Win: Dario Perry (9-6) Loss: Ed Flannery (1-5)
Save: Charlie Stanicek (17)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Dario Perry pitching. George Fischer strikes out. Junior Grimes singles to center field. Terry Raydon singles past the third baseman. Junior Grimes advances to third on the hit. Ike Walker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Junior Grimes scores. Terry Raydon advances to second on the play. Wally Clancy singles to right field. Terry Raydon scores. Wally Clancy is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Ed Flannery pitching. Tracy Cockrell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Robinson flies out to the left fielder. Matt Guerra strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Joe Fitzke grounds out to the shortstop. Ross Gharrity lines out to the shortstop. Scott DeJean flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Jed Simpson walks. Stan Wilson singles to center field. Frank Cartwright singles to center field. Jed Simpson scores. Buck Thomas pops out to the second baseman. Tony Cousineau walks. Dario Perry grounds out to the second baseman. Stan Wilson scores. Frank Cartwright advances to third on the play. Tony Cousineau advances to second on the play. Tracy Cockrell singles to left field. Frank Cartwright scores. Tony Cousineau scores. Yasuyuki Igarashi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Robinson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Yasuyuki Igarashi hits an infield single to the shortstop. George Fischer grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Junior Grimes singles to right field. Terry Raydon singles to right field. Ike Walker doubles to left field. Junior Grimes scores. Wally Clancy grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Matt Guerra doubles to center field. Jed Simpson strikes out. Stan Wilson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Matt Guerra advances to third on the play. Frank Cartwright singles to right field. Matt Guerra scores. Buck Thomas singles to right field. Tony Cousineau flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Joe Fitzke walks. Ross Gharrity grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Scott DeJean singles to left field. Yasuyuki Igarashi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Dario Perry singles to center field. Tracy Cockrell pops out to the first baseman. John Robinson flies out to the center fielder. Matt Guerra strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota George Fischer pops out to the first baseman. Junior Grimes walks. Terry Raydon flies out to the center fielder. Ike Walker grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Junior Grimes is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Jed Simpson strikes out. Stan Wilson strikes out. Frank Cartwright strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Wally Clancy flies out to the right fielder. Joe Fitzke strikes out. Ross Gharrity strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Buck Thomas strikes out. Tony Cousineau strikes out. Dario Perry grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Scott DeJean strikes out. Luis Sperry is pinch hitting for Yasuyuki Igarashi. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Luis Sperry flies out to the right fielder. George Fischer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Don Butland pitching. John Sparks is pinch hitting for Tracy Cockrell. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Sparks flies out to the center fielder. John Robinson singles to left field. John Robinson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Matt Guerra strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Junior Grimes flies out to the left fielder. Terry Raydon strikes out. Ike Walker grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Jed Simpson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Stan Wilson walks. Frank Cartwright strikes out. Stan Wilson steals second. Buck Thomas flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Charlie Stanicek comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Wally Clancy strikes out. Joe Fitzke grounds out to the pitcher. Ross Gharrity lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 4 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 5
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Art Brown did not respond to coaching in velocity George Liebhardt improves in arm Jorge Nahem improves in speed Akinobu Yamamoto did not respond to coaching in endurance Johnny Cueto did not respond to coaching in range Johnny Cueto did not respond to coaching in speed Julio Polanco did not respond to coaching in 2B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Charlie Herges did not respond to coaching in velocity Tomokazu Doby did not respond to coaching in velocity Tomokazu Doby improves in control Bob Lines improves in arm Ike Cunningham improves in control George Jones improves in control