Win: Roy Heismann (1-0) Loss: Rube Croushore (3-4)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Ed Piechota pitching. Dan Navarro grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Taylor Mahay grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Mark Lukon pitching. Fred Blackwell flies out to the right fielder. Fred Walker singles to center field. Fred Walker steals second. Carlton Renfer hits a home run. Fred Walker scores. Mike Barrett pops out to the third baseman. Alex Pickrel walks. Shun Ohnuki strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Bill Sullivan grounds out to the second baseman. Glenn Tomko strikes out. Ralph Garbark walks. Charlie Clyburn grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Ralph Garbark is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Leon Baker pops out to the second baseman. Jennys Soriano strikes out. Ed Piechota singles past the second baseman. Fred Blackwell singles to right field. Fred Walker singles to left field. Ed Piechota scores. Fred Blackwell advances to third on the hit. Carlton Renfer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Dwain Russell singles to left field. Mark Lukon lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dan Navarro singles to right field. Dwain Russell scores. Jim Smith walks. Taylor Mahay strikes out. Bill Sullivan pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Mike Barrett grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Pickrel grounds out to the second baseman. Shun Ohnuki grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Glenn Tomko reached on a 2-base throwing error by Leon Baker. Ralph Garbark walks. Charlie Clyburn strikes out. Dwain Russell grounds out to the third baseman. Glenn Tomko advances to third on the play. Ralph Garbark advances to second on the play. Mark Lukon strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Leon Baker flies out to the center fielder. Jennys Soriano triples. Ed Piechota grounds out to the third baseman. Fred Blackwell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Dan Navarro singles to right field. Dan Navarro steals second. Jim Smith singles to left field. Dan Navarro scores. Taylor Mahay singles to left field. Bill Sullivan strikes out. Glenn Tomko strikes out. Ralph Garbark grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Fred Walker grounds out to the third baseman. Carlton Renfer flies out to the right fielder. Mike Barrett flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Charlie Clyburn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dwain Russell doubles to left field. Mark Lukon singles to left field. Dwain Russell scores. Dan Navarro singles to center field. Lee Neagle comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Smith strikes out. Taylor Mahay grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Alex Pickrel flies out to the right fielder. Shun Ohnuki flies out to the center fielder. Leon Baker pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Bill Sullivan grounds out to the shortstop. Glenn Tomko flies out to the center fielder. Ralph Garbark grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Jennys Soriano singles to left field. Sammy Perticia is pinch hitting for Lee Neagle. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jennys Soriano steals second. Sammy Perticia walks. Fred Blackwell lines out to the shortstop. Fred Walker singles past the shortstop. Jennys Soriano scores. Sammy Perticia advances to third on the hit. Chris Knotts comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Carlton Renfer walks. Mike Barrett strikes out. Alex Pickrel flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Bob Schultz pitching. Charlie Clyburn strikes out. Dwain Russell walks. Ed Gladding is pinch hitting for Chris Knotts. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ed Gladding pops out to the shortstop. Dan Navarro grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dwain Russell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Orth Drake pitching. Shun Ohnuki strikes out. Leon Baker singles to left field. Jennys Soriano grounds out to the second baseman. Leon Baker advances to second on the play. Bob Schultz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Jim Smith hits a home run. Taylor Mahay hits an infield single to the shortstop. Benny Maloney comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Sullivan hits an infield single to the first baseman. Glenn Tomko grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Taylor Mahay advances to third on the play. Ralph Garbark reached on a fielding error by Jennys Soriano. Taylor Mahay scores. Charlie Clyburn singles to left field. Dwain Russell grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Ralph Garbark is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Vic Roche comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Fred Blackwell walks. Fred Blackwell steals second. Dwain Russell throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. The defense is playing the infield in. Fred Walker grounds out to the second baseman. The defense is playing the infield in. Carlton Renfer grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Blackwell scores. Mike Barrett flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Tampa Bay Vic Roche grounds out to the third baseman. Dan Navarro grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Minnesota Alex Pickrel strikes out. Shun Ohnuki grounds out to the second baseman. Leon Baker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Tampa Bay Taylor Mahay singles to right field. Bill Sullivan grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Glenn Tomko strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Minnesota Jennys Soriano grounds out to the third baseman. Paul Marsh is pinch hitting for Benny Maloney. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Paul Marsh walks. Paul Marsh steals second. Fred Blackwell strikes out. Fred Walker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Tampa Bay Johnnie Mattox pitching. Ralph Garbark flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Clyburn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dwain Russell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Minnesota Carlton Renfer singles to center field. Mike Barrett grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Carlton Renfer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Alex Pickrel grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mike Barrett is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Shun Ohnuki strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 13 Tampa Bay Vic Roche grounds out to the third baseman. Dan Navarro pops out to the third baseman. Jim Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 13 Minnesota Leon Baker strikes out. Jennys Soriano grounds out to the shortstop. Wes Purdin is pinch hitting for Johnnie Mattox. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Wes Purdin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 14 Tampa Bay Mickey Kent pitching. Taylor Mahay hits a home run. Roy Heismann comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Sullivan flies out to the left fielder. Glenn Tomko flies out to the left fielder. Ralph Garbark flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 14 Minnesota Fred Blackwell grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Walker hits a home run. Rube Croushore comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Carlton Renfer grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Barrett grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 15 Tampa Bay Charlie Clyburn strikes out. Dwain Russell flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Rube Croushore grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 15 Minnesota Alex Pickrel pops out to the third baseman. Shun Ohnuki singles to right field. Leon Baker singles to center field. Jennys Soriano grounds out to the third baseman. Shun Ohnuki advances to third on the play. Leon Baker advances to second on the play. Roy Heismann grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 16 Tampa Bay Dan Navarro singles to left field. Dan Navarro steals second. Jim Smith strikes out. Taylor Mahay flies out to the right fielder. Bill Sullivan grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 16 Minnesota Fred Blackwell singles to right field. Fred Blackwell steals second. Fred Walker singles to right field. Fred Blackwell scores. Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 13 Minnesota total runners left on base: 12
Batting:2B - Dwain Russell (15).HR - Jim Smith (21), Taylor Mahay (23).GIDP - Bill Sullivan, Glenn Tomko. Baserunning: SB - Dan Navarro 2 (12). Fielding: E - Dwain Russell.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Hooks Somerlott improves in contact_vs_righty Fernando Boucher did not respond to coaching in control Bill Cronin did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Johnny McElyea did not respond to coaching in endurance
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: George Wehmeier did not respond to coaching in velocity Kyle Jameson improves in control Barney Martinez improves in power_vs_lefty Henry Aldrich did not respond to coaching in range Pryor Addis did not respond to coaching in SS