Win: Toji Sudo (8-3) Loss: Bob Lake (4-10)
Save: Tim McCarver (17)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Bob Lake pitching. Kip Yerkes pops out to the third baseman. Bill Hedlund strikes out. Matt Laga flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Toji Sudo pitching. Rick Huckleberry strikes out. Eric Kroll grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Blue doubles to right field. Yuuji Iwadate flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Gary Piechota grounds out to the third baseman. Jose Hohnhorst strikes out. Jeff Samuel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Midre King flies out to the center fielder. Gordon Fosnow grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Arrigo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay John Mercado doubles to left field. Bob Pruett strikes out. Toji Sudo grounds out to the third baseman. Kip Yerkes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Eddie Tanana pops out to the second baseman. Bob Lake strikes out. Rick Huckleberry singles to right field. Eric Kroll singles to left field. Joe Blue flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Bill Hedlund walks. Matt Laga strikes out. Gary Piechota flies out to the right fielder. Jose Hohnhorst grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Yuuji Iwadate flies out to the center fielder. Midre King walks. Gordon Fosnow flies out to the center fielder. Bob Arrigo grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Midre King is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Jeff Samuel grounds out to the second baseman. John Mercado flies out to the center fielder. Bob Pruett grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Eddie Tanana walks. Bob Lake lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rick Huckleberry lines out to the shortstop. Eric Kroll grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Toji Sudo grounds out to the shortstop. Kip Yerkes flies out to the right fielder. Bill Hedlund grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Joe Blue flies out to the left fielder. Yuuji Iwadate flies out to the right fielder. Midre King strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Matt Laga grounds out to the shortstop. Gary Piechota strikes out. Jose Hohnhorst grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Gordon Fosnow flies out to the center fielder. Bob Arrigo grounds out to the second baseman. Eddie Tanana strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Lou Gick is pinch hitting for Jeff Samuel. Lou Gick singles to center field. John Mercado singles to left field. Lou Gick advances to third on the hit. Steve Finley 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. Bob Pruett walks. Marcelino Eason is pinch hitting for Toji Sudo. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Marcelino Eason pops out to the shortstop. Kip Yerkes grounds out to the second baseman. Lou Gick scores. John Mercado advances to third on the play. Bob Pruett advances to second on the play. Bill Hedlund singles to right field. John Mercado scores. Bob Pruett scores. Bill Hedlund is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Tim McCarver pitching. Monty Lindeman enters the game as a defensive replacement for Lou Gick at 1B. Alan Martin enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bill Hedlund at 2B. Yoelvis Carbonell is pinch hitting for Steve Finley. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Yoelvis Carbonell reached on a 2-base throwing error by Gary Piechota. Rick Huckleberry grounds out to the shortstop. Eric Kroll strikes out. Joe Blue grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Lucky Mankowski pitching. Matt Laga flies out to the center fielder. Gary Piechota grounds out to the second baseman. Jose Hohnhorst grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Yuuji Iwadate strikes out. Midre King grounds out to the second baseman. Gordon Fosnow grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 2 Minnesota total runners LOB: 6
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Quilvio Zitzmann did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Quilvio Zitzmann did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Richie Stallings did not respond to coaching in control Vic Gullickson did not respond to coaching in velocity Jose Pike improves in velocity Quilvio Zitzmann did not respond to coaching in range Guy Crane improves in CF
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Will Sparks improves in arm Mike Stember did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Robin Politte did not respond to coaching in speed Alec Worrell did not respond to coaching in control Ronn Moreno improves in speed Jack Stanley improves in range