Win: Charlie Herges (5-3) Loss: Yoshikazu Miyashita (2-8)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Dario Perry pitching. Yoanis Vega strikes out. Jorge Nahem walks. Jurickson Profar grounds out to the third baseman. Jorge Nahem advances to second on the play. Junior Grimes grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Alex Healy pitching. Tim Moss strikes out. Masao Hara flies out to the right fielder. Frank Cartwright singles to center field. Chuck Dougherty grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Frank Cartwright is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Yuhei Sano grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Julio Polanco grounds out to the second baseman. Ernest Pinnance flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Curt Melton grounds out to the pitcher. John Butcher singles to left field. Mike Churry grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Joe Fitzke flies out to the center fielder. Alex Healy strikes out. Yoanis Vega grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Al K Sullivan strikes out. Dario Perry strikes out. Tim Moss flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jorge Nahem strikes out. Jurickson Profar singles to left field. Junior Grimes strikes out. Jurickson Profar steals second. Yuhei Sano flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Masao Hara singles in front of the right fielder. Frank Cartwright flies out to the right fielder. Chuck Dougherty grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Masao Hara is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Chuck Dougherty is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Julio Polanco singles to right field. Ernest Pinnance grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Joe Fitzke reached on a fielding error by Frank Cartwright. Alex Healy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Curt Melton walks. John Butcher grounds out to the third baseman. Curt Melton advances to second on the play. Mike Churry flies out to the left fielder. Al K Sullivan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Yoanis Vega walks. Jorge Nahem pops out to the third baseman. Jurickson Profar grounds out to the shortstop. Yoanis Vega advances to second on the play. Junior Grimes flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Dario Perry grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Moss hits an infield single to the pitcher. Masao Hara pops out to the catcher. Tim Moss steals second. Frank Cartwright strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Yuhei Sano singles to center field. Julio Polanco singles to right field. Yuhei Sano advances to third on the hit. Julio Polanco steals second. Ernest Pinnance strikes out. Joe Fitzke strikes out. Alex Healy grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Chuck Dougherty grounds out to the second baseman. Curt Melton singles to center field. John Butcher grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Yoanis Vega grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Glenn Balboni 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. Jorge Nahem reached on a fielding error by Frank Cartwright. Jurickson Profar strikes out. Junior Grimes walks. Yuhei Sano walks. Julio Polanco walks. Jorge Nahem scores. Ernest Pinnance strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Mike Churry strikes out. Bob Lines is pinch hitting for Al K Sullivan. Bob Lines strikes out. Scott Panther is pinch hitting for Glenn Balboni. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Scott Panther doubles to right field. Tim Moss grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Charlie Herges pitching. Frank Horsman enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bob Lines at RF. Joe Fitzke reached on a 2-base fielding error by Mike Churry. Alex Healy lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Yoanis Vega strikes out. Jorge Nahem grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Masao Hara singles past the second baseman. Yoshikazu Miyashita 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. Frank Cartwright strikes out. Chuck Dougherty flies out to the right fielder. Curt Melton reached on a 2-base throwing error by Yoshikazu Miyashita. John Butcher walks. Mike Churry singles to center field. Masao Hara scores. Frank Horsman singles to left field. Curt Melton scores. Minnesota total runners left on base: 10 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 4
Batting:2B - Scott Panther (1).GIDP - John Butcher, Mike Churry. Baserunning: SB - Tim Moss (11).CS - Chuck Dougherty (4). Fielding: E - Frank Cartwright 2, Mike Churry.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jorge Cruthers did not respond to coaching in speed Mule Wineapple improves in endurance Art Kalin did not respond to coaching in endurance Joe Canavan did not respond to coaching in arm Mike Roque did not respond to coaching in speed Johnny Monroe did not respond to coaching in control
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Willie Fisk improves in speed Lou House did not respond to coaching in speed Ken Nicholson improves in velocity Nick Denny did not respond to coaching in range Wayne Zachary did not respond to coaching in velocity Lou House did not respond to coaching in range Ed Camnitz did not respond to coaching in C