singles to center field. Norm Shreve scores. Bill Ellsworth advances to third on the hit. Red McGowan is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Alan Bertaina walks. Roy Stinnett walks. Mike Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Detroit Fergie Conatser grounds out to the pitcher. Bud Tavarez pops out to the third baseman. John Morrison walks. John Morrison is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Bill Knight strikes out. Charlie Kearse singles to left field. Tucker Bernal comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Norm Shreve grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Kearse advances to second on the play. Henry Chambers singles to center field. Charlie Kearse is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Hector Eenhoorn grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Hamm walks. Otis Hawes flies out to the right fielder. Dave Fisher singles to left field. Guy Berger is pinch hitting for Tucker Bernal. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Guy Berger flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Carl Charboneau pitching. Bill Ellsworth strikes out. Red McGowan grounds out to the pitcher. Alan Bertaina singles to left field. Roy Stinnett strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Rusty Nieman singles to center field. Fergie Conatser strikes out. Rusty Nieman steals second. Mal Balas 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. Bud Tavarez strikes out. John Morrison singles to left field. Rusty Nieman scores. John Morrison steals second. Hector Eenhoorn singles to right field. John Morrison scores. Harry Hamm walks. Otis Hawes flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Mike Smith walks. Bob Comstock is pinch hitting for Mal Balas. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bob Comstock grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Smith advances to second on the play. Charlie Kearse flies out to the center fielder. Norm Shreve walks. Mike Smith steals third. Henry Chambers doubles to left field. Mike Smith scores. Norm Shreve uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Ellsworth strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Eric Leverenz pitching. Dave Fisher strikes out. Tom Blott is pinch hitting for Carl Charboneau. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tom Blott grounds out to the second baseman. Rusty Nieman walks. Fergie Conatser walks. Bud Tavarez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners left on base: 8 Minnesota total runners left on base: 10
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Kalfass improves in arm Dave Wise did not respond to coaching in speed John Kalfass did not respond to coaching in range Pete Ferson did not respond to coaching in control Jim Halicki did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. John Kalfass did not respond to coaching in 2B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Fritz Figueroa did not respond to coaching in velocity Scat Botz did not respond to coaching in speed Enos Koehler improves in power_vs_lefty George Pactwa improves in range Scat Botz improves in range Scat Botz improves in speed