Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Joe Christmas pitching. Buck Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Hiromasa Fujio grounds out to the second baseman. Rick Blanco walks. Ken Reinbach singles to right field. Rick Blanco advances to third on the hit. Bob Gagne strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Minnesota Bill Grover pitching. Tim Driscoll triples. Mike Doby grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Driscoll scores. Bob Smith singles to center field. Aaron Robinson strikes out. Carroll Diaz grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bob Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Purnal Andrews bunts for a base hit. Clem Manning strikes out. Jesse Baez hits an infield single to the shortstop. Bill Grover lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Buck Jones singles to right field. Purnal Andrews scores. Buck Jones is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Moonlight Blyzka strikes out. Roy Moeller strikes out. Reggie Flannery hits a home run. Joe Christmas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Hiromasa Fujio doubles to center field. Rick Blanco strikes out. Ken Reinbach hits a home run. Hiromasa Fujio scores. Bob Gagne singles to left field. Bob Gagne steals second. Purnal Andrews flies out to the left fielder. Clem Manning flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Tim Driscoll grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Doby strikes out. Bob Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Jesse Baez flies out to the center fielder. Bill Grover flies out to the right fielder. Buck Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Aaron Robinson grounds out to the second baseman. Carroll Diaz walks. Moonlight Blyzka strikes out. Roy Moeller strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Hiromasa Fujio walks. Hiromasa Fujio steals second. Rick Blanco strikes out. Ken Reinbach walks. Bob Gagne lines out to the second baseman. Purnal Andrews strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Reggie Flannery flies out to the right fielder. Joe Christmas strikes out. Tim Driscoll grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Clem Manning walks. Jesse Baez grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bill Grover grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Mike Doby grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Aaron Robinson pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Buck Jones walks. Hiromasa Fujio grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Rick Blanco doubles past the center fielder. Alex Taylor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ken Reinbach flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Carroll Diaz walks. Moonlight Blyzka walks. Roy Moeller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Carroll Diaz advances to third on the play. Moonlight Blyzka advances to second on the play. The defense is playing the corners in. Reggie Flannery flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Chapman is pinch hitting for Alex Taylor. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Charlie Chapman singles past the first baseman. Carroll Diaz scores. Charlie Chapman steals second. Tim Driscoll flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Luis Floyd pitching. Bob Gagne grounds out to the second baseman. Purnal Andrews strikes out. Clem Manning flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Mike Doby grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Smith singles to left field. Aaron Robinson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Smith advances to second on the play. Dave Ritchie 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. Carroll Diaz walks. Moonlight Blyzka lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Jesse Baez strikes out. Marv Almanza is pinch hitting for Dave Ritchie. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 9 inning. Marv Almanza singles to right field. Buck Jones strikes out. Hiromasa Fujio singles to left field. Marv Almanza aggressively advances to third on the hit. Rick Blanco walks. Ken Reinbach lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Minnesota Lou Twombly pitching. Roy Moeller flies out to the center fielder. Reggie Flannery strikes out. Joe Galloway is pinch hitting for Luis Floyd. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Joe Galloway walks. Tim Driscoll hits an infield single to the third baseman. Mike Doby flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Tampa Bay Jack Hitt pitching. Bob Gagne singles to right field. Bob Gagne steals second. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. The defense is playing the infield in. Purnal Andrews flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Bob Gagne scores. Clem Manning grounds out to the pitcher. Jesse Baez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Minnesota Bob Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Aaron Robinson flies out to the center fielder. Carroll Diaz grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 10 Minnesota total runners LOB: 8
Game Notes Bill Grover is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Brent Rogers did not respond to coaching in control Leo Giannini did not respond to coaching in velocity George Meloan improves in contact_vs_lefty Orlando Lombardozzi did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Orlando Davis improves in contact_vs_lefty Skel Forsch improves in arm Orlando Davis did not respond to coaching in CF
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Alan Miller improves in power_vs_righty Joe Kinslow improves in power_vs_lefty Walter Curry improves in control Frank Polivka improves in range Frank Polivka did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jeff Lopez did not respond to coaching in control Marty Durham did not respond to coaching in LF