Win: Charlie Herges (7-4) Loss: Curtis Darling (1-7)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Steve Boggs pitching. Yoanis Vega walks. Jorge Nahem singles to center field. Junior Grimes walks. Yuhei Sano hits a home run. Yoanis Vega scores. Jorge Nahem scores. Junior Grimes scores. Joe Fitzke flies out to the left fielder. Toshiaki Yamashita flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Cueto grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Ed Heredia pitching. Tim Moss singles to center field. John Robinson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tim Moss advances to second on the play. Frank Cartwright strikes out. Chuck Dougherty singles to center field. Tim Moss scores. Curt Melton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Tim K Parker lines out to the second baseman. Ed Heredia grounds out to the shortstop. Yoanis Vega grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay John Butcher singles to right field. Mike Churry singles past the second baseman. John Butcher advances to third on the hit. Al K Sullivan singles to left field. John Butcher scores. Mike Churry advances to third on the hit. Steve Boggs strikes out. Tim Moss grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jorge Nahem singles to left field. Junior Grimes grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jorge Nahem is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Junior Grimes steals second. Junior Grimes steals third. Yuhei Sano pops out to the shortstop. Joe Fitzke strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay John Robinson singles to right field. Frank Cartwright singles to right field. John Robinson advances to third on the hit. Chuck Dougherty is hit by a pitch. Curt Melton grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! John Robinson scores. Frank Cartwright advances to third on the play. Chuck Dougherty advances to second on the play. John Butcher grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Churry grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Toshiaki Yamashita singles to left field. Toshiaki Yamashita steals second. Johnny Cueto flies out to the left fielder. Tim K Parker pops out to the catcher. Ed Heredia lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Al K Sullivan hits a home run. Russ Alexander comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Boggs strikes out. Tim Moss flies out to the right fielder. John Robinson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Yoanis Vega strikes out. Jorge Nahem grounds out to the third baseman. Junior Grimes strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Frank Cartwright grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chuck Dougherty strikes out. Curt Melton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Yuhei Sano grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Fitzke singles to right field. Joe Fitzke steals second. Toshiaki Yamashita strikes out. Johnny Cueto singles to left field. Joe Fitzke scores. Charlie Herges comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tim K Parker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay John Butcher singles to center field. Mike Churry grounds out to the second baseman. John Butcher advances to second on the play. Al K Sullivan flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Herges strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Jimmy Kelly is pinch hitting for Russ Alexander. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jimmy Kelly grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Yoanis Vega grounds out to the third baseman. Jorge Nahem singles to left field. Junior Grimes pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Yoshikazu Miyashita pitching. Tim Moss hits a home run. John Robinson strikes out. Frank Cartwright walks. Chuck Dougherty strikes out. Curt Melton grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Frank Cartwright is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Yuhei Sano flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Joe Fitzke hits an infield single to the pitcher. Toshiaki Yamashita grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Fitzke is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Johnny Cueto strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay John Butcher grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Churry grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Lines is pinch hitting for Al K Sullivan. Bob Lines flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Frank Horsman enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bob Lines at 2B. Tim K Parker flies out to the left fielder. Art Schell is pinch hitting for Yoshikazu Miyashita. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Art Schell grounds out to the shortstop. Yoanis Vega pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Curtis Darling pitching. Scott Panther is pinch hitting for Charlie Herges. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Scott Panther walks. Tim Moss singles to left field. Scott Panther advances to third on the hit. John Robinson lines out to the first baseman. Frank Cartwright hits a ground ball to the shortstop. The shortstop throws home. Scott Panther scores. Minnesota total runners left on base: 5 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 6
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Milt Gilbert did not respond to coaching in range Mike Ragan improves in range Mike Pierce did not respond to coaching in arm Milt Gilbert did not respond to coaching in speed Milt Gilbert did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Gary Stanhouse improves in power_vs_righty
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Wayne Zachary did not respond to coaching in control Pop Stelmaszek did not respond to coaching in speed Ed Corbett did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dmitri Blethen did not respond to coaching in velocity Pop Stelmaszek improves in range Willie Fisk improves in contact_vs_lefty Ed Camnitz did not respond to coaching in C