Win: Andy Walsh (11-15) Loss: Len Dedrick (11-13)
Save: Rene Pasquella (15)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Andy Walsh pitching. Marty Cruz is hit by a pitch. Eddie Baldwin walks. Placido Beck grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Eddie Baldwin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Placido Beck steals second. Walt Poat pops out to the third baseman. Lamar Textor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Len Dedrick pitching. Akinobu Kono grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Breton flies out to the left fielder. Alan Kantlehner grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Cupid Grace doubles to center field. Eric Kroll pops out to the third baseman. Bobby Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cupid Grace advances to third on the play. Len Dedrick grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Vinnie Hammonds strikes out. Johnny Hafey walks. Dave Lopez flies out to the center fielder. Dwight Hackett singles to right field. Geronimo Conroy pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Marty Cruz grounds out to the shortstop. Eddie Baldwin grounds out to the second baseman. Placido Beck flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Andy Walsh singles past the shortstop. Akinobu Kono doubles to center field. Andy Walsh uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tom Breton strikes out. Alan Kantlehner hits a home run. Akinobu Kono scores. Vinnie Hammonds walks. Johnny Hafey grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Vinnie Hammonds is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dave Lopez walks. Dwight Hackett strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Walt Poat strikes out. Lamar Textor grounds out to the second baseman. Cupid Grace walks. Eric Kroll grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Cupid Grace is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Geronimo Conroy grounds out to the third baseman. Andy Walsh strikes out. Akinobu Kono grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Bobby Smith walks. Len Dedrick lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Marty Cruz singles to right field. Bobby Smith is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Marty Cruz steals second. Eddie Baldwin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Tom Breton grounds out to the third baseman. Alan Kantlehner flies out to the right fielder. Vinnie Hammonds pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Placido Beck strikes out. Walt Poat strikes out. Lamar Textor grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Johnny Hafey singles to center field. Dave Lopez strikes out. Dwight Hackett walks. Geronimo Conroy pops out to the first baseman. Andy Walsh grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dwight Hackett is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Cupid Grace strikes out. Eric Kroll strikes out. Bobby Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Akinobu Kono reached on a 2-base throwing error by Cupid Grace. Billy Macias 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 walks. Alan Kantlehner walks. Vinnie Hammonds flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Akinobu Kono scores. Johnny Hafey strikes out. Dave Lopez walks. Dwight Hackett singles to left field. Tom Breton scores. Geronimo Conroy strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Minnesota Ian McNulty is pinch hitting for Billy Macias. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Ian McNulty singles to center field. Marty Cruz singles to center field. Ian McNulty advances to third on the hit. Marty Cruz steals second. Eddie Baldwin grounds out to the shortstop. Ian McNulty scores. Marty Cruz advances to third on the play. Placido Beck flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Marty Cruz scores. Walt Poat hits an infield single to the second baseman. Walt Poat steals second. Lamar Textor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Tim Wagner pitching. Bill Hudson is pinch hitting for Andy Walsh. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bill Hudson singles to left field. Akinobu Kono grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Tom Breton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Rene Pasquella pitching. Cupid Grace singles past the shortstop. Eric Kroll reached on a 2-base throwing error by Johnny Hafey. Bobby Smith walks. Mike Benitez is pinch hitting for Tim Wagner. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mike Benitez grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Cupid Grace scores. Eric Kroll advances to third on the play. Marty Cruz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 7 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 9
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ron Muniz did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Pat Whiten did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tom Kellum improves in arm Pat Whiten improves in arm Mike Morton did not respond to coaching in control Richard McConnell improves in control
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Hiroshi Kubota did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Charlie Gagliano improves in power_vs_lefty Fred Dyer improves in contact_vs_lefty Yordan Montero did not respond to coaching in speed Hank Atkinson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Harry Cousineau did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty