Win: Dutch Ellingsen (4-4) Loss: Jim Hegan (1-11)
Save: Burt Clinton (16)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Dutch Ellingsen pitching. Tom Wood flies out to the left fielder. Skel Forsch reached on a 2-base throwing error by Joe Kinslow. Jack Hadley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Skel Forsch advances to third on the play. Tyson Lancellotti walks. Marvin Files flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Minnesota Jim Hegan pitching. George Kilduff flies out to the center fielder. Tim Lyons grounds out to the second baseman. Carroll Diaz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Jeff Schall strikes out. Ray Freeman pops out to the second baseman. Orlando Lombardozzi hits an infield single to the third baseman. Jim Hegan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Herm Schalk grounds out to the shortstop. Reggie Flannery grounds out to the second baseman. Shawn Doheny singles to left field. Joe Kinslow lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Tom Wood singles to center field. Skel Forsch walks. Jack Hadley grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Tom Wood advances to third on the play. Tyson Lancellotti grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Moonlight Blyzka singles to right field. Dutch Ellingsen fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Dutch Ellingsen strikes out. George Kilduff grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Moonlight Blyzka advances to second on the play. Tim Lyons flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Marvin Files walks. Jeff Schall pops out to the shortstop. Ray Freeman strikes out. Orlando Lombardozzi walks. Jim Hegan pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Carroll Diaz walks. Herm Schalk walks. Reggie Flannery strikes out. Shawn Doheny reached on a fielding error by Ray Freeman. Joe Kinslow is hit by a pitch. Carroll Diaz scores. Moonlight Blyzka grounds out to the third baseman. Herm Schalk scores. Shawn Doheny advances to third on the play. Joe Kinslow advances to second on the play. Dutch Ellingsen strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Tom Wood singles to right field. Skel Forsch singles to left field. Jack Hadley grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Skel Forsch is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tyson Lancellotti grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota George Kilduff doubles to left field. Tim Lyons strikes out. Carroll Diaz singles to left field. George Kilduff scores. Herm Schalk grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Marvin Files flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Schall pops out to the third baseman. Harry Fuller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Ray Freeman singles to center field. Orlando Lombardozzi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Reggie Flannery grounds out to the second baseman. Shawn Doheny walks. Joe Kinslow walks. Marty Durham is pinch hitting for Moonlight Blyzka. Marty Durham grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Shawn Doheny advances to third on the play. Joe Kinslow advances to second on the play. Harry Fuller strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Larry Knoblauch enters the game as a defensive replacement for Marty Durham at C. Jim Hegan strikes out. Tom Wood strikes out. Skel Forsch grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota George Kilduff grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Tim Lyons singles to left field. Carroll Diaz pops out to the shortstop. Herm Schalk strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Jack Hadley grounds out to the pitcher. Tyson Lancellotti flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Marvin Files grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Reggie Flannery grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Shawn Doheny singles to center field. Joe Kinslow flies out to the center fielder. Bill Jonnard is pinch hitting for Larry Knoblauch. Bill Jonnard grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Sal MacCormack enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bill Jonnard at C. Burt Clinton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jeff Schall grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Freeman strikes out. Orlando Lombardozzi singles to right field. Overton Chalmers is pinch hitting for Jim Hegan. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Overton Chalmers singles to left field. Orlando Lombardozzi advances to third on the hit. Tom Wood grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 10 Minnesota total runners left on base: 8
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Walt Bailey did not respond to coaching in arm Bill Mejia improves in range Grant Stein did not respond to coaching in velocity Dick Pavano did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Marv Almanza did not respond to coaching in range Skeeter Davis did not respond to coaching in control Marv Almanza did not respond to coaching in CF
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Gary Aldrich improves in contact_vs_lefty Joe Wilson improves in power_vs_lefty Jim Gleason did not respond to coaching in range Bud Romanick improves in power_vs_righty Bud Romanick did not respond to coaching in range Ed Aaron did not respond to coaching in control