Inning: 1 Minnesota Garry Roggenburk pitching. Punch Rodriguez grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Hayward singles to center field. Hank Chapman singles to left field. Gabe Patterson singles to center field. Steve Hayward scores. John Crabtree flies out to the right fielder. Joe Day singles to center field. Johnny Brown flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Detroit Marv Hernandez pitching. Tito Francona grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jose Vidal grounds out to the third baseman. Elmer Lavender doubles to left field. Mike Ferraro grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota David Pillette walks. Marv Hernandez fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Marv Hernandez grounds into a force play to the first baseman. David Pillette is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Punch Rodriguez flies out to the left fielder. Steve Hayward singles to left field. Hank Chapman strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Rick Gomez singles to center field. Eddie Cabrera flies out to the left fielder. Rick Gomez steals second. Kirk McCarthy strikes out. Hank Diaz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Gabe Patterson grounds out to the shortstop. John Crabtree grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Day strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Garry Roggenburk strikes out. Tito Francona triples. Jose Vidal grounds out to the pitcher. Elmer Lavender grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Johnny Brown strikes out. David Pillette singles to left field. Marv Hernandez fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Marv Hernandez grounds into a force play to the first baseman. David Pillette is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Punch Rodriguez walks. Steve Hayward flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Mike Ferraro singles to right field. Mike Ferraro steals second. Rick Gomez singles to right field. Mike Ferraro uses his aggressiveness and scores. Eddie Cabrera strikes out. Kirk McCarthy singles to center field. Hank Diaz grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Hank Chapman grounds out to the shortstop. Gabe Patterson strikes out. John Crabtree strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Garry Roggenburk singles to right field. Garry Roggenburk is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Tito Francona grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Vidal singles to center field. Elmer Lavender singles in front of the left fielder. Jose Vidal advances to third on the hit. Mike Ferraro grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Joe Day pops out to the second baseman. Johnny Brown flies out to the left fielder. David Pillette singles to right field. Marv Hernandez singles to right field. David Pillette advances to third on the hit. Punch Rodriguez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Rick Gomez grounds out to the pitcher. Eddie Cabrera hits a home run. Kirk McCarthy flies out to the right fielder. Hank Diaz pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Steve Hayward grounds out to the pitcher. Hank Chapman walks. Gabe Patterson flies out to the center fielder. John Crabtree pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Russ Snyder is pinch hitting for Garry Roggenburk. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Russ Snyder flies out to the right fielder. Tito Francona grounds out to the third baseman. Jose Vidal grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Randy Welday pitching. Joe Day walks. Johnny Brown doubles past the third baseman. The defense is playing the infield in. Skip Lockwood comes in from the bullpen to pitch. David Pillette walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Charlie McDowell is pinch hitting for Marv Hernandez. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Charlie McDowell grounds into a fielders choice to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Joe Day is out at home. Punch Rodriguez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny Brown scores. David Pillette advances to third on the play. Charlie McDowell advances to second on the play. Steve Hayward walks. Don Frey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hank Chapman strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Detroit Al Flaherty pitching. Elmer Lavender flies out to the left fielder. Mike Ferraro strikes out. Rick Gomez walks. Eddie Cabrera hits a home run. Rick Gomez scores. Cal McConnell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kirk McCarthy pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Gabe Patterson lines out to the third baseman. John Crabtree singles in front of the left fielder. Joe Day strikes out. Johnny Brown hits a home run. John Crabtree scores. Big Wigson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. David Pillette flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Hank Diaz flies out to the left fielder. Freddie Velazquez is pinch hitting for Big Wigson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 9 inning. Freddie Velazquez walks. Tito Francona singles to left field. Jose Vidal hits a home run. Freddie Velazquez scores. Tito Francona scores. Minnesota total runners left on base: 13 Detroit total runners left on base: 6
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: D Improvements: Ben Johnson improves in arm Irv Metzig did not respond to coaching in control Ben Johnson improves in speed Orlando Snell improves in range
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Elmer Davidson did not respond to coaching in speed Bill Liniak did not respond to coaching in velocity Art Sturtze did not respond to coaching in velocity Slim Brower did not respond to coaching in range Leo Lewis did not respond to coaching in C