Win: George Batton (3-2) Loss: Rosey McCauley (4-6)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Rosey McCauley pitching. Frank Skeels singles to right field. Bill May flies out to the center fielder. John Gwosdz strikes out. Bill Mulligan singles to center field. Frank Skeels advances to third on the hit. Matt Saberhagen singles to left field. Frank Skeels scores. Bill Mulligan advances to third on the hit. Don Remmerswaal flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Detroit George Batton pitching. Whitey Bligh grounds out to the third baseman. Jerry Blackwell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charlie Mason singles to right field. Gary Harrington singles to center field. Charlie Mason advances to third on the hit. Ced Boyd strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Guy Miranda grounds out to the pitcher. Sammy Halladay pops out to the second baseman. George Batton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Ed Steele grounds out to the second baseman. Pen Gilliard grounds out to the second baseman. March McKechnie grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Frank Skeels grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bill May singles to center field. John Gwosdz walks. Bill Mulligan pops out to the shortstop. Matt Saberhagen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Rosey McCauley strikes out. Whitey Bligh strikes out. Jerry Blackwell pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Don Remmerswaal grounds out to the third baseman. Guy Miranda singles to center field. Sammy Halladay grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Guy Miranda is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. George Batton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Charlie Mason strikes out. Gary Harrington flies out to the right fielder. Ced Boyd walks. Ed Steele hits a home run. Ced Boyd scores. Pen Gilliard strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Frank Skeels doubles past the first baseman. Bill May grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Skeels advances to third on the play. John Gwosdz strikes out. Bill Mulligan grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit March McKechnie strikes out. Rosey McCauley grounds out to the third baseman. Whitey Bligh singles to right field. Jerry Blackwell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Matt Saberhagen doubles to left field. Don Remmerswaal singles to center field. Matt Saberhagen scores. Guy Miranda grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Sammy Halladay hits a home run. George Batton reached on a 2-base throwing error by March McKechnie. Frank Skeels strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Charlie Mason flies out to the right fielder. Gary Harrington strikes out. Ced Boyd strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Bill May grounds out to the pitcher. John Gwosdz grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Mulligan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Ed Steele strikes out. Pen Gilliard reached on a fielding error by Sammy Halladay. March McKechnie grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Pen Gilliard is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Rosey McCauley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Matt Saberhagen bunts for a base hit. Don Remmerswaal singles to center field. Matt Saberhagen advances to third on the hit. Guy Miranda strikes out. Sammy Halladay singles to right field. Matt Saberhagen scores. Don Remmerswaal advances to third on the hit. Dane Doolan is pinch hitting for George Batton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Dane Doolan singles to center field. Don Remmerswaal scores. Sammy Halladay advances to third on the hit. Steve Clemens 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 1st. Frank Skeels grounds out to the second baseman. Sammy Halladay scores. Dane Doolan advances to second on the play. Bill May singles to center field. Dane Doolan scores. John Gwosdz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Matteo Darmian pitching. Whitey Bligh grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Blackwell hits an infield single to the pitcher. Charlie Mason grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jerry Blackwell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Gary Harrington pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Bill Mulligan grounds out to the shortstop. Matt Saberhagen walks. Don Remmerswaal walks. Guy Miranda flies out to the right fielder. Sammy Halladay flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Ced Boyd grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Steele pops out to the first baseman. Pen Gilliard flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 10 Detroit total runners LOB: 5
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Kip Sexton improves in power_vs_lefty Carl Gorecki did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Derrick Golvin did not respond to coaching in speed Bill Staller improves in speed
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Hank Mason did not respond to coaching in control Walter Ball did not respond to coaching in control Mike Nichols improves in arm Luther Gilyard did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Luther Gilyard did not respond to coaching in 3B