Win: Mark Gearin (10-15) Loss: Oscar Haas (8-10)
Save: Dave Ritchie (18)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Oscar Haas pitching. Hiromasa Fujio lines out to the first baseman. Billy Deal grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Bonds singles to left field. Ray Trucks flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Mark Gearin pitching. Tim James flies out to the left fielder. Tim Driscoll walks. Tim Driscoll steals second. Bob Smith strikes out. Aaron Robinson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Warren Flaherty hits a home run. Jerry Lum hits a home run. Steve Lutz singles past the second baseman. Si Freeman walks. Mark Gearin lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Hiromasa Fujio flies out to the center fielder. Billy Deal strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Gerald Magnuson walks. Mike Doby singles to center field. Gerald Magnuson advances to third on the hit. Charlie Chapman singles to right field. Gerald Magnuson scores. Mike Doby advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Charlie Chapman steals second. Bill Smith strikes out. Oscar Haas strikes out. Tim James flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Dick Bonds singles to left field. Dick Bonds steals second. Ray Trucks doubles to right field. Dick Bonds scores. Warren Flaherty singles to center field. Ray Trucks is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Jerry Lum walks. Steve Lutz strikes out. Si Freeman singles to center field. Warren Flaherty scores. Mark Gearin strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Tim Driscoll strikes out. Bob Smith grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Aaron Robinson singles to left field. Aaron Robinson steals second. Gerald Magnuson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Hiromasa Fujio strikes out. Billy Deal singles to left field. Dick Bonds strikes out. Ray Trucks walks. Warren Flaherty flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Mike Doby singles to center field. Charlie Chapman singles to center field. Mike Doby advances to third on the hit. Bill Smith strikes out. Oscar Haas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Doby scores. Charlie Chapman advances to second on the play. Tim James singles to right field. Charlie Chapman scores. Tim Driscoll strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Jerry Lum walks. Don Johnson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Lutz strikes out. Jerry Lum is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Si Freeman lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Bob Smith lines out to the first baseman. Aaron Robinson grounds out to the second baseman. Gerald Magnuson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Mark Gearin grounds out to the second baseman. Hiromasa Fujio walks. Billy Deal grounds out to the second baseman. Hiromasa Fujio advances to second on the play. Dick Bonds walks. Ray Trucks flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Mike Doby grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Chapman strikes out. Bill Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Warren Flaherty pops out to the third baseman. Johnny Warren is pinch hitting for Jerry Lum. Johnny Warren strikes out. Steve Lutz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Hilly Naragon enters the game as a defensive replacement for Johnny Warren at CF. John Freeman is pinch hitting for Don Johnson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Freeman walks. Tim James pops out to the third baseman. Tim Driscoll flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Bob Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Harry Foster pitching. Si Freeman strikes out. Jim Cash is pinch hitting for Mark Gearin. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jim Cash grounds out to the shortstop. Hiromasa Fujio grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Dave Ritchie pitching. Aaron Robinson strikes out. Gerald Magnuson grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Doby singles to center field. Charlie Chapman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Billy Deal grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dick Bonds walks. Ray Trucks flies out to the right fielder. Warren Flaherty doubles to center field. Dick Bonds uses his aggressiveness and scores. Hilly Naragon flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Bill Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Al Rhodes is pinch hitting for Harry Foster. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Al Rhodes grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Tim James hits a home run. Tim Driscoll flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 10 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Andy Griffin did not respond to coaching in endurance Eddie Wapnick did not respond to coaching in velocity John Riggert did not respond to coaching in control Art Ash did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bill Grover did not respond to coaching in control Marty Mintz did not respond to coaching in arm Marv Almanza did not respond to coaching in CF
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Pat Westlake improves in contact_vs_righty Dave Sheridan improves in power_vs_righty Mac Schemanske did not respond to coaching in control Dave Borchers improves in contact_vs_lefty Burt Clinton did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve Loiselle did not respond to coaching in control Carroll Diaz did not respond to coaching in SS