Win: Yaibel Martinez (5-3) Loss: Tony Bigelow (6-6)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Yaibel Martinez pitching. Joe Williams grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Pruett grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Hedlund strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Tony Bigelow pitching. Johnny Matthews doubles to center field. Lamar Textor singles to right field. Johnny Matthews is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Ronn Moreno strikes out. John Grimes grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Les Bryden is hit by a pitch. Kenji Imazeki strikes out. John Mercado strikes out. John Gajkowski grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Jimmy Kane pops out to the second baseman. Joseph Orwell grounds out to the pitcher. Dick Holt grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Dwight Hackett strikes out. Tony Bigelow grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Williams grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Ed Gregory reached on a 2-base throwing error by Dwight Hackett. Yaibel Martinez 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 doubles to left field. Ed Gregory scores. Lamar Textor walks. Ronn Moreno grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Lamar Textor is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. John Grimes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Bob Pruett strikes out. Bill Hedlund strikes out. Les Bryden flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jimmy Kane flies out to the right fielder. Joseph Orwell flies out to the left fielder. Dick Holt doubles past the center fielder. Ed Gregory strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Kenji Imazeki strikes out. John Mercado strikes out. John Gajkowski grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Yaibel Martinez singles past the second baseman. Johnny Matthews singles to right field. Lamar Textor flies out to the left fielder. Ronn Moreno singles to center field. Yaibel Martinez scores. Johnny Matthews advances to third on the hit. John Grimes strikes out. Jimmy Kane strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Dwight Hackett singles to left field. Tony Bigelow 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). Joe Williams pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Joseph Orwell strikes out. Dick Holt flies out to the left fielder. Ed Gregory grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Bob Pruett strikes out. Bill Hedlund singles to center field. Bill Hedlund steals second. Les Bryden flies out to the left fielder. Kenji Imazeki grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Yaibel Martinez grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Matthews singles to right field. Lamar Textor doubles to center field. Johnny Matthews uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ronn Moreno strikes out. John Grimes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Dave Waddell enters the game as a defensive replacement for John Grimes at 1B. Eric Kroll enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jimmy Kane at RF. Ian McNulty enters the game as a defensive replacement for Joseph Orwell at SS. John Mercado strikes out. John Gajkowski grounds out to the shortstop. Dwight Hackett flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Eric Kroll hits a home run. Ian McNulty pops out to the first baseman. Dick Holt flies out to the right fielder. Ed Gregory walks. Yaibel Martinez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Akinobu Kono is pinch hitting for Tony Bigelow. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Akinobu Kono grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Williams flies out to the center fielder. Bob Pruett walks. Bill Hedlund flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 3 Minnesota total runners left on base: 8
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Brooks Teufel improves in arm Hack Karlon improves in range Guy Crane improves in range Brooks Teufel did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bill Moore did not respond to coaching in control Bobby Reese did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Alexander Gomez did not respond to coaching in CF
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Harry Lawson did not respond to coaching in control Todd Zeile improves in power_vs_lefty Len Dedrick did not respond to coaching in control Skeeter Ennis did not respond to coaching in endurance Bobby Smith improves in contact_vs_lefty Marty Cruz improves in power_vs_righty