Inning: 1 Minnesota Jack Toppin pitching. Mike Howell strikes out. Oddibe Knoll flies out to the center fielder. Brad Didier pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Tomas Woodburn pitching. Joel Collins singles to center field. Matt Leshnock strikes out. Joel Collins steals second. Steve Congalton hits a home run. Joel Collins scores. Bob Kekich singles to left field. Bob Kekich steals second. Larry Webster grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Kekich advances to third on the play. Ricardo Hargrave is hit by a pitch. Rudy Brown doubles to center field. Bob Kekich scores. Ricardo Hargrave uses his aggressiveness and scores. Vicente Aragon flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Tim Tate grounds out to the third baseman. Pete High strikes out. Butts Girardi walks. Clarence Hernandez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Jack Toppin grounds out to the third baseman. Joel Collins walks. Matt Leshnock strikes out. Steve Congalton doubles to center field. Joel Collins uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bob Kekich grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Skip Edens grounds out to the second baseman. Tomas Woodburn hits an infield single to the shortstop. Mike Howell grounds out to the second baseman. Tomas Woodburn advances to second on the play. Oddibe Knoll doubles past the third baseman. Tomas Woodburn scores. Brad Didier singles to right field. Oddibe Knoll scores. Brad Didier is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Larry Webster flies out to the right fielder. Ricardo Hargrave doubles past the right fielder. Rudy Brown walks. Vicente Aragon strikes out. Jack Toppin singles to center field. Ricardo Hargrave scores. Rudy Brown advances to third on the hit. Joel Collins walks. Matt Leshnock grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Minnesota Tim Tate flies out to the left fielder. Pete High grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Butts Girardi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Steve Congalton singles to center field. Bob Kekich pops out to the second baseman. Steve Congalton steals second. Larry Webster grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Congalton advances to third on the play. Ricardo Hargrave grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Clarence Hernandez grounds out to the pitcher. Skip Edens singles to right field. Tomas Woodburn lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Howell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Rudy Brown pops out to the second baseman. Vicente Aragon triples. Jack Toppin grounds out to the second baseman. Vicente Aragon scores. Joel Collins walks. Matt Leshnock grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Oddibe Knoll strikes out. Brad Didier strikes out. Tim Tate walks. Pete High flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Steve Congalton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Kekich hits a home run. Larry Webster singles to center field. Ricardo Hargrave singles to left field. Larry Webster advances to third on the hit. Rudy Brown pops out to the pitcher. Vicente Aragon grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Butts Girardi grounds out to the second baseman. Clarence Hernandez singles to left field. Skip Edens pops out to the shortstop. Tom Flannery is pinch hitting for Tomas Woodburn. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Tom Flannery singles to left field. Clarence Hernandez advances to third on the hit. Mike Howell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Dick Donaldson pitching. Jack Toppin strikes out. Joel Collins singles to left field. Matt Leshnock singles to center field. Steve Congalton walks. Bob Kekich strikes out. Larry Webster flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Minnesota Oddibe Knoll walks. Brad Didier strikes out. Tim Tate strikes out. Pete High strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Shannon Kubenka comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Ricardo Hargrave pops out to the second baseman. Rudy Brown singles to center field. Rudy Brown steals second. Vicente Aragon reached on a 2-base throwing error by Oddibe Knoll. Rudy Brown scores. Jack Toppin strikes out. Joel Collins doubles to left field. Vicente Aragon scores. Henry Hornsby is pinch hitting for Matt Leshnock. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Henry Hornsby strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Butts Girardi singles to center field. Clarence Hernandez walks. Skip Edens singles to left field. Butts Girardi scores. Clarence Hernandez advances to third on the hit. Greg Pepper is pinch hitting for Shannon Kubenka. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Greg Pepper flies out to the center fielder. Mike Howell singles to left field. Clarence Hernandez scores. Skip Edens advances to third on the hit. Oddibe Knoll singles to right field. Skip Edens scores. Mike Howell advances to third on the hit. Brad Didier flies out to the center fielder. Tim Tate grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners left on base: 8 Detroit total runners left on base: 13
Batting:2B - Joel Collins (5), Steve Congalton (13), Ricardo Hargrave (14), Rudy Brown (13).3B - Vicente Aragon (3).HR - Steve Congalton (10), Bob Kekich (11).HBP - Ricardo Hargrave (1). Baserunning: SB - Joel Collins (7), Steve Congalton (12), Bob Kekich (12), Rudy Brown (8).
Game Notes Mike Howell is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Joe Lipski improves in velocity Louis Goetz did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Samuls improves in power_vs_lefty Tom Pearce improves in range Jose Ford did not respond to coaching in 2B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: D+ Improvements: Lyle Pierce improves in arm Otis Ferraro improves in power_vs_righty Zak Phillips improves in arm Otis Ferraro did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty