Win: Yutaro Hirose (9-11) Loss: Paul Demaree (13-5)
Save: Keith Heitmuller (17)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Paul Demaree pitching. Yoshihiro Numata singles to right field. Doc Sprite flies out to the right fielder. Damien Garcia singles to center field. Frank Riesgo flies out to the right fielder. Willie McCabe strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Detroit Yutaro Hirose pitching. Tom Bates grounds out to the second baseman. Richie Marquis singles to center field. Jose Eayrs singles to center field. Jack Munoz strikes out. Mike Swindell reached on a fielding error by Yoshihiro Numata. Jerry Bues strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Minnesota Walt Gilbert walks. Kite Squires grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Walt Gilbert is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Maury Castleman pops out to the second baseman. Yutaro Hirose pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Don Easterly grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ike Wilber strikes out. Paul Demaree grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Yoshihiro Numata grounds out to the second baseman. Doc Sprite singles to center field. Damien Garcia grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Doc Sprite is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Frank Riesgo singles to left field. Damien Garcia advances to third on the hit. Willie McCabe walks. Walt Gilbert grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Detroit Tom Bates grounds out to the third baseman. Richie Marquis is hit by a pitch. Jose Eayrs walks. Jack Munoz grounds out to the second baseman. Richie Marquis advances to third on the play. Jose Eayrs advances to second on the play. Mike Swindell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Kite Squires singles to center field. Maury Castleman strikes out. Yutaro Hirose fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Yutaro Hirose singles to center field. Kite Squires advances to third on the hit. Yoshihiro Numata doubles to right field. Kite Squires scores. Yutaro Hirose uses his aggressiveness and scores. Doc Sprite singles to center field. Yoshihiro Numata scores. Sammy Lonnett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Damien Garcia singles to center field. Doc Sprite advances to third on the hit. Frank Riesgo strikes out. Willie McCabe flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Jerry Bues grounds out to the shortstop. Don Easterly flies out to the center fielder. Ike Wilber singles to right field. Sammy Lonnett is hit by a pitch. Tom Bates grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Walt Gilbert grounds out to the pitcher. Kite Squires strikes out. Maury Castleman walks. Yutaro Hirose grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Richie Marquis strikes out. Jose Eayrs grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Munoz walks. Mike Swindell singles to center field. Jerry Bues grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mike Swindell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Yoshihiro Numata bunts for a base hit. Doc Sprite grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Damien Garcia lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Skinny Zahniser comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Don Easterly flies out to the center fielder. Ike Wilber grounds out to the second baseman. Sammy Lonnett grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Frank Riesgo walks. Willie McCabe hits a home run. Frank Riesgo scores. Gary Leeper comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Walt Gilbert grounds out to the shortstop. Kite Squires hits a home run. Maury Castleman singles to right field. Skinny Zahniser lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Yoshihiro Numata flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Tom Bates grounds out to the second baseman. Richie Marquis strikes out. Jose Eayrs grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Doc Sprite walks. Damien Garcia grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Doc Sprite advances to second on the play. Frank Riesgo flies out to the left fielder. Willie McCabe singles to center field. Doc Sprite scores. Walt Gilbert grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Jack Munoz strikes out. Mike Swindell singles to center field. Jerry Bues walks. Don Easterly singles to right field. Mike Swindell scores. Jerry Bues advances to third on the hit. Franco Harris is pinch hitting for Ike Wilber. Franco Harris hits a home run. Jerry Bues scores. Don Easterly scores. Edmund Kean comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Brett Wilhelm is pinch hitting for Gary Leeper. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Brett Wilhelm flies out to the right fielder. Tom Bates grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Paul Ruberto pitching. Charlie Kreutzer enters the game as a defensive replacement for Franco Harris at C. Kite Squires flies out to the right fielder. Tex Cruz is pinch hitting for Maury Castleman. Tex Cruz walks. Michael Jeltz is pinch hitting for Edmund Kean. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Michael Jeltz flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Yoshihiro Numata grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Keith Heitmuller pitching. Bill Rader enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tex Cruz at C. Richie Marquis grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Eayrs grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Munoz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 12 Detroit total runners LOB: 9
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jake Johnson improves in velocity Gus Caldwell improves in arm Bob Schmees did not respond to coaching in velocity Pat Phoebus did not respond to coaching in range
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Don Johns improves in contact_vs_righty Danny Fisher did not respond to coaching in control Danny Fisher did not respond to coaching in velocity