Win: Paul Anderson (10-12) Loss: Mike Morton (8-17)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Paul Anderson pitching. Tom Kellum strikes out. Curt Brito strikes out. Charley Owen grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Mike Morton pitching. Mickey Young walks. Charlie Aurilia strikes out. Alex Rossman walks. Luis Brito grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Mickey Young advances to third on the play. Alex Rossman advances to second on the play. Richie Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Pat Whiten strikes out. Lee Harris hits a home run. Placido Beck strikes out. Gary Martin singles to center field. Mike Mulligan grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Gary Martin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Aaron Bigelow singles to center field. Bobby Schalk triples. Aaron Bigelow scores. Bill Stoviak singles to center field. Bobby Schalk scores. Bill Stoviak steals second. Paul Anderson lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mickey Young singles to left field. Bill Stoviak scores. Charlie Aurilia hits a home run. Mickey Young scores. Alex Rossman strikes out. Luis Brito singles to left field. Richie Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Mike Morton strikes out. Tom Kellum singles to left field. Curt Brito strikes out. Charley Owen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Aaron Bigelow singles past the shortstop. Bobby Schalk strikes out. Bill Stoviak flies out to the left fielder. Paul Anderson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Pat Whiten pops out to the shortstop. Lee Harris singles to right field. Placido Beck grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Mickey Young doubles past the third baseman. Charlie Aurilia grounds out to the third baseman. Alex Rossman singles to right field. Mickey Young scores. Omar Norton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Luis Brito singles to center field. Alex Rossman advances to third on the hit. Richie Smith pops out to the shortstop. Aaron Bigelow pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Gary Martin flies out to the center fielder. Mike Mulligan flies out to the left fielder. Omar Norton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Bobby Schalk singles to left field. Bill Stoviak singles to center field. Paul Anderson fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Paul Anderson strikes out. Mickey Young walks. Charlie Aurilia singles to center field. Bobby Schalk scores. Bill Stoviak scores. Jim Gilles comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alex Rossman lines out to the pitcher. Luis Brito singles past the second baseman. Mickey Young scores. Charlie Aurilia advances to third on the hit. Richie Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Tom Kellum triples. Curt Brito flies out to the center fielder. Charley Owen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Kellum scores. Pat Whiten flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Aaron Bigelow pops out to the second baseman. Bobby Schalk strikes out. Bill Stoviak doubles to center field. Paul Anderson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Lee Harris grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Placido Beck singles to right field. Placido Beck is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Gary Martin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Mickey Young flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Aurilia flies out to the right fielder. Alex Rossman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bubba Jailor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Mike Mulligan grounds out to the shortstop. Roy Hegman is pinch hitting for Jim Gilles. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Roy Hegman singles to center field. Tom Kellum walks. Curt Brito flies out to the left fielder. Charley Owen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Bronson Avrea pitching. Luis Brito triples. Richie Smith singles to center field. Luis Brito scores. Aaron Bigelow singles to right field. Sammy Kilgus is pinch hitting for Bobby Schalk. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Sammy Kilgus pops out to the shortstop. Bill Stoviak strikes out. Bubba Jailor flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Pat Whiten walks. Ramon Ohl is pinch hitting for Lee Harris. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Pat Whiten steals second. Ramon Ohl reached on a 2-base throwing error by Alex Rossman. Pat Whiten scores. Placido Beck pops out to the shortstop. Gary Martin triples. Ramon Ohl scores. Mike Mulligan grounds out to the third baseman. Scott Fisher is pinch hitting for Bronson Avrea. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Scott Fisher flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 5 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 11
Batting:2B - Mickey Young (36), Bill Stoviak (20).3B - Luis Brito (4), Bobby Schalk (3).HR - Charlie Aurilia (14). Baserunning: SB - Bill Stoviak (18). Fielding: E - Alex Rossman.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Glenn Distaso improves in power_vs_righty Tony Burgess improves in control Alex Moronko did not respond to coaching in speed Ray McHale did not respond to coaching in endurance Glenn Distaso did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tony Burgess improves in control
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Mattis improves in range Kelly Fohl improves in power_vs_righty Brent Kremers improves in contact_vs_righty John Darr improves in arm Ned Gregory did not respond to coaching in velocity Tony Johnson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty