Win: Sean Bones (13-16) Loss: Bob Horton (7-3)
Save: Ed Constable (29)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Sean Bones pitching. Akinobu Kono doubles to right field. Tom Breton pops out to the shortstop. Alan Kantlehner strikes out. Johnny Hafey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Bob Horton pitching. Marty Cruz singles to right field. Placido Beck hits a home run. Marty Cruz scores. Cupid Grace flies out to the left fielder. Walt Poat singles to center field. Walt Poat gets picked off first. Lamar Textor strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Dave Lopez strikes out. Dwight Hackett singles to center field. Bill Hudson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Johnny Matthews flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Ian McNulty flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Jerry Kruger walks. Bob Horton lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Jerry Kruger forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Akinobu Kono flies out to the right fielder. Tom Breton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Sean Bones strikes out. Marty Cruz lines out to the second baseman. Placido Beck grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Alan Kantlehner strikes out. Johnny Hafey singles to right field. Dave Lopez singles to left field. Dwight Hackett flies out to the left fielder. Bill Hudson doubles to right field. Johnny Hafey scores. Dave Lopez uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jerry Kruger strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Cupid Grace grounds out to the pitcher. Walt Poat singles to left field. Lamar Textor grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Walt Poat is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Johnny Matthews grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Bob Horton grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Akinobu Kono flies out to the right fielder. Tom Breton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Bobby Smith singles to center field. Ian McNulty singles to center field. Sean Bones lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Marty Cruz grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Smith scores. Ian McNulty advances to third on the play. Placido Beck pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Alan Kantlehner grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Hafey flies out to the right fielder. Dave Lopez grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Cupid Grace walks. Cupid Grace steals second. Walt Poat grounds out to the shortstop. Cupid Grace steals third. Lamar Textor flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Cupid Grace scores. Johnny Matthews flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Dwight Hackett flies out to the right fielder. Bill Hudson strikes out. Jerry Kruger strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Bobby Smith walks. Ian McNulty grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Bobby Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bob Head comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Ian McNulty steals second. Ian McNulty is out trying to steal third. Sean Bones strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Bob Head grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Akinobu Kono walks. Tom Breton flies out to the right fielder. Akinobu Kono steals second. Alan Kantlehner flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Marty Cruz singles to center field. Placido Beck doubles to right field. Marty Cruz uses his aggressiveness and scores. Cupid Grace strikes out. Walt Poat singles to center field. Placido Beck scores. Mark Bradley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lamar Textor singles to left field. Johnny Matthews triples. Walt Poat scores. Lamar Textor scores. Bobby Smith singles to center field. Johnny Matthews scores. Ian McNulty walks. Sean Bones fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Sean Bones strikes out. Marty Cruz walks. Placido Beck grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Johnny Hafey grounds out to the pitcher. Dave Lopez singles to left field. Geronimo Conroy is pinch hitting for Dwight Hackett. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dave Lopez steals second. Geronimo Conroy hits a home run. Dave Lopez scores. Bill Hudson doubles to right field. Jerry Kruger walks. Mickey Young is pinch hitting for Mark Bradley. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mickey Young reached on a fielding error by Johnny Matthews. Ed Constable comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Akinobu Kono singles to left field. Bill Hudson scores. Tom Breton strikes out. Alan Kantlehner strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 7 Minnesota total runners left on base: 5
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Frank Bergamo did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bobby Reese did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bobby Reese did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Charlie Gagliano did not respond to coaching in speed Hack Karlon did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Freddie Castro did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Lee Ward did not respond to coaching in control Ron Muniz improves in arm John Clemens did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jim Jonnard did not respond to coaching in arm J.J. Briggs improves in arm Tim Wagner did not respond to coaching in control