Win: Chente Fernandez (11-8) Loss: Roy Hurtado (12-7)
Inning: 1 Detroit Roy Hurtado pitching. Eddie Decker strikes out. Manuel Garcia-Castellon grounds out to the second baseman. Al Cueto grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Chente Fernandez pitching. Rick Hildebrand strikes out. Daisuke Shimoyama flies out to the center fielder. Roy Murray grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Bartolo Torres strikes out. Bernie Uglesich grounds out to the catcher - great play by the catcher to prevent a single! Mo Greene walks. Mo Greene is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Jay Carroll grounds out to the catcher. Danny Wade walks. Frank Lazor grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Danny Wade is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Yuset Rivera grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Sid Brady flies out to the center fielder. Takashi Ohtsuka grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chente Fernandez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jo-Jo McGraw hits an infield single to the pitcher. Roy Hurtado lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rick Hildebrand flies out to the left fielder. Daisuke Shimoyama flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Eddie Decker strikes out. Manuel Garcia-Castellon walks. Al Cueto singles to center field. Manuel Garcia-Castellon advances to third on the hit. Bartolo Torres grounds out to the second baseman. Manuel Garcia-Castellon scores. Al Cueto advances to second on the play. Bernie Uglesich grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Roy Murray grounds out to the third baseman. Jay Carroll strikes out. Danny Wade flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Mo Greene flies out to the center fielder. Sid Brady flies out to the right fielder. Takashi Ohtsuka grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Frank Lazor flies out to the left fielder. Yuset Rivera grounds out to the second baseman. Jo-Jo McGraw walks. Roy Hurtado singles to center field. Rick Hildebrand flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Chente Fernandez reached on a fielding error by Jo-Jo McGraw. Eddie Decker walks. Manuel Garcia-Castellon flies out to the right fielder. Al Cueto flies out to the center fielder. Bartolo Torres singles to center field. Chente Fernandez scores. Bernie Uglesich strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Daisuke Shimoyama pops out to the shortstop. Roy Murray pops out to the second baseman. Jay Carroll flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Jim Warner is pinch hitting for Mo Greene. Jim Warner walks. Wally Larkin is pinch hitting for Sid Brady. Jim Warner steals second. Wally Larkin singles to center field. Jim Warner scores. Wally Larkin steals second. Takashi Ohtsuka singles past the second baseman. Chente Fernandez flies out to the center fielder. Eddie Decker flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Wally Larkin scores. Pat Segui comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Manuel Garcia-Castellon singles to left field. Al Cueto strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Clay Baker enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jim Warner at LF. Danny Wade singles to center field. Frank Lazor hits an infield single to the pitcher. Yuset Rivera singles to center field. Danny Wade scores. Jo-Jo McGraw flies out to the left fielder. Ken Dede is pinch hitting for Pat Segui. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ken Dede flies out to the right fielder. Rick Hildebrand flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit David Murray pitching. Bartolo Torres walks. Bartolo Torres steals second. Bernie Uglesich grounds out to the catcher. Clay Baker grounds out to the shortstop. Wally Larkin singles to center field. Bartolo Torres scores. Takashi Ohtsuka strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Daisuke Shimoyama lines out to the third baseman. Roy Murray strikes out. Jay Carroll walks. Hensley Tising 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. Danny Wade grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jay Carroll is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Hensley Tising grounds out to the second baseman. Eddie Decker flies out to the right fielder. Manuel Garcia-Castellon pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Frank Lazor flies out to the left fielder. Yuset Rivera grounds out to the second baseman. Jo-Jo McGraw pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 6 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7
Game Notes Al Cueto is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Dennis Russell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Tom McMillan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Desmond Scherman did not respond to coaching in speed Gary Goodwin improves in arm
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Kenny Putnam improves in arm Mike Kendall did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Will Stewart did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Al Larkin improves in arm