Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Ray Burdette pitching. Paul Dailey walks. Vern Rasmussen singles to left field. Paul Dailey advances to third on the hit. Vern Rasmussen steals second. Claude Terry flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Paul Dailey is thrown out at the plate. King Bragan singles to right field. Vern Rasmussen scores. George Womack strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Augie Greengrass pitching. Marcos Epps lines out to the shortstop. Ed Kennedy strikes out. Doc Sprite strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Casey Cheadle doubles to center field. Oddibe Castillo flies out to the center fielder. Bill Larkin singles to center field. Casey Cheadle scores. Augie Greengrass lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Paul Dailey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Sammy Fitzgerald doubles to right field. Bob Fletcher flies out to the left fielder. Kite Squires singles to center field. Sammy Fitzgerald scores. Eddie Andrew grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Kite Squires is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Maury Castleman grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Vern Rasmussen grounds out to the shortstop. Claude Terry flies out to the center fielder. King Bragan triples. George Womack flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Ray Burdette is hit by a pitch. Marcos Epps walks. Ed Kennedy walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Doc Sprite grounds into a fielders choice to the third baseman. Ray Burdette is out at home. The defense is playing the infield in. Sammy Fitzgerald grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Marcos Epps is out at home. Bob Fletcher strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Casey Cheadle strikes out. Oddibe Castillo grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Larkin grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Kite Squires grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eddie Andrew strikes out. Maury Castleman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Augie Greengrass flies out to the left fielder. Paul Dailey grounds out to the pitcher. Vern Rasmussen flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Ray Burdette grounds out to the second baseman. Marcos Epps grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Kennedy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Claude Terry walks. King Bragan flies out to the center fielder. Claude Terry steals second. George Womack flies out to the left fielder. Casey Cheadle grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Doc Sprite flies out to the right fielder. Sammy Fitzgerald flies out to the right fielder. Bob Fletcher strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Oddibe Castillo reached on a fielding error by Marcos Epps. Bill Larkin grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Augie Greengrass singles to center field. Paul Dailey grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Kite Squires bunts for a base hit. Eddie Andrew strikes out. Maury Castleman flies out to the center fielder. Damien Garcia is pinch hitting for Ray Burdette. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Damien Garcia walks. Marcos Epps singles to right field. Kite Squires is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Edmund Kean pitching. Vern Rasmussen lines out to the shortstop. Claude Terry grounds out to the pitcher. King Bragan walks. George Womack grounds into a force play to the third baseman. King Bragan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Ed Kennedy triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Doc Sprite singles to center field. Ed Kennedy scores. Sammy Fitzgerald pops out to the catcher. Bob Fletcher triples. Doc Sprite scores. Kite Squires grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Fletcher scores. Willie McCabe is pinch hitting for Eddie Andrew. Willie McCabe walks. Maury Castleman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Roy Snyder enters the game as a defensive replacement for Willie McCabe at 2B. Donell Carlson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Casey Cheadle doubles to center field. Oddibe Castillo strikes out. Bill Larkin singles to center field. Casey Cheadle scores. Ted Gross is pinch hitting for Augie Greengrass. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ted Gross grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bill Larkin is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Paul Dailey pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 7 Minnesota total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes Ray Burdette is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Floyd Rowan improves in control Floyd Rowan did not respond to coaching in velocity Harry Rajsich improves in power_vs_lefty Floyd Rowan did not respond to coaching in endurance
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Guido Otis did not respond to coaching in velocity Harry Zimmerman improves in contact_vs_righty Gus Caldwell improves in arm Gus Caldwell did not respond to coaching in range