Inning: 1 Minnesota Brian House pitching. Tim Lyons flies out to the left fielder. George Kilduff doubles to center field. Doug Shoemaker strikes out. Moonlight Blyzka grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Phil Baez pitching. Jorge Foster strikes out. Troy Roberts flies out to the center fielder. Roger Cecil singles to left field. Roger Cecil steals second. Jack Hadley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Jim Werth grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Kinslow hits a home run. Franklin Redmon singles to left field. Sal MacCormack flies out to the left fielder. Phil Baez walks. Tim Lyons strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Sam Starr grounds out to the third baseman. Karl Davis lines out to the second baseman. Bob Verhoeven strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota George Kilduff singles past the first baseman. Doug Shoemaker singles past the first baseman. George Kilduff advances to third on the hit. Moonlight Blyzka flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, George Kilduff scores. Jim Werth flies out to the center fielder. Joe Kinslow walks. Franklin Redmon flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Brian Pellagrini grounds out to the third baseman. Brian House singles to left field. Jorge Foster flies out to the right fielder. Troy Roberts flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Sal MacCormack singles to center field. Phil Baez lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tim Lyons grounds out to the second baseman. Sal MacCormack advances to third on the play. George Kilduff pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Roger Cecil singles to left field. Roger Cecil steals second. Jack Hadley singles to right field. Roger Cecil is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Sam Starr grounds out to the pitcher. Jack Hadley advances to second on the play. Karl Davis reached on a fielding error by Sal MacCormack. Bob Verhoeven doubles to right field. Jack Hadley scores. Karl Davis uses his aggressiveness and scores. Brian Pellagrini strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Doug Shoemaker walks. Moonlight Blyzka strikes out. Doug Shoemaker steals second. Jim Werth grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Kinslow grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Tex Mahoney is pinch hitting for Brian House. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Tex Mahoney flies out to the right fielder. Jorge Foster singles to left field. Troy Roberts singles to right field. Jorge Foster advances to third on the hit. Roger Cecil strikes out. Jack Hadley singles to right field. Jorge Foster scores. Troy Roberts advances to third on the hit. Sam Starr grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Shane Berra pitching. Franklin Redmon strikes out. Sal MacCormack flies out to the center fielder. Dizzy Wilmet is pinch hitting for Phil Baez. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Dizzy Wilmet strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Turk Yount pitching. Karl Davis grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Verhoeven strikes out. Brian Pellagrini doubles past the third baseman. Shane Berra pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Tim Lyons doubles to center field. George Kilduff grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Tim Lyons advances to third on the play. Doug Shoemaker singles past the second baseman. Tim Lyons scores. Moonlight Blyzka singles to left field. Doug Shoemaker advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Jim Werth strikes out. Joe Kinslow doubles to right field. Doug Shoemaker scores. Moonlight Blyzka uses his aggressiveness and scores. Cy Gerlach comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Franklin Redmon singles to center field. Joe Kinslow scores. Sal MacCormack walks. Bud Romanick is pinch hitting for Turk Yount. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bud Romanick grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Mike Bailor pitching. Jorge Foster walks. Jorge Foster is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Troy Roberts doubles to left field. Roger Cecil grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Troy Roberts advances to third on the play. Jack Hadley singles to right field. Troy Roberts scores. Sam Starr hits a home run. Jack Hadley scores. Paul Felderman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Karl Davis walks. Karl Davis is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Tim Lyons grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Kilduff flies out to the left fielder. Doug Shoemaker singles to center field. Moonlight Blyzka grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Bob Verhoeven singles to right field. Bob Verhoeven steals second. Brian Pellagrini grounds out to the pitcher. Ken Wyrostek is pinch hitting for Cy Gerlach. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ken Wyrostek walks. Jorge Foster pops out to the first baseman. Troy Roberts pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Jim Johnson pitching. Jim Werth grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Kinslow grounds out to the second baseman. Franklin Redmon flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Roger Cecil flies out to the center fielder. Jack Hadley strikes out. Sam Starr singles to center field. Weldon Gagnon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Relief Pitchers stats. Sam Starr steals second. Karl Davis singles to right field. Sam Starr scores. Minnesota total runners left on base: 10 Detroit total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Tim Lyons (23), George Kilduff (14), Joe Kinslow (15).HR - Joe Kinslow (13).SF - Moonlight Blyzka. Baserunning: SB - Doug Shoemaker (14). Fielding: E - Sal MacCormack.
Batting:2B - Troy Roberts (2), Bob Verhoeven (5), Brian Pellagrini (13).HR - Sam Starr (10). Baserunning: SB - Roger Cecil 2 (5), Sam Starr (14), Bob Verhoeven (10).CS - Jorge Foster (2), Karl Davis (2).
Game Notes Moonlight Blyzka is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Rance Velasquez improves in speed Curt Vidal improves in power_vs_lefty Joe McCormick improves in contact_vs_lefty Bob Soriano improves in range Devon Brown improves in endurance Joe McCormick did not respond to coaching in 1B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dave Allen did not respond to coaching in velocity Jay Jordan improves in contact_vs_righty Leo Johnson improves in arm Dave Allen did not respond to coaching in endurance Dave Allen did not respond to coaching in velocity Arthur Barnhouse did not respond to coaching in velocity Willis Davis did not respond to coaching in 1B