Win: Bob Lake (6-5) Loss: Andy Walsh (2-11)
Save: Jonathan Bohen (27)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Bob Lake pitching. Kip Yerkes pops out to the first baseman. Bill Hedlund singles to left field. Matt Laga strikes out. Jose Hohnhorst flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Andy Walsh pitching. Joseph Orwell walks. Joseph Orwell steals second. Ed Gregory strikes out. Yuuji Iwadate grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Hawk strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Bob Pruett strikes out. Les Bryden strikes out. Geronimo Conroy flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Tom Geddes flies out to the center fielder. Yoelvis Carbonell flies out to the left fielder. Gordon Fosnow walks. Joe Blue strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay John Mercado grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Andy Walsh flies out to the center fielder. Kip Yerkes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Bob Lake grounds out to the second baseman. Joseph Orwell strikes out. Ed Gregory strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Bill Hedlund pops out to the second baseman. Matt Laga grounds out to the third baseman. Jose Hohnhorst strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Yuuji Iwadate pops out to the third baseman. Mike Hawk flies out to the right fielder. Tom Geddes flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Bob Pruett reached on a fielding error by Gordon Fosnow. Les Bryden grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bob Pruett is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Geronimo Conroy flies out to the right fielder. John Mercado flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Yoelvis Carbonell flies out to the right fielder. Gordon Fosnow walks. Joe Blue grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Gordon Fosnow is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Joe Blue steals second. Bob Lake flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Andy Walsh grounds out to the shortstop. Kip Yerkes grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Hedlund walks. Matt Laga strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Joseph Orwell flies out to the center fielder. Ed Gregory flies out to the left fielder. Yuuji Iwadate doubles past the right fielder. Mike Hawk flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Jose Hohnhorst grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Pruett strikes out. Les Bryden flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Tom Geddes walks. Yoelvis Carbonell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Geddes advances to second on the play. Gordon Fosnow grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Blue pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Marcelino Eason is pinch hitting for Geronimo Conroy. Marcelino Eason flies out to the left fielder. John Mercado flies out to the right fielder. Andy Walsh grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Alan Martin enters the game as a defensive replacement for Marcelino Eason at 2B. Bob Lake strikes out. Joseph Orwell walks. Ed Gregory singles to center field. Joseph Orwell advances to third on the hit. Ed Gregory steals second. Yuuji Iwadate singles past the shortstop. Joseph Orwell scores. Ed Gregory scores. Mike Hawk flies out to the center fielder. Tom Geddes singles to center field. John Shilling comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Yoelvis Carbonell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Jonathan Bohen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Kip Yerkes grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Hedlund strikes out. Matt Laga grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 3 Minnesota total runners left on base: 7
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Mike Ruffcorn did not respond to coaching in velocity Dwight Hackett improves in arm Truck Perezchica did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jerry Kruger did not respond to coaching in range Vinnie Hammonds did not respond to coaching in range Frank Bergamo improves in power_vs_lefty Frank Bergamo improves in 3B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Debs Westlake improves in speed Robin Politte improves in power_vs_lefty Steve Kipper did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Benitez improves in contact_vs_righty Woodie Howard did not respond to coaching in velocity J.R. Blackburn improves in contact_vs_lefty