Inning: 1 Minnesota Joe Haas pitching. Petie Kirkwood singles to left field. John Gwosdz singles to right field. Petie Kirkwood advances to third on the hit. Kevin Pickering grounds out to the second baseman. Petie Kirkwood scores. John Gwosdz advances to second on the play. Bill Mulligan flies out to the right fielder. Don Remmerswaal flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Billy Smith pitching. Charlie Mason singles to right field. Mike Marchildon lines out to the second baseman. Charlie Mason steals second. Jerry Blackwell grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Mason is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Sammy Halladay singles to center field. Frank Skeels singles to center field. Sammy Halladay advances to third on the hit. Frank Skeels steals second. Matt Saberhagen grounds out to the pitcher. Billy Smith singles to left field. Sammy Halladay scores. Frank Skeels scores. Petie Kirkwood flies out to the right fielder. John Gwosdz grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Billy Smith is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Gary Harrington grounds out to the second baseman. Ced Boyd flies out to the right fielder. Jim Mota strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Kevin Pickering strikes out. Bill Mulligan singles to right field. Bill Mulligan steals second. Don Remmerswaal strikes out. Sammy Halladay grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Pen Gilliard singles to center field. March McKechnie hits a home run. Pen Gilliard scores. Joe Haas grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Mason flies out to the center fielder. Mike Marchildon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Frank Skeels flies out to the left fielder. Matt Saberhagen lines out to the first baseman. Billy Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Jerry Blackwell flies out to the center fielder. Gary Harrington grounds out to the third baseman. Ced Boyd reached on a fielding error by Don Remmerswaal. Jim Mota singles to right field. Ced Boyd advances to third on the hit. Pen Gilliard strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Petie Kirkwood grounds out to the shortstop. John Gwosdz grounds out to the second baseman. Kevin Pickering strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit March McKechnie is hit by a pitch. Joe Haas fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Joe Haas strikes out. Charlie Mason doubles past the center fielder. March McKechnie uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mike Marchildon singles to center field. Charlie Mason scores. Mike Marchildon is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jerry Blackwell walks. Gary Harrington walks. Ced Boyd grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Bill Mulligan flies out to the center fielder. Don Remmerswaal flies out to the center fielder. Sammy Halladay grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Jim Mota pops out to the catcher. Pen Gilliard strikes out. March McKechnie strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Frank Skeels hits a home run. Matt Saberhagen grounds out to the pitcher. Dane Doolan is pinch hitting for Billy Smith. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Dane Doolan grounds out to the second baseman. Petie Kirkwood flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Matteo Darmian pitching. Joe Haas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charlie Mason reached on a fielding error by Don Remmerswaal. Mike Marchildon pops out to the third baseman. Charlie Mason is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota John Gwosdz pops out to the second baseman. Kevin Pickering grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Mulligan singles to right field. 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. Don Remmerswaal doubles to center field. Bill Mulligan uses his aggressiveness and scores. Sammy Halladay grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Jerry Blackwell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gary Harrington flies out to the right fielder. Ced Boyd pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Frank Skeels strikes out. Matt Saberhagen reached on a 2-base fielding error by Pen Gilliard. Frank Land is pinch hitting for Matteo Darmian. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Frank Land flies out to the center fielder. Petie Kirkwood strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Yogi Merlino pitching. Jim Mota strikes out. Pen Gilliard strikes out. March McKechnie singles to right field. Jack Sadler is pinch hitting for Steve Clemens. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jack Sadler grounds into a force play to the second baseman. March McKechnie is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 5 Detroit total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Charlie Mason (13).HR - March McKechnie (4).HBP - March McKechnie (1). Baserunning: SB - Charlie Mason (6).CS - Charlie Mason 2 (4), Mike Marchildon (1). Fielding: E - Pen Gilliard.
Game Notes Gary Harrington is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Brian Herbel improves in range Tom McCaffery improves in arm Glenn Vance improves in range Bill Staller did not respond to coaching in speed
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe McQuillan did not respond to coaching in control Luther Gilyard did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Walter Ball did not respond to coaching in velocity Hank Mason did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Nichols did not respond to coaching in SS