Win: Bud Wilson (7-5) Loss: Roy Hurtado (13-9)
Save: Fuzz James (19)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Mototoshi Nishimura pitching. George Butcher grounds out to the shortstop. Danny Wade walks. Roy Murray strikes out. Ken Dede reached on a fielding error by Al Cueto. Frank Lazor grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Detroit Roy Hurtado pitching. Eddie Decker strikes out. Manuel Garcia-Castellon pops out to the third baseman. Al Cueto hits a home run. Bartolo Torres flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Dave Appleton grounds out to the second baseman. Daisuke Shimoyama singles to left field. Al Prendergast flies out to the right fielder. Roy Hurtado grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Daisuke Shimoyama is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Bernie Uglesich strikes out. Mo Greene strikes out. Chris Harding grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota George Butcher flies out to the right fielder. Danny Wade singles to left field. Roy Murray singles to center field. Ken Dede grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Takashi Ohtsuka grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mototoshi Nishimura grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eddie Decker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Frank Lazor strikes out. Dave Appleton singles to center field. Daisuke Shimoyama singles to center field. Dave Appleton advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Al Prendergast pops out to the first baseman. Roy Hurtado singles to left field. Dave Appleton scores. George Butcher pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Manuel Garcia-Castellon walks. Manuel Garcia-Castellon steals second. Al Cueto strikes out. Bartolo Torres strikes out. Bernie Uglesich grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Danny Wade grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Murray grounds out to the shortstop. Ken Dede hits a home run. Frank Lazor grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Mo Greene walks. Mo Greene is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Chris Harding singles to left field. Takashi Ohtsuka flies out to the center fielder. Chris Harding steals second. Mototoshi Nishimura strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Dave Appleton walks. Daisuke Shimoyama grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Appleton advances to second on the play. Al Prendergast flies out to the right fielder. Roy Hurtado walks. George Butcher grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Roy Hurtado is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Eddie Decker singles to center field. Manuel Garcia-Castellon strikes out. Al Cueto flies out to the right fielder. Bartolo Torres walks. Bernie Uglesich strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Hensley Tising comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Danny Wade grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Roy Murray grounds out to the third baseman. Ken Dede flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Jim Warner is pinch hitting for Mo Greene. Jim Warner grounds out to the third baseman. Chris Harding grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Takashi Ohtsuka singles to center field. Wally Larkin is pinch hitting for Hensley Tising. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Wally Larkin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bud Wilson pitching. Clay Baker enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jim Warner at LF. Frank Lazor strikes out. Dave Appleton singles to right field. Daisuke Shimoyama flies out to the center fielder. Rick Hildebrand is pinch hitting for Al Prendergast. Rick Hildebrand flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Jo-Jo McGraw enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rick Hildebrand at 2B. Eddie Decker doubles to center field. Manuel Garcia-Castellon doubles to right field. Eddie Decker scores. Pat Segui comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al Cueto singles in front of the center fielder. Manuel Garcia-Castellon scores. Bartolo Torres flies out to the right fielder. Al Cueto steals second. Bernie Uglesich flies out to the left fielder. Clay Baker singles to left field. David Murray comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Chris Harding strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Fuzz James comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Yuset Rivera is pinch hitting for David Murray. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Yuset Rivera grounds out to the shortstop. George Butcher walks. Danny Wade grounds into a force play to the pitcher. George Butcher is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Roy Murray grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Danny Wade is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 10 Detroit total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Eddie Decker (25), Manuel Garcia-Castellon (22).HR - Al Cueto (40). Baserunning: SB - Manuel Garcia-Castellon (29), Al Cueto (22), Chris Harding (24).CS - Mo Greene (27). Fielding: E - Al Cueto.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Carl Nixon did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Carl Nixon did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mike Kendall did not respond to coaching in arm Virgil Bradley improves in speed
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Chad McGinnis did not respond to coaching in speed Tom McMillan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dick Dunn did not respond to coaching in control Harry Krivda improves in contact_vs_lefty