Win: Larry Balenti (11-8) Loss: Thornton Donovan (10-9)
Save: Brian Moore (21)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Larry Balenti pitching. Chris Hutchison grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Pierce grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jorge Cruthers triples. Shoji Tanabe grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Thornton Donovan pitching. Pop Stelmaszek reached on a 2-base fielding error by Gary Stanhouse. Willie Fisk flies out to the left fielder. Lou House grounds out to the second baseman. Pop Stelmaszek advances to third on the play. John Butcher flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Gary Stanhouse grounds out to the shortstop. Len Stidham walks. John Wright singles to right field. Julio Polanco grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Jim Huskey strikes out. Chuck Dougherty grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Camnitz walks. Sam Hopp flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Thornton Donovan flies out to the center fielder. Chris Hutchison strikes out. Mike Pierce flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Larry Balenti pops out to the catcher. Pop Stelmaszek singles to right field. Willie Fisk singles to center field. Pop Stelmaszek advances to third on the hit. Lou House grounds out to the second baseman. Pop Stelmaszek scores. Willie Fisk advances to second on the play. John Butcher strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jorge Cruthers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Shoji Tanabe grounds out to the third baseman. Gary Stanhouse flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Jim Huskey singles to left field. Jim Huskey is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Chuck Dougherty grounds out to the pitcher. Ed Camnitz pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Len Stidham grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! John Wright flies out to the right fielder. Julio Polanco flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Sam Hopp grounds out to the shortstop. Larry Balenti strikes out. Pop Stelmaszek strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Thornton Donovan strikes out. Chris Hutchison grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Pierce strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Willie Fisk singles to right field. Willie Fisk steals second. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Lou House hits a home run. Willie Fisk scores. John Butcher strikes out. Jim Huskey singles to left field. Chuck Dougherty singles to center field. Jim Huskey advances to third on the hit. Ed Camnitz strikes out. Sam Hopp walks. Larry Balenti grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Minnesota Jorge Cruthers flies out to the left fielder. Shoji Tanabe strikes out. Gary Stanhouse strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Pop Stelmaszek grounds out to the third baseman. Willie Fisk grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lou House grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Yaxsiel Arruebarruena enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ed Camnitz at C. Doug Fryman enters the game as a defensive replacement for Sam Hopp at 3B. Len Stidham flies out to the right fielder. John Wright grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). 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. Julio Polanco reached on a fielding error by Pop Stelmaszek. Thornton Donovan grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Julio Polanco is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay John Butcher flies out to the left fielder. Mike Churry is pinch hitting for Jim Huskey. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mike Churry strikes out. Harry Marsh comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Chuck Dougherty walks. Yaxsiel Arruebarruena flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Chris Hutchison pops out to the first baseman. Mike Pierce walks. Jorge Cruthers grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mike Pierce is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jorge Cruthers is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 3 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 7
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jake Shaw did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Yoshio Koyama improves in power_vs_righty Chris Jefferson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Pete Kraemer did not respond to coaching in velocity Yoshio Koyama did not respond to coaching in arm Chris Jefferson did not respond to coaching in speed
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Keith Hughes improves in power_vs_lefty Hideharu Higashida improves in contact_vs_lefty Ed Lewis improves in control Clarence Lint did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Kurt Lorenzen did not respond to coaching in control Eric Wilson did not respond to coaching in velocity Dick Herring did not respond to coaching in 3B