Win: George Easley (1-0) Loss: Ed Quinn (0-3)
Save: Ken Woods (7)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Jim Stevens pitching. Kelly Davis grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Barojas grounds out to the pitcher. Dutch Dashner grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Joe Kralick pitching. Bob Vaughn walks. Bob Vaughn steals second. Brian Hermansen strikes out. Matt Murtaugh grounds out to the shortstop. Reggie Sutton doubles to left field. Bob Vaughn scores. Rick Shields strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Wade Marsh strikes out. Carroll Wetherby singles to center field. Dick Lucas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Carroll Wetherby advances to second on the play. Blake Cummings pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Doc Rittwage flies out to the left fielder. Steve Speer is hit by a pitch. Ted Kerfeld singles past the third baseman. Steve Speer advances to third on the hit. Jim Stevens singles to right field. Steve Speer scores. Ted Kerfeld advances to third on the hit. Bob Vaughn walks. Brian Hermansen flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Ted Kerfeld scores. Matt Murtaugh grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bob Vaughn is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Win Morales singles to right field. Joe Kralick fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Joe Kralick singles to right field. Kelly Davis walks. Joe Barojas doubles to right field. Win Morales scores. Joe Kralick scores. Dutch Dashner grounds out to the pitcher. Wade Marsh strikes out. Carroll Wetherby triples. Kelly Davis scores. Joe Barojas scores. Dick Lucas grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Reggie Sutton pops out to the third baseman. Rick Shields flies out to the right fielder. Doc Rittwage strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Blake Cummings flies out to the right fielder. Win Morales strikes out. Joe Kralick grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Steve Speer doubles to left field. Ted Kerfeld singles to center field. Steve Speer scores. Ed Quinn comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Stevens fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jim Stevens strikes out. Bob Vaughn flies out to the right fielder. Brian Hermansen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Kelly Davis grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Barojas singles to left field. Dutch Dashner strikes out. Wade Marsh pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Matt Murtaugh flies out to the center fielder. Reggie Sutton strikes out. Rick Shields singles to right field. Doc Rittwage strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Freddie Schuster comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Carroll Wetherby singles to left field. Dick Lucas walks. Blake Cummings grounds out to the shortstop. Carroll Wetherby advances to third on the play. Dick Lucas advances to second on the play. Win Morales grounds out to the shortstop. Carroll Wetherby scores. Dick Lucas advances to third on the play. George Easley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Quinn grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Steve Speer hits a home run. Ted Kerfeld walks. George Easley lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob Vaughn strikes out. Brian Hermansen walks. Matt Murtaugh singles to right field. Alex Garcia comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Reggie Sutton walks. Ted Kerfeld scores. Rick Shields walks. Brian Hermansen scores. Doc Rittwage singles to right field. Matt Murtaugh scores. Reggie Sutton scores. Rick Shields advances to third on the hit. Steve Speer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Kelly Davis grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Barojas pops out to the second baseman. Dutch Dashner hits a home run. John Scott comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Wade Marsh flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Ted Kerfeld strikes out. Lou Archer is pinch hitting for John Scott. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Lou Archer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Vaughn grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Ken Woods pitching. Carroll Wetherby grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Lucas flies out to the center fielder. Blake Cummings flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Brian Hermansen grounds out to the second baseman. Matt Murtaugh grounds out to the third baseman. Reggie Sutton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Win Morales strikes out. Jose Walker is pinch hitting for Alex Garcia. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jose Walker reached on a fielding error by Brian Hermansen. Kelly Davis grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 4 Detroit total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Reggie Sutton (6), Steve Speer (4).HR - Steve Speer (3).SF - Brian Hermansen.HBP - Steve Speer (1). Baserunning: SB - Bob Vaughn (8). Fielding: E - Brian Hermansen.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Eddie Parker improves in control Mario Poorman improves in contact_vs_righty Frank Jenkins improves in power_vs_lefty Larry Nagel did not respond to coaching in control Al Bell did not respond to coaching in C
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ed Brannan improves in contact_vs_righty Charlie Alvarez improves in range Jimmie Harrington did not respond to coaching in control Bobby Ballard did not respond to coaching in speed Dick Vasquez did not respond to coaching in LF