Inning: 1 Minnesota Ray Kernek pitching. Cupid Grace grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Matthews singles to left field. Ian McNulty pops out to the third baseman. Debs Westlake flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Terry Martin pitching. Bob Pruett grounds out to the third baseman. Les Bryden flies out to the right fielder. Kenji Imazeki grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Mike Benitez grounds out to the third baseman. Walt Poat hits a home run. Eric Kroll walks. Bobby Smith lines out to the second baseman. Terry Martin singles to center field. Eric Kroll advances to third on the hit. Cupid Grace grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Geronimo Conroy grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! John Mercado grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Hudson flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Johnny Matthews singles to right field. Ian McNulty grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Debs Westlake pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Johnny Hafey strikes out. Vinnie Hammonds singles to left field. Ray Kernek lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Vinnie Hammonds forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Bob Pruett pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Mike Benitez singles to center field. Walt Poat grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Eric Kroll walks. Bobby Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Les Bryden singles to center field. Kenji Imazeki singles to center field. Geronimo Conroy flies out to the center fielder. John Mercado flies out to the center fielder. Bill Hudson singles to right field. Les Bryden scores. Kenji Imazeki advances to third on the hit. Johnny Hafey grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Terry Martin flies out to the center fielder. Cupid Grace grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Matthews grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Vinnie Hammonds strikes out. Ray Kernek strikes out. Bob Pruett hits a home run. Les Bryden flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Ian McNulty grounds out to the shortstop. Debs Westlake singles to center field. Debs Westlake steals second. Mike Benitez grounds out to the second baseman. Debs Westlake advances to third on the play. Walt Poat strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Kenji Imazeki grounds out to the second baseman. Geronimo Conroy grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! John Mercado flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Eric Kroll triples. The defense is playing the corners in. Keiichi Tamaki is pinch hitting for Bobby Smith. Keiichi Tamaki grounds out to the third baseman. The defense is playing the corners in. Carl McElveen is pinch hitting for Terry Martin. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Carl McElveen doubles to right field. Eric Kroll scores. Cupid Grace grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Matthews strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Lucky Mankowski pitching. Dick Holt enters the game as a defensive replacement for Keiichi Tamaki at C. Bill Hudson strikes out. Johnny Hafey singles to center field. Vinnie Hammonds doubles to center field. Akinobu Kono is pinch hitting for Ray Kernek. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Akinobu Kono strikes out. Bob Pruett strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Mike Ruffcorn pitching. Ian McNulty strikes out. Debs Westlake walks. Debs Westlake steals second. Mike Benitez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Debs Westlake advances to third on the play. Walt Poat grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Les Bryden strikes out. Kenji Imazeki strikes out. Geronimo Conroy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Eric Kroll walks. Dick Holt singles to center field. Eric Kroll advances to third on the hit. Ronn Moreno is pinch hitting for Lucky Mankowski. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Ronn Moreno strikes out. Cupid Grace singles to center field. Eric Kroll scores. Johnny Matthews grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Dick Holt advances to third on the play. Cupid Grace advances to second on the play. Ian McNulty singles to left field. Dick Holt scores. Cupid Grace scores. Rene Pasquella comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Debs Westlake grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Gregg Haldeman pitching. John Mercado pops out to the first baseman. Bill Hudson grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Hafey flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 8 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 5
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Carlos Vollmer did not respond to coaching in speed Lee Ward did not respond to coaching in control Placido Beck did not respond to coaching in speed George Stremmel improves in contact_vs_lefty George Cooper did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty George Stremmel improves in power_vs_lefty
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Joe Pearson improves in power_vs_righty Bill Moore did not respond to coaching in control Hack Karlon did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Hack Karlon did not respond to coaching in range Harry Cousineau did not respond to coaching in range Mickey Young improves in range Harry Cousineau did not respond to coaching in 3B