Win: Joe LeJohn (11-10) Loss: Dario Perry (22-3)
Save: Doug Levey (29)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Joe LeJohn pitching. Masao Hara strikes out. Buck Thomas doubles to right field. Frank Cartwright strikes out. Earl Casey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Dario Perry pitching. Wally Clancy grounds out to the shortstop. Alan Herges flies out to the center fielder. Von Babb grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Les Collard grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Stan Wilson singles to left field. Curt Melton strikes out. Bill Watkins flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Julio Polanco singles to center field. Jorge Nahem singles to right field. Julio Polanco advances to third on the hit. Junior Grimes pops out to the shortstop. Tadahiko Matsumoto strikes out. Joe Fitzke strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Dario Perry reached on a fielding error by Junior Grimes. Masao Hara flies out to the right fielder. Buck Thomas flies out to the center fielder. Frank Cartwright singles to right field. Earl Casey singles to center field. Les Collard flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Minnesota Joe LeJohn strikes out. Wally Clancy hits a home run. Alan Herges strikes out. Von Babb doubles to left field. Julio Polanco grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Stan Wilson grounds out to the shortstop. Curt Melton singles to right field. Bill Watkins grounds out to the pitcher. Curt Melton advances to second on the play. Dario Perry pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jorge Nahem grounds out to the shortstop. Junior Grimes walks. Tadahiko Matsumoto lines out to the third baseman. Joe Fitzke strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Masao Hara flies out to the left fielder. Buck Thomas walks. Frank Cartwright grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Buck Thomas is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Passed ball. Frank Cartwright advances to second. Earl Casey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Joe LeJohn flies out to the center fielder. Wally Clancy strikes out. Alan Herges grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Les Collard flies out to the center fielder. Stan Wilson pops out to the second baseman. Curt Melton singles to left field. Bill Watkins grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Curt Melton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Von Babb strikes out. Julio Polanco singles past the shortstop. Jorge Nahem strikes out. Junior Grimes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Tony Cousineau is pinch hitting for Dario Perry. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Tony Cousineau grounds out to the shortstop. Masao Hara flies out to the left fielder. Buck Thomas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Danny Sheely pitching. Tadahiko Matsumoto flies out to the left fielder. Joe Fitzke walks. Joe Fitzke steals second. Joe LeJohn grounds out to the shortstop. Wally Clancy singles to right field. Joe Fitzke scores. Alan Herges grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Wally Clancy is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Frank Cartwright hits an infield single to the second baseman. Earl Casey singles to right field. Les Collard grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Earl Casey is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Stan Wilson strikes out. Curt Melton strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Ed Fowler comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Von Babb grounds out to the second baseman. Julio Polanco triples. Jorge Nahem walks. Junior Grimes walks. Tadahiko Matsumoto pops out to the third baseman. Joe Fitzke strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Bill Watkins singles to left field. Doug Levey 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. Mickey Bridges is pinch hitting for Ed Fowler. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mickey Bridges flies out to the center fielder. Masao Hara grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Watkins is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Buck Thomas flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 11 Minnesota total runners left on base: 9
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rod K Holbrook did not respond to coaching in control George Jones did not respond to coaching in control Mike Churry improves in power_vs_lefty Pete Briggs improves in control Chuck Dougherty improves in contact_vs_righty Rusty Burrows did not respond to coaching in control Chuck Dougherty did not respond to coaching in 3B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Art Brown did not respond to coaching in control Chris Hutchison improves in contact_vs_lefty Art Brown did not respond to coaching in control Paul Reynolds did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dick Grant improves in control Jimmy Kelly did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty