Inning: 1 Minnesota George Ford pitching. Larry Barry flies out to the center fielder. Don Reis flies out to the left fielder. Rafael Crawford singles to right field. Dude Cooper pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Ben Erstad pitching. Randy Hunt walks. Nyls Brown singles to center field. Bobby Villanueva flies out to the center fielder. Leo Cardenas grounds out to the pitcher. Randy Hunt advances to third on the play. Nyls Brown advances to second on the play. Randy Nabors grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Joe Garcia flies out to the center fielder. Toby Smith flies out to the left fielder. Frank Collins flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Carl Thomas pops out to the shortstop. Matt Arnold grounds out to the shortstop. Vic Bonness grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Fritz Jata flies out to the center fielder. Ben Erstad grounds out to the third baseman. Larry Barry pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit George Ford grounds out to the third baseman. Randy Hunt singles past the third baseman. Nyls Brown doubles to center field. Bobby Villanueva singles to left field. Randy Hunt scores. Nyls Brown scores. Leo Cardenas grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Don Reis flies out to the left fielder. Rafael Crawford grounds out to the shortstop. Dude Cooper singles in front of the right fielder. Joe Garcia strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Randy Nabors singles to right field. Carl Thomas grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Randy Nabors is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Matt Arnold walks. Vic Bonness flies out to the right fielder. George Ford singles to right field. Carl Thomas scores. Matt Arnold advances to third on the hit. Randy Hunt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Toby Smith flies out to the center fielder. Frank Collins walks. Fritz Jata walks. Ben Erstad lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Larry Barry flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Nyls Brown strikes out. Bobby Villanueva flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Leo Cardenas flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Don Reis strikes out. Rafael Crawford grounds out to the third baseman. Dude Cooper strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Randy Nabors grounds out to the third baseman. Carl Thomas grounds out to the shortstop. Matt Arnold grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Joe Garcia reached on a 2-base fielding error by Carl Thomas. Toby Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Frank Collins walks. Fritz Jata singles to center field. Ben Erstad grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Vic Bonness singles to center field. George Ford fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. George Ford strikes out. Randy Hunt grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Larry Barry walks. Don Reis singles to right field. Bill Johnson 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. Rafael Crawford grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Larry Barry advances to third on the play. Dude Cooper flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Nyls Brown singles to right field. Bobby Villanueva grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Nyls Brown is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Leo Cardenas strikes out. Randy Nabors flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Casey Kennedy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Joe Garcia singles to center field. Toby Smith doubles to right field. Frank Collins strikes out. Fritz Jata singles to left field. Joe Garcia scores. Toby Smith scores. Ed Hubbell is pinch hitting for Ben Erstad. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ed Hubbell strikes out. Larry Barry singles to left field. Don Reis hits a home run. Fritz Jata scores. Larry Barry scores. Tom Hiatt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rafael Crawford walks. Dude Cooper flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Sonny Perez pitching. Carl Thomas grounds out to the third baseman. Matt Arnold singles past the third baseman. Jimmy Mientkiewicz is pinch hitting for Vic Bonness. Jimmy Mientkiewicz singles in front of the right fielder. Matt Arnold advances to third on the hit. Connie Loftus is pinch hitting for Tom Hiatt. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Connie Loftus flies out to the left fielder. Randy Hunt flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners LOB: 8 Detroit total runners LOB: 7
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Alex Nichols did not respond to coaching in velocity Marty Langston did not respond to coaching in speed Charlie Burns did not respond to coaching in range Emil Brenton improves in arm
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Red Blake did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mike Rhodes did not respond to coaching in control Jack Garciaparra did not respond to coaching in speed Ricky Coluccio improves in range