Win: Jeff Liddle (18-10) Loss: Charlie Byrne (10-14)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Charlie Byrne pitching. John Sparks grounds out to the third baseman. John Robinson doubles to right field. Masao Hara pops out to the shortstop. Buck Thomas singles to left field. John Robinson scores. Frank Cartwright grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Jeff Liddle pitching. Von Babb lines out to the pitcher. Ernest Pinnance strikes out. Julio Polanco pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Earl Casey strikes out. Jed Simpson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Curt Melton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Wally Clancy flies out to the right fielder. Alan Herges pops out to the shortstop. Junior Grimes strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Jeff Liddle grounds out to the shortstop. John Sparks singles to right field. John Sparks steals second. John Robinson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Sparks advances to third on the play. Masao Hara strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jorge Nahem flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Roy Flowers flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Byrne strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Buck Thomas singles to right field. Frank Cartwright flies out to the right fielder. Earl Casey walks. Buck Thomas is out trying to steal third. Jed Simpson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Von Babb walks. Ernest Pinnance singles to center field. Von Babb is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Julio Polanco strikes out. Wally Clancy grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Curt Melton 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. John Sparks pops out to the second baseman. John Robinson bunts for a base hit. Masao Hara hits a home run. Curt Melton scores. John Robinson scores. Brad Lamb comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Buck Thomas grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Alan Herges pops out to the third baseman. Junior Grimes singles to left field. Junior Grimes steals second. Jorge Nahem flies out to the right fielder. Roy Flowers grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Frank Cartwright flies out to the center fielder. Earl Casey reached on a 2-base throwing error by Julio Polanco. Jed Simpson walks. Curt Melton grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Brad Lamb strikes out. Von Babb walks. Von Babb steals second. Ernest Pinnance flies out to the center fielder. Julio Polanco walks. Wally Clancy grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Jeff Liddle flies out to the right fielder. Les Collard is pinch hitting for John Sparks. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Les Collard grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Robinson doubles to center field. John Robinson is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Alan Herges singles to left field. Junior Grimes singles to center field. Alan Herges advances to third on the hit. Jorge Nahem flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Alan Herges scores. Roy Flowers flies out to the right fielder. Luis Sperry is pinch hitting for Brad Lamb. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Luis Sperry singles to center field. Von Babb singles to left field. Junior Grimes scores. Ernest Pinnance grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Keith Cuthbert pitching. Masao Hara walks. Buck Thomas grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Masao Hara is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Buck Thomas is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Frank Cartwright singles to left field. Earl Casey walks. Scott Panther is pinch hitting for Jed Simpson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Scott Panther flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Julio Polanco doubles to center field. Wally Clancy flies out to the right fielder. Alan Herges flies out to the left fielder. Junior Grimes singles to left field. Julio Polanco scores. Jorge Nahem singles to right field. Junior Grimes is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Curt Melton walks. Stan Wilson is pinch hitting for Jeff Liddle. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Stan Wilson hits an infield single to the second baseman. Les Collard singles in front of the center fielder. John Robinson bunts for a base hit. Curt Melton scores. Masao Hara hits a home run. Stan Wilson scores. Les Collard scores. John Robinson scores. Don Butland comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Buck Thomas walks. Frank Cartwright walks. Earl Casey singles to center field. Buck Thomas scores. Scott Panther grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Earl Casey is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Curt Melton singles to left field. Frank Cartwright scores. Doug Levey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Stan Wilson flies out to the left fielder. Les Collard triples. Scott Panther scores. Curt Melton scores. John Robinson walks. Masao Hara grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Les Robinson pitching. Roy Flowers grounds out to the shortstop. Mickey Krug is pinch hitting for Doug Levey. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mickey Krug singles to center field. Tom Fink is pinch hitting for Von Babb. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tom Fink grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mickey Krug advances to second on the play. Ernest Pinnance grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 8 Minnesota total runners LOB: 8
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mike Churry improves in contact_vs_righty Glenn Balboni did not respond to coaching in velocity George Jones did not respond to coaching in control Rusty Burrows did not respond to coaching in control Tim Moss improves in range Larry Collins did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Chuck Dougherty did not respond to coaching in 3B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dick Grant improves in endurance Chris Hutchison improves in contact_vs_lefty Art Brown did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Rosselli did not respond to coaching in velocity Yosvani Diaz did not respond to coaching in velocity Mark Tiefenauer did not respond to coaching in range