Win: Yoshio Kaneko (4-0) Loss: Luis Brown (3-3)
Save: Roy Harrington (21)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Ray Kernek pitching. Lamar Textor singles to left field. Dick Holt strikes out. Johnny Matthews pops out to the first baseman. Mike Benitez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Steve Kipper pitching. Bob Pruett grounds out to the shortstop. Akinobu Kono strikes out. Truck Perezchica grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Ed Gregory is hit by a pitch. Ian McNulty hits a home run. Ed Gregory scores. Cupid Grace grounds out to the second baseman. Carl McElveen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Kipper strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Les Bryden walks. Bill Hedlund grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Les Bryden is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dwight Hackett flies out to the center fielder. Vinnie Hammonds pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Lamar Textor strikes out. Dick Holt flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Matthews strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay John Mercado grounds out to the third baseman. Ray Kernek walks. Bob Pruett grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ray Kernek is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Akinobu Kono strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Mike Benitez singles to left field. Ed Gregory hits a home run. Mike Benitez scores. Ian McNulty grounds out to the third baseman. Cupid Grace singles to center field. Carl McElveen strikes out. Cupid Grace steals second. Steve Kipper strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Truck Perezchica hits a home run. Les Bryden strikes out. Bill Hedlund singles to center field. Dwight Hackett hits a home run. Bill Hedlund scores. Vinnie Hammonds walks. John Mercado singles to left field. Vinnie Hammonds advances to third on the hit. Ray Kernek strikes out. John Mercado is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Lamar Textor triples. Dick Holt flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Lamar Textor scores. Johnny Matthews grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Benitez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Bob Pruett walks. Bob Pruett is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Akinobu Kono flies out to the right fielder. Truck Perezchica flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Ed Gregory singles to left field. Ian McNulty grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ed Gregory is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Cupid Grace grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ian McNulty is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Carl McElveen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Les Bryden strikes out. Bill Hedlund singles to left field. Dwight Hackett flies out to the center fielder. Vinnie Hammonds singles to right field. John Mercado strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Steve Kipper reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bill Hedlund. Lamar Textor flies out to the left fielder. Dick Holt grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Kipper advances to third on the play. Johnny Matthews flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Tom Breton is pinch hitting for Ray Kernek. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Tom Breton strikes out. Bob Pruett flies out to the right fielder. Akinobu Kono walks. Truck Perezchica pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Mike Ruffcorn pitching. Mike Benitez singles to left field. Ed Gregory strikes out. Ian McNulty pops out to the third baseman. Mike Benitez steals second. Cupid Grace walks. Carl McElveen grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Les Bryden walks. Bill Hedlund flies out to the center fielder. Dwight Hackett singles to left field. Les Bryden advances to third on the hit. John Jones comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dwight Hackett steals second. Vinnie Hammonds singles to left field. Les Bryden scores. Dwight Hackett scores. John Mercado singles to center field. Vinnie Hammonds advances to third on the hit. Mike Ruffcorn grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Vinnie Hammonds scores. John Mercado advances to second on the play. Bob Pruett flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Debs Westlake is pinch hitting for John Jones. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Debs Westlake singles to center field. Debs Westlake steals second. Lamar Textor strikes out. Dick Holt strikes out. Johnny Matthews singles to left field. Debs Westlake scores. Johnny Matthews is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Lucky Mankowski pitching. Akinobu Kono walks. Truck Perezchica pops out to the third baseman. Les Bryden flies out to the left fielder. Bill Hedlund strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Minnesota Mike Benitez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Gregory is hit by a pitch. Ian McNulty flies out to the left fielder. Cupid Grace strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Tampa Bay Dwight Hackett strikes out. Vinnie Hammonds flies out to the center fielder. John Mercado singles to center field. Mike Ruffcorn grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Minnesota Carl McElveen lines out to the first baseman. Lucky Mankowski grounds out to the shortstop. Lamar Textor flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Tampa Bay Bob Pruett grounds out to the shortstop. Akinobu Kono pops out to the second baseman. Truck Perezchica walks. Les Bryden flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Minnesota Luis Brown comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Relief Pitchers stats. Dick Holt walks. Johnny Matthews strikes out. Mike Benitez singles to center field. Ed Gregory strikes out. Ian McNulty strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 12 Tampa Bay Bill Hedlund flies out to the right fielder. Dwight Hackett grounds out to the third baseman. Vinnie Hammonds grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 13 Minnesota Cupid Grace grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Carl McElveen strikes out. Ronn Moreno is pinch hitting for Lucky Mankowski. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ronn Moreno grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 13 Tampa Bay Yoshio Kaneko pitching. John Mercado singles to center field. Luis Brown pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Bob Pruett singles to center field. Akinobu Kono grounds out to the third baseman. John Mercado advances to third on the play. Bob Pruett advances to second on the play. Truck Perezchica pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 14 Minnesota Lamar Textor singles to left field. Lamar Textor steals second. Dick Holt hits a home run. Lamar Textor scores. Tom Butler comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johnny Matthews strikes out. Mike Benitez flies out to the right fielder. Ed Gregory flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 14 Tampa Bay Roy Harrington comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Les Bryden strikes out. Bill Hedlund grounds out to the shortstop. Dwight Hackett hits an infield single to the pitcher. Dwight Hackett is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 9 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 12
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jamey Forster improves in contact_vs_lefty Lee Ward did not respond to coaching in control Lee Ward improves in control Jamey Forster improves in range Pat Whiten improves in power_vs_lefty Jamey Forster improves in power_vs_lefty
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Pug Hollins did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ken Schaal did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mark Bradley did not respond to coaching in control Steve Goslin improves in power_vs_righty Dave Lopez did not respond to coaching in speed Mark Bradley did not respond to coaching in control Geronimo Conroy did not respond to coaching in SS