Win: Yoanis Perez (2-1) Loss: John Connor (20-7)
Save: Chris Speier (4)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay John Connor pitching. Ginger Deering flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Yuto Taguchi hits a home run. Ernie Pearson grounds out to the third baseman. Dusty Rhodes grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Yoanis Perez pitching. Pat Regalado grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kyle Reese walks. Jeff Viau grounds out to the catcher. Kyle Reese advances to second on the play. Charlie Bankhead grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Felix Stainback flies out to the left fielder. Nat Wood singles to center field. Pinky Fingers grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Shooty Lombardi reached on a fielding error by Ginger Deering. Joe Cross singles to center field. Shooty Lombardi advances to third on the hit. Ted Eisenstat walks. Jim Jones grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Shooty Lombardi scores. Joe Cross advances to third on the play. John Connor strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Walter Polanco walks. Yoanis Perez lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ginger Deering strikes out. Yuto Taguchi flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Pat Regalado pops out to the second baseman. Kyle Reese grounds out to the third baseman. Jeff Viau strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Ernie Pearson singles past the third baseman. Dusty Rhodes strikes out. Felix Stainback walks. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. The defense is playing the infield in. Nat Wood grounds out to the shortstop. Pinky Fingers singles to center field. Ernie Pearson scores. Felix Stainback uses his aggressiveness and scores. Walter Polanco hits a home run. Pinky Fingers scores. Dave Shuman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yoanis Perez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Charlie Bankhead grounds out to the shortstop. Shooty Lombardi flies out to the center fielder. Joe Cross strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Ginger Deering singles to right field. Yuto Taguchi flies out to the center fielder. Ernie Pearson grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Ted Eisenstat flies out to the left fielder. Jim Jones walks. Charlie Walters is pinch hitting for Dave Shuman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Charlie Walters strikes out. Pat Regalado singles to right field. Kyle Reese grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Jack Nottebart pitching. Dusty Rhodes flies out to the center fielder. Felix Stainback flies out to the center fielder. Nat Wood grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Jeff Viau flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Bankhead flies out to the center fielder. Shooty Lombardi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Pinky Fingers strikes out. Walter Polanco flies out to the left fielder. Yoanis Perez doubles past the center fielder. Ginger Deering grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Joe Cross singles to center field. Ted Eisenstat singles to left field. 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 Jones walks. Jesse Treadway is pinch hitting for Jack Nottebart. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Jesse Treadway strikes out. Pat Regalado pops out to the third baseman. Kyle Reese strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Rudy Howard pitching. Bob Main is pinch hitting for Yuto Taguchi. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bob Main strikes out. Ernie Pearson strikes out. Dusty Rhodes flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Jeff Viau grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Charlie Bankhead grounds out to the third baseman. Shooty Lombardi singles to left field. Joe Cross strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Felix Stainback grounds out to the pitcher. Harry Long is pinch hitting for Nat Wood. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Harry Long grounds out to the third baseman. Pinky Fingers grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Ted Eisenstat singles to center field. Jim Jones flies out to the left fielder. Rudy Howard lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Pat Regalado grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 2 Minnesota total runners LOB: 9
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 Pat Deviney did not respond to coaching in velocity Dizzy Gillespie did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Queenie Bell improves in contact_vs_righty Dizzy Gillespie did not respond to coaching in 3B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tom Mathes improves in contact_vs_righty Gilberto Mathews did not respond to coaching in control Ron Agnew improves in contact_vs_righty Ryan Stimac did not respond to coaching in control Tom Mathes did not respond to coaching in RF