Win: Otto Hernandez (1-2) Loss: Bryan Stoddard (1-1)
Save: Len Hale (1)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Otto Hernandez pitching. Gabe Bomback grounds out to the shortstop. Chuck Kaiser strikes out. Jake Bradford strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Bryan Stoddard pitching. Hot Heinie Haid doubles past the third baseman. Rod Pazik singles to left field. Hot Heinie Haid scores. Reutilio Ramirez walks. Jim Rock Robinson grounds out to the second baseman. Rod Pazik advances to third on the play. Reutilio Ramirez advances to second on the play. Rod Brown walks. Bart Glove Distefano walks. Rod Pazik scores. Luis Kappel reached on a fielding error by Ezra Birmingham. Reutilio Ramirez scores. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Rod Brown is out at home. Otto Hernandez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Minnesota Butts Girardi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Clarence Hernandez pops out to the first baseman. Greg Pepper grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Hot Heinie Haid singles to right field. Rod Pazik strikes out. Reutilio Ramirez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hot Heinie Haid advances to second on the play. Jim Rock Robinson walks. Rod Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Eddie Bateman grounds out to the second baseman. Ezra Birmingham grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bryan Stoddard strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Bart Glove Distefano doubles to center field. Luis Kappel strikes out. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah strikes out. Otto Hernandez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Gabe Bomback strikes out. Chuck Kaiser singles to right field. Jake Bradford hits a home run. Chuck Kaiser scores. Butts Girardi hits a home run. Clarence Hernandez doubles to right field. Greg Pepper grounds out to the third baseman. Eddie Bateman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Hot Heinie Haid flies out to the center fielder. Rod Pazik pops out to the third baseman. Reutilio Ramirez singles to center field. Jim Rock Robinson singles to center field. Jake Scarborough 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. Rod Brown doubles to center field. Reutilio Ramirez scores. Jim Rock Robinson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bart Glove Distefano pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Ezra Birmingham singles to right field. Jake Scarborough fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jake Scarborough strikes out. Gabe Bomback pops out to the first baseman. Chuck Kaiser grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ezra Birmingham is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Luis Kappel pops out to the shortstop. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah singles to right field. Otto Hernandez lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Hot Heinie Haid grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Jake Bradford flies out to the center fielder. Butts Girardi strikes out. Clarence Hernandez singles to center field. Greg Pepper triples. Clarence Hernandez scores. Maro Sone comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Eddie Bateman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Rod Pazik flies out to the center fielder. Reutilio Ramirez strikes out. Jim Rock Robinson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Ezra Birmingham singles to center field. Bob Cianfrocco is pinch hitting for Jake Scarborough. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bob Cianfrocco pops out to the first baseman. Ezra Birmingham steals second. Gabe Bomback grounds out to the third baseman. Chuck Kaiser strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Joe Choate pitching. Rod Brown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tommy Balls Eunick is pinch hitting for Bart Glove Distefano. Tommy Balls Eunick hits an infield single to the second baseman. Luis Kappel hits a home run. Tommy Balls Eunick scores. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah lines out to the second baseman. Charlie Proly is pinch hitting for Maro Sone. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Charlie Proly flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Len Hale pitching. Grover Carney enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tommy Balls Eunick at SS. Jake Bradford flies out to the center fielder. Butts Girardi walks. Clarence Hernandez grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Hot Heinie Haid singles to right field. Rod Pazik walks. Reutilio Ramirez strikes out. Jim Rock Robinson hits a home run. Hot Heinie Haid scores. Rod Pazik scores. Rod Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Grover Carney singles to left field. Luis Kappel hits a home run. Grover Carney scores. Del Walsh is pinch hitting for Gene Ha-Ha Hannah. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Del Walsh grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Greg Pepper strikes out. Pete High is pinch hitting for Eddie Bateman. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Pete High grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ezra Birmingham grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 4 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 8
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: John Connatser improves in control Ralph Cipriani improves in speed Cliff Mullin improves in control Joe Samuls did not respond to coaching in speed Brad Didier did not respond to coaching in C
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Frank Sinclair improves in speed Rick Quirk did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ben Cliburn improves in contact_vs_righty Ben Cliburn improves in power_vs_lefty Bob McGraw did not respond to coaching in SS