Win: Alberto Pena (12-13) Loss: Roy Sisk (18-5)
Save: Miguel Meekin (3)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Alberto Pena pitching. Mike Doby doubles to left field. Tim Driscoll walks. Bob Smith triples. Mike Doby scores. Tim Driscoll scores. Aaron Robinson strikes out. Carroll Diaz grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Smith scores. Bill Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Roy Sisk pitching. Buck Jones strikes out. Hiromasa Fujio grounds out to the second baseman. Rick Blanco grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Moonlight Blyzka flies out to the right fielder. Ody Herrin singles to right field. Ody Herrin steals second. Roy Sisk singles to center field. Ody Herrin scores. Mike Doby grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Ken Reinbach grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Gagne flies out to the left fielder. Clem Manning hits a home run. Jesse Baez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Tim Driscoll grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Smith strikes out. Aaron Robinson lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Marty Mintz flies out to the right fielder. Alberto Pena singles to center field. Buck Jones grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Carroll Diaz walks. Bill Smith strikes out. Moonlight Blyzka grounds out to the third baseman. Carroll Diaz advances to second on the play. Ody Herrin grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Hiromasa Fujio pops out to the second baseman. Rick Blanco strikes out. Ken Reinbach strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Roy Sisk strikes out. Mike Doby singles to center field. Tim Driscoll walks. Bob Smith lines out to the second baseman. Aaron Robinson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Bob Gagne walks. Clem Manning doubles to right field. Bob Gagne uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jesse Baez hits a home run. Clem Manning scores. Marty Mintz flies out to the left fielder. Alberto Pena singles to left field. Buck Jones hits a home run. Alberto Pena scores. Rudy Busby comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hiromasa Fujio strikes out. Rick Blanco grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Carroll Diaz doubles to center field. Bill Smith strikes out. Moonlight Blyzka grounds out to the shortstop. Ody Herrin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Ken Reinbach grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Gagne strikes out. Clem Manning walks. Jesse Baez doubles to right field. Marty Mintz strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Roy Moeller is pinch hitting for Rudy Busby. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Roy Moeller grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Doby singles to left field. Tim Driscoll strikes out. Bob Smith singles to right field. Miguel Meekin 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. Aaron Robinson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Andy Niekro pitching. Miguel Meekin pops out to the second baseman. Buck Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Hiromasa Fujio strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Carroll Diaz grounds out to the catcher. Bill Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Moonlight Blyzka walks. Ody Herrin pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Rick Blanco singles to center field. Ken Reinbach flies out to the right fielder. Bob Gagne singles to center field. Rick Blanco advances to third on the hit. Clem Manning grounds out to the second baseman. Rick Blanco scores. Bob Gagne advances to second on the play. Jesse Baez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Reggie Flannery is pinch hitting for Andy Niekro. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Reggie Flannery singles to right field. Mike Doby singles to left field. Reggie Flannery advances to third on the hit. Tim Driscoll strikes out. Bob Smith strikes out. Aaron Robinson walks. Carroll Diaz singles to center field. Reggie Flannery scores. Bill Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Minnesota total runners left on base: 10 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 3
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Walter Curry did not respond to coaching in control Floyd Pytlak improves in power_vs_righty Alan Miller improves in speed Bill Jonnard improves in contact_vs_lefty Paul Felderman improves in velocity Joe Kinslow did not respond to coaching in range Frank Polivka improves in 3B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Brent Rogers did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Wood did not respond to coaching in range Brent Rogers did not respond to coaching in velocity Monty Daniel did not respond to coaching in velocity Chad Martinez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Skel Forsch did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Skel Forsch did not respond to coaching in LF