Win: Eddie T Melvin (1-3) Loss: Dick Brown (6-3)
Save: Takumi TK Ogai (4)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Eddie T Melvin pitching. Erv Bichette grounds out to the second baseman. Daryl Kosman grounds out to the third baseman. Pat Cuthbert walks. Al Morris flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Dick Brown pitching. Chet K Daviault walks. Dutch K Young flies out to the left fielder. Passed ball. Chet K Daviault advances to second. Claude TK Estalella doubles to left field. Chet K Daviault scores. Rudy K Roenicke grounds out to the third baseman. Terry W Carr grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Joe Selph walks. Tom Shearer strikes out. Todd Loan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Selph advances to second on the play. GB Lakes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Chris Stewart singles to center field. Lyle Overbay strikes out. Irish Meusel grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Dick Brown singles to center field. Erv Bichette pops out to the catcher. Daryl Kosman grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Eddie T Melvin grounds out to the shortstop. Chet K Daviault strikes out. Dutch K Young singles to right field. Claude TK Estalella flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Pat Cuthbert singles to right field. Al Morris flies out to the left fielder. Joe Selph pops out to the third baseman. Tom Shearer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Rudy K Roenicke singles to center field. Terry W Carr grounds out to the shortstop. Rudy K Roenicke advances to second on the play. Chris Stewart flies out to the right fielder. Lyle Overbay strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Todd Loan strikes out. GB Lakes walks. Dick Brown lays a bunt down the third base line. The third baseman fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 5-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Irish Meusel strikes out. Eddie T Melvin strikes out. Chet K Daviault grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Erv Bichette singles in front of the center fielder. Daryl Kosman strikes out. Pat Cuthbert singles to center field. Al Morris singles to right field. Erv Bichette scores. Pat Cuthbert advances to third on the hit. Al Morris is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Joe Selph grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Dutch K Young flies out to the center fielder. Claude TK Estalella grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rudy K Roenicke walks. Rudy K Roenicke steals second. Todd Loan throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Jim Wright 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 3rd. Terry W Carr reached on a 2-base throwing error by GB Lakes. Rudy K Roenicke scores. Chris Stewart walks. Lyle Overbay hits a home run. Terry W Carr scores. Chris Stewart scores. Irish Meusel singles to center field. Deacon Daal comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Eddie T Melvin is hit by a pitch. Chet K Daviault strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Tom Shearer strikes out. Todd Loan grounds out to the pitcher. GB Lakes doubles to center field. Red D. Ganjan is pinch hitting for Deacon Daal. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Red D. Ganjan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Katsushi Mochizuki pitching. Dutch K Young pops out to the first baseman. Claude TK Estalella grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rudy K Roenicke grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Ed K Fain enters the game as a defensive replacement for Claude TK Estalella at LF. Erv Bichette singles to center field. Daryl Kosman strikes out. Pat Cuthbert singles to right field. Al Morris grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Terry W Carr grounds out to the shortstop. Chris Stewart flies out to the left fielder. Lyle Overbay flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Joe Selph grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Shearer triples. Todd Loan walks. Takumi TK Ogai comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. GB Lakes doubles to center field. Tom Shearer scores. Todd Loan is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Aquarius B. Perez is pinch hitting for Katsushi Mochizuki. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Aquarius B. Perez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 7 Minnesota total runners left on base: 5
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Cobalt Samms did not respond to coaching in control Randy Dumovich did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty King Humphries improves in contact_vs_lefty David Honduras did not respond to coaching in control Mark Snover did not respond to coaching in 1B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Doc K Milacki did not respond to coaching in control Hank T Napier improves in power_vs_lefty Bill TK Murray improves in range Doc K Milacki improves in velocity Dick TK Barnes did not respond to coaching in 1B