Win: Ron "Duece" Valdez (10-9) Loss: Larry Anderson (5-3)
Save: George Comellas (4)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Ron Duece Valdez pitching. Butts Girardi walks. Butts Girardi steals second. Clarence Hernandez strikes out. Chuck Kaiser singles to center field. Butts Girardi scores. Jake Bradford flies out to the right fielder. Pete High strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Henry Bragg pitching. Tommy Balls Eunick singles to right field. Tommy Balls Eunick steals second. Hot Heinie Haid walks. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah grounds out to the third baseman. Tommy Balls Eunick advances to third on the play. Hot Heinie Haid advances to second on the play. Reutilio Ramirez flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Tommy Balls Eunick scores. Luis Kappel grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Joe Just grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Kevin Carroll flies out to the center fielder. Ezra Birmingham flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Bart Glove Distefano walks. Rod Pazik strikes out. Tony Mumps Mumphrey grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Henry Bragg strikes out. Butts Girardi hits a home run. Clarence Hernandez grounds out to the shortstop. Chuck Kaiser grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Ron Duece Valdez grounds out to the second baseman. Tommy Balls Eunick singles to right field. Hot Heinie Haid grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jake Bradford singles to left field. Pete High strikes out. Joe Just grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jake Bradford is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Kevin Carroll strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Gene Ha-Ha Hannah singles to right field. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah steals second. Reutilio Ramirez reached on a fielding error by Kevin Carroll. Luis Kappel strikes out. Bart Glove Distefano strikes out. Rod Pazik grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Ezra Birmingham flies out to the right fielder. Henry Bragg grounds out to the second baseman. Butts Girardi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Tony Mumps Mumphrey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ron Duece Valdez flies out to the right fielder. Tommy Balls Eunick grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Clarence Hernandez grounds out to the shortstop. Chuck Kaiser triples. Jake Bradford flies out to the left fielder. Pete High strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Hot Heinie Haid strikes out. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah triples. Reutilio Ramirez flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Gene Ha-Ha Hannah scores. Luis Kappel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Joe Just grounds out to the second baseman. Kevin Carroll strikes out. Ezra Birmingham singles to left field. Eddie Bateman is pinch hitting for Henry Bragg. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Eddie Bateman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Larry Anderson pitching. Bob Hardware Cisco is pinch hitting for Bart Glove Distefano. Bob Hardware Cisco flies out to the left fielder. Rod Pazik strikes out. Tony Mumps Mumphrey doubles past the left fielder. Ron Duece Valdez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Grover Carney enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bob Hardware Cisco at SS. Butts Girardi singles to center field. Clarence Hernandez flies out to the left fielder. Chuck Kaiser grounds out to the second baseman. Butts Girardi advances to second on the play. Jake Bradford flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Tommy Balls Eunick grounds out to the pitcher. Hot Heinie Haid strikes out. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah walks. Reutilio Ramirez triples. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah scores. Luis Kappel singles to center field. Reutilio Ramirez scores. Tony Cash Rupe is pinch running for Luis Kappel on 1st base. Grover Carney strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota George Comellas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Pete High strikes out. Joe Just strikes out. Kevin Carroll strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 5 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 5
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Brad Didier improves in range Ernie Campbell did not respond to coaching in speed Brad Didier did not respond to coaching in arm Freddy Dunkle did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Brad Didier did not respond to coaching in C
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Oscar Myers improves in power_vs_lefty Del Walsh improves in contact_vs_lefty Del Walsh improves in speed Whitey Conovar improves in speed Cliff Dunbar improves in LF