Inning: 1 Minnesota Pat Deviney pitching. Ron Agnew strikes out. Charlie Bankhead flies out to the center fielder. Yuji Omiya grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Pedro Phelps pitching. Tatsuya Mimura singles to center field. Bob Main grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Herm Creel walks. Steve Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Ted Crooke singles to center field. Tom Mathes walks. Norio Shinozuka singles past the second baseman. Ted Crooke scores. Harry Files grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Mathes advances to third on the play. Norio Shinozuka advances to second on the play. Kevin Cox singles to center field. Tom Mathes scores. Norio Shinozuka scores. Pedro Phelps lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ron Agnew grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Kazuo Nakajima flies out to the right fielder. Lance Qualters strikes out. Bill Raffensberger singles to right field. Ken Gladd flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Charlie Bankhead strikes out. Yuji Omiya grounds out to the shortstop. Ted Crooke walks. Ted Crooke steals second. Tom Mathes grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Pat Deviney grounds out to the second baseman. Tatsuya Mimura flies out to the center fielder. Bob Main strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Norio Shinozuka hits a home run. Harry Files flies out to the left fielder. Kevin Cox strikes out. Pedro Phelps strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Herm Creel doubles to center field. Steve Brown flies out to the center fielder. Kazuo Nakajima singles to center field. Lance Qualters grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kazuo Nakajima advances to second on the play. Bill Raffensberger grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Ron Agnew walks. Charlie Bankhead walks. Roland Short comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yuji Omiya grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ron Agnew advances to third on the play. Ted Crooke singles to left field. Ron Agnew scores. Ted Crooke steals second. Tom Mathes doubles past the right fielder. Ted Crooke scores. Norio Shinozuka singles to right field. Tom Mathes scores. Harry Files triples. Norio Shinozuka scores. Kevin Cox grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Ken Gladd singles to center field. Roland Short fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Roland Short lines out to the second baseman. Tatsuya Mimura flies out to the center fielder. Bob Main flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Pedro Phelps strikes out. Ron Agnew singles to center field. Charlie Bankhead hits an infield single to the shortstop. Yuji Omiya flies out to the right fielder. Ted Crooke doubles to left field. Ron Agnew scores. Charlie Bankhead uses his aggressiveness and scores. Fred Combs comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Tom Mathes bunts for a base hit. Norio Shinozuka singles to right field. Ted Crooke scores. Harry Files grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Norio Shinozuka is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Herm Creel walks. Steve Brown strikes out. Kazuo Nakajima walks. Lance Qualters flies out to the left fielder. Bill Raffensberger walks. Ken Gladd singles to right field. Herm Creel scores. Kazuo Nakajima scores. Fred Combs walks. Tatsuya Mimura strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Minnesota Kevin Cox singles to right field. Pedro Phelps lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ron Agnew grounds out to the second baseman. Kevin Cox advances to third on the play. Charlie Bankhead grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Bob Main strikes out. Herm Creel strikes out. Steve Brown singles to left field. Kazuo Nakajima flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Yuji Omiya grounds out to the third baseman. Ted Crooke pops out to the third baseman. Tom Mathes singles to right field. Norio Shinozuka walks. Harry Files strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Lance Qualters reached on a fielding error by Kevin Cox. Bill Raffensberger pops out to the first baseman. Ken Gladd grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Lance Qualters is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jim Blowers is pinch hitting for Fred Combs. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Ken Gladd steals second. Jim Blowers strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Pedro Williams pitching. Kevin Cox singles to center field. Pedro Phelps lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ron Agnew grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kevin Cox advances to third on the play. Charlie Bankhead singles to left field. Kevin Cox scores. Charlie Bankhead steals second. Yuji Omiya pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Ernie Acosta is pinch hitting for Tatsuya Mimura. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ernie Acosta doubles to center field. Masao Santo is pinch hitting for Bob Main. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Masao Santo doubles to left field. Ernie Acosta scores. Herm Creel singles to center field. Steve Brown flies out to the right fielder. Kazuo Nakajima is hit by a pitch. Jaime Welch is pinch hitting for Lance Qualters. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jaime Welch flies out to the right fielder. Bill Raffensberger singles to right field. Masao Santo scores. Ken Gladd grounds into a fielders choice to the third baseman. Herm Creel is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Minnesota total runners LOB: 9 Detroit total runners LOB: 13
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: David Sargent did not respond to coaching in control Tim Smith improves in range Joe Poser did not respond to coaching in velocity Ray Williams did not respond to coaching in range Tom Raydon did not respond to coaching in 2B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tim Burton did not respond to coaching in velocity Chris Lefebvre did not respond to coaching in control Jerry Cuccinello improves in range Bunny Wellman did not respond to coaching in range