Inning: 1 Minnesota Jim Uhl pitching. Fred Blackwell doubles to left field. Fred Walker walks. Jim Martinez singles to right field. Fred Blackwell scores. Fred Walker advances to third on the hit. Mike Barrett pops out to the shortstop. Jack Stanley walks. Katsuya Yamada singles to center field. Fred Walker scores. Jim Martinez scores. Jack Stanley advances to third on the hit. Jennys Soriano grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Stanley scores. Katsuya Yamada advances to second on the play. Katsuya Yamada gets picked off second (1-4). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Clem Murcer pitching. Ivey Taylor flies out to the right fielder. Jim Smith is hit by a pitch. Taylor Mahay flies out to the center fielder. Masatoshi Tsuchiya flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Rey Cox singles past the shortstop. Clem Murcer fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Clem Murcer grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Fred Blackwell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Glenn Tomko strikes out. Charlie Clyburn singles to center field. Kevin Grimes grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Fred Walker walks. Jim Martinez singles to right field. Fred Walker aggressively advances to third on the hit. Mike Barrett singles to center field. Fred Walker scores. Jim Martinez is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Mike Barrett is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jack Stanley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Nobuhiro Matsushima doubles to right field. Jim Uhl lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Nobuhiro Matsushima is thrown out at third. Ivey Taylor grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Katsuya Yamada strikes out. Jennys Soriano reached on a 2-base throwing error by Charlie Clyburn. Rey Cox grounds out to the pitcher. Clem Murcer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Jim Smith hits a home run. Taylor Mahay grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Masatoshi Tsuchiya grounds out to the shortstop. Glenn Tomko hits a home run. Charlie Clyburn singles to left field. Kevin Grimes flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Chris Knotts comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fred Blackwell grounds out to the pitcher. Fred Walker grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Martinez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Nobuhiro Matsushima walks. Chris Knotts pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Ivey Taylor strikes out. Jim Smith grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Nobuhiro Matsushima is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Mike Barrett strikes out. Jack Stanley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Katsuya Yamada walks. Jennys Soriano strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Taylor Mahay singles to center field. Masatoshi Tsuchiya grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Glenn Tomko singles to right field. Charlie Clyburn doubles to right field. Kevin Grimes hits a home run. Glenn Tomko scores. Charlie Clyburn scores. Fred Leach comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Nobuhiro Matsushima grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Rey Cox flies out to the center fielder. Yasunori Uehara is pinch hitting for Fred Leach. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Yasunori Uehara walks. Fred Blackwell grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Augustist vag pitching. Dwain Russell is pinch hitting for Chris Knotts. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dwain Russell singles to center field. Ivey Taylor strikes out. Jim Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Dwain Russell advances to second on the play. Taylor Mahay walks. Masatoshi Tsuchiya pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Orth Drake pitching. Fred Walker grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Martinez singles to left field. Mike Barrett singles to right field. Jack Stanley walks. Katsuya Yamada walks. Jim Martinez scores. Rube Croushore comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jennys Soriano doubles to center field. Mike Barrett scores. Jack Stanley scores. Katsuya Yamada uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rey Cox flies out to the left fielder. Paul Marsh is pinch hitting for Augustist vag. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Paul Marsh pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Hunter Ingram pitching. Glenn Tomko pops out to the catcher. Charlie Clyburn grounds out to the second baseman. Kevin Grimes doubles to right field. Nobuhiro Matsushima flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Fred Blackwell grounds out to the third baseman. Fred Walker flies out to the left fielder. Jim Martinez singles to right field. Mike Barrett strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Bill Sullivan is pinch hitting for Rube Croushore. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bill Sullivan flies out to the center fielder. Ivey Taylor grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 4 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Charlie Clyburn (24), Kevin Grimes (7), Nobuhiro Matsushima (27).HR - Jim Smith (26), Glenn Tomko (22), Kevin Grimes (8).GIDP - Ivey Taylor, Masatoshi Tsuchiya, Kevin Grimes.HBP - Jim Smith (4). Fielding: E - Charlie Clyburn.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Henry Aldrich did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bill McCauley improves in arm Sammy Perticia did not respond to coaching in range Bob Schultz did not respond to coaching in velocity Sammy Perticia did not respond to coaching in RF
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bob Kernek did not respond to coaching in velocity Art Wilson improves in speed Ralph Garbark improves in power_vs_lefty Ralph Garbark did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty