Win: Randy Bautista (1-3) Loss: Fred Oakes (2-1)
Save: Shannon LaPointe (1)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Ted Taylor pitching. Jamie Zahniser walks. Tommy Hosley walks. Ramon Hendrix walks. Tony Augustine singles to center field. Jamie Zahniser scores. Tommy Hosley scores. Ramon Hendrix advances to third on the hit. Carl Hernandez grounds out to the shortstop. Ramon Hendrix scores. Tony Augustine advances to second on the play. Tommy Gastall grounds out to the third baseman. Shinichi Kashibuchi hits a home run. Tony Augustine scores. Takumi Yagi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Karl Fields walks. Fred Oakes walks. Jamie Zahniser singles to center field. Karl Fields is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Fred Oakes pitching. Charlie Garcia grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Davis grounds out to the third baseman. Duke Silva walks. Howard Norman singles to right field. Duke Silva advances to third on the hit. Danny Kroh singles to center field. Duke Silva scores. Jack Lowry reached on a fielding error by Tony Augustine. Yukio Kawagishi grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Minnesota Tommy Hosley grounds out to the pitcher. Ramon Hendrix flies out to the center fielder. Tony Augustine flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Red Harrison grounds out to the third baseman. Takumi Yagi grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Garcia flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Carl Hernandez grounds out to the shortstop. Tommy Gastall grounds out to the pitcher. Shinichi Kashibuchi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Frank Davis hits a home run. Duke Silva hits a home run. Howard Norman grounds out to the pitcher. Danny Kroh grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jack Lowry hits a home run. Yukio Kawagishi lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Karl Fields walks. Fred Oakes lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jamie Zahniser strikes out. Tommy Hosley pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Red Harrison singles to right field. Pop Riesgo is pinch hitting for Takumi Yagi. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Pop Riesgo strikes out. Charlie Garcia walks. Frank Davis grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Randy Bautista pitching. Ramon Hendrix walks. Ramon Hendrix steals second. Tony Augustine flies out to the left fielder. Carl Hernandez flies out to the center fielder. Tommy Gastall walks. Shinichi Kashibuchi grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Duke Silva singles to right field. Howard Norman reached on a 2-base fielding error by Jamie Zahniser. Danny Kroh flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Jack Lowry grounds out to the shortstop. Duke Silva scores. Howard Norman advances to third on the play. Nolan Briggs comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yukio Kawagishi walks. Red Harrison doubles to center field. Howard Norman scores. Yukio Kawagishi uses his aggressiveness and scores. Randy Bautista singles to left field. Red Harrison is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Karl Fields flies out to the center fielder. Nolan Briggs singles to right field. Jamie Zahniser grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Nolan Briggs advances to second on the play. Tommy Hosley walks. Ramon Hendrix grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Charlie Garcia singles to left field. Frank Davis grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Duke Silva doubles to right field. Howard Norman singles to right field. John Chavez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Danny Kroh flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Tony Augustine singles to left field. Carl Hernandez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tony Augustine advances to second on the play. Rudy Masterson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Tommy Gastall strikes out. Shinichi Kashibuchi walks. Karl Fields singles past the first baseman. Red Zuber is pinch hitting for John Chavez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Red Zuber strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Ron Reisling pitching. Jack Lowry strikes out. Yukio Kawagishi pops out to the third baseman. Red Harrison doubles to center field. Pete Palmer is pinch hitting for Rudy Masterson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Pete Palmer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Shannon LaPointe pitching. Jamie Zahniser strikes out. Tommy Hosley singles to center field. Tommy Hosley steals second. Ramon Hendrix walks. Tony Augustine strikes out. Carl Hernandez walks. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Tommy Hosley scores. Tommy Gastall flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Charlie Garcia grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Davis singles to center field. Duke Silva flies out to the right fielder. Howard Norman pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Shinichi Kashibuchi walks. Karl Fields grounds out to the second baseman. Shinichi Kashibuchi advances to second on the play. Denny Mora is pinch hitting for Ron Reisling. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Denny Mora grounds out to the second baseman. Shinichi Kashibuchi advances to third on the play. Jamie Zahniser pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 12 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 9
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ramon Ruether did not respond to coaching in speed Josh Nieman did not respond to coaching in arm Mike Kahn did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ramon Ruether did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Joe Bowler improves in contact_vs_lefty George Fowlkes did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Joe Belardi did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tsuneteru Komazaki did not respond to coaching in control Jim Tejera improves in velocity Vic Staley did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jeff Daly improves in power_vs_righty Otto Rosso improves in power_vs_lefty Jack Martz improves in RF