Win: Pete Saenz (3-7) Loss: Luis Floyd (8-6)
Save: Jamal Duncan (9)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Mac Schemanske pitching. Buck Jones strikes out. Hiromasa Fujio singles to right field. Rick Blanco walks. Ken Reinbach walks. Bob Gagne strikes out. Purnal Andrews singles to center field. Hiromasa Fujio scores. Rick Blanco is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Pete Otey pitching. Tim Driscoll grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Doby grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Clem Manning strikes out. Jesse Baez strikes out. Pete Otey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Aaron Robinson flies out to the left fielder. Carroll Diaz flies out to the right fielder. Herm Schalk flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Buck Jones strikes out. Hiromasa Fujio strikes out. Rick Blanco hits an infield single to the pitcher. Ken Reinbach flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Roy Moeller grounds out to the second baseman. Gerald Magnuson flies out to the center fielder. Mac Schemanske strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Bob Gagne strikes out. Purnal Andrews grounds out to the second baseman. Clem Manning walks. Jesse Baez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Tim Driscoll singles to center field. Mike Doby doubles to left field. Tim Driscoll uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bob Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Doby advances to third on the play. Aaron Robinson grounds out to the third baseman. Carroll Diaz singles to left field. Mike Doby scores. Herm Schalk strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Pete Otey flies out to the center fielder. Buck Jones singles to center field. Hiromasa Fujio singles to right field. Rick Blanco strikes out. Ken Reinbach singles to center field. Buck Jones is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Roy Moeller lines out to the third baseman. Gerald Magnuson grounds out to the second baseman. Mac Schemanske strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Bob Gagne flies out to the center fielder. Purnal Andrews walks. Clem Manning strikes out. Jesse Baez grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Tim Driscoll strikes out. Mike Doby is hit by a pitch. Bob Smith flies out to the left fielder. Aaron Robinson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Marv Almanza is pinch hitting for Pete Otey. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Marv Almanza walks. Luis Floyd comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Marv Almanza is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Buck Jones strikes out. Hiromasa Fujio flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Pete Saenz pitching. Carroll Diaz singles to right field. Herm Schalk grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Carroll Diaz is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Herm Schalk is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Roy Moeller grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Rick Blanco strikes out. Ken Reinbach grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Gagne strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Gerald Magnuson strikes out. Luis Floyd flies out to the left fielder. Tim Driscoll grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Purnal Andrews singles to right field. Clem Manning singles to right field. Jesse Baez singles to left field. Purnal Andrews scores. Ray Trucks is pinch hitting for Pete Saenz. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 9 inning. Ray Trucks grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Clem Manning advances to third on the play. Buck Jones singles to right field. Clem Manning scores. Jack Hitt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Buck Jones is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Jamal Duncan pitching. Mike Doby strikes out. Bob Smith flies out to the center fielder. Aaron Robinson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 5 Minnesota total runners LOB: 2
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ted Downing did not respond to coaching in control Walt Bailey did not respond to coaching in arm Chris Ezzell improves in power_vs_righty Ray Freeman did not respond to coaching in range Tom Wood did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Wes Gonzales did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Waite Hendrickson did not respond to coaching in 1B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: George Kilduff improves in contact_vs_lefty Joe Kinslow improves in arm Tim Lyons improves in range Herb Meulens did not respond to coaching in control Herb Meulens did not respond to coaching in velocity Harry Graterol did not respond to coaching in range Frank Polivka did not respond to coaching in 3B