Win: Kazuo Yamane (5-4) Loss: Joel Williams (9-12)
Save: Mike Almeida (24)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Jeff Pilney pitching. Steve Hayward flies out to the right fielder. Bill Bradley walks. Bill Bradley is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ray Heffner singles to center field. Damian Baker walks. Punch Rodriguez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Joel Williams pitching. Rugger Foss flies out to the right fielder. Mike Ennis reached on a fielding error by Ray Heffner. Andy Listach strikes out. Mike Ennis is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Gabe Patterson grounds out to the second baseman. Adrian Zeider grounds out to the shortstop. Mark Miller walks. Joel Williams grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Hughie Ferson flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Bob Kirk grounds out to the third baseman. Bubba Bubson walks. Joe McGraw strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Steve Hayward strikes out. Bill Bradley singles to right field. Ray Heffner grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Tony Putnam strikes out. Jeff Pilney grounds out to the shortstop. Rugger Foss flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Damian Baker strikes out. Punch Rodriguez walks. Gabe Patterson walks. Adrian Zeider strikes out. Mark Miller singles to right field. Punch Rodriguez scores. Gabe Patterson advances to third on the hit. Joel Williams lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Mike Ennis grounds out to the third baseman. Andy Listach strikes out. Hughie Ferson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Steve Hayward walks. Bill Bradley grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Steve Hayward is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ray Heffner pops out to the shortstop. Damian Baker singles to center field. Bill Bradley is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Bob Kirk grounds out to the third baseman. Bubba Bubson grounds out to the third baseman. Joe McGraw pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Punch Rodriguez singles to left field. Gabe Patterson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Punch Rodriguez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Adrian Zeider flies out to the right fielder. Mark Miller doubles to center field. Gabe Patterson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Kazuo Yamane comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joel Williams strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Tony Putnam doubles to right field. Kazuo Yamane lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rugger Foss singles to center field. Tony Putnam scores. Mike Ennis grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Steve Hayward grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Bradley grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Heffner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Andy Listach grounds out to the third baseman. Hughie Ferson grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Kirk grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Damian Baker flies out to the center fielder. Punch Rodriguez hits a home run. Gabe Patterson strikes out. Adrian Zeider flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Bubba Bubson triples. Joe McGraw strikes out. Tony Putnam singles to right field. Bubba Bubson scores. Rip Hungling is pinch hitting for Kazuo Yamane. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Rip Hungling grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Putnam advances to second on the play. Rugger Foss singles to right field. Tony Putnam scores. Passed ball. Rugger Foss advances to second. Mike Ennis hits a home run. Rugger Foss scores. George Begley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Andy Listach flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Mike Almeida pitching. Mark Miller strikes out. Kiyokazu Shioya is pinch hitting for George Begley. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Kiyokazu Shioya singles to right field. Steve Hayward grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Kiyokazu Shioya is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bill Bradley grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Steve Hayward is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 8 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 1
Batting:2B - Mark Miller (12).HR - Punch Rodriguez (5).GIDP - Ray Heffner. Baserunning: CS - Bill Bradley (13). Fielding: E - Ray Heffner.PB - Mark Miller.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Orlando Snell improves in contact_vs_lefty Billy Walsh did not respond to coaching in endurance Orlando Snell improves in range Ken Smith improves in contact_vs_lefty John Crabtree did not respond to coaching in 1B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Russ Miller did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Walt Owens improves in range Jocko Ford improves in arm Jerry Barron did not respond to coaching in velocity Walt Owens did not respond to coaching in LF