Win: Herb Zak (11-6) Loss: Jim Suhr (8-4)
Save: Steve Micelotta (29)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Herb Zak pitching. Bo Fox is hit by a pitch. Bo Fox steals second. Maynard Keynes grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Philip Totola flies out to the center fielder. Lorenz Freuchen doubles to left field. Bo Fox scores. Bill Chitren strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Ray Bader pitching. Allan Cohen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jerry Tipton doubles to right field. Brad Breckinridge singles to right field. Mark Macphee grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Tipton scores. Brad Breckinridge advances to second on the play. Walt Thiel walks. Joe Colbert pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Dick Mallette flies out to the right fielder. Nouriel Yellen walks. Scott Dean flies out to the right fielder. Ray Bader singles to right field. Nouriel Yellen advances to third on the hit. Bo Fox singles past the first baseman. Nouriel Yellen scores. Ray Bader advances to third on the hit. Maynard Keynes strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Magglio Rijo grounds out to the pitcher. Buddy Kuhaulua flies out to the right fielder. Herb Zak singles to center field. Herb Zak steals second. Allan Cohen walks. Jerry Tipton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Philip Totola singles past the third baseman. Lorenz Freuchen flies out to the left fielder. Bill Chitren strikes out. Dick Mallette walks. Nouriel Yellen strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Brad Breckinridge pops out to the second baseman. Mark Macphee pops out to the second baseman. Walt Thiel reached on a 2-base throwing error by Maynard Keynes. Joe Colbert strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Scott Dean singles to right field. Ray Bader fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ray Bader strikes out. Scott Dean steals second. Bo Fox grounds out to the second baseman. Scott Dean advances to third on the play. Maynard Keynes flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Magglio Rijo flies out to the left fielder. Buddy Kuhaulua pops out to the shortstop. Herb Zak flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Philip Totola grounds out to the pitcher. Lorenz Freuchen walks. Bill Chitren strikes out. Dick Mallette strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Allan Cohen grounds out to the pitcher. Jerry Tipton doubles to center field. Brad Breckinridge flies out to the center fielder. Mark Macphee singles to center field. Jerry Tipton scores. Walt Thiel singles to right field. Jim Suhr comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Joe Colbert grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Walt Thiel is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Nouriel Yellen lines out to the third baseman. Scott Dean strikes out. Jim Suhr strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Magglio Rijo strikes out. Buddy Kuhaulua pops out to the second baseman. Herb Zak grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Bo Fox strikes out. Maynard Keynes singles to left field. Philip Totola strikes out. Lorenz Freuchen grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Maynard Keynes is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Allan Cohen flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Tipton strikes out. Brad Breckinridge walks. Mark Macphee strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bill Chitren grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Mallette strikes out. John Wellman is pinch hitting for Nouriel Yellen. John Wellman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Normie Brown enters the game as a defensive replacement for John Wellman at C. Walt Thiel strikes out. Joe Colbert hits a home run. Magglio Rijo pops out to the first baseman. Buddy Kuhaulua singles to center field. Babe Jacobs is pinch hitting for Herb Zak. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Babe Jacobs singles to left field. Darryl Graves comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Allan Cohen strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Steve Micelotta pitching. Scott Dean singles to center field. Ron Cardwell is pinch hitting for Darryl Graves. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ron Cardwell strikes out. Bo Fox pops out to the first baseman. Scott Dean is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 8 Detroit total runners left on base: 10
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Lou Converse did not respond to coaching in control L.D. Springob did not respond to coaching in arm Ryan Housie did not respond to coaching in velocity Len Lively improves in range L.D. Springob did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bradley Peckham did not respond to coaching in range
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Paul Boehmer improves in arm Mike Terry did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Cobb improves in arm Joe Johnson improves in power_vs_lefty Jason Horsey did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Gene Kemmerer improves in power_vs_lefty Charlie DeLeon did not respond to coaching in C