Win: Hiker Shires (16-9) Loss: Jerry Whisenton (6-11)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Jerry Whisenton pitching. Willie Bradley walks. Patsy Smith walks. Allen DeMiller singles to center field. Willie Bradley scores. Sparky Lutenberg flies out to the right fielder. Eric Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Patsy Smith advances to third on the play. Allen DeMiller advances to second on the play. Todd Adams is hit by a pitch. Keith Menosky strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Minnesota Hiker Shires pitching. Jimmy Robidoux hits an infield single to the shortstop. Jimmy Robidoux gets picked off first. Jon Anderson strikes out. Gary Gooch grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Johnny Bradford singles to center field. Hiker Shires fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Hiker Shires is hit by a pitch. Willie Bradley doubles past the left fielder. Johnny Bradford scores. Hiker Shires uses his aggressiveness and scores. Patsy Smith strikes out. Allen DeMiller singles to right field. Willie Bradley scores. Tito Porter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sparky Lutenberg strikes out. Eric Johnson pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Charlie Barfield strikes out. Ed Stanton walks. Henry Bannon pops out to the first baseman. Steve Ludwig strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Todd Adams grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Keith Menosky doubles to right field. Johnny Bradford flies out to the center fielder. Hiker Shires singles to left field. Keith Menosky scores. Willie Bradley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Ray Mackenzie grounds out to the second baseman. Tito Porter singles to center field. Jimmy Robidoux grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Patsy Smith walks. Allen DeMiller flies out to the right fielder. Sparky Lutenberg grounds out to the shortstop. Patsy Smith advances to second on the play. Eric Johnson walks. Todd Adams walks. Keith Menosky flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jon Anderson singles to left field. Gary Gooch strikes out. Charlie Barfield pops out to the third baseman. Ed Stanton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Johnny Bradford grounds out to the second baseman. Hiker Shires triples. Willie Bradley lines out to the first baseman. Patsy Smith walks. Allen DeMiller hits a home run. Hiker Shires scores. Patsy Smith scores. Jimmy Land comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sparky Lutenberg pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Henry Bannon grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Ludwig strikes out. Ray Mackenzie walks. Jimmy Land flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Eric Johnson walks. Todd Adams pops out to the third baseman. Keith Menosky grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Jimmy Robidoux flies out to the center fielder. Jon Anderson singles to left field. Gary Gooch walks. Charlie Barfield grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Johnny Bradford flies out to the left fielder. Hiker Shires lines out to the third baseman. Willie Bradley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Ed Stanton grounds out to the second baseman. Henry Bannon walks. Steve Ludwig singles to left field. Ray Mackenzie singles in front of the right fielder. Henry Bannon scores. Steve Ludwig advances to third on the hit. Ted Hoff is pinch hitting for Jimmy Land. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ted Hoff grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Billy Caminiti pitching. Patsy Smith flies out to the left fielder. Allen DeMiller singles to right field. Sparky Lutenberg singles to right field. Allen DeMiller advances to third on the hit. Eric Johnson walks. Todd Adams walks. Allen DeMiller scores. Don Brinkman is pinch hitting for Keith Menosky. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Don Brinkman singles to left field. Sparky Lutenberg scores. Eric Johnson scores. Todd Adams advances to third on the hit. Toshiki Fujioka comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johnny Bradford walks. Hiker Shires grounds out to the shortstop. Todd Adams scores. Don Brinkman advances to third on the play. Johnny Bradford advances to second on the play. Willie Bradley strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Jimmy Robidoux strikes out. Jon Anderson grounds out to the third baseman. Gary Gooch grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Patsy Smith strikes out. Allen DeMiller doubles to center field. Sparky Lutenberg walks. Eric Johnson singles to center field. Allen DeMiller scores. Sparky Lutenberg advances to third on the hit. Todd Adams singles to right field. Sparky Lutenberg scores. Eric Johnson advances to third on the hit. Don Brinkman flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Eric Johnson scores. Johnny Bradford flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Charlie Barfield singles to left field. Ed Stanton walks. Henry Bannon walks. Steve Ludwig grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Charlie Barfield scores. Ed Stanton advances to third on the play. Mike Mike McGuire is pinch hitting for Ray Mackenzie. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mike Mike McGuire walks. Toshiki Fujioka grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 11 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Reggie Moncewicz improves in range Vern Buskey improves in power_vs_righty Ernie Crowder improves in range Paul Hug improves in range Magglio Maldonado improves in arm Ted Nelson did not respond to coaching in speed Reggie Moncewicz did not respond to coaching in 2B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bud Hoblitzel improves in range Marv Wilson improves in arm Frank Olivo did not respond to coaching in control Masaharu Matsuzaki did not respond to coaching in velocity John Vinson did not respond to coaching in velocity Rowland Johnson improves in range