Win: Sam Elliott (8-12) Loss: Ted Taylor (5-9)
Save: Harry Sale (23)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Ted Taylor pitching. Bob Brower walks. Frank Leever strikes out. Ramon Hendrix hits an infield single to the pitcher. Tony Augustine grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Ramon Hendrix is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jeff Wright singles in front of the left fielder. Bob Brower scores. Ed Haworth singles past the shortstop. Bill DeMiller singles to center field. Tony Augustine scores. Jeff Wright scores. Ed Haworth advances to third on the hit. Karl Fields strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Sam Elliott pitching. Charlie Garcia flies out to the center fielder. Frank Davis singles to left field. Frank Davis steals second. Duke Silva flies out to the left fielder. Howard Norman walks. Koki Mizusawa grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Howard Norman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Sam Elliott flies out to the left fielder. Bob Brower flies out to the right fielder. Frank Leever strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Danny Kroh strikes out. Roy Blair flies out to the right fielder. Jack Lowry pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Ramon Hendrix strikes out. Tony Augustine is hit by a pitch. Jeff Wright pops out to the second baseman. Ed Haworth grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Ted Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Garcia strikes out. Frank Davis grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bill DeMiller strikes out. Karl Fields grounds out to the second baseman. Sam Elliott grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Duke Silva grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Howard Norman singles to center field. Koki Mizusawa strikes out. Danny Kroh singles past the first baseman. Howard Norman advances to third on the hit. Roy Blair grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Bob Brower grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Leever flies out to the right fielder. Ramon Hendrix flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Jack Lowry walks. Ted Taylor lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Jack Lowry forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Charlie Garcia grounds out to the second baseman. Ted Taylor advances to second on the play. Frank Davis singles to center field. Duke Silva flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Tony Augustine strikes out. Jeff Wright pops out to the third baseman. Ed Haworth strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Howard Norman is hit by a pitch. Koki Mizusawa grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Howard Norman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Danny Kroh grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Koki Mizusawa advances to second on the play. Nolan Briggs 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. Roy Blair pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Bill DeMiller strikes out. Karl Fields grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Shinichi Kashibuchi is pinch hitting for Nolan Briggs. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Shinichi Kashibuchi doubles to center field. Bob Brower flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Bob Bankston pitching. Jack Lowry strikes out. Red Harrison is pinch hitting for Ted Taylor. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Red Harrison strikes out. Charlie Garcia singles in front of the center fielder. Frank Davis grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Scott Paquette pitching. Frank Leever flies out to the center fielder. Ramon Hendrix flies out to the right fielder. Tony Augustine strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Duke Silva doubles to center field. Howard Norman walks. Koki Mizusawa lines out to the third baseman. Danny Kroh singles to left field. Duke Silva scores. Roy Blair flies out to the right fielder. Pete Palmer is pinch hitting for Jack Lowry. Pete Palmer walks. Ron Reisling comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yukio Kawagishi is pinch hitting for Scott Paquette. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Yukio Kawagishi grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Minnesota Takumi Yagi pitching. Pop Riesgo enters the game as a defensive replacement for Pete Palmer at C. Jeff Wright walks. Ed Haworth strikes out. Bill DeMiller grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jeff Wright is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Karl Fields strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Harry Sale comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Charlie Garcia singles to right field. Frank Davis strikes out. Duke Silva grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Charlie Garcia is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Howard Norman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 5 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 12
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Batten improves in endurance Ramon Ruether did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bob Murphy did not respond to coaching in control Josh Nieman did not respond to coaching in range Dan Ragland did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Larry Renick improves in power_vs_lefty
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Masahiko Hirose improves in speed Jose Chartak did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jack Rautzhan improves in power_vs_righty Wes Frey did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Eduardo Garcia improves in speed Otto Rosso did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty