Win: Jeff Powell (11-6) Loss: Walt Michaelson (8-11)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Walt Michaelson pitching. Red Barbieri strikes out. Wil Mills grounds out to the third baseman. Oscar Thomas pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Jeff Powell pitching. Daryl Henriksen flies out to the center fielder. Doug Healy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Guth flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Salome Wheeler grounds out to the third baseman. Ricky Abbott lines out to the second baseman. Roger Sherlock flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Reggie Bruske flies out to the left fielder. Greg Butler grounds out to the second baseman. Cal Ewing grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Forrest Davis doubles to left field. Pee-Wee Burrell strikes out. Jeff Powell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Forrest Davis advances to third on the play. Red Barbieri grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Mike Santiago walks. Dick Mills lines out to the shortstop. Walt Michaelson lays down a bunt to the first baseman. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Daryl Henriksen lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Wil Mills hits an infield single to the shortstop. Oscar Thomas doubles to center field. Wil Mills uses his aggressiveness and scores. Salome Wheeler grounds out to the second baseman. Oscar Thomas advances to third on the play. Ricky Abbott strikes out. Roger Sherlock walks. Forrest Davis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Doug Healy grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Guth strikes out. Reggie Bruske flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Pee-Wee Burrell singles to center field. Jeff Powell fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jeff Powell pops out to the third baseman. Red Barbieri walks. Wil Mills walks. Oscar Thomas strikes out. Larry Leard 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 2nd. Salome Wheeler triples. Pee-Wee Burrell scores. Red Barbieri scores. Wil Mills scores. Ricky Abbott doubles to center field. Salome Wheeler scores. George Moran comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roger Sherlock strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Greg Butler strikes out. Cal Ewing grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Santiago grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Forrest Davis strikes out. Pee-Wee Burrell singles to right field. Jeff Powell lays down a bunt to the first baseman. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Red Barbieri strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Dick Mills grounds out to the pitcher. George Moran grounds out to the shortstop. Daryl Henriksen grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Wil Mills grounds out to the shortstop. Oscar Thomas strikes out. Salome Wheeler strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Doug Healy flies out to the center fielder. Jack Guth strikes out. Reggie Bruske strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Ricky Abbott pops out to the first baseman. Chi-Chi Johnson is pinch hitting for Roger Sherlock. Chi-Chi Johnson reached on a 2-base fielding error by Jack Guth. Forrest Davis strikes out. Pee-Wee Burrell grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bert Shupe enters the game as a defensive replacement for Chi-Chi Johnson at 3B. Greg Butler grounds out to the second baseman. Cal Ewing strikes out. Mike Santiago flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Jeff Powell doubles to center field. Red Barbieri strikes out. Wil Mills flies out to the left fielder. Oscar Thomas singles to left field. Jeff Powell scores. Guy Foster comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Salome Wheeler lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Angel Monbouquette is pinch hitting for Dick Mills. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Angel Monbouquette strikes out. Jim Borland is pinch hitting for Guy Foster. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jim Borland grounds out to the third baseman. Daryl Henriksen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 7 Minnesota total runners LOB: 1
Game Notes Jeff Powell is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ed Lennox improves in control Roy Crump improves in arm Wright Simmons improves in range Jake Delahanty did not respond to coaching in 2B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Charlie Mouton did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Charlie Mouton improves in arm Hal Johnson improves in arm Les Kline did not respond to coaching in 1B