Win: Ray Kernek (4-2) Loss: Jonathan Bohen (4-8)
Save: Rene Pasquella (18)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Ray Kernek pitching. Lamar Textor flies out to the left fielder. Mike Benitez flies out to the left fielder. Ronn Moreno grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Steve Kipper pitching. Bob Pruett pops out to the catcher. Akinobu Kono grounds out to the shortstop. Truck Perezchica singles to left field. Les Bryden pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Debs Westlake flies out to the center fielder. John Grimes strikes out. Jimmy Kane grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Bill Hedlund strikes out. Dwight Hackett doubles to right field. Vinnie Hammonds grounds out to the second baseman. Dwight Hackett advances to third on the play. Jerry Kruger singles to right field. Dwight Hackett scores. Ray Kernek strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Joseph Orwell grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Holt strikes out. Steve Kipper grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Bob Pruett strikes out. Akinobu Kono flies out to the left fielder. Truck Perezchica flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Lamar Textor lines out to the shortstop. Mike Benitez doubles to left field. Ronn Moreno singles past the shortstop. Mike Benitez scores. Ronn Moreno steals second. Debs Westlake grounds out to the second baseman. Ronn Moreno advances to third on the play. John Grimes lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Les Bryden grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Hedlund walks. Dwight Hackett flies out to the right fielder. Vinnie Hammonds singles to right field. Bill Hedlund advances to third on the hit. Jerry Kruger strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Jimmy Kane grounds out to the pitcher. Joseph Orwell lines out to the shortstop. Dick Holt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Ray Kernek flies out to the left fielder. Bob Pruett strikes out. Akinobu Kono strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Steve Kipper grounds out to the second baseman. Lamar Textor singles to center field. Mike Benitez walks. Ronn Moreno grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mike Benitez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Debs Westlake reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bill Hedlund. Lamar Textor scores. John Grimes grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Truck Perezchica strikes out. Les Bryden pops out to the shortstop. Bill Hedlund grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Jimmy Kane hits a home run. Joseph Orwell grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Holt hits an infield single to the shortstop. Steve Kipper lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Lamar Textor strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Dwight Hackett singles to center field. Vinnie Hammonds grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Jerry Kruger pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Mike Benitez flies out to the left fielder. Ronn Moreno flies out to the center fielder. Debs Westlake strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Jerry Mitchell is pinch hitting for Ray Kernek. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jerry Mitchell walks. Bob Pruett walks. Jonathan Bohen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Akinobu Kono strikes out. Truck Perezchica strikes out. Les Bryden hits a home run. Jerry Mitchell scores. Bob Pruett scores. Bill Hedlund walks. Dwight Hackett hits a home run. Bill Hedlund scores. Lucky Mankowski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Vinnie Hammonds strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Rene Pasquella pitching. John Mercado enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jerry Kruger at C. John Grimes strikes out. Jimmy Kane strikes out. Joseph Orwell walks. Dick Holt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 5 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 4
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Aurelio Brideweser improves in velocity Len Dedrick did not respond to coaching in velocity Sean Bones did not respond to coaching in control Bobby Smith did not respond to coaching in arm George Stremmel improves in range Aurelio Brideweser did not respond to coaching in velocity
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Geronimo Conroy did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Hank Atkinson did not respond to coaching in speed Bobby Reese did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Hack Karlon improves in contact_vs_righty Brooks Teufel improves in power_vs_righty Bill Moore improves in velocity Bobby Reese did not respond to coaching in 1B