Win: Ed Flannery (4-1) Loss: Bone Boone (6-15)
Save: Scott Martin (3)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Ed Flannery pitching. John Sparks singles to center field. Masao Hara singles to left field. John Sparks advances to third on the hit. Buck Thomas singles to left field. John Sparks scores. Masao Hara advances to third on the hit. Frank Cartwright pops out to the third baseman. Earl Casey grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Bone Boone pitching. Ernest Pinnance walks. Wally Clancy singles to left field. Ernest Pinnance advances to third on the hit. Alan Herges hits a home run. Ernest Pinnance scores. Wally Clancy scores. Junior Grimes strikes out. Julio Polanco grounds out to the second baseman. Von Babb lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Bob Lines hits an infield single to the pitcher. Stan Wilson strikes out. Curt Melton walks. Bone Boone lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. John Sparks flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Jorge Nahem strikes out. Joe Fitzke singles to center field. Ed Flannery lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Joe Fitzke forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Ernest Pinnance singles to right field. Ed Flannery advances to third on the hit. Wally Clancy walks. Alan Herges strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Masao Hara flies out to the center fielder. Buck Thomas walks. Frank Cartwright flies out to the left fielder. Earl Casey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Junior Grimes reached on a 2-base throwing error by John Sparks. Julio Polanco triples. Junior Grimes scores. Von Babb singles to left field. Julio Polanco scores. Von Babb is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jorge Nahem grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Fitzke strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Bob Lines grounds out to the shortstop. Stan Wilson flies out to the left fielder. Curt Melton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Ed Flannery grounds out to the shortstop. Ernest Pinnance flies out to the right fielder. Wally Clancy singles to center field. Alan Herges strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Bone Boone grounds out to the second baseman. John Sparks reached on a fielding error by Julio Polanco. Masao Hara grounds into a force play to the pitcher. John Sparks is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Buck Thomas strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Junior Grimes pops out to the first baseman. Julio Polanco grounds out to the shortstop. Von Babb grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Frank Cartwright flies out to the right fielder. Earl Casey hits a home run. Bob Lines pops out to the shortstop. Stan Wilson singles to center field. Curt Melton walks. Bone Boone flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Jorge Nahem singles to center field. Joe Fitzke singles to right field. Jorge Nahem advances to third on the hit. Joe Fitzke is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ed Flannery lines out to the second baseman. Ernest Pinnance grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Les Collard is pinch hitting for John Sparks. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Les Collard singles to right field. Scott Martin 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 1st. Masao Hara doubles to left field. Les Collard uses his aggressiveness and scores. Buck Thomas grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Cartwright strikes out. Earl Casey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Les Robinson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Wally Clancy walks. Wally Clancy steals second. Alan Herges singles to right field. Wally Clancy scores. Alan Herges is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Junior Grimes singles to left field. Julio Polanco grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Bob Lines strikes out. Stan Wilson strikes out. Curt Melton triples. Tony Cousineau is pinch hitting for Les Robinson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tony Cousineau grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Danny Sheely pitching. Von Babb strikes out. Jorge Nahem flies out to the right fielder. Joe Fitzke strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Les Collard singles to center field. Masao Hara flies out to the center fielder. Buck Thomas singles to left field. Les Collard advances to third on the hit. Frank Cartwright strikes out. Earl Casey strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 11 Minnesota total runners left on base: 5
Batting:3B - Julio Polanco (3).HR - Alan Herges (16).GIDP - Julio Polanco. Baserunning: SB - Wally Clancy (28).CS - Alan Herges (22), Von Babb (10), Joe Fitzke (7). Fielding: E - Julio Polanco.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tomokazu Doby did not respond to coaching in control Mike Churry improves in range Tim Moss improves in arm George Jones did not respond to coaching in control Rod K Holbrook improves in control George Jones did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Churry did not respond to coaching in 1B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mark Tiefenauer did not respond to coaching in arm Virgil Turner did not respond to coaching in endurance Yosvani Diaz did not respond to coaching in velocity Dick Grant did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Heredia did not respond to coaching in control Jim Rosselli did not respond to coaching in control