Win: Chris Wicker (8-3) Loss: Jack Moore (6-5)
Save: Albert Cottrell (40)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Randy Pruit pitching. Amos Fain singles to center field. Hosken Gerner singles to left field. Amos Fain advances to third on the hit. Jim Hawkes strikes out. Dave Booles singles past the third baseman. Amos Fain scores. Hosken Gerner advances to third on the hit. Reggie McCarthy strikes out. Bobby Andrews grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Ken Maksudian pitching. Eugene Erixson pops out to the second baseman. Steve Newman singles to center field. Buddy Moore grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Steve Newman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Walter Kingdon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Pat Oliver grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Brett Shreve grounds out to the second baseman. Ken Maksudian walks. Amos Fain flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Terry Keelan hits a home run. Jim McMurray singles to right field. Whitey Mahaffey flies out to the left fielder. Darren Leitner singles to left field. Randy Pruit lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 2-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Hosken Gerner reached on a fielding error by Randy Pruit. Jim Hawkes strikes out. Dave Booles grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Hosken Gerner is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Reggie McCarthy flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Eugene Erixson strikes out. Steve Newman grounds out to the shortstop. Buddy Moore singles to center field. Walter Kingdon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bobby Andrews flies out to the right fielder. Pat Oliver grounds out to the second baseman. Brett Shreve flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Terry Keelan grounds out to the shortstop. Jim McMurray hits a home run. Whitey Mahaffey strikes out. Darren Leitner grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Ken Maksudian grounds out to the pitcher. Amos Fain grounds out to the pitcher. Hosken Gerner doubles past the third baseman. Jim Hawkes flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Randy Pruit strikes out. Eugene Erixson strikes out. Steve Newman walks. Buddy Moore grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Dave Booles flies out to the right fielder. Reggie McCarthy flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Andrews grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Walter Kingdon grounds out to the third baseman. Terry Keelan singles to left field. Jim McMurray singles to left field. Whitey Mahaffey grounds out to the second baseman. Terry Keelan advances to third on the play. Jim McMurray advances to second on the play. Darren Leitner doubles to center field. Terry Keelan scores. Jim McMurray scores. Randy Pruit reached on a fielding error by Jim Hawkes. Eugene Erixson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Pat Oliver singles to left field. Brett Shreve strikes out. Bob Engel is pinch hitting for Ken Maksudian. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bob Engel lines out to the first baseman. Amos Fain grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Jack Moore pitching. Steve Newman walks. Buddy Moore grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Walter Kingdon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bill Bridgford comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Hosken Gerner singles to center field. Jim Hawkes doubles to right field. Hosken Gerner uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dave Booles walks. Reggie McCarthy singles to left field. Jim Hawkes scores. Dave Booles advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Chris Wicker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bobby Andrews flies out to the left fielder. The defense is playing the corners in. Pat Oliver flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Dave Booles scores. Brett Shreve strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Terry Keelan strikes out. Jim McMurray doubles to center field. Whitey Mahaffey singles to left field. Jim McMurray scores. Darren Leitner grounds out to the pitcher. Whitey Mahaffey advances to second on the play. Tim Harris is pinch hitting for Chris Wicker. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tim Harris triples. Whitey Mahaffey scores. Eugene Erixson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Albert Cottrell pitching. Sam Vail is pinch hitting for Jack Moore. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Sam Vail grounds out to the shortstop. Amos Fain grounds out to the third baseman. Hosken Gerner flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 7 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Jim McMurray (20), Darren Leitner (4).3B - Tim Harris (8).HR - Terry Keelan (15), Jim McMurray (14).GIDP - Buddy Moore, Randy Pruit. Fielding: E - Randy Pruit.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Johnny Cook improves in contact_vs_lefty Glenn Moronko improves in contact_vs_lefty Rube Cotter did not respond to coaching in velocity Bobby Pagliaroni did not respond to coaching in control
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Kip Dobler did not respond to coaching in speed Dan Sweeney did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Pat Wilberding did not respond to coaching in control Tommy Wright did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Kip Dobler did not respond to coaching in 2B