Win: Bob Quintana (13-9) Loss: Eddie Mientkiewicz (3-6)
Save: Virgil Billings (21)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Bob Quintana pitching. Tim Judy flies out to the center fielder. Lerrin Mashore hits a home run. Mel Rafter lines out to the third baseman. Bill Overall doubles to center field. Tom Johnson singles to right field. Mike Allie singles to right field. Bill Overall scores. Tom Johnson advances to third on the hit. Vic Mathews grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Minnesota Joe Gelnar pitching. Jerry Berry singles to center field. Mike Krsnich triples. Jerry Berry scores. Pascual Howard walks. Paul Covington flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Mike Krsnich scores. Red McGowan flies out to the left fielder. Hector Dowd walks. Al Green singles past the first baseman. Darrell Hack singles to right field. Pascual Howard scores. Bob Quintana grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Arthur Liebhardt singles to center field. Joe Gelnar fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Joe Gelnar singles past the second baseman. Arthur Liebhardt aggressively advances to third on the hit. Tim Judy reached on a fielding error by Al Green. Arthur Liebhardt scores. Lerrin Mashore flies out to the center fielder. Mel Rafter flies out to the right fielder. Bill Overall doubles past the third baseman. Joe Gelnar scores. Tim Judy is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Jerry Berry flies out to the right fielder. Mike Krsnich walks. Mike Krsnich steals second. Pascual Howard doubles to left field. Mike Krsnich scores. Paul Covington strikes out. Red McGowan grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Tom Johnson pops out to the shortstop. Mike Allie strikes out. Vic Mathews grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Hector Dowd walks. Al Green strikes out. Darrell Hack grounds out to the pitcher. Hector Dowd advances to second on the play. Bob Quintana singles to center field. Jerry Berry walks. Mike Krsnich grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Arthur Liebhardt grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Gelnar pops out to the first baseman. Tim Judy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Pascual Howard grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Paul Covington flies out to the left fielder. Red McGowan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Lerrin Mashore pops out to the shortstop. Mel Rafter flies out to the left fielder. Bill Overall grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Hector Dowd strikes out. Al Green grounds out to the shortstop. Darrell Hack walks. Eddie Mientkiewicz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Quintana grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Tom Johnson grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Allie strikes out. Vic Mathews grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Jerry Berry doubles to right field. Mike Krsnich pops out to the shortstop. Pascual Howard doubles to center field. Jerry Berry scores. Paul Covington triples. Pascual Howard scores. Mike Petrocelli comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Red McGowan bunts for a base hit. Paul Covington scores. Hector Dowd strikes out. Al Green grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Red McGowan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Arthur Liebhardt singles to center field. John Steineder is pinch hitting for Mike Petrocelli. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Steineder grounds out to the third baseman. Arthur Liebhardt advances to second on the play. Tim Judy walks. Lerrin Mashore walks. Mel Rafter singles to left field. Arthur Liebhardt scores. Tim Judy scores. Lerrin Mashore advances to third on the hit. Virgil Billings comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Overall strikes out. Tom Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota George Brouhard pitching. Darrell Hack grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Virgil Billings grounds out to the third baseman. Jerry Berry strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Mike Allie reached on a fielding error by Pascual Howard. Vic Mathews strikes out. Arthur Liebhardt lines out to the third baseman. Jim Everett is pinch hitting for George Brouhard. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Everett singles to left field. Tim Judy grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Will Bohanon pitching. Mike Krsnich singles to center field. Pascual Howard strikes out. Paul Covington flies out to the center fielder. Red McGowan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Lerrin Mashore strikes out. Mel Rafter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Overall singles past the shortstop. Bill Overall is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 7 Minnesota total runners left on base: 10
Batting:2B - Jerry Berry (37), Pascual Howard 2 (29).3B - Mike Krsnich (7), Paul Covington (6).SF - Paul Covington. Baserunning: SB - Mike Krsnich (31). Fielding: E - Pascual Howard, Al Green.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Heintzelman improves in power_vs_righty Otis Hawes did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bob Palmisano improves in power_vs_righty Gene Acosta did not respond to coaching in range Ben Donohue improves in control Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Joe Hohman improves in speed Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Charlie Kearse improves in range Jack Kume did not respond to coaching in control Joe Pisoni did not respond to coaching in control Cotton Meeks did not respond to coaching in arm