Win: Andy Cardenas (1-1) Loss: Steve Williams (1-1)
Inning: 1 Detroit Steve Williams pitching. Clarence Dobens flies out to the right fielder. Bruce Burkle singles to right field. Ricardo Barker grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Andy Cardenas pitching. Count Johnston flies out to the center fielder. Jimmy Smith flies out to the right fielder. Herman Shean strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Archie Bauers strikes out. Glenn Sprinz grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Andersen singles past the first baseman. Billy Timlin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Hugh Veryzer singles to center field. Hugh Veryzer steals second. Charlie Stanley strikes out. John Odwell strikes out. Wally Creek strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Ricardo Lastre flies out to the center fielder. Andy Cardenas grounds out to the second baseman. Clarence Dobens doubles to left field. Bruce Burkle flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Joe Terry grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Williams flies out to the center fielder. Count Johnston singles to left field. Jimmy Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Ricardo Barker grounds out to the shortstop. Archie Bauers grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Glenn Sprinz flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Herman Shean strikes out. Hugh Veryzer walks. Charlie Stanley lines out to the second baseman. John Odwell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Joe Andersen grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Timlin singles to left field. Ricardo Lastre flies out to the left fielder. Andy Cardenas grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Billy Timlin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Wally Creek strikes out. Joe Terry flies out to the left fielder. Steve Williams grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Clarence Dobens flies out to the right fielder. Bruce Burkle flies out to the center fielder. Ricardo Barker walks. Archie Bauers strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Count Johnston grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jimmy Smith flies out to the right fielder. Herman Shean grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Glenn Sprinz flies out to the right fielder. Joe Andersen strikes out. Billy Timlin pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Hugh Veryzer hits a home run. Charlie Stanley strikes out. John Odwell walks. Wally Creek strikes out. Joe Terry strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Ricardo Lastre singles to left field. Jeff Himes is pinch hitting for Andy Cardenas. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Joe Powers is pinch running for Ricardo Lastre on 1st base. Jeff Himes grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Joe Powers is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Clarence Dobens hits a home run. Jeff Himes scores. Ken Courtney comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Bruce Burkle singles to left field. Ricardo Barker hits a home run. Bruce Burkle scores. Bob Lee comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Archie Bauers hits an infield single to the second baseman. Glenn Sprinz singles to left field. Archie Bauers advances to third on the hit. Joe Andersen singles to right field. Archie Bauers scores. Glenn Sprinz advances to third on the hit. Roy Mitchell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Billy Timlin flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Glenn Sprinz scores. Joe Powers hits a home run. Joe Andersen scores. Jeff Himes doubles to right field. Hy Dean is pinch hitting for Clarence Dobens. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Hy Dean flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Opie Otterby pitching. Roy Mitchell pops out to the first baseman. Jun Otsu is pinch hitting for Count Johnston. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jun Otsu walks. Jimmy Smith flies out to the center fielder. Herman Shean hits an infield single to the pitcher. Hugh Veryzer walks. Charlie Stanley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Detroit Bruce Burkle grounds out to the second baseman. Sig MacDonald is pinch hitting for Ricardo Barker. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Sig MacDonald doubles to center field. Archie Bauers grounds out to the third baseman. Glenn Sprinz walks. Joe Andersen grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Mike Sodd is pinch hitting for John Odwell. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mike Sodd pops out to the first baseman. Wally Creek flies out to the left fielder. Joe Terry singles to center field. Dee Williams is pinch hitting for Roy Mitchell. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dee Williams singles to center field. Joe Terry advances to third on the hit. Jun Otsu flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners LOB: 7 Minnesota total runners LOB: 9
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Erik Watt did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Rich Sparks did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dick Blackaby did not respond to coaching in control Chad Taber improves in arm Lu Johnson improves in range Ryoji Oshio did not respond to coaching in speed Rawly Kubenka did not respond to coaching in CF
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Blackie Hardy improves in range Willie Byrnes did not respond to coaching in arm Bill Lopez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Steve Herring improves in contact_vs_lefty Bill Lopez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bobby Zisk did not respond to coaching in control