Win: George Jones (12-9) Loss: Yosvani Diaz (7-16)
Save: Charlie Herges (16)
Inning: 1 Minnesota George Jones pitching. Junior Grimes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Julio Polanco singles to right field. Yuhei Sano grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Yosvani Diaz pitching. Tim Moss pops out to the third baseman. Buck Thomas flies out to the right fielder. John Robinson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Joe Fitzke pops out to the first baseman. Yoanis Vega singles to right field. Yoanis Vega is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jorge Nahem grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Masao Hara walks. Masao Hara steals second. Frank Cartwright grounds out to the second baseman. Masao Hara advances to third on the play. Curt Melton walks. Chuck Dougherty singles to right field. Masao Hara scores. Curt Melton advances to third on the hit. Chuck Dougherty steals second. Mike Churry singles to left field. Curt Melton scores. Chuck Dougherty scores. George Jones lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Mike Churry forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Tim Moss strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Tom Fink walks. Tadahiko Matsumoto grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Yosvani Diaz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Buck Thomas is hit by a pitch. John Robinson grounds out to the third baseman. Buck Thomas advances to second on the play. Masao Hara flies out to the right fielder. Frank Cartwright strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Junior Grimes strikes out. Julio Polanco grounds out to the shortstop. Yuhei Sano strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Curt Melton strikes out. Chuck Dougherty grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Churry singles to right field. George Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Joe Fitzke flies out to the left fielder. Yoanis Vega strikes out. Jorge Nahem singles to left field. Jorge Nahem is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Tim Moss strikes out. Buck Thomas singles to right field. John Robinson walks. Masao Hara grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Buck Thomas advances to third on the play. John Robinson advances to second on the play. Frank Cartwright pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Tom Fink strikes out. Tadahiko Matsumoto walks. Yosvani Diaz lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Junior Grimes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Curt Melton singles to center field. Chuck Dougherty pops out to the first baseman. Mike Churry walks. George Jones lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tim Moss hits a home run. Curt Melton scores. Mike Churry scores. Art Brown comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Buck Thomas singles to left field. John Robinson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Buck Thomas is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Julio Polanco pops out to the shortstop. Yuhei Sano flies out to the left fielder. Joe Fitzke pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Masao Hara strikes out. Al K Sullivan is pinch hitting for Frank Cartwright. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Al K Sullivan walks. Curt Melton walks. Chuck Dougherty singles to left field. Al K Sullivan scores. Mike Churry grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Yoanis Vega grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Jorge Nahem walks. Tom Fink singles to center field. Jorge Nahem advances to third on the hit. Danny Sheely comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Tadahiko Matsumoto hits an infield single to the pitcher. Jorge Nahem scores. Frank Diaz is pinch hitting for Art Brown. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Frank Diaz singles to right field. Junior Grimes bunts for a base hit. Tom Fink scores. Julio Polanco walks. Tadahiko Matsumoto scores. Yuhei Sano strikes out. Joe Fitzke walks. Frank Diaz scores. Charlie Herges comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yoanis Vega singles to left field. Junior Grimes scores. Julio Polanco scores. Joe Fitzke advances to third on the hit. Jorge Nahem grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Prudie Pruiett pitching. Charlie Herges grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Moss flies out to the right fielder. Buck Thomas walks. John Robinson singles to right field. Buck Thomas advances to third on the hit. Masao Hara flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Tom Fink singles past the second baseman. Tadahiko Matsumoto reached on a fielding error by Al K Sullivan. Paul Reynolds is pinch hitting for Prudie Pruiett. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Paul Reynolds grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Tom Fink advances to third on the play. Junior Grimes walks. Julio Polanco strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners left on base: 5 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 9
Batting:HR - Tim Moss (14).GIDP - Mike Churry.HBP - Buck Thomas (2). Baserunning: SB - Masao Hara (11), Chuck Dougherty (12). Fielding: E - Al K Sullivan.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Milt Gilbert did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jurickson Profar improves in contact_vs_righty Willie K Glauber did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Damon Barton improves in control Art Kalin did not respond to coaching in control Mike Pierce did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Butcher improves in speed Craig Naranjo improves in contact_vs_righty Howard Ruth did not respond to coaching in speed Glenn Balboni did not respond to coaching in velocity Buck Minnick improves in control Rusty Burrows did not respond to coaching in control Pop Stelmaszek did not respond to coaching in CF