Inning: 1 Minnesota Eric Ellis pitching. Fred Blackwell singles to center field. Fred Walker grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Fred Blackwell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Leon Baker strikes out. Carlton Renfer grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Fred Walker is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Mike McLeland pitching. Dan Navarro singles to center field. Jim Smith strikes out. Taylor Mahay hits an infield single to the third baseman. Masatoshi Tsuchiya flies out to the right fielder. Glenn Tomko strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Jack Stanley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Barrett flies out to the left fielder. Rey Cox grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Nobuhiro Matsushima strikes out. Charlie Clyburn walks. Dwain Russell grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Charlie Clyburn is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Eric Ellis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jennys Soriano flies out to the center fielder. Mike McLeland strikes out. Fred Blackwell doubles to center field. Fred Walker walks. Leon Baker singles to center field. Fred Blackwell scores. Carlton Renfer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Dan Navarro singles to left field. Jim Smith hits an infield single to the pitcher. Taylor Mahay singles to left field. Dan Navarro scores. Jim Smith advances to third on the hit. Masatoshi Tsuchiya singles to right field. Jim Smith scores. Glenn Tomko grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Taylor Mahay advances to third on the play. Nobuhiro Matsushima strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jack Stanley singles to center field. Mike Barrett walks. Rey Cox grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Mike Barrett is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jennys Soriano flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Jack Stanley scores. Mike McLeland strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Charlie Clyburn doubles to left field. Dwain Russell walks. Fred Leach comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Eric Ellis lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Charlie Clyburn is thrown out at third. Dwain Russell advances to second on the play. Dwain Russell advances to second on the play. Dan Navarro flies out to the left fielder. Jim Smith singles past the shortstop. Dwain Russell scores. Eric Ellis advances to third on the hit. Taylor Mahay singles to left field. Eric Ellis scores. Jim Smith advances to third on the hit. Yandy Lavandera comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Masatoshi Tsuchiya walks. Glenn Tomko singles to right field. Jim Smith scores. Nobuhiro Matsushima singles to left field. Taylor Mahay scores. Masatoshi Tsuchiya scores. Glenn Tomko advances to third on the hit. Charlie Clyburn triples. Glenn Tomko scores. Nobuhiro Matsushima scores. Dwain Russell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Fred Blackwell hits a home run. Fred Walker strikes out. Leon Baker strikes out. Carlton Renfer singles to left field. Jack Stanley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Eric Ellis singles to right field. Dan Navarro flies out to the left fielder. Jim Smith grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Mike Barrett hits a home run. Rey Cox singles past the third baseman. Jennys Soriano strikes out. Rey Cox steals second. Yandy Lavandera singles to center field. Rey Cox scores. Toshihisa Kato comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fred Blackwell grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Yandy Lavandera is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Fred Walker singles to left field. Fred Blackwell advances to third on the hit. Leon Baker singles to left field. Fred Blackwell scores. Fred Walker advances to third on the hit. Carlton Renfer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Augustist vag comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Taylor Mahay grounds out to the second baseman. Masatoshi Tsuchiya strikes out. Glenn Tomko pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Jack Stanley flies out to the left fielder. Mike Barrett strikes out. Rey Cox grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Nobuhiro Matsushima walks. Nobuhiro Matsushima is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Charlie Clyburn hits a home run. Dwain Russell flies out to the right fielder. Ed Gladding is pinch hitting for Toshihisa Kato. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ed Gladding grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Orth Drake pitching. Jennys Soriano grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Shun Ohnuki is pinch hitting for Augustist vag. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Shun Ohnuki flies out to the right fielder. Fred Blackwell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Yordan Avalos pitching. Dan Navarro hits a home run. Jim Smith flies out to the center fielder. Taylor Mahay hits a home run. Masatoshi Tsuchiya triples. Bill Sullivan is pinch hitting for Glenn Tomko. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Sullivan pops out to the first baseman. Nobuhiro Matsushima singles to left field. Masatoshi Tsuchiya scores. Charlie Clyburn walks. Dwain Russell grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Nobuhiro Matsushima is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Fred Walker flies out to the left fielder. Leon Baker singles to center field. Mickey McBride is pinch hitting for Carlton Renfer. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mickey McBride flies out to the left fielder. Jack Stanley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 8 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 7
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill McCauley improves in arm Henry Aldrich did not respond to coaching in range Steve Johnson improves in contact_vs_righty Takeyoshi Matsuyama did not respond to coaching in arm Sammy Perticia did not respond to coaching in 3B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Art Wilson improves in power_vs_righty Ralph Garbark did not respond to coaching in speed Bob Kernek did not respond to coaching in velocity Fernando Boucher did not respond to coaching in velocity