Win: John Connor (3-1) Loss: Boris Pasternak (0-5)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay John Connor pitching. Tatsuya Mimura singles to left field. Tatsuya Mimura steals second. Tomoyoshi Aihara flies out to the right fielder. Bob Main walks. Tommy Yeager strikes out. Kazuo Nakajima singles to left field. Tatsuya Mimura scores. Bob Main advances to third on the hit. Bill Raffensberger grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Minnesota Boris Pasternak pitching. Jim Kostro strikes out. Yuji Omiya grounds out to the third baseman. Ron Agnew walks. Charlie Bankhead pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Lance Qualters strikes out. Harry Long strikes out. Boris Pasternak singles to center field. Tatsuya Mimura strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Kyle Reese flies out to the left fielder. Tom Mathes singles in front of the center fielder. Ken Gumpert doubles to center field. Tom Mathes uses his aggressiveness and scores. Randy Sveum grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! John Connor walks. Jim Kostro doubles to center field. Ken Gumpert scores. Yuji Omiya pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Tomoyoshi Aihara strikes out. Bob Main hits a home run. Tommy Yeager grounds out to the shortstop. Kazuo Nakajima grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Ron Agnew strikes out. Charlie Bankhead hits a home run. Kyle Reese walks. Tom Mathes strikes out. Kyle Reese steals second. Ken Gumpert flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Bill Raffensberger lines out to the pitcher. Lance Qualters singles to left field. Harry Long singles to center field. Boris Pasternak lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tatsuya Mimura grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Randy Sveum singles to right field. John Connor lays a bunt down the first base line. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Jim Kostro grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Tomoyoshi Aihara doubles to right field. Bob Main grounds out to the second baseman. Tomoyoshi Aihara advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Tommy Yeager strikes out. Kazuo Nakajima grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Yuji Omiya walks. Ron Agnew singles to left field. Yuji Omiya advances to third on the hit. Charlie Bankhead singles to right field. Yuji Omiya scores. Pedro Williams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kyle Reese strikes out. Tom Mathes strikes out. Ken Gumpert triples. Ron Agnew scores. Charlie Bankhead scores. Randy Sveum grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Bill Raffensberger grounds out to the third baseman. Lance Qualters grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Long singles to right field. Jim Blowers is pinch hitting for Pedro Williams. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jim Blowers grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Ham Northrup pitching. John Connor flies out to the right fielder. Jim Kostro bunts for a base hit. Yuji Omiya singles to center field. Ron Agnew singles to left field. Jim Kostro scores. Yuji Omiya advances to third on the hit. Peter Beskyttelse comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Bankhead grounds out to the shortstop. Yuji Omiya scores. Ron Agnew advances to second on the play. Kyle Reese singles past the shortstop. Ron Agnew scores. Tom Mathes singles to center field. Kyle Reese advances to third on the hit. Ken Gumpert strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Tatsuya Mimura flies out to the center fielder. Tomoyoshi Aihara grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Main flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Randy Sveum flies out to the left fielder. John Connor flies out to the right fielder. Jim Kostro strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Tommy Yeager lines out to the second baseman. Kazuo Nakajima grounds out to the third baseman. Leo Mays is pinch hitting for Bill Raffensberger. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Leo Mays walks. Lance Qualters flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Yuji Omiya singles to left field. Ron Agnew walks. Charlie Bankhead hits an infield single to the second baseman. Gary Owens comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Kyle Reese hits an infield single to the second baseman. Yuji Omiya scores. Tom Mathes walks. Ron Agnew scores. Ken Gumpert strikes out. Randy Sveum singles to left field. Charlie Bankhead scores. Kyle Reese scores. Tom Mathes advances to third on the hit. John Connor strikes out. Jim Kostro doubles to center field. Tom Mathes scores. Yuji Omiya grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Harry Long grounds out to the pitcher. Red Dyer is pinch hitting for Gary Owens. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Red Dyer strikes out. Tatsuya Mimura walks. Tomoyoshi Aihara singles to center field. Bob Main hits a home run. Tatsuya Mimura scores. Tomoyoshi Aihara scores. Bo Mostil comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tommy Yeager flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 8 Minnesota total runners left on base: 9
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Del Benton did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Masao Santo did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Cal Laydon did not respond to coaching in speed George Thobe improves in contact_vs_righty
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Andy Doak improves in control Hugh Manush improves in power_vs_lefty Dan Bennett improves in contact_vs_lefty Tack Navarro did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty