Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Roy Keane pitching. Charlie Bellhorn walks. Jerry Norman grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Bellhorn advances to second on the play. Wilfredo Harvey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charlie Bellhorn advances to third on the play. Phil Bailey pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Joe Bush pitching. Bill May pops out to the second baseman. Sammy Halladay flies out to the right fielder. Matt Harkness grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Dion O Banion singles to center field. Russ Hamrick grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Swede Serafini flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bill Mulligan strikes out. Frank Land strikes out. Guy Miranda flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Bob Byrnes singles to left field. Bob Byrnes is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Joe Bush strikes out. Charlie Bellhorn flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jon Zubal grounds out to the shortstop. Matt Saberhagen singles to right field. Matt Saberhagen is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Roy Keane grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Jerry Norman strikes out. Wilfredo Harvey flies out to the center fielder. Phil Bailey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bill May singles to left field. Sammy Halladay strikes out. Matt Harkness grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Dion O Banion pops out to the shortstop. Russ Hamrick singles to left field. Swede Serafini strikes out. Russ Hamrick steals second. Bob Byrnes flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Bill Mulligan singles to left field. Bill Mulligan is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Frank Land grounds out to the shortstop. Guy Miranda walks. Jon Zubal grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Guy Miranda is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Joe Bush strikes out. Charlie Bellhorn singles to center field. Jerry Norman hits a home run. Charlie Bellhorn scores. Wilfredo Harvey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Phil Bailey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Matt Saberhagen reached on a fielding error by Jerry Norman. Roy Keane lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bill May singles to right field. Matt Saberhagen scores. Sammy Halladay grounds out to the third baseman. Bill May advances to second on the play. Matt Harkness pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Dion O Banion grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Russ Hamrick flies out to the right fielder. Swede Serafini grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Bill Mulligan flies out to the center fielder. Frank Land strikes out. Guy Miranda flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Julio Marquardt 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. Bob Byrnes strikes out. Joe Bush flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Bellhorn grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Jon Zubal singles to center field. Matt Saberhagen walks. Dayan Calana comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 1st. Dane Doolan is pinch hitting for Julio Marquardt. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Dane Doolan grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jon Zubal advances to third on the play. Bill May triples. Jon Zubal scores. Sammy Halladay flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Otis Altrock pitching. Jerry Norman singles to center field. Jerry Norman is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Wilfredo Harvey flies out to the right fielder. Phil Bailey doubles to right field. Dion O Banion doubles to left field. Phil Bailey scores. Tim McIntyre comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Russ Hamrick grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Matt Harkness strikes out. Bill Mulligan singles past the first baseman. Frank Land reached on a fielding error by Dayan Calana. Guy Miranda doubles to right field. Bill Mulligan scores. The defense is playing the infield in. Felipe Erstad comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jon Zubal singles to right field. Frank Land scores. Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 3 Minnesota total runners left on base: 3
Batting:2B - Phil Bailey (25), Dion O Banion (20).HR - Jerry Norman (10).GIDP - Russ Hamrick. Baserunning: SB - Russ Hamrick (16).CS - Jerry Norman (6), Bob Byrnes (8). Fielding: E - Jerry Norman, Dayan Calana.
Game Notes Julio Marquardt is injured and is expected to be out 44 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Angelo Dunbar improves in arm Sal Norton did not respond to coaching in range Al Young did not respond to coaching in velocity Greg Roberts did not respond to coaching in arm
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Curt Doyle improves in speed Derrick Golvin improves in power_vs_righty Curt Doyle did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bill Staller improves in power_vs_lefty