Win: Ike Cunningham (10-9) Loss: Yosvani Diaz (9-15)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Ike Cunningham pitching. Von Babb grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Roy Flowers flies out to the right fielder. Wally Clancy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Yosvani Diaz pitching. Buck Thomas singles to right field. Masao Hara doubles to left field. Buck Thomas uses his aggressiveness and scores. Frank Cartwright flies out to the right fielder. Curt Melton singles to left field. Masao Hara scores. Tim Moss strikes out. Bob Lines walks. Chuck Dougherty grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bob Lines is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Junior Grimes grounds out to the shortstop. Julio Polanco grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ernest Pinnance reached on a fielding error by Tim Moss. Alan Herges doubles to right field. Ernest Pinnance uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jorge Nahem singles to left field. Alan Herges scores. Yosvani Diaz singles to right field. Jorge Nahem advances to third on the hit. Von Babb singles to left field. Jorge Nahem scores. Yosvani Diaz advances to third on the hit. Von Babb steals second. Roy Flowers flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Stan Wilson singles to center field. Ike Cunningham fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ike Cunningham strikes out. Buck Thomas singles to right field. Stan Wilson advances to third on the hit. Masao Hara grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Buck Thomas advances to second on the play. Frank Cartwright pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Wally Clancy grounds out to the shortstop. Junior Grimes strikes out. Julio Polanco singles to right field. Ernest Pinnance flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Curt Melton singles to right field. Tim Moss singles to center field. Curt Melton advances to third on the hit. Bob Lines singles to center field. Curt Melton scores. Tim Moss advances to third on the hit. Bob Lines is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Chuck Dougherty hits a home run. Tim Moss scores. Charlie Byrne comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Stan Wilson grounds out to the second baseman. Ike Cunningham grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Alan Herges singles to right field. Alan Herges is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jorge Nahem walks. Jorge Nahem steals second. Charlie Byrne flies out to the center fielder. Von Babb grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Buck Thomas singles past the second baseman. Masao Hara flies out to the center fielder. Frank Cartwright lines out to the shortstop. Curt Melton singles to center field. Buck Thomas advances to third on the hit. Tim Moss grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Roy Flowers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Wally Clancy strikes out. Junior Grimes grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Bob Lines flies out to the center fielder. Chuck Dougherty walks. Stan Wilson flies out to the center fielder. Ike Cunningham grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Julio Polanco strikes out. Ernest Pinnance grounds out to the third baseman. Alan Herges singles to center field. Jorge Nahem singles to left field. Alan Herges advances to third on the hit. Charlie Byrne grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Buck Thomas hits a home run. Masao Hara flies out to the center fielder. Frank Cartwright flies out to the center fielder. Curt Melton grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Von Babb flies out to the left fielder. Roy Flowers strikes out. Danny Sheely comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Wally Clancy singles to center field. Junior Grimes pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Tim Moss pops out to the first baseman. Bob Lines strikes out. Chuck Dougherty singles to center field. Chuck Dougherty steals second. Stan Wilson singles to right field. Chuck Dougherty scores. Brad Lamb comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Sparks is pinch hitting for Danny Sheely. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Sparks is hit by a pitch. Buck Thomas is hit by a pitch. Masao Hara grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bone Boone pitching. Julio Polanco pops out to the catcher. Ernest Pinnance walks. Alan Herges grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ernest Pinnance is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jorge Nahem singles to center field. Mickey Krug is pinch hitting for Brad Lamb. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mickey Krug grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Johnny Monroe pitching. Frank Cartwright grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Curt Melton strikes out. Tim Moss flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Von Babb flies out to the left fielder. Roy Flowers strikes out. Wally Clancy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 9 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 10
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Art Kalin improves in velocity Chris Hutchison improves in range Tom Fink did not respond to coaching in speed Mark Tiefenauer improves in contact_vs_lefty Mike Pierce did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Art Kalin did not respond to coaching in velocity
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Glenn Balboni did not respond to coaching in velocity George Gonzalez did not respond to coaching in velocity John Butcher improves in contact_vs_lefty Frank Horsman did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Craig Naranjo improves in power_vs_lefty Gene Marrero improves in arm Frank Horsman did not respond to coaching in 2B