Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Nellie Lagger pitching. George Fick singles to left field. Tracy Cockrell singles to left field. George Fick advances to third on the hit. Paul Hug flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Welsh strikes out. Bernardo Malmberg grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Minnesota Bill Estrada pitching. Tsutomu Shimizu doubles past the center fielder. Ted Graves walks. Fred Brabender flies out to the left fielder. Tsutomu Shimizu is out trying to steal third. Ike Walker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Bill Gabler singles to center field. Ted Konnick strikes out. Don K Dobson singles to right field. Bill Estrada lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. George Fick singles to right field. Bill Gabler scores. Don K Dobson scores. Tracy Cockrell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Mike Peterson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Marv Wilson lines out to the shortstop. Alan Shea walks. Ross Gharrity singles to left field. Alan Shea advances to third on the hit. Nellie Lagger grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Paul Hug strikes out. Jerry Welsh grounds out to the shortstop. Bernardo Malmberg flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Tsutomu Shimizu singles to left field. Ted Graves strikes out. Fred Brabender grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Bill Gabler strikes out. Ted Konnick singles to right field. Don K Dobson flies out to the right fielder. Bill Estrada strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Ike Walker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Mike Peterson strikes out. Marv Wilson hits an infield single to the second baseman. Alan Shea grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay George Fick strikes out. Tracy Cockrell flies out to the right fielder. Paul Hug strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Ross Gharrity reached on a fielding error by Tracy Cockrell. Nellie Lagger fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Nellie Lagger pops out to the catcher. Tsutomu Shimizu grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Ross Gharrity is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Tsutomu Shimizu is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Jerry Welsh strikes out. Bernardo Malmberg walks. Bill Gabler bunts for a base hit. Ted Konnick grounds out to the pitcher. Bernardo Malmberg advances to third on the play. Bill Gabler advances to second on the play. Don K Dobson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Ted Graves pops out to the third baseman. Fred Brabender singles past the second baseman. Ike Walker singles to center field. Fred Brabender advances to third on the hit. Mike Peterson strikes out. Marv Wilson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Bill Estrada grounds out to the second baseman. George Fick flies out to the center fielder. Tracy Cockrell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Alan Shea grounds out to the shortstop. Ross Gharrity strikes out. Nellie Lagger grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Matt Guerra is pinch hitting for Paul Hug. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Matt Guerra is hit by a pitch. Taisuke Tahara 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 1st. Jerry Welsh strikes out. Matt Guerra is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bernardo Malmberg flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Tsutomu Shimizu walks. Tsutomu Shimizu steals second. Ted Graves lines out to the first baseman. Fred Brabender strikes out. Ike Walker grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Bill Gabler strikes out. Ted Konnick singles to right field. Vern Buskey is pinch hitting for Don K Dobson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Vern Buskey grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Ted Konnick is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Magglio Maldonado is pinch hitting for Bill Estrada. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Vern Buskey steals second. Magglio Maldonado strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Buck Boak pitching. Mike Peterson walks. Marv Wilson walks. Alan Shea flies out to the right fielder. Ross Gharrity grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 7 Minnesota total runners LOB: 8
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Robinson improves in power_vs_lefty Ed Fowler did not respond to coaching in control Tony Cousineau improves in range Curt Melton did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Otto Ogden did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Fowler improves in velocity John Robinson did not respond to coaching in C
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rube Stuper improves in velocity Gary Davis did not respond to coaching in control George Guindon did not respond to coaching in velocity Charlie Byrne did not respond to coaching in velocity Johnny Criscione did not respond to coaching in velocity Grady Edwards improves in contact_vs_righty