Win: Mike Szotkiewicz (1-0) Loss: Frank Olivo (0-1)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Frank Olivo pitching. Todd Adams singles to right field. Magglio Maldonado strikes out. Paul Hug singles to left field. Todd Adams advances to third on the hit. Paul Hug steals second. Ted Konnick lines out to the second baseman. Jerry Welsh grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Minnesota Mike Szotkiewicz pitching. Jimmy Robidoux doubles to right field. Tsutomu Shimizu strikes out. Charlie Barfield grounds out to the second baseman. Jimmy Robidoux advances to third on the play. Ted Graves grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay George Fick flies out to the right fielder. Don K Dobson pops out to the second baseman. Reggie Moncewicz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Fred Brabender strikes out. Marv Wilson flies out to the center fielder. Luis Ortiz singles to center field. Luis Ortiz is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Mike Szotkiewicz flies out to the center fielder. Todd Adams doubles to left field. Magglio Maldonado lines out to the third baseman. Paul Hug flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Dan Stallard grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Frank Olivo grounds out to the second baseman. Jimmy Robidoux pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Ted Konnick flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Welsh singles to center field. George Fick walks. Don K Dobson hits a home run. Jerry Welsh scores. George Fick scores. Reggie Moncewicz walks. Mike Szotkiewicz lays a bunt down the first base line. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to second for one out, on to first for the 3-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Tsutomu Shimizu strikes out. Charlie Barfield flies out to the center fielder. Ted Graves flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Todd Adams singles to center field. Magglio Maldonado grounds out to the third baseman. Todd Adams advances to second on the play. Paul Hug doubles to center field. Todd Adams scores. Jerry W Harris comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ted Konnick flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Welsh strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Fred Brabender grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Marv Wilson singles to left field. Marv Wilson steals second. Luis Ortiz lines out to the second baseman. Dan Stallard strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay George Fick singles to right field. Don K Dobson grounds out to the third baseman. George Fick advances to second on the play. Reggie Moncewicz strikes out. Mike Szotkiewicz singles to right field. George Fick scores. Mike Szotkiewicz steals second. Todd Adams walks. Magglio Maldonado flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Jerry W Harris grounds out to the second baseman. Jimmy Robidoux grounds out to the shortstop. Tsutomu Shimizu walks. Tsutomu Shimizu steals second. Charlie Barfield flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Paul Hug pops out to the second baseman. Ted Konnick flies out to the right fielder. Bill Gabler is pinch hitting for Jerry Welsh. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Gabler grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Ted Graves pops out to the shortstop. Fred Brabender flies out to the center fielder. Marv Wilson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay George Fick triples. Vern Buskey is pinch hitting for Don K Dobson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Vern Buskey walks. Reggie Moncewicz walks. Mike Szotkiewicz hits a home run. George Fick scores. Vern Buskey scores. Reggie Moncewicz scores. Tito Porter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Todd Adams grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Ernie Crowder is pinch hitting for Magglio Maldonado. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ernie Crowder grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Hug walks. Ted Konnick strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Luis Ortiz strikes out. Dan Stallard grounds out to the third baseman. Bruce Hernon is pinch hitting for Tito Porter. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bruce Hernon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Taisuke Tahara pitching. Bill Gabler grounds out to the second baseman. George Fick singles to center field. Vern Buskey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Fick advances to second on the play. Reggie Moncewicz singles to left field. George Fick scores. Mike Szotkiewicz grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Reggie Moncewicz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Jimmy Robidoux doubles to center field. Tsutomu Shimizu walks. Hideyuki Inoue is pinch hitting for Charlie Barfield. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Hideyuki Inoue pops out to the first baseman. Ted Graves walks. Fred Brabender strikes out. Marv Wilson singles to left field. Jimmy Robidoux scores. Tsutomu Shimizu scores. Luis Ortiz singles to center field. Ted Graves scores. Marv Wilson advances to third on the hit. Dan Stallard grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 8 Minnesota total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Todd Adams (1), Paul Hug (1).3B - George Fick (1).HR - Don K Dobson (2), Mike Szotkiewicz (1).GIDP - Mike Szotkiewicz. Baserunning: SB - Paul Hug (1), Mike Szotkiewicz (1).
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Charlie Stanicek did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Urban did not respond to coaching in velocity Rex Feller did not respond to coaching in control Rex Feller did not respond to coaching in velocity Claudell Martinez did not respond to coaching in control Rex Feller did not respond to coaching in control John Sparks did not respond to coaching in 2B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Steve Dede did not respond to coaching in arm Ike Walker did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Myrl Moeller improves in power_vs_lefty Johnny Criscione improves in control Steve Dede did not respond to coaching in range Don Butland did not respond to coaching in velocity