Win: Jake DeViveiros (12-2) Loss: Dick Grant (2-5)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Jake DeViveiros pitching. Joe Fitzke walks. Yoanis Vega walks. Yuhei Sano singles to right field. Joe Fitzke scores. Julio Polanco strikes out. Junior Grimes strikes out. Jurickson Profar pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Dick Grant pitching. Tim Moss reached on a fielding error by Dick Grant. Buck Thomas walks. John Robinson grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Moss advances to third on the play. Buck Thomas advances to second on the play. Masao Hara strikes out. Chuck Dougherty hits a home run. Tim Moss scores. Buck Thomas scores. Howard Ruth flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Jorge Nahem triples. Ernest Pinnance grounds out to the third baseman. Jorge Nahem scores. Dick Grant strikes out. Joe Fitzke grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Mike Churry singles to right field. Frank Horsman singles to center field. Mike Churry is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Jake DeViveiros 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 grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Yoanis Vega singles to right field. Yuhei Sano flies out to the center fielder. Yoanis Vega steals second. Julio Polanco doubles to left field. Yoanis Vega scores. Junior Grimes grounds out to the second baseman. Julio Polanco advances to third on the play. Jurickson Profar grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Buck Thomas triples. John Robinson grounds out to the shortstop. Buck Thomas scores. Masao Hara flies out to the left fielder. Chuck Dougherty grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jorge Nahem flies out to the right fielder. Ernest Pinnance grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Grant grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Howard Ruth singles to center field. Mike Churry strikes out. Frank Horsman grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Joe Fitzke grounds out to the second baseman. Yoanis Vega grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Yuhei Sano walks. Julio Polanco pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Jake DeViveiros grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Moss singles to left field. Buck Thomas flies out to the left fielder. John Robinson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Junior Grimes flies out to the left fielder. Jurickson Profar singles to center field. Jurickson Profar steals second. Jorge Nahem grounds out to the third baseman. Ernest Pinnance singles to left field. Jurickson Profar scores. Dick Grant grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ernest Pinnance is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Masao Hara flies out to the left fielder. Chuck Dougherty hits a home run. Howard Ruth flies out to the center fielder. Mike Churry grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Charlie Herges comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Fitzke grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Yoanis Vega singles to center field. Yoanis Vega steals second. Yuhei Sano strikes out. Julio Polanco flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Frank Horsman grounds out to the second baseman. Curt Melton is pinch hitting for Charlie Herges. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Curt Melton doubles to center field. Tim Moss walks. Buck Thomas singles to center field. Curt Melton scores. John Robinson pops out to the catcher. Bobby Booker 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. Masao Hara singles to left field. Tim Moss scores. Buck Thomas advances to third on the hit. Chuck Dougherty singles past the second baseman. Buck Thomas scores. Masao Hara advances to third on the hit. Howard Ruth grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Glenn Balboni pitching. Junior Grimes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jurickson Profar pops out to the shortstop. Jorge Nahem grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Mike Churry grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al K Sullivan is pinch hitting for Frank Horsman. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Al K Sullivan strikes out. Glenn Balboni grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Ernest Pinnance strikes out. Art Schell is pinch hitting for Bobby Booker. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Art Schell singles to right field. Art Schell steals second. Joe Fitzke walks. Yoanis Vega strikes out. Yuhei Sano strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners left on base: 8 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 4
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Thornton Donovan did not respond to coaching in control Thornton Donovan did not respond to coaching in control Jorge Cruthers did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jorge Cruthers did not respond to coaching in range Mike Pierce did not respond to coaching in range Charlie McCabe did not respond to coaching in range
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jayson Fegeley did not respond to coaching in endurance Steve Boggs did not respond to coaching in velocity Lou House did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Lou House improves in contact_vs_lefty John Butcher improves in speed Doug Fryman improves in contact_vs_lefty Pop Stelmaszek did not respond to coaching in 2B