Win: Clayton Davison (2-1) Loss: Bill Bridgford (5-3)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Thomas Quinlan pitching. Steve Newman doubles to left field. Skip Johnson pops out to the shortstop. Terry Keelan strikes out. Buddy Moore singles to right field. Steve Newman scores. Steve Milligan walks. Whitey Mahaffey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Minnesota Bill Acevedo pitching. Jim Hawkes strikes out. Hosken Gerner grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Booles flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Tim Harris grounds out to the third baseman. Danny Salmon singles to center field. Bill Acevedo lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Danny Salmon forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Steve Newman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Ray Boles strikes out. Amos Fain strikes out. Mike Wasdell singles to left field. Mike Wasdell is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Skip Johnson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Terry Keelan singles to right field. Buddy Moore singles in front of the left fielder. Terry Keelan advances to third on the hit. Steve Milligan grounds out to the shortstop. Terry Keelan scores. Buddy Moore advances to second on the play. Whitey Mahaffey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Brett Shreve singles to left field. Pat Mahady triples. Brett Shreve scores. Thomas Quinlan grounds out to the shortstop. Pat Mahady scores. Jim Hawkes walks. Hosken Gerner walks. Dave Booles flies out to the center fielder. Ray Boles flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Tim Harris grounds out to the third baseman. Danny Salmon grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Acevedo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Amos Fain singles to left field. Mike Wasdell bunts for a base hit. Brett Shreve lines out to the second baseman. Pat Mahady singles past the second baseman. Amos Fain scores. Thomas Quinlan lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Mike Wasdell is thrown out at third. Pat Mahady advances to second on the play. Pat Mahady advances to second on the play. Jim Hawkes flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Steve Newman doubles to right field. Skip Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Terry Keelan lines out to the second baseman. Buddy Moore walks. Steve Milligan grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Hosken Gerner flies out to the right fielder. Dave Booles grounds out to the pitcher. Ray Boles singles to right field. Amos Fain grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ray Boles is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Gene Reynolds comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Whitey Mahaffey flies out to the center fielder. Tim Harris lines out to the first baseman. Danny Salmon grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Mike Wasdell walks. Brett Shreve grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Wasdell advances to second on the play. Roger Lowdermilk comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Pat Mahady flies out to the right fielder. 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 shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Vern Howard pitching. Ricky Luna is pinch hitting for Roger Lowdermilk. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Ricky Luna walks. Steve Newman lines out to the third baseman. Skip Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Terry Keelan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ricky Luna is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Phil Baugh pitching. Jim Hawkes flies out to the right fielder. Hosken Gerner grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Booles grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Buddy Moore flies out to the right fielder. Steve Milligan hits a home run. Whitey Mahaffey singles to center field. Tim Harris grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Ray Boles singles to center field. Amos Fain singles to left field. Mike Wasdell flies out to the center fielder. Brett Shreve grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Danny Salmon reached on a 2-base throwing error by Hosken Gerner. Tom Shimanaka is pinch hitting for Phil Baugh. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Tom Shimanaka strikes out. Steve Newman strikes out. Skip Johnson walks. 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. Terry Keelan walks. Buddy Moore strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Minnesota Bill Bridgford pitching. Pat Mahady singles to right field. 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 doubles to center field. Pat Mahady uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 10 Minnesota total runners left on base: 7
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jesse Padera did not respond to coaching in velocity Tommy Ware did not respond to coaching in control Otto Trevino did not respond to coaching in velocity Ricky Gilbert did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Eddie Latta improves in 3B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jack Moore did not respond to coaching in control Ken Maksudian did not respond to coaching in endurance Jim Orme did not respond to coaching in arm Jack Moore did not respond to coaching in control Reggie McCarthy did not respond to coaching in 1B