Win: Dutch Ellingsen (9-5) Loss: Leo Giannini (1-8)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Mike Bailor pitching. Bob Gagne doubles to left field. Marv Almanza grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Wood singles to center field. Bob Gagne scores. Marvin Files pops out to the third baseman. Gregg Roseman grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tom Wood is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Al Hack pitching. Frank Polivka flies out to the center fielder. Joe Kinslow strikes out. Bill Jonnard flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Walt Bailey strikes out. Ray Freeman strikes out. Tyson Lancellotti strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Reggie Flannery doubles to left field. Dave Sheridan grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Kauff singles to right field. Reggie Flannery scores. Roy Moeller pops out to the first baseman. Moonlight Blyzka grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Al Hack strikes out. Bob Gagne grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Marv Almanza strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Mike Bailor walks. Frank Polivka grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mike Bailor is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Joe Kinslow singles to left field. Frank Polivka advances to third on the hit. Bill Jonnard strikes out. Reggie Flannery singles to center field. Frank Polivka scores. Joe Kinslow advances to third on the hit. Dave Sheridan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Tom Wood grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Marvin Files pops out to the second baseman. Gregg Roseman singles to center field. Walt Bailey grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Gregg Roseman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bob Kauff reached on a fielding error by Tom Wood. Roy Moeller grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Moonlight Blyzka pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Ray Freeman strikes out. Tyson Lancellotti hits an infield single to the shortstop. Al Hack lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob Gagne flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Mike Bailor singles to center field. Frank Polivka walks. Joe Kinslow flies out to the center fielder. Bill Jonnard walks. Reggie Flannery grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Bailor scores. Frank Polivka advances to third on the play. Bill Jonnard advances to second on the play. Dave Sheridan singles to right field. Frank Polivka scores. Bill Jonnard scores. Bob Kauff grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Marv Almanza grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Tom Wood flies out to the center fielder. Marvin Files grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Roy Moeller hits an infield single to the second baseman. Moonlight Blyzka walks. Mike Bailor lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Frank Polivka flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Roy Moeller scores. Joe Kinslow flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Orlando Lombardozzi is pinch hitting for Gregg Roseman. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Orlando Lombardozzi singles to right field. Red Smith is pinch hitting for Walt Bailey. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Red Smith grounds out to the catcher - great play by the catcher to prevent a single! Orlando Lombardozzi advances to second on the play. Ray Freeman hits a home run. Orlando Lombardozzi scores. Tyson Lancellotti strikes out. Al Hack strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Bill Jonnard flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Reggie Flannery grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Sheridan singles to center field. Bob Kauff hits a home run. Dave Sheridan scores. Mac Rain comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roy Moeller grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Skel Forsch is pinch hitting for Bob Gagne. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Skel Forsch singles to right field. Waite Hendrickson is pinch hitting for Marv Almanza. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Waite Hendrickson hits a home run. Skel Forsch scores. Burt Clinton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Wood singles to right field. Marvin Files flies out to the left fielder. Orlando Lombardozzi flies out to the center fielder. Red Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Herm Schalk is pinch hitting for Moonlight Blyzka. Herm Schalk strikes out. Burt Clinton flies out to the right fielder. Frank Polivka strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Larry Knoblauch enters the game as a defensive replacement for Herm Schalk at C. Ray Freeman walks. Ray Freeman steals second. Tyson Lancellotti singles to left field. Ray Freeman scores. Lemmie Roberts is pinch hitting for Mac Rain. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Lemmie Roberts walks. Skel Forsch flies out to the right fielder. Waite Hendrickson singles to center field. Dutch Ellingsen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Wood walks. Tyson Lancellotti scores. Marvin Files grounds out to the shortstop. Lemmie Roberts scores. Waite Hendrickson advances to third on the play. Tom Wood advances to second on the play. Orlando Lombardozzi lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Leo Giannini pitching. Joe Kinslow singles to center field. Bill Jonnard singles to right field. Joe Kinslow advances to third on the hit. Bill Jonnard steals second. Reggie Flannery reached on a fielding error by Ray Freeman. Joe Kinslow scores. Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 6 Minnesota total runners left on base: 5
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jack Hadley did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bob Roche improves in range Chris Ezzell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Overton Chalmers did not respond to coaching in arm Brent Rogers did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Harper did not respond to coaching in control
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Harvey Gabler improves in range Jim Gleason improves in range Harry Fuller did not respond to coaching in control Phil Baez did not respond to coaching in control Marty Anderson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Marty Anderson did not respond to coaching in 1B