Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Alex Moyer pitching. Bob Byrnes flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Charlie Bellhorn triples. Shingo Yoshimura strikes out. Phil Bailey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Joe Bush pitching. Bill May grounds out to the pitcher. Tris Valentin flies out to the right fielder. Neil Holmes hits an infield single to the pitcher. Mike Pape singles to right field. Pinky Curtis grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Dion O Banion pops out to the first baseman. Cub Klee singles to center field. BIG AL Bielaski flies out to the left fielder. Joe Stanage singles to right field. Joe Bush grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joe Stanage is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Connie Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Brian Guardado grounds out to the second baseman. Matt Saberhagen doubles to left field. Alex Moyer singles to right field. Matt Saberhagen scores. Bill May grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Alex Moyer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Bob Byrnes grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Bellhorn walks. Shingo Yoshimura grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Charlie Bellhorn is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Phil Bailey flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Tris Valentin flies out to the right fielder. Neil Holmes strikes out. Mike Pape singles to left field. Pinky Curtis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Dion O Banion strikes out. Cub Klee pops out to the second baseman. BIG AL Bielaski grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Connie Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Brian Guardado flies out to the center fielder. Matt Saberhagen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Joe Stanage pops out to the third baseman. Joe Bush strikes out. Bob Byrnes flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Alex Moyer walks. Bill May walks. Tris Valentin flies out to the left fielder. Neil Holmes flies out to the left fielder. Mike Pape grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill May is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Charlie Bellhorn triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Shingo Yoshimura flies out to the left fielder. Phil Bailey grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Bellhorn scores. Dion O Banion doubles to right field. Cub Klee strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Pinky Curtis strikes out. Connie Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Brian Guardado grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay BIG AL Bielaski singles to left field. BIG AL Bielaski is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Joe Stanage strikes out. Joe Bush strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Matt Saberhagen grounds out to the second baseman. Skeeter Malone is pinch hitting for Alex Moyer. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Skeeter Malone strikes out. Bill May flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Fred Cardoni pitching. Bob Byrnes flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Bellhorn flies out to the right fielder. Shingo Yoshimura hits a home run. Frank Hands comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Phil Bailey singles to center field. Dion O Banion reached on a fielding error by Neil Holmes. Cub Klee flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Tris Valentin walks. Ernie Rolls 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 1st. Neil Holmes strikes out. Mike Pape flies out to the center fielder. Pinky Curtis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay BIG AL Bielaski flies out to the right fielder. Joe Stanage grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Arnold is pinch hitting for Ernie Rolls. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Arnold pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Dayan Calana pitching. Rex McCarver is pinch hitting for Connie Johnson. Rex McCarver singles to left field. Brian Guardado grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rex McCarver advances to second on the play. Matt Saberhagen grounds out to the second baseman. Rex McCarver advances to third on the play. Frank Land is pinch hitting for Frank Hands. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Frank Land singles to center field. Rex McCarver scores. Bill May flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Tampa Bay Russ Geiss pitching. Rey Hausman enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rex McCarver at C. Bob Byrnes grounds out to the pitcher. Charlie Bellhorn flies out to the left fielder. Shingo Yoshimura strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Minnesota Ed Williams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tris Valentin singles to right field. Neil Holmes singles past the third baseman. Tris Valentin advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Mike Pape singles past the second baseman. Tris Valentin scores. Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 7 Minnesota total runners left on base: 8
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C- Improvements: Johnny Steiner improves in speed Johnny Steiner improves in power_vs_righty Jerry Norman improves in speed Deacon Bransfield improves in power_vs_lefty
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bill Mulligan did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Billy Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Sammy Halladay improves in arm John Freehan did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Sammy Halladay did not respond to coaching in 2B