Win: Johnny Reese (7-10) Loss: Kevin Young (16-1)
Save: Al Carisch (15)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Kevin Young pitching. Heinie Mack grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Ortiz strikes out. Kojiro Muto singles to center field. Bob Garcia strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Johnny Reese pitching. Jerry Allen grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Smith doubles to center field. Bert Warren pops out to the shortstop. Ed Siddall strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Hugh Alexander singles to right field. Dennis Peters singles to center field. Hugh Alexander advances to third on the hit. Dick Ibanez singles to left field. Hugh Alexander scores. Drew Villone grounds out to the shortstop. Dennis Peters advances to third on the play. Dick Ibanez advances to second on the play. Johnny Reese flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Dennis Peters is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Joe Sackinsky grounds out to the third baseman. Keith Irwin strikes out. Bill Acre grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Heinie Mack strikes out. Bobby Ortiz strikes out. Kojiro Muto singles to center field. Bob Garcia flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Gary Kommers singles to right field. Kevin Young fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Kevin Young flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Allen flies out to the left fielder. Tim Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Hugh Alexander strikes out. Dennis Peters flies out to the left fielder. Dick Ibanez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bert Warren singles past the second baseman. Ed Siddall flies out to the left fielder. Joe Sackinsky grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bert Warren advances to second on the play. Keith Irwin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Drew Villone singles to right field. Johnny Reese lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Heinie Mack hits a home run. Drew Villone scores. Bobby Ortiz doubles to center field. Kojiro Muto grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Bobby Ortiz advances to third on the play. Bob Garcia flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Bill Acre pops out to the second baseman. Gary Kommers singles to right field. Kevin Young lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jerry Allen grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Hugh Alexander pops out to the first baseman. Dennis Peters flies out to the left fielder. Dick Ibanez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Tim Smith walks. Tim Smith steals second. Bert Warren singles to right field. Tim Smith scores. Ed Siddall pops out to the second baseman. Joe Sackinsky flies out to the center fielder. Keith Irwin singles to right field. Bert Warren advances to third on the hit. Bill Acre strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Drew Villone grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny Reese walks. Heinie Mack pops out to the second baseman. Johnny Reese steals second. Masashi Ohshima 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. Bobby Ortiz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Gary Kommers strikes out. Paddy Scalzi is pinch hitting for Masashi Ohshima. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Paddy Scalzi grounds out to the third baseman. Jerry Allen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Jim Sisler pitching. Kojiro Muto walks. Bob Garcia strikes out. Hugh Alexander strikes out. Dennis Peters strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Tim Smith flies out to the center fielder. Bert Warren grounds out to the pitcher. Ed Siddall singles to right field. Joe Sackinsky strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Dick Ibanez grounds out to the third baseman. Drew Villone strikes out. George Hitt is pinch hitting for Johnny Reese. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. George Hitt singles to right field. Heinie Mack strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Al Carisch pitching. Keith Irwin pops out to the shortstop. Bill Acre singles past the shortstop. Bill Acre is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Gary Kommers grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 7 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Harry Shirley improves in arm Joe McElyea did not respond to coaching in endurance Hunter Davis improves in power_vs_righty Joe McElyea did not respond to coaching in velocity
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jack Gonzales improves in power_vs_righty Alvin Bearnarth improves in contact_vs_lefty Jim Aybar improves in contact_vs_lefty Dave Misse did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Alvin Bearnarth did not respond to coaching in 1B