Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Les McGeary pitching. Fred Macias grounds out to the third baseman. Shuzo Sasaki singles to left field. Koki Mizusawa grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Shuzo Sasaki is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Charlie Garcia pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Lou Lohrke pitching. Carl Bell grounds out to the shortstop. Carl Hernandez pops out to the second baseman. Ed Haworth grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Duke Silva strikes out. Red Harrison hits an infield single to the catcher. Red Harrison is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Howard Norman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Tony Augustine grounds out to the shortstop. Bill DeMiller strikes out. Jeff Wright walks. Ramon Hendrix walks. Shinichi Kashibuchi strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Pop Riesgo flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Lou Lohrke strikes out. Fred Macias strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Les McGeary grounds out to the second baseman. Carl Bell singles past the third baseman. Carl Hernandez grounds out to the catcher. Carl Bell advances to second on the play. Ed Haworth singles to center field. Carl Bell scores. Tony Augustine singles to left field. Ed Haworth advances to third on the hit. Bill DeMiller walks. Jeff Wright flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Shuzo Sasaki singles to right field. Shuzo Sasaki steals second. Koki Mizusawa singles to left field. Shuzo Sasaki scores. Charlie Garcia singles to center field. Duke Silva flies out to the left fielder. Red Harrison strikes out. Howard Norman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Ramon Hendrix grounds out to the third baseman. Shinichi Kashibuchi strikes out. Les McGeary grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Pop Riesgo pops out to the third baseman. Lou Lohrke flies out to the right fielder. Fred Macias hits a home run. Shuzo Sasaki strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Carl Bell grounds out to the second baseman. Carl Hernandez strikes out. Ed Haworth doubles to center field. Tony Augustine flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Koki Mizusawa singles to center field. Charlie Garcia grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Duke Silva strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Bill DeMiller singles to left field. Jeff Wright flies out to the center fielder. Bill DeMiller steals second. Ramon Hendrix singles to right field. Bill DeMiller scores. Shinichi Kashibuchi singles to right field. Les McGeary fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Les McGeary grounds out to the second baseman. Ramon Hendrix advances to third on the play. Shinichi Kashibuchi advances to second on the play. Carl Bell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Red Harrison grounds out to the third baseman. Howard Norman flies out to the center fielder. Pop Riesgo walks. Ted Simpson is pinch hitting for Lou Lohrke. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ted Simpson walks. Richie Cooper 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. Fred Macias walks. Shuzo Sasaki grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Minnesota Jorge Lalana pitching. Carl Hernandez strikes out. Ed Haworth flies out to the center fielder. Tony Augustine singles to left field. Bill DeMiller pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Koki Mizusawa walks. Koki Mizusawa is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Charlie Garcia strikes out. Duke Silva strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Jeff Wright singles to center field. Jeff Wright steals second. Ramon Hendrix lines out to the second baseman. Shinichi Kashibuchi grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Wright advances to third on the play. Denny Mora is pinch hitting for Richie Cooper. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Denny Mora lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Ron Reisling pitching. Red Harrison singles to right field. Howard Norman hits a home run. Red Harrison scores. Harry Sale comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pop Riesgo flies out to the center fielder. Danny Kroh is pinch hitting for Jorge Lalana. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 9 inning. Danny Kroh flies out to the center fielder. Fred Macias grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Takumi Yagi pitching. Carl Bell grounds out to the pitcher. Carl Hernandez grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Haworth strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 6 Minnesota total runners LOB: 10
Game Notes Fred Macias is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jack Martz did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Paul Mmahat did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Joe Belardi did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jon Lake did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Paris improves in speed Jon Lake did not respond to coaching in control Jeff Daly did not respond to coaching in RF
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mul Lasher improves in contact_vs_righty Josh Nieman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty George Fowlkes did not respond to coaching in range Mul Lasher improves in power_vs_righty Bert Dunham improves in contact_vs_righty Bob Murphy did not respond to coaching in control