Win: Ricardo Nash (3-0) Loss: Dave McDaniel (0-1)
Save: Harry Burdette (10)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Wilbert Leja pitching. Roy Hegman walks. Cupid Grace grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Pat Whiten grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Harry Ott pitching. Mickey Young flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Schalk flies out to the left fielder. Luis Brito flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Lee Harris reached on a fielding error by Takahiro Akamatsu. Paxton Lee grounds out to the third baseman. Lee Harris advances to second on the play. Placido Beck doubles to center field. Lee Harris scores. Jake Hunter strikes out. Jim Jonnard flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Bill Stoviak pops out to the second baseman. George Meridith strikes out. Tom Harper strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Harry Ott flies out to the right fielder. Roy Hegman grounds out to the third baseman. Cupid Grace strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Aaron Bigelow pops out to the shortstop. Takahiro Akamatsu flies out to the center fielder. Wilbert Leja grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Pat Whiten singles to center field. Lee Harris is hit by a pitch. Paxton Lee strikes out. Placido Beck grounds out to the pitcher. Pat Whiten advances to third on the play. Lee Harris advances to second on the play. Jake Hunter walks. Jim Jonnard singles to left field. Pat Whiten scores. Lee Harris scores. Harry Ott grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Mickey Young flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Schalk pops out to the third baseman. Luis Brito walks. Bill Stoviak reached on a fielding error by Pat Whiten. George Meridith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Roy Hegman hits a home run. Cupid Grace singles to center field. Pat Whiten grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Cupid Grace is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Lee Harris grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Pat Whiten is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Paxton Lee grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Tom Harper singles to right field. Aaron Bigelow singles to left field. Tom Harper advances to third on the hit. Takahiro Akamatsu grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Harper scores. Aaron Bigelow advances to second on the play. Wilbert Leja flies out to the center fielder. Mickey Young walks. Bobby Schalk hits a home run. Aaron Bigelow scores. Mickey Young scores. Luis Brito grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Placido Beck singles to left field. Placido Beck steals second. Placido Beck is out trying to steal third. Jake Hunter strikes out. Jim Jonnard flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Bill Stoviak flies out to the right fielder. George Meridith flies out to the center fielder. Tom Harper singles to center field. Aaron Bigelow flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Oliver Buller is pinch hitting for Harry Ott. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Oliver Buller strikes out. Roy Hegman singles to center field. Cupid Grace singles to center field. Roy Hegman advances to third on the hit. Pat Whiten lines out to the second baseman. Dave McDaniel 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 2nd. Lee Harris flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Ricardo Nash pitching. Takahiro Akamatsu pops out to the shortstop. Dave McDaniel flies out to the right fielder. Mickey Young grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Paxton Lee flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Placido Beck walks. Jake Hunter walks. Jim Jonnard strikes out. Tom Kellum is pinch hitting for Ricardo Nash. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Tom Kellum singles to center field. Placido Beck scores. Joe Guiney comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roy Hegman walks. Cupid Grace walks. Jake Hunter scores. Pat Whiten lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Stan Jefferson pitching. Bobby Schalk pops out to the second baseman. Luis Brito singles to right field. Bill Stoviak grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Lee Harris strikes out. Paxton Lee is hit by a pitch. Placido Beck strikes out. Jake Hunter flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Harry Burdette comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. George Meridith grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Harper grounds out to the pitcher. Don Moren is pinch hitting for Aaron Bigelow. Don Moren singles to right field. John Brown is pinch hitting for Takahiro Akamatsu. John Brown doubles to left field. Alex Rossman is pinch hitting for Joe Guiney. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Alex Rossman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners LOB: 10 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 5
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Riccardo Blair improves in contact_vs_lefty Pedro Blankenship did not respond to coaching in velocity Riccardo Blair did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Felix Rawlings did not respond to coaching in endurance Alex Moronko improves in contact_vs_lefty Felix Rawlings did not respond to coaching in velocity
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Art Swindell did not respond to coaching in speed Tom Verbanic improves in range Brent Kremers improves in range Jackie Bell did not respond to coaching in velocity John Darr improves in power_vs_righty Richie Smith did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty