Win: Roy Sisk (18-9) Loss: Bill Grover (11-10)
Save: Luis Floyd (17)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Bill Grover pitching. Topper Carney walks. Roy Moeller lines out to the third baseman. Bob Smith hits a home run. Topper Carney scores. Herm Schalk pops out to the third baseman. Aaron Robinson singles to right field. Aaron Robinson steals second. Carroll Diaz reached on a 2-base throwing error by Gregg Roseman. Aaron Robinson scores. Reggie Flannery grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Roy Sisk pitching. Buck Jones walks. Buck Jones is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Hiromasa Fujio pops out to the first baseman. Rick Blanco singles to right field. Ken Reinbach strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Moonlight Blyzka strikes out. Roy Sisk flies out to the right fielder. Topper Carney grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Bob Gagne strikes out. Purnal Andrews grounds out to the shortstop. Gregg Roseman walks. Clem Manning grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Roy Moeller strikes out. Bob Smith grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Herm Schalk lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Bill Grover strikes out. Buck Jones flies out to the center fielder. Hiromasa Fujio grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Aaron Robinson reached on a fielding error by Buck Jones. Carroll Diaz flies out to the center fielder. Reggie Flannery grounds out to the catcher. Aaron Robinson advances to second on the play. Moonlight Blyzka grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Rick Blanco grounds out to the second baseman. Ken Reinbach grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Gagne singles to right field. Purnal Andrews flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Roy Sisk walks. Topper Carney grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Roy Sisk is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Topper Carney steals second. Roy Moeller grounds out to the second baseman. Topper Carney advances to third on the play. Bob Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Gregg Roseman strikes out. Clem Manning pops out to the catcher. Bill Grover strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Herm Schalk flies out to the right fielder. Aaron Robinson hits an infield single to the pitcher. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Carroll Diaz flies out to the center fielder. Reggie Flannery flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Buck Jones flies out to the left fielder. Hiromasa Fujio walks. Rick Blanco strikes out. Ken Reinbach strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Mike Doby is pinch hitting for Moonlight Blyzka. Mike Doby grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Sisk strikes out. Topper Carney walks. Roy Moeller singles to left field. Bob Smith flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Larry Knoblauch enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mike Doby at C. Bob Gagne hits a home run. Purnal Andrews grounds out to the pitcher. Gregg Roseman strikes out. Clem Manning grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Herm Schalk singles to center field. Aaron Robinson flies out to the left fielder. Carroll Diaz walks. Jamal Duncan 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. Reggie Flannery grounds out to the second baseman. Herm Schalk advances to third on the play. Carroll Diaz advances to second on the play. Larry Knoblauch walks. Roy Sisk strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Bill Smith enters the game as a defensive replacement for Reggie Flannery at CF. Jamal Duncan grounds out to the pitcher. Buck Jones singles to center field. Buck Jones is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Hiromasa Fujio pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Topper Carney grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Roy Moeller grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Jim Meakim comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Rick Blanco flies out to the left fielder. Luis Floyd comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ken Reinbach walks. Ken Reinbach is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bob Gagne grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 9 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 4
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Paul Felderman did not respond to coaching in control Sal MacCormack did not respond to coaching in speed Tim Lyons did not respond to coaching in speed Sal MacCormack did not respond to coaching in speed Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Tim Lyons did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Sal MacCormack did not respond to coaching in 3B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Leo Giannini did not respond to coaching in control Stan Keatley did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Leo Giannini did not respond to coaching in velocity Jeff Jorgens did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jack Hadley did not respond to coaching in speed Monty Daniel did not respond to coaching in control