Win: Dayan Calana (9-6) Loss: Frank Hands (6-7)
Save: Bill Davie (24)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Alex Moyer pitching. Charlie Bellhorn grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Byrnes strikes out. Carl Poffenberger grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Bob Kerins pitching. Rex McCarver triples. Pinky Curtis singles to right field. Rex McCarver scores. Matt Saberhagen grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Pinky Curtis is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Frank Land grounds out to the pitcher. Matt Saberhagen advances to second on the play. Jon Zubal grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Phil Bailey flies out to the right fielder. Dion O Banion grounds out to the second baseman. Mariano Perez grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Dane Doolan pops out to the third baseman. Johnny Hunter flies out to the center fielder. John Lade strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay BIG AL Bielaski walks. BIG AL Bielaski steals second. Jim Poser flies out to the left fielder. Bob Kerins strikes out. Charlie Bellhorn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Alex Moyer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rex McCarver flies out to the left fielder. Pinky Curtis walks. Matt Saberhagen grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Bob Byrnes singles to left field. Carl Poffenberger strikes out. Phil Bailey flies out to the right fielder. Dion O Banion walks. Mariano Perez walks. BIG AL Bielaski singles to left field. Bob Byrnes scores. Dion O Banion scores. Jim Poser singles to left field. Bob Kerins flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Minnesota Frank Land walks. Jon Zubal grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Frank Land is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dane Doolan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jon Zubal advances to second on the play. Johnny Hunter grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Charlie Bellhorn grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Byrnes strikes out. Carl Poffenberger walks. Carl Poffenberger steals second. Phil Bailey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota John Lade singles to right field. Alex Moyer lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rex McCarver pops out to the third baseman. Pinky Curtis grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Dion O Banion strikes out. Mariano Perez strikes out. BIG AL Bielaski flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Matt Saberhagen singles to center field. Matt Saberhagen steals second. Frank Land strikes out. Jon Zubal grounds out to the pitcher. Dane Doolan singles to center field. Matt Saberhagen scores. Johnny Hunter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Jim Poser grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Kerins grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Bellhorn singles to left field. Bob Byrnes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota John Lade flies out to the right fielder. Bill Mulligan is pinch hitting for Alex Moyer. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bill Mulligan doubles to left field. Rex McCarver strikes out. Pinky Curtis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Frank Hands pitching. Carl Poffenberger strikes out. Phil Bailey walks. Dion O Banion grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Matt Saberhagen pops out to the first baseman. Frank Land singles to left field. Jon Zubal flies out to the left fielder. Dayan Calana 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 1st. Dane Doolan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Mariano Perez flies out to the left fielder. BIG AL Bielaski singles to right field. Jim Poser grounds out to the third baseman. BIG AL Bielaski advances to second on the play. Jim Genna is pinch hitting for Dayan Calana. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Genna walks. Charlie Bellhorn doubles to center field. BIG AL Bielaski scores. Bob Byrnes lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Bill Davie pitching. Johnny Hunter grounds out to the shortstop. John Lade singles to left field. Rey Hausman is pinch hitting for Frank Hands. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Rey Hausman grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 8 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Swede Serafini improves in contact_vs_righty Monte Ryan did not respond to coaching in control Jerry Norman improves in contact_vs_lefty Jack Barnes did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Willie Partridge did not respond to coaching in speed Will Serna improves in contact_vs_righty Jimmy Stenhouse improves in contact_vs_lefty Sammy Halladay improves in power_vs_righty Jimmy Stenhouse did not respond to coaching in RF