Win: Jess Hernandez (5-7) Loss: Tom Greenwood (9-7)
Save: John Vinson (25)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Buck Boak pitching. Ted Graves singles to center field. Alan Shea grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Marv Wilson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Jess Hernandez pitching. Tracy Cockrell grounds out to the shortstop. George Fick grounds out to the third baseman. Jerry Welsh grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Wally Clancy strikes out. Mike Peterson lines out to the first baseman. Ike Walker walks. Ross Gharrity singles to right field. Myrl Moeller flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Paul Hug strikes out. Vern Buskey walks. Vern Buskey steals second. Matt Guerra pops out to the third baseman. Ted Nelson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jess Hernandez grounds out to the shortstop. Ted Graves walks. Ted Graves steals second. Alan Shea singles to right field. Marv Wilson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alan Shea advances to second on the play. Wally Clancy strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay John Sparks walks. Buck Boak fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Buck Boak flies out to the right fielder. Tracy Cockrell singles to center field. John Sparks advances to third on the hit. George Fick doubles to center field. John Sparks scores. Tracy Cockrell uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jerry Welsh singles past the shortstop. George Fick scores. Paul Hug doubles to center field. Jerry Welsh is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Vern Buskey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Mike Peterson grounds out to the second baseman. Ike Walker grounds out to the third baseman. Ross Gharrity singles to right field. Myrl Moeller flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Matt Guerra grounds out to the third baseman. Ted Nelson walks. John Sparks singles to right field. Ted Nelson aggressively advances to third on the hit. Buck Boak grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Jess Hernandez singles to center field. Ted Graves flies out to the left fielder. Alan Shea grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Jess Hernandez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Marv Wilson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Tracy Cockrell flies out to the center fielder. George Fick grounds out to the third baseman. Jerry Welsh strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Wally Clancy grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Peterson flies out to the left fielder. Ike Walker doubles to left field. Tom Greenwood 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 2nd. Ross Gharrity singles to left field. Ike Walker scores. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Myrl Moeller singles past the shortstop. Ross Gharrity scores. Jess Hernandez singles past the third baseman. Myrl Moeller advances to third on the hit. Ted Graves singles to center field. Myrl Moeller scores. George Nordyke comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alan Shea singles to left field. Jess Hernandez scores. Ted Graves is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Paul Hug flies out to the right fielder. Vern Buskey grounds out to the shortstop. Matt Guerra strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Marv Wilson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Wally Clancy walks. Mike Peterson walks. Ike Walker singles to left field. Wally Clancy scores. Mike Peterson advances to third on the hit. Ross Gharrity grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Peterson scores. Ike Walker advances to second on the play. Byron Stuffel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Myrl Moeller strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Ted Nelson grounds out to the second baseman. John Sparks grounds out to the second baseman. Ernie Crowder is pinch hitting for Byron Stuffel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ernie Crowder flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Otto Ogden pitching. Jess Hernandez grounds out to the third baseman. Ted Graves walks. Alan Shea grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Tracy Cockrell strikes out. John Vinson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. George Fick pops out to the third baseman. Jerry Welsh walks. Mickey Bridges is pinch hitting for Paul Hug. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mickey Bridges strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Marv Wilson flies out to the right fielder. Wally Clancy pops out to the first baseman. Mike Peterson walks. Ike Walker grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Mike Peterson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Bill Watkins is pinch hitting for Vern Buskey. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Watkins pops out to the first baseman. Matt Guerra strikes out. Ted Nelson singles to right field. John Sparks pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 9 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 5
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bud Guindon did not respond to coaching in control Gary Davis did not respond to coaching in velocity Rube Stuper did not respond to coaching in control Charlie Byrne did not respond to coaching in velocity Charlie Byrne did not respond to coaching in control Bud Guindon did not respond to coaching in control
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Stan Wilson improves in range Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Ed Fowler did not respond to coaching in control Jed Simpson did not respond to coaching in speed Jed Simpson did not respond to coaching in range John Robinson did not respond to coaching in C