Win: Jimmy Newton (10-1) Loss: Clayton Davison (5-5)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Chris Wicker pitching. Hosken Gerner grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Booles grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Andrews grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Dave Edwards pitching. Steve Newman strikes out. Skip Johnson singles to left field. Buddy Moore pops out to the third baseman. Skip Johnson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Ray Boles grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Amos Fain singles to center field. Mike Wasdell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Amos Fain advances to second on the play. Scott Hawkes singles to right field. Amos Fain scores. Zip Hartenstein grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Scott Hawkes is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Steve Milligan singles in front of the right fielder. Whitey Mahaffey strikes out. Ricky Luna strikes out. Danny Salmon walks. Tim Harris singles to right field. Chris Wicker strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Minnesota Dave Edwards singles to right field. Hosken Gerner grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Dave Booles grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Steve Newman grounds out to the third baseman. Skip Johnson doubles to center field. Buddy Moore flies out to the center fielder. Steve Milligan grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bobby Andrews strikes out. Ray Boles walks. Amos Fain walks. Mike Wasdell strikes out. Scott Hawkes flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Whitey Mahaffey walks. Ricky Luna strikes out. Danny Salmon grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Zip Hartenstein grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Edwards strikes out. Hosken Gerner singles to right field. Hosken Gerner is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Tim Harris walks. Chris Wicker lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Steve Newman singles to left field. Tim Harris is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Skip Johnson walks. Buddy Moore flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Dave Booles flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Andrews pops out to the second baseman. Ray Boles strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Steve Milligan doubles to center field. Whitey Mahaffey strikes out. Ricky Luna is hit by a pitch. Danny Salmon pops out to the shortstop. Tim Harris strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Amos Fain singles to center field. Mike Wasdell strikes out. Scott Hawkes pops out to the second baseman. Phil Baugh 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. Zip Hartenstein flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Ramon Olsen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Tom Shimanaka is pinch hitting for Phil Baugh. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Tom Shimanaka singles to left field. Steve Newman flies out to the right fielder. Skip Johnson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Jimmy Newton pitching. Creepy Smyres is pinch hitting for Ramon Olsen. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Creepy Smyres strikes out. Hosken Gerner grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Booles flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Clayton Davison pitching. Buddy Moore walks. Steve Milligan grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Whitey Mahaffey singles past the shortstop. Ricky Luna pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Bobby Andrews grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Boles grounds out to the pitcher. Amos Fain walks. Amos Fain is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Danny Salmon pops out to the catcher. Tim Harris singles to right field. Wendell Humphrey is pinch hitting for Jimmy Newton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tim Harris is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Wendell Humphrey doubles to center field. Steve Newman walks. Skip Johnson hits a home run. Wendell Humphrey scores. Steve Newman scores. Minnesota total runners left on base: 4 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Skip Johnson (5), Steve Milligan (20), Wendell Humphrey (21).HR - Skip Johnson (3).GIDP - Skip Johnson, Steve Milligan, Danny Salmon.HBP - Ricky Luna (1). Baserunning: CS - Skip Johnson (4), Tim Harris (2).
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Bonham did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack Moore did not respond to coaching in control Bill Reulbach improves in speed Lefty Harrelson did not respond to coaching in control Reggie McCarthy did not respond to coaching in 1B
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 Eugene Erixson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Joe Filipi improves in contact_vs_righty Tommy Ware did not respond to coaching in velocity Don Munsterman did not respond to coaching in 3B