Win: Chris Wicker (1-0) Loss: Al Whitney (0-1)
Save: Phil Baugh (2)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Chris Wicker pitching. Jim Hawkes singles to left field. Hosken Gerner lines out to the second baseman. Dave Booles flies out to the left fielder. Jim Hawkes steals second. Bobby Andrews singles past the third baseman. Jim Hawkes scores. Bobby Andrews is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Al Whitney pitching. Steve Newman grounds out to the pitcher. Skip Johnson hits a home run. Terry Keelan grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Buddy Moore grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Ray Boles grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Amos Fain walks. Mike Wasdell singles to center field. Amos Fain advances to third on the hit. Butch DeCinces grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Amos Fain scores. Mike Wasdell advances to second on the play. Al Whitney flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Steve Milligan grounds out to the pitcher. Whitey Mahaffey flies out to the left fielder. Tim Harris grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jim Hawkes grounds out to the second baseman. Hosken Gerner walks. Dave Booles pops out to the shortstop. Hosken Gerner steals second. Bobby Andrews grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Danny Salmon pops out to the second baseman. Chris Wicker walks. Steve Newman walks. Skip Johnson walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Terry Keelan singles to right field. Chris Wicker scores. Steve Newman scores. Buddy Moore pops out to the shortstop. Steve Milligan singles to center field. Whitey Mahaffey singles past the shortstop. Skip Johnson scores. Terry Keelan scores. Gene Reynolds comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tim Harris flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Ray Boles grounds out to the pitcher. Amos Fain singles to center field. Mike Wasdell walks. Butch DeCinces strikes out. Creepy Smyres is pinch hitting for Gene Reynolds. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Creepy Smyres grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Ramon Olsen pitching. Danny Salmon strikes out. Chris Wicker grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Newman pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Jim Hawkes grounds out to the second baseman. Hosken Gerner singles to center field. Dave Booles grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Hosken Gerner is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bobby Andrews pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Skip Johnson singles to center field. Terry Keelan flies out to the center fielder. Buddy Moore grounds out to the shortstop. Skip Johnson advances to second on the play. Steve Milligan walks. Whitey Mahaffey singles to left field. Tim Harris singles to center field. Skip Johnson scores. Steve Milligan scores. Clayton Davison 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. Danny Salmon strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Ray Boles singles to center field. Amos Fain grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ray Boles advances to second on the play. Mike Wasdell walks. Butch DeCinces grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Ricky Luna is pinch hitting for Chris Wicker. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ricky Luna flies out to the left fielder. Steve Newman flies out to the right fielder. Skip Johnson singles to right field. Terry Keelan singles to center field. Buddy Moore lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Phil Baugh pitching. Jerry Potts is pinch hitting for Clayton Davison. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Jerry Potts grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Hawkes grounds out to the third baseman. Hosken Gerner grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Milo Gardner pitching. Steve Milligan reached on a 2-base fielding error by Amos Fain. Whitey Mahaffey singles to left field. Steve Milligan scores. Jim McMurray is pinch hitting for Tim Harris. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim McMurray grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Darren Leitner is pinch hitting for Danny Salmon. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Darren Leitner walks. Phil Baugh strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Dave Booles strikes out. Bobby Andrews reached on a fielding error by Steve Milligan. Ray Boles grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Steve Newman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Skip Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Terry Keelan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Amos Fain grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Wasdell walks. Butch DeCinces flies out to the right fielder. Pat Mahady is pinch hitting for Milo Gardner. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Pat Mahady flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 7 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 7
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Lefty Harrelson did not respond to coaching in endurance Ken Maksudian improves in control Johnny Cook improves in power_vs_lefty Scoots Walters did not respond to coaching in velocity Pat Oliver did not respond to coaching in RF
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Albert Cottrell did not respond to coaching in control Eugene Erixson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Eugene Erixson improves in arm Joe Filipi improves in contact_vs_righty Eugene Erixson did not respond to coaching in CF