Inning: 1 Minnesota Kris Peterson pitching. Bert Warren hits a home run. Joe Sackinsky grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Siddall strikes out. Bill Acre singles to center field. Bud Rodas grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Kevin Young pitching. Heinie Mack strikes out. Bobby Ortiz strikes out. Bob Garcia grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Stefan Brenly grounds out to the shortstop. Paddy Scalzi grounds out to the third baseman. Don Stearns singles to center field. Kevin Young flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay George Hitt strikes out. Bill Rettig strikes out. Hugh Alexander walks. Dick Ibanez pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Bert Warren triples. Joe Sackinsky strikes out. Ed Siddall strikes out. Bill Acre strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Roger Kelb pops out to the second baseman. Kris Peterson strikes out. Heinie Mack singles to center field. Bobby Ortiz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bud Rodas flies out to the center fielder. Stefan Brenly strikes out. Paddy Scalzi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Bob Garcia flies out to the left fielder. George Hitt flies out to the left fielder. Bill Rettig walks. Hugh Alexander singles to center field. Bill Rettig aggressively advances to third on the hit. Dick Ibanez walks. Roger Kelb flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Minnesota Don Stearns hits a home run. Kevin Young flies out to the center fielder. Bert Warren grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Sackinsky singles to center field. Ed Siddall strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Drew Villone is pinch hitting for Kris Peterson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Drew Villone grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Heinie Mack grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Ortiz reached on a 2-base throwing error by Don Stearns. Bob Garcia hits a home run. Bobby Ortiz scores. George Hitt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Tony Monge pitching. Bill Acre lines out to the third baseman. Bud Rodas singles to center field. Stefan Brenly is hit by a pitch. Paddy Scalzi singles to right field. Bud Rodas scores. Stefan Brenly advances to third on the hit. Harry Cunningham comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Don Stearns grounds out to the third baseman. Paddy Scalzi advances to second on the play. Kevin Young flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Bill Rettig grounds out to the third baseman. Hugh Alexander strikes out. Dick Ibanez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Bert Warren grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Sackinsky singles past the second baseman. Ed Siddall hits a home run. Joe Sackinsky scores. Buddy Garrett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Acre grounds out to the shortstop. Bud Rodas pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Roger Kelb singles to center field. Ernie Ward is pinch hitting for Buddy Garrett. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Ernie Ward flies out to the center fielder. Duke Sadowski 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. Heinie Mack flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Ortiz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Al Carisch pitching. Stefan Brenly strikes out. Paddy Scalzi strikes out. Don Stearns grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Gus Reynolds enters the game as a defensive replacement for Don Stearns at 2B. Bob Garcia grounds out to the second baseman. George Hitt lines out to the third baseman. Bill Rettig flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Tom Milchin is pinch hitting for Duke Sadowski. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tom Milchin strikes out. Bert Warren walks. Joe Sackinsky singles to right field. Bert Warren advances to third on the hit. Joe Sackinsky steals second. Ed Siddall walks. Bill Acre grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Gene Aragon pitching. Hugh Alexander reached on a 2-base throwing error by Gus Reynolds. Dick Ibanez walks. Roger Kelb strikes out. Cliff Munson is pinch hitting for Al Carisch. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Cliff Munson grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Dick Ibanez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Heinie Mack walks. Bobby Ortiz hits a home run. Hugh Alexander scores. Cliff Munson scores. Heinie Mack scores. Minnesota total runners left on base: 8 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 6
Batting:3B - Bert Warren (5).HR - Bert Warren (15), Ed Siddall (29), Don Stearns (8).GIDP - Bill Acre.HBP - Stefan Brenly (5). Baserunning: SB - Joe Sackinsky (22). Fielding: E - Don Stearns, Gus Reynolds.
Game Notes Gene Aragon is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Alvin Bearnarth improves in arm Jim Aybar did not respond to coaching in range Jim Aybar did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Carney Masi did not respond to coaching in velocity Alvin Bearnarth did not respond to coaching in 1B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Fabregas improves in power_vs_righty Al Crump improves in range Scott Hunt improves in velocity Davey Hanebrink improves in velocity