Win: Mike Morton (1-1) Loss: Richie Stallings (6-17)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Mike Morton pitching. Tom Breton grounds out to the second baseman. Geronimo Conroy pops out to the first baseman. Bill Hudson singles to center field. Johnny Hafey grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bill Hudson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Richie Stallings pitching. Marty Cruz grounds out to the third baseman. Eddie Baldwin singles to right field. Placido Beck walks. Walt Poat grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Placido Beck is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Lamar Textor hits a home run. Eddie Baldwin scores. Walt Poat scores. Joseph Orwell hits a home run. Bobby Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Vinnie Hammonds singles to center field. Mickey Young strikes out. Alan Kantlehner strikes out. Jerry Kruger flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Ian McNulty singles to center field. Mike Morton fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Mike Morton strikes out. Ian McNulty is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Marty Cruz walks. Marty Cruz steals second. Eddie Baldwin doubles to center field. Marty Cruz scores. Placido Beck grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Richie Stallings flies out to the left fielder. Tom Breton walks. Tom Breton is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Geronimo Conroy grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Walt Poat grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Lamar Textor singles to left field. Joseph Orwell strikes out. Bobby Smith walks. Ian McNulty singles to right field. Lamar Textor scores. Mike Morton strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Bill Hudson walks. Johnny Hafey walks. Vinnie Hammonds grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Bill Hudson advances to third on the play. Mickey Young hits a home run. Bill Hudson scores. Alan Kantlehner singles to left field. Jerry Kruger grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Marty Cruz flies out to the left fielder. Eddie Baldwin strikes out. Placido Beck strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Richie Stallings grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Breton strikes out. Geronimo Conroy flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Walt Poat strikes out. Lamar Textor flies out to the center fielder. Joseph Orwell walks. Bobby Smith grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Joseph Orwell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Bill Hudson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny Hafey pops out to the pitcher. Vinnie Hammonds lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Ian McNulty flies out to the center fielder. Mike Morton singles to right field. Mike Morton is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Marty Cruz grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Mickey Young strikes out. Alan Kantlehner strikes out. Jerry Kruger doubles to center field. Richie Stallings grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Eddie Baldwin singles to right field. Placido Beck doubles to center field. Eddie Baldwin uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bob Head comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Walt Poat strikes out. Lamar Textor pops out to the second baseman. Joseph Orwell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Tom Breton hits a home run. Geronimo Conroy singles to left field. Geronimo Conroy steals second. Bill Hudson walks. Johnny Hafey flies out to the center fielder. Vinnie Hammonds singles to center field. Geronimo Conroy is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Bill Hudson advances to third on the play. Mickey Young walks. Tim Wagner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alan Kantlehner grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bobby Smith flies out to the left fielder. Ian McNulty strikes out. Mike Benitez is pinch hitting for Tim Wagner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Mike Benitez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Billy Macias pitching. Jerry Kruger strikes out. Dwight Hackett is pinch hitting for Bob Head. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dwight Hackett pops out to the second baseman. Tom Breton walks. Geronimo Conroy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 8 Minnesota total runners left on base: 5
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bobby Reese did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Chujiro Tanaka did not respond to coaching in arm Hiroshi Kubota improves in arm Hiroshi Kubota did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Frank Bergamo did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Hank Atkinson did not respond to coaching in arm
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Vern Moreno improves in power_vs_righty John Peterson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ron Muniz did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Vic Nold improves in control Mike Bream did not respond to coaching in velocity Ron Muniz improves in power_vs_lefty