Win: Ellis Jackson (1-0) Loss: Sean Pedrique (0-1)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Sean Pedrique pitching. Willie Bradley flies out to the left fielder. Tom Glynn strikes out. Sparky Lutenberg flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Ellis Jackson pitching. Charlie Barfield strikes out. Henry Bannon grounds out to the second baseman. Ray Mackenzie strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Patsy Smith walks. Allen DeMiller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Patsy Smith advances to second on the play. Keith Menosky hits a home run. Patsy Smith scores. Ted Konnick strikes out. Eric Johnson singles to center field. Ellis Jackson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Steve Ludwig pops out to the catcher. Ed Stanton flies out to the left fielder. Gary Gooch grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Willie Bradley walks. Tom Glynn grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Willie Bradley is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Sparky Lutenberg walks. Patsy Smith strikes out. Allen DeMiller strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jon Anderson strikes out. Alex Earnshaw flies out to the center fielder. Sean Pedrique grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Keith Menosky flies out to the center fielder. Ted Konnick flies out to the left fielder. Eric Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Charlie Barfield strikes out. Henry Bannon flies out to the center fielder. Ray Mackenzie grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Ellis Jackson strikes out. Willie Bradley hits an infield single to the shortstop. Tom Glynn pops out to the first baseman. Sparky Lutenberg walks. Patsy Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Steve Ludwig strikes out. Ed Stanton strikes out. Gary Gooch strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Allen DeMiller lines out to the second baseman. Keith Menosky strikes out. Ted Konnick strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Jon Anderson reached on a 2-base throwing error by Keith Menosky. Alex Earnshaw strikes out. Sean Pedrique flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Barfield pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Eric Johnson strikes out. Ellis Jackson strikes out. Willie Bradley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Henry Bannon lines out to the shortstop. Ray Mackenzie strikes out. Steve Ludwig grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Johnny Bradford is pinch hitting for Tom Glynn. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Johnny Bradford pops out to the second baseman. Sparky Lutenberg hits a home run. Tito Porter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Patsy Smith strikes out. Allen DeMiller pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Ed Stanton grounds out to the shortstop. Gary Gooch flies out to the right fielder. Jon Anderson singles to center field. Alex Earnshaw doubles to left field. Jerry Roser is pinch hitting for Tito Porter. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jerry Roser flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Charlie Lahti pitching. Don Brinkman is pinch hitting for Keith Menosky. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Don Brinkman singles to center field. Todd Adams is pinch hitting for Ted Konnick. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Todd Adams grounds out to the third baseman. Don Brinkman advances to second on the play. Eric Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Don Brinkman advances to third on the play. Kevin Bono is pinch hitting for Ellis Jackson. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Kevin Bono doubles to right field. Don Brinkman scores. Willie Bradley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Jim Basinski pitching. Charlie Barfield hits a home run. Henry Bannon grounds out to the second baseman. Ray Mackenzie grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Ludwig flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 6 Minnesota total runners LOB: 3
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Byron Stuffel did not respond to coaching in velocity John Witherup improves in velocity Otis Messenger did not respond to coaching in arm Otis Messenger did not respond to coaching in arm Vern Buskey improves in arm Vern Buskey improves in range Ken Foster did not respond to coaching in 2B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Masaharu Matsuzaki did not respond to coaching in control John Clyde improves in range Silvio Garibaldi did not respond to coaching in arm Art W Scarborough did not respond to coaching in control Johnny Mowry did not respond to coaching in control Willie W Wills did not respond to coaching in endurance