Win: Harry Lawson (19-10) Loss: Ray Kernek (11-15)
Save: Ed Constable (48)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Ray Kernek pitching. Lamar Textor singles to right field. Cupid Grace grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Debs Westlake pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Harry Lawson pitching. Bill Hudson walks. Dave Lopez flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Hafey grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Jeff Castillo strikes out. Placido Beck pops out to the shortstop. Paul Shoemaker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Vinnie Hammonds strikes out. Alexander Gomez strikes out. Mickey Young singles to center field. Alan Kantlehner grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mickey Young is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Pat Whiten grounds out to the shortstop. John Clemens strikes out. Harry Lawson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Dwight Hackett flies out to the center fielder. Ray Kernek flies out to the right fielder. Bill Hudson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Lamar Textor flies out to the left fielder. Cupid Grace grounds out to the shortstop. Debs Westlake singles to center field. Jeff Castillo hits a home run. Debs Westlake scores. Placido Beck singles to center field. Paul Shoemaker singles to left field. Placido Beck advances to third on the hit. Pat Whiten strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Dave Lopez triples. Johnny Hafey flies out to the left fielder. Vinnie Hammonds singles to left field. Dave Lopez scores. Alexander Gomez flies out to the center fielder. Mickey Young strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota John Clemens flies out to the left fielder. Harry Lawson singles to right field. Lamar Textor grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Harry Lawson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Cupid Grace flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Alan Kantlehner singles to center field. Dwight Hackett grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Alan Kantlehner is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dwight Hackett steals second. Ray Kernek grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Hudson singles to center field. Dwight Hackett scores. Dave Lopez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Debs Westlake strikes out. Jeff Castillo singles to center field. Placido Beck doubles to left field. Jeff Castillo uses his aggressiveness and scores. Paul Shoemaker flies out to the center fielder. Pat Whiten strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Johnny Hafey grounds out to the shortstop. Vinnie Hammonds singles to center field. Alexander Gomez strikes out. Mickey Young strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota John Clemens grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Lawson grounds out to the second baseman. Lamar Textor grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Alan Kantlehner pops out to the third baseman. Dwight Hackett strikes out. Blix Telgheder is pinch hitting for Ray Kernek. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Blix Telgheder singles to right field. Bill Hudson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Mike Ruffcorn pitching. Cupid Grace grounds out to the third baseman. Debs Westlake grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Castillo grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Dave Lopez strikes out. Johnny Hafey grounds out to the third baseman. Vinnie Hammonds flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Placido Beck grounds out to the third baseman. Paul Shoemaker hits a home run. Pat Whiten strikes out. John Clemens strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Ed Constable comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Alexander Gomez grounds out to the shortstop. Mickey Young pops out to the shortstop. Alan Kantlehner grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 4 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 5
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tom Kellum did not respond to coaching in range Lefty Fernandez did not respond to coaching in velocity Danny Gregg did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jim Otis did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Richard McConnell did not respond to coaching in control Jim Jonnard did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Daisuke Nakayama did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Herm Vosmik improves in speed Takahiro Akamatsu did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Brooks Teufel did not respond to coaching in speed Brooks Teufel did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Luis Brito improves in range