Win: Toji Sudo (5-6) Loss: Jeff Maranville (2-8)
Save: Tom Butler (2)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Toji Sudo pitching. Johnny Matthews strikes out. Lamar Textor grounds out to the shortstop. John Grimes singles to left field. Jimmy Kane singles to right field. Joseph Orwell singles to center field. John Grimes scores. Jimmy Kane advances to third on the hit. Dick Holt flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Jeff Maranville pitching. Joe Williams grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Pruett flies out to the right fielder. Bill Hedlund walks. Les Bryden pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Ed Gregory walks. Ed Gregory steals second. Ian McNulty grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Maranville singles to left field. Ed Gregory scores. Johnny Matthews singles to right field. Lamar Textor grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Kenji Imazeki hits a home run. John Mercado grounds out to the shortstop. John Gajkowski flies out to the right fielder. Truck Perezchica grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota John Grimes flies out to the center fielder. Jimmy Kane singles to left field. Joseph Orwell walks. Dick Holt grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Toji Sudo strikes out. Joe Williams flies out to the center fielder. Bob Pruett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Ed Gregory strikes out. Ian McNulty walks. Jeff Maranville pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Johnny Matthews grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ian McNulty is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Bill Hedlund singles to left field. Les Bryden strikes out. Bill Hedlund is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Kenji Imazeki reached on a fielding error by Ian McNulty. John Mercado flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Lamar Textor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Grimes walks. Jimmy Kane strikes out. Joseph Orwell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay John Gajkowski walks. Truck Perezchica strikes out. Toji Sudo lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joe Williams grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Dick Holt strikes out. Ed Gregory singles past the second baseman. Ed Gregory steals second. Ian McNulty walks. Jeff Maranville lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Johnny Matthews grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Bob Pruett walks. Bill Hedlund singles to center field. Bob Pruett advances to third on the hit. Les Bryden singles to right field. Bob Pruett scores. Bill Hedlund advances to third on the hit. Kenji Imazeki strikes out. John Mercado singles to center field. Bill Hedlund scores. John Gajkowski hits a home run. Les Bryden scores. John Mercado scores. Yoshio Kaneko comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Truck Perezchica grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Akinobu Kono is pinch hitting for Toji Sudo. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Akinobu Kono flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Tom Butler pitching. Lamar Textor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Grimes walks. Jimmy Kane lines out to the third baseman. Joseph Orwell singles to right field. Dick Holt grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joseph Orwell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Joe Williams strikes out. Bob Pruett singles to right field. Bill Hedlund flies out to the left fielder. Les Bryden grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bob Pruett is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Ed Gregory flies out to the right fielder. Ian McNulty flies out to the right fielder. Eric Kroll is pinch hitting for Yoshio Kaneko. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Eric Kroll strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Lucky Mankowski pitching. Kenji Imazeki strikes out. Vinnie Hammonds is pinch hitting for John Mercado. Vinnie Hammonds singles to left field. Vinnie Hammonds steals second. John Gajkowski pops out to the first baseman. Truck Perezchica doubles to right field. Vinnie Hammonds scores. Tom Butler flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Jerry Kruger enters the game as a defensive replacement for Vinnie Hammonds at C. Johnny Matthews grounds out to the pitcher. Lamar Textor walks. John Grimes strikes out. Lamar Textor steals second. Jimmy Kane flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 11 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 5
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Cupid Grace did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Placido Beck improves in contact_vs_righty Todd Zeile improves in contact_vs_righty Todd Zeile improves in arm Len Dedrick did not respond to coaching in velocity Harry Lawson did not respond to coaching in velocity
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Pug Hollins did not respond to coaching in range Richie Stallings did not respond to coaching in control Hack Karlon did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty George Long improves in speed Bobby Reese did not respond to coaching in arm Geronimo Conroy did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Harry Cousineau did not respond to coaching in 3B