Inning: 1 Minnesota Jeff Liddle pitching. George Fischer strikes out. Ike Walker grounds out to the third baseman. Wally Clancy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Joe LeJohn pitching. Frank Cartwright grounds out to the second baseman. John Sparks grounds out to the shortstop. Buck Thomas doubles to center field. Jed Simpson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Alan Herges singles to right field. Junior Grimes singles to left field. Alan Herges advances to third on the hit. Ross Gharrity flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Alan Herges scores. Ken Hall grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay John Robinson singles to right field. John Robinson steals second. Curt Melton grounds out to the third baseman. Tony Cousineau grounds out to the shortstop. Matt Guerra hits a home run. John Robinson scores. Jeff Liddle flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Luis Sperry singles to right field. Joe LeJohn lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. George Fischer grounds out to the shortstop. Ike Walker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Frank Cartwright doubles past the first baseman. John Sparks flies out to the center fielder. Buck Thomas hits a home run. Frank Cartwright scores. Bud Guindon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jed Simpson doubles to left field. John Robinson lines out to the third baseman. Curt Melton grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Wally Clancy flies out to the left fielder. Alan Herges pops out to the catcher. Junior Grimes strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Tony Cousineau grounds out to the second baseman. Matt Guerra singles to center field. Jeff Liddle lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Frank Cartwright singles past the second baseman. Matt Guerra scores. John Sparks walks. Buck Thomas flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Ross Gharrity doubles to left field. Ken Hall grounds out to the second baseman. Ross Gharrity advances to third on the play. Luis Sperry singles to left field. Ross Gharrity scores. Luis Sperry is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bud Guindon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Jed Simpson strikes out. John Robinson walks. Curt Melton flies out to the right fielder. John Robinson is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota George Fischer singles to left field. Ike Walker hits a home run. George Fischer scores. Wally Clancy walks. Alan Herges flies out to the left fielder. Wally Clancy steals second. Junior Grimes strikes out. Ross Gharrity flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Tony Cousineau grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Matt Guerra walks. Stan Wilson is pinch hitting for Jeff Liddle. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Stan Wilson singles to center field. Matt Guerra advances to third on the hit. Frank Cartwright hits a home run. Matt Guerra scores. Stan Wilson scores. Brad Lamb comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Sparks grounds out to the second baseman. Buck Thomas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Les Robinson pitching. Ken Hall grounds out to the third baseman. Luis Sperry flies out to the right fielder. Koichi Hayashi is pinch hitting for Brad Lamb. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Koichi Hayashi grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Don Butland pitching. Jed Simpson strikes out. John Robinson singles to left field. Curt Melton flies out to the center fielder. Tony Cousineau doubles to center field. John Robinson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Matt Guerra reached on a 2-base fielding error by George Fischer. Tony Cousineau scores. Tracy Cockrell is pinch hitting for Les Robinson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tracy Cockrell grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Tom Greenwood pitching. George Fischer strikes out. Ike Walker flies out to the right fielder. Wally Clancy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Frank Cartwright strikes out. John Sparks grounds out to the pitcher. Buck Thomas flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Alan Herges strikes out. Junior Grimes walks. Junior Grimes steals second. Ross Gharrity strikes out. Ken Hall pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 3 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Ross Gharrity (25).HR - Ike Walker (17).SF - Ross Gharrity.GIDP - Ken Hall. Baserunning: SB - Wally Clancy (14), Junior Grimes (20).CS - Luis Sperry (6). Fielding: E - George Fischer.
Batting:2B - Frank Cartwright (13), Buck Thomas (33), Jed Simpson (18), Tony Cousineau (13).HR - Frank Cartwright (9), Buck Thomas (21), Matt Guerra (20). Baserunning: SB - John Robinson (15).CS - John Robinson (6).
Game Notes Jeff Liddle is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ernest Pinnance improves in arm Julio Polanco did not respond to coaching in arm Jimmy Kelly improves in contact_vs_lefty Dick Grant did not respond to coaching in velocity Julio Polanco did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jim Smith improves in arm
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ike Cunningham did not respond to coaching in control Chuck Dougherty improves in contact_vs_lefty Ed Fowler did not respond to coaching in control Chuck Dougherty improves in power_vs_righty Bob Lines did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty George Jones did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Horsman did not respond to coaching in 2B