Win: Chente Fernandez (7-8) Loss: Roy Hurtado (13-5)
Save: Fuzz James (16)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Chente Fernandez pitching. George Butcher walks. Daisuke Shimoyama grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Butcher advances to second on the play. Roy Murray grounds out to the shortstop. Jay Carroll grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Roy Hurtado pitching. Eddie Decker singles to center field. Manuel Garcia-Castellon strikes out. Al Cueto flies out to the left fielder. Bartolo Torres singles to right field. Eddie Decker advances to third on the hit. Bernie Uglesich singles past the shortstop. Eddie Decker scores. Mark Stein singles to left field. Bartolo Torres is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Ace Griffin pops out to the second baseman. Dave Appleton flies out to the center fielder. Yuset Rivera singles to left field. Jo-Jo McGraw grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Chris Harding grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Wally Larkin grounds out to the third baseman. Chente Fernandez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Roy Hurtado grounds out to the shortstop. George Butcher strikes out. Daisuke Shimoyama grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Eddie Decker flies out to the center fielder. Manuel Garcia-Castellon grounds out to the third baseman. Al Cueto strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Roy Murray pops out to the first baseman. Jay Carroll grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Ace Griffin reached on a 2-base fielding error by Manuel Garcia-Castellon. Dave Appleton singles to left field. Ace Griffin scores. Yuset Rivera reached on a 2-base throwing error by Eddie Decker. Jo-Jo McGraw grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Bartolo Torres singles to right field. Bernie Uglesich singles to right field. Bartolo Torres advances to third on the hit. Mark Stein flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Bartolo Torres scores. Bernie Uglesich is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Chris Harding strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Roy Hurtado flies out to the center fielder. George Butcher grounds out to the shortstop. Daisuke Shimoyama flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Wally Larkin singles to center field. Chente Fernandez lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Eddie Decker flies out to the right fielder. Manuel Garcia-Castellon singles to right field. Al Cueto strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Roy Murray grounds out to the shortstop. Jay Carroll singles to center field. Ace Griffin strikes out. Dave Appleton grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Jay Carroll is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Bartolo Torres grounds out to the third baseman. Bernie Uglesich pops out to the second baseman. Mark Stein grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Yuset Rivera walks. Jo-Jo McGraw grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Ken Dede is pinch hitting for Roy Hurtado. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Ken Dede doubles to left field. George Butcher grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Claude Allison pitching. Chris Harding flies out to the right fielder. Wally Larkin pops out to the shortstop. Chente Fernandez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Daisuke Shimoyama flies out to the left fielder. Roy Murray grounds out to the third baseman. Jay Carroll singles past the third baseman. Bud Wilson 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. Frank Lazor is pinch hitting for Ace Griffin. Frank Lazor pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Al Prendergast enters the game as a defensive replacement for Frank Lazor at SS. Eddie Decker singles in front of the left fielder. Jim Warner is pinch hitting for Manuel Garcia-Castellon. Eddie Decker is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jim Warner grounds out to the second baseman. Al Cueto singles to left field. Al Cueto is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Fuzz James comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Dave Appleton grounds out to the second baseman. Rick Hildebrand is pinch hitting for Yuset Rivera. Rick Hildebrand lines out to the shortstop. Jo-Jo McGraw walks. Marty Hutton is pinch hitting for Claude Allison. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Marty Hutton singles to left field. George Butcher grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Marty Hutton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners left on base: 9 Detroit total runners left on base: 3
Batting:SF - Mark Stein. Baserunning: CS - Eddie Decker (13), Al Cueto (16), Bernie Uglesich (18). Fielding: E - Eddie Decker, Manuel Garcia-Castellon.
Game Notes Wally Larkin is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ed Foor did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Kenny Putnam did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mike Snipes did not respond to coaching in speed Juan Mabry did not respond to coaching in speed
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: A- Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Leon Tavarez improves in contact_vs_righty Arnie Clark did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Arnie Clark did not respond to coaching in speed Tom Brady did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty