Win: Whispering Smith (5-14) Loss: Walton Tinsley (1-15)
Inning: 1 Detroit Walton Tinsley pitching. Vic Woodhull singles to right field. Huey Lewis grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Norsk Stein grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Whispering Smith pitching. Ed Marichal flies out to the right fielder. Chip Becker walks. Tex Klinger singles to right field. Vic Chapman flies out to the center fielder. Kazuo Tanaka flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Mitsuaki Kawasaki strikes out. Domenica Mattina flies out to the center fielder. Jack Murakami singles to right field. Joe Keefe strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Newt Taylor singles to center field. Alton Carreon pops out to the second baseman. Bobby Riggan flies out to the right fielder. Walton Tinsley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Omar Fabricante di Tende singles to center field. Whispering Smith lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Omar Fabricante di Tende forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Whispering Smith steals second. Vic Woodhull doubles to left field. Whispering Smith scores. Huey Lewis singles to right field. Vic Woodhull scores. Norsk Stein walks. Mitsuaki Kawasaki hits a home run. Huey Lewis scores. Norsk Stein scores. Domenica Mattina singles to center field. Jack Murakami pops out to the shortstop. Joe Keefe singles to right field. Domenica Mattina advances to third on the hit. Omar Fabricante di Tende strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Ed Marichal flies out to the center fielder. Chip Becker grounds out to the shortstop. Tex Klinger grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Whispering Smith strikes out. Vic Woodhull flies out to the left fielder. Huey Lewis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Vic Chapman singles to center field. Kazuo Tanaka grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Newt Taylor strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Pat Miller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Norsk Stein grounds out to the second baseman. Mitsuaki Kawasaki grounds out to the shortstop. Domenica Mattina strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Alton Carreon singles to right field. Bobby Riggan grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Alton Carreon is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Pat Miller lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Bobby Riggan forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Ed Marichal flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Jack Murakami singles to center field. Joe Keefe doubles past the right fielder. Jack Murakami uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ed Reyes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Omar Fabricante di Tende grounds out to the third baseman. Whispering Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Vic Woodhull grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Chip Becker grounds out to the shortstop. Tex Klinger grounds out to the shortstop. Vic Chapman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Huey Lewis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Norsk Stein flies out to the right fielder. Mitsuaki Kawasaki doubles to center field. Domenica Mattina strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Kazuo Tanaka lines out to the second baseman. Newt Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Alton Carreon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Rick Tonkin is pinch hitting for Jack Murakami. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rick Tonkin singles to left field. Joe Keefe singles to right field. Rick Tonkin advances to third on the hit. Danny Clark is pinch hitting for Omar Fabricante di Tende. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Danny Clark strikes out. John Chapman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Whispering Smith reached on a fielding error by Tex Klinger. Rick Tonkin scores. Vic Woodhull grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Whispering Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Huey Lewis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bobby Riggan flies out to the center fielder. Reidel Silva is pinch hitting for John Chapman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Reidel Silva flies out to the right fielder. Ed Marichal reached on a fielding error by Whispering Smith. Chip Becker singles to right field. Tex Klinger grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Jason Sullivan pitching. Norsk Stein grounds out to the shortstop. Mitsuaki Kawasaki hits a home run. Domenica Mattina strikes out. Rick Tonkin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Vic Chapman flies out to the right fielder. Kazuo Tanaka walks. Newt Taylor lines out to the pitcher. Alton Carreon flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 7 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jim Mitchell did not respond to coaching in velocity Scott Casey did not respond to coaching in control Jim Cahill did not respond to coaching in control Scott Casey did not respond to coaching in velocity
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Russ Harrison improves in contact_vs_lefty Greg Hall improves in range Billy Bumbry did not respond to coaching in velocity Billy Bumbry did not respond to coaching in control