Win: Chris Wicker (16-9) Loss: Vern Howard (9-10)
Save: Bill Bridgford (34)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Clayton Davison pitching. Steve Newman flies out to the center fielder. Terry Keelan strikes out. Buddy Moore grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Chris Wicker pitching. Dave Booles grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Hawkes singles to right field. Hosken Gerner lines out to the shortstop. Jim Hawkes steals second. Bobby Andrews singles to right field. Jim Hawkes scores. Creepy Smyres singles to left field. Mike Wasdell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Whitey Mahaffey flies out to the center fielder. Skip Johnson strikes out. Steve Milligan grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Brett Shreve doubles to left field. Bob Engel pops out to the first baseman. Clayton Davison flies out to the left fielder. Dave Booles strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Darren Leitner singles to center field. Jim McMurray 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. The defense is playing the infield in. Steve Newman pops out to the shortstop. Terry Keelan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jim Hawkes grounds out to the shortstop. Hosken Gerner strikes out. Bobby Andrews flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Buddy Moore flies out to the center fielder. Whitey Mahaffey strikes out. Skip Johnson walks. Steve Milligan walks. Darren Leitner walks. Jim McMurray strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Minnesota Creepy Smyres singles to right field. Mike Wasdell walks. Brett Shreve walks. Bob Engel strikes out. Clayton Davison grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Chris Wicker strikes out. Steve Newman grounds out to the shortstop. Terry Keelan singles to right field. Buddy Moore flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Dave Booles flies out to the left fielder. Jim Hawkes singles to right field. Hosken Gerner strikes out. Jim Hawkes steals second. Bobby Andrews pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Whitey Mahaffey singles to left field. Vern Howard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Skip Johnson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Steve Milligan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Creepy Smyres strikes out. Mike Wasdell flies out to the left fielder. Brett Shreve singles to center field. Bob Engel strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Darren Leitner singles to right field. Jim McMurray doubles to center field. The defense is playing the infield in. Tim Harris is pinch hitting for Chris Wicker. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Tim Harris strikes out. The defense is playing the infield in. Steve Newman walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Terry Keelan walks. Darren Leitner scores. The defense is playing the infield in. Buddy Moore lines out to the pitcher. Whitey Mahaffey reached on a 2-base throwing error by Dave Booles. Jim McMurray scores. Steve Newman scores. Skip Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Phil Baugh pitching. Wendell Humphrey enters the game as a defensive replacement for Whitey Mahaffey at CF. Jerry Potts is pinch hitting for Vern Howard. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Jerry Potts strikes out. Dave Booles strikes out. Jim Hawkes triples. Hosken Gerner singles to left field. Jim Hawkes scores. Bobby Andrews strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Pete Donnelly pitching. Steve Milligan singles past the shortstop. Darren Leitner walks. Jim McMurray walks. Phil Baugh walks. Steve Milligan scores. Tom Shimanaka is pinch running for Phil Baugh on 1st base. Steve Newman grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Darren Leitner scores. Jim McMurray advances to third on the play. Terry Keelan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Jesse Padera pitching. Creepy Smyres pops out to the first baseman. Mike Wasdell doubles to left field. Brett Shreve singles to center field. Bob Engel flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Mike Wasdell scores. Masahito Amaya is pinch hitting for Pete Donnelly. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Masahito Amaya walks. Dave Booles is hit by a pitch. Jim Hawkes walks. Brett Shreve scores. Pat Wilberding comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hosken Gerner grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Ramon Olsen pitching. Buddy Moore singles to center field. Wendell Humphrey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Buddy Moore advances to second on the play. Skip Johnson pops out to the first baseman. Steve Milligan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Bill Bridgford comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bobby Andrews grounds out to the second baseman. Creepy Smyres doubles to left field. Mike Wasdell strikes out. Brett Shreve grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 10 Minnesota total runners LOB: 12
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Mathew Inyard improves in power_vs_righty Steve Rickey improves in arm Eddie Latta did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ed Ball did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Don Munsterman did not respond to coaching in 3B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Glenn Moronko did not respond to coaching in speed Jug Jefferson did not respond to coaching in velocity Johnny Cook improves in contact_vs_righty Ken Maksudian did not respond to coaching in control