Win: Art Kalin (3-3) Loss: Dmitri Blethen (2-1)
Save: Wes Bader (7)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Dmitri Blethen pitching. Chris Hutchison flies out to the right fielder. Mike Pierce flies out to the left fielder. Shoji Tanabe singles past the shortstop. Nomar Green singles to left field. Shoji Tanabe advances to third on the hit. Gary Stanhouse singles to right field. Shoji Tanabe scores. Hank Dayley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Art Kalin pitching. Willie Fisk singles past the first baseman. Sam Hopp grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Willie Fisk advances to second on the play. Lou House pops out to the shortstop. John Butcher flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota John Wright flies out to the left fielder. Harry K Maskrey reached on a 2-base throwing error by Lou House. Harry K Maskrey is out trying to steal third. Art Kalin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Jim Huskey strikes out. Pop Stelmaszek flies out to the left fielder. Ed Camnitz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Chris Hutchison pops out to the second baseman. Mike Pierce grounds out to the shortstop. Shoji Tanabe flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Chris Parker flies out to the center fielder. Dmitri Blethen grounds out to the shortstop. Willie Fisk strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Nomar Green flies out to the center fielder. Gary Stanhouse pops out to the first baseman. Hank Dayley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Sam Hopp grounds out to the second baseman. Lou House grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! John Butcher grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota John Wright strikes out. Harry K Maskrey walks. Harry K Maskrey steals second. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Art Kalin grounds out to the shortstop. Harry K Maskrey scores. Chris Hutchison singles to left field. Mike Pierce grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Jim Huskey walks. Pop Stelmaszek walks. Ed Camnitz grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jim Huskey advances to third on the play. Chris Parker walks. Dmitri Blethen strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Shoji Tanabe grounds out to the second baseman. Nomar Green strikes out. Gary Stanhouse grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Willie Fisk grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sam Hopp grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lou House singles to left field. John Butcher strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Hank Dayley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Wright grounds out to the second baseman. Harry K Maskrey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Jim Huskey strikes out. Pop Stelmaszek walks. Ed Camnitz strikes out. Chris Parker grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota 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. Art Kalin grounds out to the second baseman. Chris Hutchison flies out to the left fielder. Mike Pierce flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Mike Churry is pinch hitting for Brian Moore. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mike Churry pops out to the third baseman. Willie Fisk hits a home run. Sam Hopp flies out to the right fielder. Lou House singles to right field. Wes Bader 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. John Butcher walks. Jim Huskey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Rod K Holbrook pitching. Shoji Tanabe singles to center field. Passed ball. Shoji Tanabe advances to second. Nomar Green grounds out to the second baseman. Shoji Tanabe advances to third on the play. Gary Stanhouse flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Shoji Tanabe scores. Hank Dayley pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Pop Stelmaszek pops out to the second baseman. Ed Camnitz is hit by a pitch. Chris Parker walks. Nick Denny is pinch hitting for Rod K Holbrook. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Nick Denny strikes out. Willie Fisk grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners LOB: 3 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 9
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: March Roberge did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Billy Sykes did not respond to coaching in velocity Balor Helms improves in speed Davey Clayton did not respond to coaching in endurance Bill Conroy improves in range Frank Kibbie did not respond to coaching in range
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Hideharu Higashida did not respond to coaching in arm Al Edmondson did not respond to coaching in control Yoshitaka Hashimoto did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ed Lewis did not respond to coaching in control Al Fullmer did not respond to coaching in velocity Yoshitaka Hashimoto did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dick Herring did not respond to coaching in CF