Win: Dmitri Blethen (2-0) Loss: Thornton Donovan (2-3)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Dmitri Blethen pitching. Jorge Cruthers flies out to the center fielder. Jimmy Kelly grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Pierce singles to left field. Mike Pierce steals second. Mike Roque flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Thornton Donovan pitching. Pop Stelmaszek singles to right field. Willie Fisk flies out to the right fielder. Lou House singles to left field. Pop Stelmaszek advances to third on the hit. Jim Huskey doubles past the left fielder. Pop Stelmaszek scores. Lou House uses his aggressiveness and scores. Chuck Dougherty grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Huskey advances to third on the play. Ed Camnitz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Ed Vollmer strikes out. Nomar Green grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Wright singles to right field. Julio Polanco grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Doug Fryman walks. Sam Hopp flies out to the left fielder. Dmitri Blethen lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Pop Stelmaszek strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Thornton Donovan grounds out to the third baseman. Jorge Cruthers grounds out to the second baseman. Jimmy Kelly grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Willie Fisk strikes out. Lou House strikes out. Jim Huskey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Mike Pierce grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Roque singles to left field. Mike Roque steals second. Passed ball. Mike Roque advances to third. Ed Vollmer grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Roque scores. Nomar Green walks. John Wright grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Chuck Dougherty walks. Ed Camnitz singles to left field. Doug Fryman flies out to the left fielder. Sam Hopp walks. Dmitri Blethen pops out to the second baseman. Pop Stelmaszek singles to left field. Chuck Dougherty scores. Ed Camnitz scores. Warren W Emmer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Willie Fisk walks. Lou House grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Minnesota Julio Polanco singles to left field. Warren W Emmer lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jorge Cruthers reached on a fielding error by Sam Hopp. Jorge Cruthers steals second. Jimmy Kelly strikes out. Mike Pierce strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Jim Huskey pops out to the second baseman. Chuck Dougherty grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Camnitz flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Mike Roque pops out to the shortstop. Ed Vollmer is hit by a pitch. Nomar Green strikes out. John Wright strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Doug Fryman strikes out. Sam Hopp doubles to center field. Dmitri Blethen grounds out to the shortstop. Pop Stelmaszek walks. Willie Fisk strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Julio Polanco grounds out to the second baseman. Gary Stanhouse is pinch hitting for Warren W Emmer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Gary Stanhouse grounds out to the second baseman. Jorge Cruthers walks. Jimmy Kelly grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Wes Bader pitching. Lou House strikes out. Mike Churry is pinch hitting for Jim Huskey. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mike Churry grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chuck Dougherty grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Yaxsiel Arruebarruena enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ed Camnitz at C. Brian Moore comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Mike Pierce doubles to center field. Mike Roque flies out to the right fielder. Ed Vollmer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Mike Pierce advances to third on the play. Nomar Green singles to left field. Mike Pierce scores. John Wright singles to right field. Nomar Green advances to third on the hit. Julio Polanco walks. Len Stidham is pinch hitting for Wes Bader. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Len Stidham strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Harry Marsh pitching. Nick Denny is pinch hitting for Yaxsiel Arruebarruena. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Nick Denny doubles to center field. Doug Fryman grounds out to the pitcher. Sam Hopp walks. The catcher fields the ball and Nick Denny is thrown out at third. Sam Hopp advances to second on the play. Sam Hopp advances to second on the play. Pop Stelmaszek singles to left field. Sam Hopp scores. Willie Fisk walks. Lou House pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Minnesota Jorge Cruthers pops out to the catcher. Buck Minnick comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jimmy Kelly singles to right field. Mike Pierce grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 10 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 10
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Hank Santana improves in contact_vs_righty Hank Santana improves in power_vs_lefty Elmer Allen did not respond to coaching in endurance Jake Shaw did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty March Roberge improves in speed Bill Conroy improves in range
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Reggie Shaw did not respond to coaching in speed Pete Hopper did not respond to coaching in velocity Pete Hopper did not respond to coaching in control Kurt Lorenzen did not respond to coaching in control Ed Lewis did not respond to coaching in velocity Clarence Lint improves in contact_vs_righty Dick Herring did not respond to coaching in 3B