Inning: 1 Minnesota Ted Taylor pitching. Carl Bell walks. Mike Harris flies out to the right fielder. Passed ball. Carl Bell advances to second. Carl Bell steals third. The defense is playing the infield in. Ramon Hendrix grounds out to the second baseman. Gene Belle flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Marshall Dowling pitching. Charlie Garcia flies out to the left fielder. Frank Davis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Duke Silva strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Carl Hernandez strikes out. Josh Nieman grounds out to the second baseman. Bill DeMiller singles to center field. George Fowlkes lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Howard Norman singles to center field. Danny Kroh singles to right field. Yukio Kawagishi doubles to center field. Howard Norman scores. Danny Kroh uses his aggressiveness and scores. Roy Blair singles to center field. Yukio Kawagishi scores. Jack Lowry pops out to the first baseman. Ted Taylor lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Charlie Garcia strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Marshall Dowling flies out to the center fielder. Carl Bell grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Mike Harris strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Frank Davis hits a home run. Duke Silva strikes out. Howard Norman reached on a 2-base throwing error by Gene Belle. Danny Kroh flies out to the left fielder. Yukio Kawagishi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Ramon Hendrix walks. Gene Belle singles to center field. Ramon Hendrix advances to third on the hit. Carl Hernandez grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Ramon Hendrix scores. Gene Belle advances to second on the play. Josh Nieman grounds out to the second baseman. Gene Belle advances to third on the play. Bill DeMiller grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Roy Blair lines out to the shortstop. Jack Lowry flies out to the center fielder. Ted Taylor singles to center field. Charlie Garcia flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota George Fowlkes singles to right field. Marshall Dowling lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, George Fowlkes forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Carl Bell strikes out. Mike Harris singles past the shortstop. Marshall Dowling advances to third on the hit. Ramon Hendrix flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Frank Davis grounds out to the pitcher. Duke Silva strikes out. Howard Norman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Gene Belle grounds out to the third baseman. Carl Hernandez strikes out. Josh Nieman doubles to right field. Bill DeMiller singles to right field. Josh Nieman scores. George Fowlkes flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Bob Keefe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Danny Kroh flies out to the center fielder. Yukio Kawagishi strikes out. Roy Blair grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Red Zuber is pinch hitting for Bob Keefe. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Red Zuber walks. Carl Bell hits a home run. Red Zuber scores. Scott Paquette comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Harris flies out to the center fielder. Ramon Hendrix flies out to the left fielder. Gene Belle triples. Carl Hernandez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Nolan Briggs pitching. Jack Lowry is hit by a pitch. Alan Ripley is pinch hitting for Scott Paquette. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Alan Ripley flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Garcia grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Takumi Yagi pitching. Josh Nieman strikes out. Bill DeMiller grounds out to the third baseman. Karl Fields is pinch hitting for George Fowlkes. Karl Fields grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Frank Davis strikes out. Duke Silva flies out to the left fielder. Howard Norman lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Denny Mora is pinch hitting for Nolan Briggs. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Denny Mora strikes out. Carl Bell strikes out. Mike Harris walks. Ramon Hendrix strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Ron Reisling pitching. Danny Kroh grounds out to the second baseman. Yukio Kawagishi flies out to the left fielder. Roy Blair grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Minnesota Gene Belle grounds out to the third baseman. Carl Hernandez singles to right field. Josh Nieman grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Tampa Bay Jack Lowry flies out to the right fielder. Pop Riesgo is pinch hitting for Takumi Yagi. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Pop Riesgo flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Garcia grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Minnesota Joe Tamargo pitching. Bill DeMiller strikes out. Karl Fields strikes out. Shinichi Kashibuchi is pinch hitting for Ron Reisling. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Shinichi Kashibuchi singles to left field. Carl Bell singles to right field. Shinichi Kashibuchi advances to third on the hit. Mike Harris grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Tampa Bay Harry Sale pitching. Frank Davis walks. Duke Silva singles to center field. Frank Davis advances to third on the hit. Howard Norman hits a ground ball to the first baseman. The first baseman throws home. Frank Davis scores. Minnesota total runners left on base: 10 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 3
Game Notes Shinichi Kashibuchi is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bert Dunham improves in range Larry Renick did not respond to coaching in range Mike Kahn did not respond to coaching in speed Larry Renick did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Tom Levy did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty John Batten did not respond to coaching in control
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_righty Ralph Gonzalez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Koki Mizusawa did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jess Sizemore did not respond to coaching in velocity Otto Rosso did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Pete Smith did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Vic Staley improves in RF