Win: Jim Rosselli (7-9) Loss: Jake DeViveiros (15-6)
Save: Henry Herrera (5)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Jake DeViveiros pitching. Von Babb grounds out to the second baseman. Julio Polanco pops out to the third baseman. Junior Grimes flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Jim Rosselli pitching. Buck Thomas walks. Masao Hara grounds out to the third baseman. Buck Thomas advances to second on the play. Frank Cartwright strikes out. Jed Simpson walks. Chuck Dougherty strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Jorge Nahem singles past the second baseman. Ernest Pinnance singles to center field. Alan Herges hits a home run. Jorge Nahem scores. Ernest Pinnance scores. Tadahiko Matsumoto grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Fitzke flies out to the left fielder. Jim Rosselli grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Tony Cousineau strikes out. Frank Horsman strikes out. Tim Moss strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Von Babb grounds out to the third baseman. Julio Polanco singles past the first baseman. Junior Grimes singles past the second baseman. Julio Polanco is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Jorge Nahem grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Junior Grimes is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Jake DeViveiros strikes out. Buck Thomas lines out to the third baseman. Masao Hara doubles past the first baseman. Frank Cartwright singles to center field. Masao Hara scores. Jed Simpson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Ernest Pinnance singles to right field. Ernest Pinnance is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Alan Herges grounds out to the third baseman. Tadahiko Matsumoto grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Chuck Dougherty grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Cousineau strikes out. Frank Horsman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Joe Fitzke grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Rosselli strikes out. Von Babb grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Tim Moss singles to right field. Jake DeViveiros 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. Masao Hara flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Julio Polanco strikes out. Junior Grimes hits a home run. Jorge Nahem grounds out to the shortstop. Ernest Pinnance singles to left field. Ernest Pinnance steals second. Alan Herges singles to left field. Ernest Pinnance scores. Bone Boone comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alan Herges steals second. Tadahiko Matsumoto flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Frank Cartwright singles to center field. Jed Simpson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Cartwright advances to second on the play. Chuck Dougherty singles to right field. Frank Cartwright scores. Tony Cousineau doubles to right field. Chuck Dougherty uses his aggressiveness and scores. Frank Horsman singles to right field. Tony Cousineau scores. Prudie Pruiett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tim Moss grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Joe Fitzke flies out to the right fielder. Mickey Krug is pinch hitting for Prudie Pruiett. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mickey Krug singles to left field. Von Babb singles to left field. Mickey Krug advances to third on the hit. Von Babb steals second. Julio Polanco lines out to the second baseman. Junior Grimes hits a home run. Mickey Krug scores. Von Babb scores. Charlie Herges comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jorge Nahem strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Henry Herrera pitching. Scott Panther is pinch hitting for Charlie Herges. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Scott Panther walks. Buck Thomas reached on a 2-base throwing error by Julio Polanco. Masao Hara strikes out. Frank Cartwright walks. Jed Simpson grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Scott Panther is out at home. Chuck Dougherty grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Buck Thomas is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Minnesota Ed Fowler pitching. Ernest Pinnance singles to center field. Alan Herges flies out to the left fielder. Ernest Pinnance steals second. Tadahiko Matsumoto singles to right field. Ernest Pinnance scores. Joe Fitzke pops out to the second baseman. Henry Herrera strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Tony Cousineau singles to left field. Frank Horsman lines out to the second baseman. Tim Moss grounds out to the second baseman. Tony Cousineau advances to second on the play. Earl Casey is pinch hitting for Ed Fowler. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Earl Casey grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Les Robinson pitching. Von Babb doubles to right field. Julio Polanco grounds out to the second baseman. Von Babb advances to third on the play. Junior Grimes singles to center field. Von Babb scores. Jorge Nahem grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Buck Thomas strikes out. Masao Hara singles to left field. Frank Cartwright singles to left field. Masao Hara advances to third on the hit. Jed Simpson flies out to the right fielder. Chuck Dougherty flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners LOB: 3 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Von Babb (22).HR - Junior Grimes 2 (23), Alan Herges (10).GIDP - Jorge Nahem. Baserunning: SB - Von Babb (32), Ernest Pinnance 2 (29), Alan Herges (7).CS - Ernest Pinnance (7). Fielding: E - Julio Polanco.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mark Tiefenauer did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Mike Roque improves in contact_vs_righty Mike Pierce improves in power_vs_lefty Art Kalin did not respond to coaching in endurance Dick Grant did not respond to coaching in control Art Kalin did not respond to coaching in control
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: George Gonzalez did not respond to coaching in endurance Ed Corbett improves in contact_vs_righty John Butcher improves in power_vs_righty Pop Stelmaszek improves in power_vs_righty Steve Boggs did not respond to coaching in velocity Rusty Burrows did not respond to coaching in velocity Craig Naranjo did not respond to coaching in 2B