Win: Dave Edwards (7-8) Loss: Tex Peterson (5-7)
Save: Ray Strittmatter (36)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Dave Edwards pitching. Eugene Erixson strikes out. Kip Dobler walks. Terry Keelan pops out to the shortstop. Buddy Moore doubles to left field. Tim Harris flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Minnesota Tex Peterson pitching. Reggie McCarthy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Amos Fain strikes out. Jim Hawkes singles to left field. Jim Hawkes steals second. Jack Purdy singles to right field. Jim Hawkes scores. Bob Engel strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Walter Kingdon walks. Dan Sweeney flies out to the right fielder. Steve Rickey singles to right field. Tex Peterson lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 2-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Sam Vail walks. Hans Ullrich hits a home run. Sam Vail scores. Joe Boyd singles to right field. Dave Edwards lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Joe Boyd forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Reggie McCarthy grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Dave Edwards is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Amos Fain singles to center field. Reggie McCarthy advances to third on the hit. Jim Hawkes walks. Jack Purdy walks. Reggie McCarthy scores. Bob Engel flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Eugene Erixson singles to center field. Kip Dobler walks. Terry Keelan singles to right field. Eugene Erixson scores. Buddy Moore grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Kip Dobler advances to third on the play. Tim Harris strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Sam Vail singles to center field. Hans Ullrich strikes out. Joe Boyd pops out to the second baseman. Dave Edwards walks. Takuya Doi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Reggie McCarthy singles to center field. Sam Vail scores. Amos Fain flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Walter Kingdon grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Sweeney singles to right field. Steve Rickey singles to right field. The catcher fields the ball and Dan Sweeney is thrown out at third. Steve Rickey advances to second on the play. Steve Rickey advances to second on the play. Eugene Erixson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jim Hawkes flies out to the right fielder. Jack Purdy strikes out. Bob Engel walks. Bob Engel is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Kip Dobler doubles to left field. Terry Keelan flies out to the left fielder. Buddy Moore flies out to the left fielder. Tim Harris flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Sam Vail singles to center field. Hans Ullrich flies out to the right fielder. Joe Boyd grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Sam Vail advances to second on the play. Dave Edwards grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Walter Kingdon flies out to the right fielder. Dan Sweeney flies out to the left fielder. Steve Rickey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Reggie McCarthy flies out to the center fielder. Amos Fain doubles to left field. Jim Hawkes walks. Jack Purdy grounds out to the third baseman. Amos Fain advances to third on the play. Jim Hawkes advances to second on the play. Bob Engel walks. Sam Vail grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Takuya Doi walks. Eugene Erixson walks. Kip Dobler flies out to the right fielder. Jim Swanson is pinch hitting for Terry Keelan. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Swanson singles to center field. Buddy Moore lines out to the first baseman. Don Munsterman is pinch hitting for Tim Harris. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Don Munsterman singles to right field. Takuya Doi scores. Eugene Erixson scores. Jim Swanson advances to third on the hit. Vern Howard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Walter Kingdon flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Hans Ullrich grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Boyd grounds out to the second baseman. Hugh Riles is pinch hitting for Vern Howard. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Hugh Riles doubles past the right fielder. Pat Wilberding comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Reggie McCarthy flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Ray Strittmatter pitching. Dan Sweeney pops out to the second baseman. Steve Rickey grounds out to the third baseman. Pat Wilberding grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Amos Fain strikes out. Jim Hawkes grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Purdy grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Eugene Erixson doubles to center field. Kip Dobler grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Swanson doubles to left field. Eugene Erixson scores. Ryan Ensberg is pinch running for Jim Swanson on 2nd base. Buddy Moore walks. Don Munsterman flies out to the center fielder. Walter Kingdon strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 11 Minnesota total runners left on base: 11
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ken Serpan improves in speed Harold Rose did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Goulish did not respond to coaching in arm Tom Goulish improves in range David Goodhue did not respond to coaching in 1B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Urbane Crowley improves in power_vs_righty Urbane Crowley improves in arm Bill Garcia did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Rudy Spencer did not respond to coaching in velocity