Win: Joe Christmas (14-8) Loss: Fred Beamon (7-17)
Save: Dutch Ellingsen (5)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Fred Beamon pitching. Larry Knoblauch grounds out to the second baseman. George Kilduff strikes out. Carroll Diaz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Joe Christmas pitching. Bob Gagne grounds out to the second baseman. Joel Briley grounds out to the shortstop. Ken Reinbach grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Reggie Flannery walks. Topper Carney singles to right field. Reggie Flannery advances to third on the hit. Bill Jonnard strikes out. Tim Lyons singles to right field. Reggie Flannery scores. Topper Carney advances to third on the hit. Moonlight Blyzka flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Topper Carney scores. Joe Christmas grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Tom Wood singles to left field. Marvin Files grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Gregg Roseman walks. Waite Hendrickson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Larry Knoblauch reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ken Reinbach. George Kilduff walks. Carroll Diaz flies out to the center fielder. Reggie Flannery grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Tyson Lancellotti hits a home run. Fred Beamon grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Gagne strikes out. Joel Briley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Topper Carney grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Jonnard grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Lyons grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Ken Reinbach strikes out. Tom Wood singles to right field. Marvin Files flies out to the center fielder. Gregg Roseman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Moonlight Blyzka walks. Joe Christmas lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Larry Knoblauch walks. George Kilduff singles to left field. Moonlight Blyzka scores. Carroll Diaz strikes out. Reggie Flannery grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Waite Hendrickson singles to right field. Tyson Lancellotti strikes out. Fred Beamon lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob Gagne pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Topper Carney walks. Bill Jonnard pops out to the third baseman. Tim Lyons hits a home run. Topper Carney scores. Moonlight Blyzka grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Christmas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Joel Briley singles to left field. Ken Reinbach singles to center field. Joel Briley advances to third on the hit. Tom Wood grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ken Reinbach advances to second on the play. Marvin Files walks. Gregg Roseman flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Joel Briley scores. Waite Hendrickson pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Larry Knoblauch grounds out to the pitcher. George Kilduff grounds out to the second baseman. Carroll Diaz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Tyson Lancellotti strikes out. Skel Forsch is pinch hitting for Fred Beamon. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Skel Forsch pops out to the third baseman. Bob Gagne doubles to left field. Joel Briley doubles to right field. Bob Gagne scores. Ken Reinbach flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Ted Downing pitching. Reggie Flannery doubles to center field. Topper Carney walks. Bill Jonnard flies out to the right fielder. Tim Lyons walks. Moonlight Blyzka flies out to the right fielder. Roy Moeller is pinch hitting for Joe Christmas. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Roy Moeller reached on a fielding error by Tom Wood. Reggie Flannery scores. Larry Knoblauch singles to right field. Topper Carney scores. Tim Lyons scores. Roy Moeller advances to third on the hit. Leo Giannini comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Sheridan is pinch hitting for George Kilduff. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dave Sheridan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Burt Clinton pitching. Lemmie Roberts is pinch hitting for Tom Wood. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Lemmie Roberts singles to center field. Marvin Files flies out to the left fielder. Orlando Lombardozzi is pinch hitting for Gregg Roseman. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Orlando Lombardozzi strikes out. Waite Hendrickson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Carroll Diaz flies out to the center fielder. Reggie Flannery strikes out. Topper Carney strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Tyson Lancellotti strikes out. Walt Bailey is pinch hitting for Leo Giannini. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Walt Bailey walks. Bob Gagne walks. Joel Briley hits a home run. Walt Bailey scores. Bob Gagne scores. Dutch Ellingsen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ken Reinbach grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Lemmie Roberts grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 6 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Bob Gagne (13), Joel Briley (19).HR - Joel Briley (14), Tyson Lancellotti (10).SF - Gregg Roseman.GIDP - Marvin Files. Fielding: E - Ken Reinbach, Tom Wood.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bud Romanick did not respond to coaching in arm Harvey Gabler did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Joe Wilson improves in power_vs_lefty Harry Fuller did not respond to coaching in velocity Bud Romanick did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Harry Fuller did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Wilson did not respond to coaching in LF
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_righty Bill Mejia improves in power_vs_righty Skeeter Davis did not respond to coaching in velocity Jeff Schall did not respond to coaching in arm Orlando Davis improves in speed Orlando Davis did not respond to coaching in speed