Win: Ed Williams (5-1) Loss: Ed Georgy (4-6)
Save: Bill Davie (25)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Al McGeehan pitching. Sal Norton lines out to the shortstop. Bob Byrnes flies out to the right fielder. Allan Cuccinello singles to left field. Phil Bailey doubles to center field. Allan Cuccinello uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jim Genna reached on a fielding error by Tris Valentin. Cub Klee strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Minnesota Joe Gleason pitching. Rex McCarver strikes out. Tris Valentin walks. Tris Valentin steals second. Skeeter Malone singles to center field. Tris Valentin scores. Brian Guardado strikes out. Pinky Curtis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Shingo Yoshimura strikes out. Joe Stanage strikes out. Joe Gleason strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Johnny Hunter grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Dane Doolan flies out to the center fielder. John Lade strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Sal Norton walks. Bob Byrnes flies out to the left fielder. Allan Cuccinello flies out to the center fielder. Sal Norton steals second. Phil Bailey walks. Jim Genna singles to center field. Sal Norton scores. Cub Klee pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Al McGeehan flies out to the left fielder. Rex McCarver singles to center field. Tris Valentin strikes out. Skeeter Malone hits an infield single to the third baseman. Brian Guardado doubles to right field. Rex McCarver scores. Skeeter Malone uses his aggressiveness and scores. Pinky Curtis grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Shingo Yoshimura doubles to right field. Joe Stanage walks. Joe Gleason lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Sal Norton singles to right field. Shingo Yoshimura scores. Bob Byrnes grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Johnny Hunter singles to right field. Dane Doolan grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Johnny Hunter is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. John Lade flies out to the left fielder. Al McGeehan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Allan Cuccinello hits a home run. Phil Bailey flies out to the right fielder. Jim Genna strikes out. Cub Klee grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Rex McCarver flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Tris Valentin triples. Skeeter Malone strikes out. Brian Guardado pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Joe Gonzalez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Shingo Yoshimura flies out to the center fielder. Joe Stanage lines out to the third baseman. Joe Gleason grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Pinky Curtis flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Hunter strikes out. Dane Doolan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Sal Norton flies out to the right fielder. Bob Byrnes grounds out to the second baseman. Allan Cuccinello strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota John Lade doubles to left field. Frank Land is pinch hitting for Joe Gonzalez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Frank Land singles past the third baseman. John Lade scores. Ed Williams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rex McCarver flies out to the center fielder. Tris Valentin grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Frank Land is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Skeeter Malone strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Ed Georgy pitching. Phil Bailey singles in front of the right fielder. Jim Genna doubles to left field. Cub Klee strikes out. Shingo Yoshimura singles to right field. Phil Bailey scores. Jim Genna scores. Red McGuire comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Stanage grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Shingo Yoshimura is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jim Poser is pinch hitting for Ed Williams. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Poser walks. Sal Norton strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Ernie Rolls pitching. Brian Guardado strikes out. Pinky Curtis walks. Bill Mulligan is pinch hitting for Johnny Hunter. Bill Mulligan grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Pinky Curtis is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dane Doolan walks. John Lade grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Rey Hausman enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bill Mulligan at C. Bob Byrnes grounds out to the second baseman. Allan Cuccinello singles to center field. Allan Cuccinello steals second. Phil Bailey strikes out. Jim Genna strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Bill Davie comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jon Zubal is pinch hitting for Red McGuire. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jon Zubal flies out to the center fielder. Rex McCarver strikes out. Tris Valentin walks. Skeeter Malone grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 8 Minnesota total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Phil Bailey (27), Jim Genna (4), Shingo Yoshimura (5).HR - Allan Cuccinello (1).GIDP - Bob Byrnes. Baserunning: SB - Sal Norton (7), Allan Cuccinello (4).
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Carlos Lafourcade did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Russ Hamrick improves in power_vs_righty Deacon Bransfield improves in contact_vs_righty Jack Barnes improves in arm
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: John Gwosdz improves in power_vs_righty Don Remmerswaal improves in range Will Serna improves in contact_vs_lefty John Gwosdz improves in arm Sammy Halladay did not respond to coaching in 2B