Win: Dennis Johnson (4-0) Loss: Ricardo Nash (8-8)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Wilbert Leja pitching. Roy Hegman flies out to the right fielder. Curt Brito singles to center field. Lee Harris singles to left field. Curt Brito advances to third on the hit. Oliver Buller singles to left field. Curt Brito scores. Lee Harris advances to third on the hit. Pat Whiten strikes out. Placido Beck hits a home run. Lee Harris scores. Oliver Buller scores. Dennis Johnson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charley Owen grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Ricardo Nash pitching. Mickey Young singles to right field. Charlie Aurilia triples. Mickey Young scores. Alex Rossman strikes out. Luis Brito flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Charlie Aurilia scores. Richie Smith walks. Aaron Bigelow walks. Bobby Schalk bunts for a base hit. Bill Stoviak hits a home run. Richie Smith scores. Aaron Bigelow scores. Bobby Schalk scores. Omar Norton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dennis Johnson flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Mike Mulligan flies out to the left fielder. Omar Norton grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Hegman doubles to right field. Curt Brito strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Mickey Young flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Aurilia grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Rossman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Lee Harris grounds out to the second baseman. Oliver Buller strikes out. Pat Whiten singles in front of the center fielder. Placido Beck grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Pat Whiten is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Luis Brito doubles to right field. Richie Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Luis Brito advances to third on the play. Aaron Bigelow doubles to center field. Luis Brito scores. Jim Gilles comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bobby Schalk hits a home run. Aaron Bigelow scores. Bill Stoviak walks. Dennis Johnson 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 triples. Bill Stoviak scores. Pedro Blankenship comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Aurilia grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Charley Owen doubles to center field. Mike Mulligan flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Roy Gillenwater 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. Pedro Blankenship strikes out. Roy Hegman walks. Curt Brito strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Alex Rossman hits a home run. Luis Brito walks. Richie Smith strikes out. Luis Brito is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Frank Morse comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Aaron Bigelow grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Lee Harris strikes out. Oliver Buller singles past the second baseman. Oliver Buller is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Pat Whiten grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Bobby Schalk flies out to the center fielder. Bill Stoviak strikes out. Roy Gillenwater strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Placido Beck hits a home run. Charley Owen strikes out. Mike Mulligan strikes out. Scott Fisher is pinch hitting for Frank Morse. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Scott Fisher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Harry Burdette pitching. Mickey Young strikes out. Charlie Aurilia grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Rossman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Roy Hegman singles to right field. Curt Brito walks. Lee Harris pops out to the third baseman. Oliver Buller strikes out. Joe Guiney 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. Pat Whiten flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Luis Brito strikes out. Richie Smith walks. Aaron Bigelow grounds out to the third baseman. Richie Smith advances to second on the play. Bobby Schalk grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Placido Beck walks. Charley Owen hits an infield single to the second baseman. Mike Mulligan flies out to the left fielder. Harry Burdette lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Roy Hegman strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Bill Stoviak flies out to the center fielder. Joe Guiney grounds out to the third baseman. Mickey Young grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Curt Brito strikes out. Lee Harris flies out to the right fielder. Gary Martin is pinch hitting for Oliver Buller. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gary Martin pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 8 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 2
Batting:2B - Luis Brito (25), Aaron Bigelow (20).3B - Mickey Young (10), Charlie Aurilia (9).HR - Alex Rossman (24), Bobby Schalk (16), Bill Stoviak (17).SF - Luis Brito. Baserunning: CS - Luis Brito (3).
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Alex Moronko improves in speed Ray McHale did not respond to coaching in control Ray McHale improves in control Alex Moronko improves in arm Ray McHale did not respond to coaching in velocity Ray McHale did not respond to coaching in control
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Carl Gross improves in power_vs_righty Joe Mattis improves in speed Kelly Fohl did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Rudy Stewart did not respond to coaching in control Francis Green did not respond to coaching in velocity Artie Stovall improves in arm