Win: Andy Walsh (1-2) Loss: Sean Bones (1-2)
Save: Rene Pasquella (2)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Andy Walsh pitching. George Stremmel doubles to right field. Johnny Matthews grounds out to the catcher. Cupid Grace singles to right field. George Stremmel scores. Debs Westlake grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Sean Bones pitching. Akinobu Kono singles to right field. Akinobu Kono is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Tom Breton pops out to the third baseman. Alan Kantlehner walks. Vinnie Hammonds flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Lamar Textor grounds out to the second baseman. Walt Poat doubles to left field. Eric Kroll flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Johnny Hafey strikes out. John Mercado strikes out. Dave Lopez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Sean Bones strikes out. George Stremmel grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Matthews reached on a fielding error by Johnny Hafey. Cupid Grace singles to center field. Debs Westlake strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Dwight Hackett flies out to the left fielder. Andy Walsh lines out to the shortstop. Akinobu Kono strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Lamar Textor flies out to the center fielder. Walt Poat grounds out to the pitcher. Eric Kroll hits a home run. Bobby Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Tom Breton singles to right field. Alan Kantlehner doubles past the third baseman. Tom Breton scores. Vinnie Hammonds flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Hafey singles to center field. John Mercado flies out to the center fielder. Dave Lopez singles to left field. Alan Kantlehner scores. Dwight Hackett singles to center field. Johnny Hafey scores. Andy Walsh grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Sean Bones strikes out. George Stremmel grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Matthews flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Akinobu Kono strikes out. Tom Breton strikes out. Alan Kantlehner walks. Vinnie Hammonds pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Cupid Grace strikes out. Debs Westlake singles to left field. Lamar Textor flies out to the right fielder. Walt Poat flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Johnny Hafey reached on a fielding error by Cupid Grace. John Mercado pops out to the catcher. Dave Lopez singles to left field. Dwight Hackett singles to left field. Johnny Hafey uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dave Lopez advances to third on the hit. Andy Walsh singles to center field. Dave Lopez scores. Dwight Hackett advances to third on the hit. Akinobu Kono walks. Skeeter Ennis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Breton lines out to the third baseman. Alan Kantlehner strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Minnesota Eric Kroll flies out to the center fielder. Keiichi Tamaki is pinch hitting for Bobby Smith. Keiichi Tamaki strikes out. Ian McNulty is pinch hitting for Skeeter Ennis. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Ian McNulty singles to left field. George Stremmel flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Yoshio Kaneko pitching. Matt Cihocki enters the game as a defensive replacement for Keiichi Tamaki at C. Vinnie Hammonds singles to center field. Johnny Hafey flies out to the center fielder. Bill Hudson is pinch hitting for John Mercado. Bill Hudson flies out to the center fielder. Dave Lopez singles to right field. Vinnie Hammonds advances to third on the hit. Dwight Hackett grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Jerry Kruger enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bill Hudson at C. Johnny Matthews grounds out to the third baseman. Cupid Grace singles to right field. Debs Westlake singles to right field. Cupid Grace advances to third on the hit. Lamar Textor flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Cupid Grace scores. Walt Poat grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Geronimo Conroy is pinch hitting for Andy Walsh. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Geronimo Conroy lines out to the shortstop. Akinobu Kono hits a home run. Lucky Mankowski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Breton strikes out. Alan Kantlehner doubles to left field. Vinnie Hammonds grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Rene Pasquella pitching. Eric Kroll singles to center field. Matt Cihocki singles to left field. Eric Kroll advances to third on the hit. Mike Benitez is pinch hitting for Lucky Mankowski. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mike Benitez flies out to the right fielder. George Stremmel singles to left field. Eric Kroll scores. Matt Cihocki advances to third on the hit. Johnny Matthews grounds out to the second baseman. George Stremmel advances to second on the play. Cupid Grace flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners left on base: 8 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 10
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ryan Long improves in arm Chito Kennedy did not respond to coaching in endurance John Clemens improves in range Pat Whiten improves in contact_vs_lefty Ted Meakim improves in arm Placido Beck improves in power_vs_lefty
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Charlie Kennedy improves in arm Bobby Reese improves in range George Long did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Danny Embrey did not respond to coaching in control Ken Schaal did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Charlie Kennedy improves in speed Bobby Reese did not respond to coaching in 1B