Win: Jeff Maranville (4-7) Loss: Jerald Shaute (2-6)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Jerald Shaute pitching. Marty Cruz grounds out to the third baseman. Placido Beck strikes out. Cupid Grace grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Jeff Maranville pitching. Les Bryden walks. Tom Breton grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Geronimo Conroy singles to center field. Bill Hudson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Walt Poat pops out to the shortstop. Lamar Textor singles to left field. Eric Kroll doubles past the left fielder. Lamar Textor uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ian McNulty grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Dave Lopez hits an infield single to the second baseman. Johnny Hafey grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Dave Lopez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Johnny Hafey steals second. Vinnie Hammonds grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Hafey advances to third on the play. Jerry Kruger flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jeff Maranville singles to left field. Marty Cruz grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jeff Maranville is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Placido Beck walks. Cupid Grace hits a home run. Marty Cruz scores. Placido Beck scores. Walt Poat flies out to the center fielder. Lamar Textor singles to left field. Lamar Textor is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Jerald Shaute strikes out. Les Bryden strikes out. Tom Breton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Eric Kroll grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Ian McNulty hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bobby Smith grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Geronimo Conroy grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Hudson flies out to the center fielder. Dave Lopez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Jeff Maranville flies out to the right fielder. Marty Cruz grounds out to the shortstop. Placido Beck flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Johnny Hafey grounds out to the pitcher. Vinnie Hammonds strikes out. Jerry Kruger strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Cupid Grace grounds out to the second baseman. Walt Poat strikes out. Lamar Textor strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Dwight Hackett is pinch hitting for Jerald Shaute. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Dwight Hackett hits a home run. Les Bryden strikes out. Tom Breton singles to center field. Tom Breton is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Geronimo Conroy singles to left field. Bill Hudson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Luis Brown pitching. Eric Kroll singles to left field. Eric Kroll gets picked off first. Ian McNulty singles to left field. Bobby Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Ian McNulty advances to second on the play. Jeff Maranville strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Dave Lopez strikes out. Johnny Hafey singles to left field. Vinnie Hammonds grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Marty Cruz grounds out to the shortstop. Placido Beck grounds out to the third baseman. Cupid Grace flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Jerry Kruger walks. Luis Brown lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Les Bryden walks. Tom Breton grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Les Bryden is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Lucky Mankowski 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. Tom Breton steals second. Geronimo Conroy strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Walt Poat singles to left field. Lamar Textor singles to center field. Walt Poat advances to third on the hit. Eric Kroll walks. Ian McNulty walks. Walt Poat scores. Rene Pasquella comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bobby Smith strikes out. Mike Benitez is pinch hitting for Lucky Mankowski. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Mike Benitez singles to center field. Lamar Textor scores. Eric Kroll scores. Marty Cruz strikes out. Placido Beck strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Billy Macias pitching. Bill Hudson doubles to right field. Dave Lopez strikes out. Johnny Hafey pops out to the second baseman. Vinnie Hammonds grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 4 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 6
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Todd Zeile did not respond to coaching in arm Jim Jonnard improves in contact_vs_righty Tim Wagner did not respond to coaching in control J.J. Briggs improves in range Eddie Baldwin did not respond to coaching in arm Jim Jonnard did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Hack Karlon improves in contact_vs_lefty Yordan Montero improves in arm Chujiro Tanaka did not respond to coaching in range Bill Salas improves in arm Ken Schaal did not respond to coaching in range Steve Goslin improves in contact_vs_righty