Inning: 1 Minnesota Bill Blades pitching. Mike Howell flies out to the center fielder. Oddibe Knoll reached on a 2-base fielding error by Bob Kekich. Brad Didier grounds out to the third baseman. Tim Tate walks. Pete High flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Detroit Rip Menze pitching. Joel Collins flies out to the right fielder. Steve Congalton grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Kekich hits a home run. Larry Webster strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Butts Girardi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Clarence Hernandez strikes out. Skip Edens strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Ricardo Hargrave singles to left field. Ricardo Hargrave steals second. Henry Hornsby strikes out. Ricardo Hargrave gets picked off second (1-6). Tom Ricci strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Rip Menze grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Howell singles to left field. Mike Howell is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Oddibe Knoll grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Whammy Dorman flies out to the left fielder. Bill Blades grounds out to the shortstop. Joel Collins walks. Steve Congalton hits a home run. Joel Collins scores. Bob Kekich flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Brad Didier walks. Brad Didier gets picked off first. Tim Tate grounds out to the shortstop. Pete High walks. Butts Girardi grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Pete High is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Larry Webster flies out to the center fielder. Ricardo Hargrave flies out to the right fielder. Henry Hornsby flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Clarence Hernandez strikes out. Skip Edens walks. Rip Menze lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Skip Edens forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Mike Howell grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Rip Menze is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Tom Ricci pops out to the catcher. Whammy Dorman grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Blades strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Oddibe Knoll walks. Brad Didier singles to right field. Oddibe Knoll advances to third on the hit. Russ Ley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Brad Didier steals second. Tim Tate flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Oddibe Knoll scores. Pete High pops out to the catcher. Butts Girardi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Joel Collins grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Congalton pops out to the first baseman. Bob Kekich grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Clarence Hernandez walks. Clarence Hernandez steals second. Skip Edens grounds out to the second baseman. Clarence Hernandez advances to third on the play. Tom Flannery is pinch hitting for Rip Menze. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Tom Flannery doubles to right field. Clarence Hernandez scores. Dick Werley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Howell pops out to the first baseman. Oddibe Knoll grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Joe Scott pitching. Larry Webster grounds out to the pitcher. Ricardo Hargrave grounds out to the third baseman. Henry Hornsby doubles to center field. Tom Ricci grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Brad Didier flies out to the right fielder. Tim Tate flies out to the center fielder. Pete High grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Whammy Dorman reached on a fielding error by Mike Howell. Pat Dunn is pinch hitting for Dick Werley. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Pat Dunn pops out to the shortstop. Joel Collins walks. Steve Congalton grounds out to the third baseman. Whammy Dorman advances to third on the play. Joel Collins advances to second on the play. Bob Kekich flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Shozo Muramatsu pitching. Butts Girardi flies out to the center fielder. Clarence Hernandez grounds out to the shortstop. Skip Edens strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 6 Detroit total runners left on base: 3
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Joe Samuls improves in range Freddy Dunkle did not respond to coaching in arm Joe Lipski did not respond to coaching in control John Swindells improves in power_vs_righty Jose Ford did not respond to coaching in 2B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Mark 'Emski' Roznovsky improves in arm Hal Smoltz did not respond to coaching in velocity George Ferreira did not respond to coaching in control Mike Pacheco did not respond to coaching in control