Win: Tim Besana (8-8) Loss: Brian Matos (3-12)
Save: Swede Cheney (14)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Brian Matos pitching. Jose Walker strikes out. Carroll Wetherby grounds out to the shortstop. Lew Searage strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Tim Besana pitching. Luke Cias flies out to the right fielder. Reggie Sutton reached on a 2-base throwing error by Mike Farr. Les Daniels strikes out. Matt Murtaugh strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Mike Farr flies out to the right fielder. Leo Carty grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Snell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Rick Shields flies out to the center fielder. George Dalcanton flies out to the right fielder. Larry Laskey singles to center field. Bob Vaughn singles to right field. Larry Laskey advances to third on the hit. Brian Matos flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Juan Karmen pops out to the shortstop. Jim Leverette grounds out to the third baseman. Tim Besana singles to center field. Jose Walker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Luke Cias strikes out. Reggie Sutton singles past the third baseman. Reggie Sutton steals second. Les Daniels flies out to the right fielder. Matt Murtaugh singles to right field. Reggie Sutton scores. Rick Shields lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Carroll Wetherby walks. Lew Searage flies out to the center fielder. Mike Farr grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Carroll Wetherby advances to second on the play. Leo Carty singles to center field. Carroll Wetherby is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit George Dalcanton walks. Larry Laskey flies out to the center fielder. Bob Vaughn flies out to the right fielder. George Dalcanton is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Mike Snell grounds out to the shortstop. Juan Karmen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Leverette strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Brian Matos flies out to the right fielder. Luke Cias grounds out to the third baseman. Reggie Sutton grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota John Siebern is pinch hitting for Tim Besana. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. John Siebern doubles to left field. Jose Walker singles past the third baseman. John Siebern scores. Carroll Wetherby walks. Lew Searage strikes out. Mike Farr grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Carroll Wetherby is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Leo Carty bunts for a base hit. Jose Walker scores. Mike Snell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Ed Shields pitching. Les Daniels flies out to the left fielder. Matt Murtaugh walks. Rick Shields strikes out. George Dalcanton lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Juan Karmen singles to center field. Jim Leverette grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Juan Karmen is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ed Shields lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jeff Higuera 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. Jose Walker singles to right field. Jim Leverette scores. Carroll Wetherby grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Larry Laskey strikes out. Bob Vaughn strikes out. Doc Rittwage is pinch hitting for Jeff Higuera. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Doc Rittwage grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Ken Woods pitching. Lew Searage singles to right field. Mike Farr flies out to the right fielder. Leo Carty singles to left field. Lew Searage advances to third on the hit. Mike Snell grounds out to the third baseman. Leo Carty advances to second on the play. Juan Karmen pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Luke Cias strikes out. Reggie Sutton singles to center field. Reggie Sutton gets picked off first. Les Daniels reached on a fielding error by Mike Snell. Matt Murtaugh grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Les Daniels is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Jim Leverette flies out to the center fielder. Ed Shields flies out to the center fielder. Jose Walker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Swede Cheney comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Rick Shields singles to center field. Rick Shields is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). George Dalcanton grounds out to the shortstop. Larry Laskey singles to center field. Bob Vaughn singles to right field. Larry Laskey advances to third on the hit. Lou Archer is pinch hitting for Ken Woods. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bob Vaughn is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7 Detroit total runners LOB: 7
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Barojas improves in power_vs_righty Mike Meinke improves in contact_vs_righty Mike Owens improves in velocity Mario Christiansen did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Bell did not respond to coaching in C
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dave Kennedy did not respond to coaching in control Bill Conroy improves in arm Joe Mahaffey improves in range Ed Brannan did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Joe Mahaffey did not respond to coaching in 3B