Win: Herb Meulens (6-7) Loss: Johnny Ray (5-9)
Save: Don Schultz (2)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Rudy Busby pitching. Buck Jones flies out to the center fielder. Hiromasa Fujio grounds out to the second baseman. Rick Blanco strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Johnny Ray pitching. Roy Moeller grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Polivka grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Bob Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Ken Reinbach doubles to left field. Bob Gagne doubles to center field. Ken Reinbach scores. Purnal Andrews singles to left field. Bob Gagne scores. Gregg Roseman pops out to the catcher. Clem Manning walks. Johnny Ray lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Buck Jones flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Herm Schalk doubles to center field. Aaron Robinson singles to center field. Herm Schalk scores. Carroll Diaz flies out to the center fielder. Reggie Flannery grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Aaron Robinson advances to second on the play. Moonlight Blyzka singles to left field. Aaron Robinson scores. Rudy Busby flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Hiromasa Fujio walks. Rick Blanco strikes out. Ken Reinbach singles to center field. Hiromasa Fujio advances to third on the hit. Bob Gagne singles to right field. Hiromasa Fujio scores. Purnal Andrews singles to center field. Ken Reinbach scores. Bob Gagne advances to third on the hit. Gregg Roseman grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Roy Moeller flies out to the center fielder. Frank Polivka walks. Bob Smith hits a home run. Frank Polivka scores. Herm Schalk strikes out. Aaron Robinson singles to center field. Carroll Diaz flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Clem Manning lines out to the shortstop. Johnny Ray grounds out to the third baseman. Buck Jones flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Reggie Flannery strikes out. Moonlight Blyzka flies out to the right fielder. Mike Doby is pinch hitting for Rudy Busby. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mike Doby singles to center field. Roy Moeller strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Herb Meulens pitching. Hiromasa Fujio pops out to the second baseman. Rick Blanco singles to left field. Ken Reinbach singles to center field. Rick Blanco advances to third on the hit. Bob Gagne lines out to the shortstop. Purnal Andrews strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Frank Polivka hits a home run. Bob Smith singles to center field. Herm Schalk strikes out. Aaron Robinson strikes out. Bob Smith steals second. Carroll Diaz grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Gregg Roseman flies out to the left fielder. Clem Manning pops out to the first baseman. Johnny Ray flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Reggie Flannery flies out to the center fielder. George Kilduff is pinch hitting for Moonlight Blyzka. George Kilduff pops out to the third baseman. Herb Meulens grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Gerald Magnuson enters the game as a defensive replacement for George Kilduff at C. Buck Jones singles to left field. Hiromasa Fujio flies out to the left fielder. Rick Blanco grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Buck Jones is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ken Reinbach flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Roy Moeller grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Polivka hits a home run. Bob Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Herm Schalk walks. Aaron Robinson pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Bill Smith enters the game as a defensive replacement for Reggie Flannery at CF. Bob Gagne pops out to the third baseman. Purnal Andrews pops out to the catcher. Gregg Roseman pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota John Riggert comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Carroll Diaz reached on a fielding error by Ken Reinbach. Bill Smith grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Carroll Diaz is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Gerald Magnuson singles to center field. Bill Smith advances to third on the hit. Herb Meulens strikes out. Roy Moeller hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bill Smith scores. Frank Polivka grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Clem Manning singles to center field. Marv Almanza is pinch hitting for John Riggert. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Marv Almanza lines out to the first baseman. Buck Jones grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Clem Manning is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Don Schultz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Relief Pitchers stats. Hiromasa Fujio strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 7 Minnesota total runners left on base: 7
Game Notes Herb Meulens is injured and is expected to be out 39 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Chad Martinez improves in contact_vs_righty Tom Wood did not respond to coaching in range Wes Gonzales improves in power_vs_righty Chris Ezzell improves in arm Bill Callahan improves in contact_vs_lefty Leo Giannini did not respond to coaching in velocity
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Larry Knoblauch did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Floyd Pytlak did not respond to coaching in speed Marty Durham did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Tim Lyons improves in range Joe Kinslow did not respond to coaching in speed Shawn Doheny did not respond to coaching in 3B