Win: Jose Davenport (17-8) Loss: Oscar Haas (12-11)
Save: Elmer Maloney (4)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Oscar Haas pitching. Joel Briley strikes out. Purnal Andrews grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Walt Bailey hits a home run. Tom Wood singles to center field. Bob Gagne walks. Marv Almanza lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Minnesota Jose Davenport pitching. Frank Polivka flies out to the left fielder. Roy Moeller flies out to the right fielder. Herm Schalk doubles to right field. Bob Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Jesse Baez hits an infield single to the shortstop. Passed ball. Jesse Baez advances to second. Ray Freeman walks. Jose Davenport lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joel Briley flies out to the left fielder. Purnal Andrews strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Carroll Diaz singles to center field. Aaron Robinson strikes out. Reggie Flannery singles to right field. Gerald Magnuson grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Carroll Diaz is out at third base. Oscar Haas strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Walt Bailey grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Tom Wood grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Gagne singles to center field. Marv Almanza singles to center field. Bob Gagne aggressively advances to third on the hit. Jesse Baez pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Frank Polivka strikes out. Roy Moeller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Herm Schalk walks. Bob Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Ray Freeman strikes out. Jose Davenport grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Joel Briley hits a home run. Purnal Andrews grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Carroll Diaz grounds out to the shortstop. Aaron Robinson flies out to the center fielder. Reggie Flannery flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Walt Bailey flies out to the right fielder. Tom Wood singles past the third baseman. Bob Gagne strikes out. Marv Almanza walks. Jesse Baez doubles past the third baseman. Tom Wood scores. Marv Almanza uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ray Freeman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Gerald Magnuson strikes out. Mike Doby is pinch hitting for Oscar Haas. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mike Doby grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Polivka singles to right field. Roy Moeller singles to right field. Frank Polivka advances to third on the hit. Herm Schalk strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Luis Floyd pitching. Jose Davenport grounds out to the third baseman. Joel Briley strikes out. Purnal Andrews lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Bob Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Carroll Diaz grounds out to the third baseman. Aaron Robinson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Walt Bailey strikes out. Tom Wood strikes out. Bob Gagne hits an infield single to the catcher. Marv Almanza strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Reggie Flannery singles to center field. Gerald Magnuson singles to left field. Elmer Maloney 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. Joe Kinslow is pinch hitting for Luis Floyd. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Joe Kinslow singles to center field. Reggie Flannery scores. Gerald Magnuson advances to third on the hit. Frank Polivka lines out to the third baseman. Joe Kinslow steals second. Purnal Andrews throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Gerald Magnuson scores. Roy Moeller flies out to the right fielder. Herm Schalk flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Herb Meulens pitching. Jesse Baez strikes out. Ray Freeman grounds out to the shortstop. Elmer Maloney flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bob Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Carroll Diaz strikes out. Aaron Robinson doubles to left field. Reggie Flannery walks. Gerald Magnuson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Joel Briley flies out to the left fielder. Purnal Andrews grounds out to the pitcher. Walt Bailey grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Topper Carney is pinch hitting for Herb Meulens. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Topper Carney grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Polivka singles past the shortstop. Roy Moeller strikes out. Herm Schalk singles to center field. Frank Polivka advances to third on the hit. Bob Smith walks. Carroll Diaz pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 8 Minnesota total runners LOB: 12
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Monty Daniel did not respond to coaching in velocity Jeff Jorgens did not respond to coaching in arm Brent Rogers did not respond to coaching in velocity Chris Ezzell improves in speed Chris Ezzell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jamal Duncan did not respond to coaching in control
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bud Romanick improves in power_vs_lefty Bud Romanick improves in contact_vs_lefty Shawn Doheny improves in power_vs_righty Jay Ruskin did not respond to coaching in control Sal MacCormack did not respond to coaching in arm Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Sal MacCormack did not respond to coaching in 3B