Win: Steve Foxen (16-7) Loss: Roberto Bailly (12-14)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Steve Foxen pitching. Ken Schaal flies out to the left fielder. Daisuke Nakayama strikes out. Luis Brito flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Roberto Bailly pitching. Tom Kellum strikes out. Roy Hegman walks. Roy Hegman steals second. Pat Whiten lines out to the second baseman. Scott Fisher flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Mickey Young hits a home run. Hank Atkinson strikes out. Charlie Gagliano flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Schalk lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Oliver Buller hits a home run. Placido Beck pops out to the shortstop. Cupid Grace walks. Jim Jonnard pops out to the catcher. Steve Foxen grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Bill Stoviak grounds out to the shortstop. Roberto Bailly reached on a fielding error by Scott Fisher. Ken Schaal grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Roberto Bailly advances to second on the play. Daisuke Nakayama lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Tom Kellum triples. Roy Hegman walks. Pat Whiten walks. Scott Fisher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Kellum scores. Roy Hegman advances to third on the play. Pat Whiten advances to second on the play. Oliver Buller strikes out. Placido Beck hits an infield single to the pitcher. Roy Hegman scores. Cupid Grace reached on a 2-base fielding error by Bobby Schalk. Pat Whiten scores. Jim Jonnard strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Luis Brito grounds out to the second baseman. Mickey Young singles to center field. Hank Atkinson strikes out. Mickey Young steals second. Mickey Young steals third. Charlie Gagliano grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Steve Foxen grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Kellum grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Hegman singles to center field. Roy Hegman steals second. Pat Whiten flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Bobby Schalk strikes out. Bill Stoviak pops out to the first baseman. Roberto Bailly lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Scott Fisher doubles to center field. Oliver Buller walks. Placido Beck strikes out. Cupid Grace grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Scott Fisher advances to third on the play. Oliver Buller advances to second on the play. Jim Jonnard strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Ken Schaal flies out to the center fielder. Daisuke Nakayama grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Luis Brito hits an infield single to the pitcher. Mickey Young flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Steve Foxen flies out to the right fielder. Tom Kellum strikes out. Roy Hegman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Hank Atkinson walks. Charlie Gagliano grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Bobby Schalk grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Pat Whiten singles to center field. Scott Fisher pops out to the shortstop. Pat Whiten steals second. Buddy Pfeffer 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. Oliver Buller triples. Pat Whiten scores. Placido Beck strikes out. Cupid Grace grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Don Moren is pinch hitting for Bill Stoviak. Don Moren strikes out. Homer Nyman is pinch hitting for Buddy Pfeffer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Homer Nyman lines out to the shortstop. Ken Schaal flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Joe Guiney pitching. Takahiro Akamatsu enters the game as a defensive replacement for Don Moren at 3B. Jim Jonnard hits a home run. Steve Foxen singles to right field. Tom Kellum flies out to the left fielder. Roy Hegman grounds out to the pitcher. Steve Foxen advances to second on the play. Pat Whiten doubles to right field. Steve Foxen scores. Charlie Darcy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Scott Fisher pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Daisuke Nakayama strikes out. Luis Brito strikes out. Mickey Young walks. George Meridith is pinch hitting for Hank Atkinson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. George Meridith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 4 Minnesota total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Pat Whiten (28), Scott Fisher (21).3B - Tom Kellum (6), Oliver Buller (5).HR - Oliver Buller (19), Jim Jonnard (12). Baserunning: SB - Roy Hegman 2 (13), Pat Whiten (29). Fielding: E - Scott Fisher.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Charlie Aurilia improves in contact_vs_lefty Trevor Veras improves in power_vs_lefty Charlie Jordan did not respond to coaching in endurance Ralph Davis improves in range Charlie Jordan did not respond to coaching in velocity Roy Gillenwater did not respond to coaching in control
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Marty Brown did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Guardado did not respond to coaching in arm George Rafter did not respond to coaching in velocity Lefty Fernandez did not respond to coaching in velocity Marty Truesdale improves in arm Mel Anderson improves in power_vs_righty