Win: Ed Noble (17-5) Loss: Randy Pruit (13-8)
Save: Jack Moore (30)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Ed Noble pitching. Tim Harris grounds out to the third baseman. Eugene Erixson grounds out to the shortstop. Jim McMurray reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bob Engel. Walter Kingdon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Randy Pruit pitching. Jim Hawkes flies out to the left fielder. Jack Purdy walks. Clark Cueto singles to center field. Jack Purdy advances to third on the hit. Reggie McCarthy singles to center field. Jack Purdy scores. Bob Engel hits a home run. Clark Cueto scores. Reggie McCarthy scores. Pat Oliver singles to center field. Sam Vail grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Joe Filipi strikes out. Whitey Mahaffey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eddie Jones flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Johnny Cook strikes out. Ed Noble flies out to the right fielder. Jim Hawkes flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Tommy Wright grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Randy Pruit pops out to the second baseman. Tim Harris grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jack Purdy grounds out to the shortstop. Clark Cueto strikes out. Reggie McCarthy grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Eugene Erixson grounds out to the third baseman. Jim McMurray singles to center field. Walter Kingdon hits a home run. Jim McMurray scores. Joe Filipi strikes out. Whitey Mahaffey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bob Engel lines out to the second baseman. Pat Oliver singles to left field. Sam Vail flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Cook pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Eddie Jones walks. Tommy Wright pops out to the third baseman. Randy Pruit lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Ed Noble strikes out. Jim Hawkes walks. Jack Purdy grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jim Hawkes is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Clark Cueto singles to center field. Jack Purdy advances to third on the hit. Reggie McCarthy strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Tim Harris singles to center field. Eugene Erixson flies out to the right fielder. Jim McMurray singles to left field. Walter Kingdon singles to center field. Tim Harris scores. Joe Filipi grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Bob Engel strikes out. Pat Oliver grounds out to the third baseman. Sam Vail strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Whitey Mahaffey flies out to the center fielder. Eddie Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Tommy Wright flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Johnny Cook strikes out. Dave Booles is pinch hitting for Ed Noble. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Dave Booles strikes out. Bill Acevedo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Jim Hawkes singles past the third baseman. Jim Hawkes steals second. Jack Purdy pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Jack Moore pitching. Pete Sedgwick is pinch hitting for Bill Acevedo. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Pete Sedgwick grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tim Harris singles to right field. Eugene Erixson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tim Harris is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jim McMurray strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Phil Baugh pitching. Clark Cueto grounds out to the third baseman. Reggie McCarthy grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Engel grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Walter Kingdon strikes out. Joe Filipi singles to center field. Whitey Mahaffey flies out to the right fielder. Eddie Jones grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Joe Filipi is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 4 Minnesota total runners left on base: 4
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Steve Cervantes did not respond to coaching in velocity Homer James improves in range Justin DuBois improves in endurance Ed Ball did not respond to coaching in speed Don Munsterman did not respond to coaching in SS
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Clayton Bell improves in endurance Turner Miller did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Lefty Harrelson did not respond to coaching in velocity Dick Rivera improves in control