Win: Billy Fansler (4-5) Loss: Taiyo Matsubayashi (3-3)
Save: Rudy Howard (1)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Taiyo Matsubayashi pitching. Pat Regalado grounds out to the second baseman. Kyle Reese flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Viau reached on a 2-base throwing error by Nat Wood. Randy Sveum walks. Jim Kostro walks. John Strickland singles to right field. Jeff Viau scores. Randy Sveum scores. Jim Kostro advances to third on the hit. Charlie Bankhead grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Billy Fansler pitching. Ginger Deering flies out to the center fielder. Yuto Taguchi grounds out to the pitcher. Arthur Murray triples. Dusty Rhodes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Shooty Lombardi grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Billy Fansler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pat Regalado singles past the shortstop. Kyle Reese flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Walter Polanco pops out to the third baseman. Felix Stainback strikes out. Nat Wood walks. Pinky Fingers walks. Taiyo Matsubayashi grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Pinky Fingers is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jeff Viau pops out to the first baseman. Randy Sveum singles to center field. Jim Kostro flies out to the right fielder. John Strickland pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Ginger Deering singles to right field. Yuto Taguchi strikes out. Ginger Deering steals second. Arthur Murray grounds out to the third baseman. Dusty Rhodes grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Charlie Bankhead grounds out to the shortstop. Shooty Lombardi grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Fansler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Walter Polanco strikes out. Felix Stainback strikes out. Nat Wood flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Pat Regalado singles to center field. Kyle Reese pops out to the third baseman. Jeff Viau singles past the shortstop. Pat Regalado advances to third on the hit. Randy Sveum flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Pat Regalado scores. Jeff Viau steals second. Jim Kostro flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Pinky Fingers singles to right field. Taiyo Matsubayashi lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ginger Deering strikes out. Yuto Taguchi singles to right field. Pinky Fingers scores. Arthur Murray flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota John Strickland grounds out to the pitcher. Charlie Bankhead doubles to center field. Shooty Lombardi walks. Billy Fansler fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Billy Fansler grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Dusty Rhodes grounds out to the third baseman. Walter Polanco grounds out to the pitcher. Felix Stainback walks. Nat Wood triples. Felix Stainback scores. Pinky Fingers flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Pat Regalado strikes out. Kyle Reese strikes out. Jeff Viau singles to center field. Randy Sveum walks. Chris Speier 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. Jim Kostro flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Bob Hartley is pinch hitting for Chris Speier. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob Hartley walks. Ginger Deering singles to right field. Yuto Taguchi flies out to the center fielder. Arthur Murray grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Lonnie Dallacosta pitching. John Strickland pops out to the pitcher. Charlie Bankhead flies out to the center fielder. Shooty Lombardi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Sid Lynch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Dusty Rhodes singles to center field. Walter Polanco grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Felix Stainback strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Ted Eisenstat is pinch hitting for Sid Lynch. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Ted Eisenstat singles to center field. Pat Regalado flies out to the left fielder. Kyle Reese strikes out. Ted Eisenstat is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Rudy Howard pitching. Nat Wood grounds out to the pitcher. Pinky Fingers walks. George Manuel is pinch hitting for Lonnie Dallacosta. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. George Manuel strikes out. Ginger Deering grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 8 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 8
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Rehg improves in power_vs_lefty Mahlon Hogan improves in power_vs_lefty Gilberto Mathews did not respond to coaching in endurance Gilberto Mathews did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Mathes did not respond to coaching in RF
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Pat Deviney did not respond to coaching in velocity Gary Owens did not respond to coaching in control Jackie Whitby did not respond to coaching in control Gary Owens did not respond to coaching in control Dizzy Gillespie did not respond to coaching in 3B