Win: John Houck (1-0) Loss: George Edwards (0-1)
Save: Tom Ryan (3)
Inning: 1 Detroit Gene Durning pitching. Clarence Dobens flies out to the left fielder. Bruce Burkle flies out to the right fielder. Ricardo Barker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota John Houck pitching. Jun Otsu singles to right field. Jimmy Smith grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Rudy Jacobs reached on a 2-base throwing error by Clarence Dobens. Joe Terry strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Archie Bauers singles to right field. Glenn Sprinz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Archie Bauers advances to second on the play. Joe Andersen grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Timlin walks. Ricardo Lastre grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Charlie Stanley flies out to the center fielder. John Odwell pops out to the third baseman. Wally Creek doubles to left field. Dee Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit John Houck strikes out. Clarence Dobens grounds out to the second baseman. Bruce Burkle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Gene Durning walks. Jun Otsu strikes out. Jimmy Smith grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Ricardo Barker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Archie Bauers flies out to the center fielder. Glenn Sprinz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Rudy Jacobs strikes out. Joe Terry strikes out. Charlie Stanley singles to right field. John Odwell singles to center field. Wally Creek grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Joe Andersen walks. Billy Timlin singles to left field. Ricardo Lastre strikes out. John Houck lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Clarence Dobens flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Dee Williams strikes out. Gene Durning grounds out to the second baseman. Jun Otsu singles to center field. Jimmy Smith grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jun Otsu is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Bruce Burkle grounds out to the second baseman. Ricardo Barker strikes out. Archie Bauers pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Rudy Jacobs strikes out. Joe Terry grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Stanley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Glenn Sprinz grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Andersen flies out to the center fielder. Billy Timlin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota John Odwell strikes out. Wally Creek singles to center field. Dee Williams singles to center field. Wally Creek is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Mike Sodd is pinch hitting for Gene Durning. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Mike Sodd grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dee Williams is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit George Edwards pitching. Ricardo Lastre grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Brucker is pinch hitting for John Houck. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Dave Brucker singles to right field. Clarence Dobens strikes out. Bruce Burkle hits a home run. Dave Brucker scores. Ken Courtney comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ricardo Barker grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Tom Ryan pitching. Jun Otsu singles to right field. Jimmy Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Jun Otsu advances to second on the play. Rudy Jacobs strikes out. Joe Terry grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Archie Bauers grounds out to the third baseman. Glenn Sprinz walks. Joe Andersen grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Glenn Sprinz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Billy Timlin grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Charlie Stanley pops out to the catcher. John Odwell strikes out. Wally Creek flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 5 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Maikel Rivas did not respond to coaching in velocity Rawly Kubenka did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Paul Raziano did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dick Blackaby improves in velocity Bucky Bullock did not respond to coaching in speed Lu Johnson improves in range Rawly Kubenka did not respond to coaching in CF
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Steve Herring improves in power_vs_lefty Dave Grimes did not respond to coaching in endurance Dino Floyd improves in speed Blackie Hardy improves in contact_vs_righty Walt Thacker did not respond to coaching in speed Harry Brett improves in range