Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Alex Healy pitching. Buck Thomas strikes out. John Robinson flies out to the left fielder. Masao Hara lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Ike Cunningham pitching. Ernest Pinnance singles to right field. Ernest Pinnance steals second. Alan Herges walks. Julio Polanco lines out to the third baseman. Von Babb singles to left field. Ernest Pinnance scores. Alan Herges advances to third on the hit. Von Babb steals second. Roy Flowers singles to center field. Alan Herges scores. Von Babb scores. Jorge Nahem walks. Tadahiko Matsumoto pops out to the second baseman. Joe Fitzke doubles to left field. Roy Flowers scores. Jorge Nahem scores. Alex Healy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Jed Simpson hits a home run. Curt Melton grounds out to the shortstop. Earl Casey strikes out. Stan Wilson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Ernest Pinnance grounds out to the pitcher. Alan Herges strikes out. Julio Polanco strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Tim Moss singles to right field. Ike Cunningham lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Buck Thomas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tim Moss advances to third on the play. John Robinson walks. Masao Hara grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Von Babb grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Flowers walks. Jorge Nahem hits a home run. Roy Flowers scores. Bone Boone comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tadahiko Matsumoto strikes out. Joe Fitzke grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Jed Simpson grounds out to the shortstop. Curt Melton grounds out to the shortstop. Earl Casey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Alex Healy grounds out to the shortstop. Ernest Pinnance singles to left field. Alan Herges strikes out. Ernest Pinnance is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Stan Wilson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tim Moss doubles past the left fielder. Bone Boone grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tim Moss advances to third on the play. Buck Thomas walks. John Robinson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Julio Polanco singles to right field. Julio Polanco steals second. Von Babb doubles to left field. Julio Polanco scores. Danny Sheely comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roy Flowers strikes out. Jorge Nahem grounds out to the shortstop. Tadahiko Matsumoto flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Masao Hara singles to center field. Jed Simpson flies out to the right fielder. Curt Melton strikes out. Earl Casey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Joe Fitzke walks. Alex Healy fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Alex Healy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Fitzke advances to second on the play. Ernest Pinnance singles to center field. Joe Fitzke scores. Alan Herges singles past the first baseman. Ernest Pinnance advances to third on the hit. Julio Polanco doubles to center field. Ernest Pinnance scores. Von Babb strikes out. Roy Flowers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Stan Wilson flies out to the center fielder. Tim Moss singles to center field. Les Collard is pinch hitting for Danny Sheely. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Les Collard singles to center field. Tim Moss advances to third on the hit. Buck Thomas walks. John Robinson strikes out. Masao Hara singles to center field. Tim Moss scores. Les Collard scores. Buck Thomas advances to third on the hit. Scott Panther is pinch hitting for Jed Simpson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Scott Panther grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Tim Carter pitching. Jorge Nahem hits an infield single to the second baseman. Tadahiko Matsumoto flies out to the center fielder. Joe Fitzke strikes out. Alex Healy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Curt Melton grounds out to the third baseman. Brad Lamb comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Earl Casey strikes out. Stan Wilson singles to left field. Tim Moss grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Stan Wilson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Ernest Pinnance grounds out to the pitcher. Alan Herges strikes out. Julio Polanco singles to center field. Julio Polanco steals second. Von Babb flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay John Sparks is pinch hitting for Tim Carter. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. John Sparks flies out to the left fielder. Buck Thomas strikes out. John Robinson singles past the shortstop. Masao Hara doubles to center field. John Robinson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Scott Panther grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 9 Minnesota total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Julio Polanco (6), Von Babb (4), Joe Fitzke (2).HR - Jorge Nahem (3). Baserunning: SB - Ernest Pinnance (10), Julio Polanco 2 (8), Von Babb (12).CS - Ernest Pinnance (6).
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Pete Briggs did not respond to coaching in velocity Chuck Dougherty improves in range Craig Naranjo improves in speed Tomokazu Doby did not respond to coaching in control Howard Ruth improves in contact_vs_righty Larry Collins improves in range Chuck Dougherty did not respond to coaching in 3B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Wes Bader did not respond to coaching in velocity Jorge Cruthers improves in arm Joe Canavan improves in range Joe Canavan did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Johnny Cueto improves in range Joe Canavan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty