Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Carlos Benton pitching. Tom Henrich strikes out. Jim Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Nobuhiro Matsushima grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Tom Hoyt pitching. Fred Blackwell pops out to the second baseman. Yoshiro Kitano flies out to the center fielder. Jack Stanley doubles to left field. Vance Spencer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Adrian Caceres walks. Butch Schofield triples. Adrian Caceres scores. Lyn Leard singles to right field. Butch Schofield scores. Charlie Clyburn strikes out. Kevin Grimes strikes out. Tom Hoyt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Deacon Bentley singles to center field. Mike Barrett grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Naohisa Noda pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Tom Henrich flies out to the center fielder. Jim Smith walks. Nobuhiro Matsushima strikes out. Adrian Caceres strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jay Gill flies out to the right fielder. Carlos Benton singles to right field. Fred Blackwell flies out to the center fielder. Yoshiro Kitano strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Butch Schofield pops out to the first baseman. Lyn Leard walks. Charlie Clyburn pops out to the second baseman. Kevin Grimes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jack Stanley grounds out to the second baseman. Vance Spencer flies out to the center fielder. Deacon Bentley hits a home run. Mike Barrett grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Tom Hoyt grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Henrich flies out to the center fielder. Jim Smith walks. Nobuhiro Matsushima grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jim Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Naohisa Noda grounds out to the second baseman. Jay Gill singles to center field. Carlos Benton lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Fred Blackwell grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Adrian Caceres singles to center field. Butch Schofield grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Adrian Caceres is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Butch Schofield is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Lyn Leard doubles to center field. Charlie Clyburn singles to center field. Lyn Leard scores. Ned Ogrodowski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Clyburn steals second. Kevin Grimes pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Yoshiro Kitano hits a home run. Jack Stanley flies out to the right fielder. Vance Spencer pops out to the second baseman. Deacon Bentley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Tom Hoyt walks. Tom Henrich walks. Jim Smith strikes out. Nobuhiro Matsushima flies out to the center fielder. Adrian Caceres grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tom Henrich is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Mike Barrett strikes out. Naohisa Noda singles past the shortstop. Jay Gill strikes out. Phil Lea is pinch hitting for Ned Ogrodowski. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Phil Lea walks. Fred Blackwell walks. Yoshiro Kitano doubles to center field. Naohisa Noda scores. Phil Lea scores. Fred Blackwell uses his aggressiveness and scores. Orth Drake comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Stanley singles past the shortstop. Yoshiro Kitano scores. Vance Spencer doubles to center field. Jack Stanley uses his aggressiveness and scores. Deacon Bentley walks. Clint Wolf comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Barrett singles to right field. Vance Spencer scores. Naohisa Noda grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Joe Coughtry pitching. Butch Schofield flies out to the center fielder. Lyn Leard grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Clyburn singles to right field. Kevin Grimes grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Charlie Clyburn is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Jay Gill grounds out to the shortstop. Cody Bellinger is pinch hitting for Joe Coughtry. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Cody Bellinger strikes out. Fred Blackwell doubles to center field. Yoshiro Kitano grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Bob Kaline pitching. Mike Borowski is pinch hitting for Clint Wolf. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mike Borowski strikes out. Tom Henrich hits a home run. Jim Smith strikes out. Nobuhiro Matsushima grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 8 Minnesota total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes Yoshiro Kitano is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Pat Mason did not respond to coaching in range Pat Mason improves in speed Keith Powell improves in arm Nick Pruess did not respond to coaching in range Dwain Russell did not respond to coaching in C
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Charlie Rochefort improves in velocity Wes Purdin improves in power_vs_lefty Brooks Fielder did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Brady improves in contact_vs_righty