Inning: 1 Minnesota Toji Sudo pitching. Mike Benitez flies out to the right fielder. Lamar Textor strikes out. Joseph Orwell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay John Jones pitching. Bob Pruett pops out to the shortstop. Akinobu Kono grounds out to the shortstop. Truck Perezchica strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Ronn Moreno grounds out to the shortstop. Gene McGovern flies out to the center fielder. Eric Kroll singles to left field. Eric Kroll is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Jerry Kruger grounds out to the pitcher. Les Bryden singles to left field. Bill Hedlund grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Ian McNulty flies out to the left fielder. Todd Panther grounds out to the second baseman. John Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Dwight Hackett grounds out to the shortstop. Vinnie Hammonds strikes out. Toji Sudo singles to left field. Bob Pruett singles to center field. Toji Sudo advances to third on the hit. Bob Pruett steals second. Akinobu Kono strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Mike Benitez flies out to the left fielder. Lamar Textor strikes out. Joseph Orwell walks. Ronn Moreno grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Truck Perezchica walks. Jerry Kruger grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Les Bryden strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Gene McGovern grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Eric Kroll singles to center field. Ian McNulty grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Eric Kroll is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ian McNulty steals second. Todd Panther strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Bill Hedlund lines out to the third baseman. Dwight Hackett bunts for a base hit. Dwight Hackett steals second. Vinnie Hammonds flies out to the right fielder. Toji Sudo singles to right field. Dwight Hackett scores. Bob Pruett grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Debs Westlake is pinch hitting for John Jones. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Debs Westlake grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Benitez hits a home run. Lamar Textor strikes out. Joseph Orwell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Yoshio Kaneko pitching. Akinobu Kono grounds out to the shortstop. Truck Perezchica pops out to the first baseman. Jerry Kruger walks. Les Bryden singles to center field. Jerry Kruger advances to third on the hit. Bill Hedlund strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Ronn Moreno flies out to the left fielder. Gene McGovern grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Eric Kroll pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Dwight Hackett singles to left field. Dwight Hackett steals second. Vinnie Hammonds grounds out to the catcher. Joe Williams is pinch hitting for Toji Sudo. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Dwight Hackett is out trying to steal third. Joe Williams hits an infield single to the pitcher. Joe Williams steals second. Bob Pruett singles to right field. Joe Williams scores. Lucky Mankowski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Akinobu Kono flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Tim McCarver pitching. Ian McNulty grounds out to the third baseman. Todd Panther strikes out. Ed Gregory is pinch hitting for Lucky Mankowski. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Ed Gregory flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Gregg Haldeman pitching. Truck Perezchica singles to center field. Jerry Kruger grounds out to the third baseman. Truck Perezchica advances to second on the play. Les Bryden strikes out. Bill Hedlund grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Mike Benitez lines out to the first baseman. Lamar Textor flies out to the center fielder. Joseph Orwell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 2 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 7
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C- Improvements: Bobby Smith improves in contact_vs_righty Placido Beck improves in contact_vs_lefty Brad Franklin improves in power_vs_righty Howie Spognardi improves in velocity Len Dedrick did not respond to coaching in velocity Bobby Smith improves in power_vs_lefty
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dave Lopez improves in power_vs_lefty Geronimo Conroy did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty George Long did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Pug Hollins did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tom Breton improves in power_vs_righty Richie Stallings did not respond to coaching in control Dave Lopez did not respond to coaching in 3B