Win: Tommy Ware (16-12) Loss: Bob Bonham (4-4)
Save: Albert Cottrell (34)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Tommy Ware pitching. Reggie McCarthy grounds out to the second baseman. Amos Fain singles to center field. Jim Hawkes walks. Jack Purdy strikes out. Sam Vail grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Jack Moore pitching. Tim Harris singles to left field. Eugene Erixson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jim McMurray grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Johnny Cook flies out to the center fielder. Glenn Moronko singles to right field. Clark Cueto walks. Jack Moore lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Reggie McCarthy walks. Amos Fain strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Terry Keelan grounds out to the pitcher. Walter Kingdon grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Filipi singles to right field. Buddy Moore flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jim Hawkes strikes out. Jack Purdy strikes out. Sam Vail grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Don Munsterman grounds out to the second baseman. Tommy Ware strikes out. Tim Harris flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Johnny Cook flies out to the right fielder. Glenn Moronko singles past the third baseman. Clark Cueto singles to left field. Glenn Moronko advances to third on the hit. Jack Moore grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Eugene Erixson singles to center field. Jim McMurray flies out to the center fielder. Terry Keelan walks. Walter Kingdon grounds out to the pitcher. Eugene Erixson advances to third on the play. Terry Keelan advances to second on the play. Joe Filipi strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Reggie McCarthy strikes out. Amos Fain flies out to the left fielder. Jim Hawkes walks. Jack Purdy singles to right field. Jim Hawkes advances to third on the hit. Sam Vail lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Buddy Moore flies out to the center fielder. Don Munsterman flies out to the left fielder. Tommy Ware grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Johnny Cook pops out to the shortstop. Glenn Moronko singles to center field. Clark Cueto grounds out to the shortstop. Glenn Moronko advances to second on the play. Hugh Riles is pinch hitting for Jack Moore. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Hugh Riles grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Bob Bonham pitching. Tim Harris flies out to the center fielder. Eugene Erixson hits a home run. Jim McMurray grounds out to the shortstop. Terry Keelan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Reggie McCarthy grounds out to the third baseman. Amos Fain pops out to the shortstop. Jim Hawkes singles to center field. Jack Purdy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Walter Kingdon singles to center field. Joe Filipi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Walter Kingdon advances to second on the play. Buddy Moore strikes out. Don Munsterman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Sam Vail singles to right field. Izzy Hinshaw comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Johnny Cook grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Glenn Moronko grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Dan Sweeney is pinch hitting for Izzy Hinshaw. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Dan Sweeney grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Harris walks. Tim Harris steals second. Eugene Erixson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tim Harris advances to third on the play. Jim McMurray grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Albert Cottrell pitching. Clark Cueto grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny Pelty is pinch hitting for Bob Bonham. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Johnny Pelty singles to right field. Jamey Atkins is pinch running for Johnny Pelty on 1st base. Reggie McCarthy strikes out. Jamey Atkins steals second. Amos Fain grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 11 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 5
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Al Onslow did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jose Daily improves in contact_vs_righty Rudy Spencer improves in endurance Chad Warner improves in power_vs_righty
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Nick Prieto improves in contact_vs_lefty Mike Platt did not respond to coaching in control Nick Prieto improves in power_vs_righty Jackie McWilliams improves in power_vs_lefty Eddie Latta did not respond to coaching in SS