Win: Elmer Allen (5-5) Loss: Yusniel Sanchez (0-3)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Rube Grate pitching. Reggie Morse flies out to the center fielder. Dick Herring walks. Ronnie Belcher pops out to the shortstop. Reggie Shaw walks. Keith Hughes grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Reggie Shaw is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Minnesota Larry Winfield pitching. Chris Jefferson grounds out to the third baseman. Vance Cromer grounds out to the third baseman. Todd Smith singles to left field. Todd Smith is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Bob Jones strikes out. Clarence Lint bunts for a base hit. Dick Bennett singles to left field. Larry Winfield fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Larry Winfield grounds out to the pitcher. Clarence Lint advances to third on the play. Dick Bennett advances to second on the play. Reggie Morse grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Ray Trimble pops out to the first baseman. Peyton Stovall grounds out to the shortstop. Felix Bailly walks. Eddie Mercker grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Dick Herring walks. Ronnie Belcher flies out to the center fielder. Reggie Shaw strikes out. Keith Hughes flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Fred Krause singles to right field. Rube Grate fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Rube Grate grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Chris Jefferson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Bob Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Clarence Lint flies out to the center fielder. Dick Bennett flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Vance Cromer flies out to the right fielder. Todd Smith singles to center field. Ray Trimble grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Larry Winfield strikes out. Reggie Morse flies out to the right fielder. Dick Herring singles to center field. Ronnie Belcher singles to left field. Dick Herring advances to third on the hit. Reggie Shaw hits an infield single to the pitcher. Dick Herring scores. Keith Hughes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Peyton Stovall strikes out. Felix Bailly lines out to the shortstop. Eddie Mercker grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Bob Jones strikes out. Clarence Lint grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dick Bennett grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Fred Krause singles to right field. Fred Krause steals second. Rube Grate lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Chris Jefferson flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Fred Krause scores. Vance Cromer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Larry Winfield grounds out to the second baseman. Reggie Morse walks. Reggie Morse steals second. Dick Herring grounds out to the shortstop. Ronnie Belcher singles to center field. Reggie Morse scores. Reggie Shaw grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Todd Smith singles to right field. Ray Trimble strikes out. Peyton Stovall flies out to the left fielder. Todd Smith steals second. Felix Bailly singles to right field. Todd Smith scores. Eddie Mercker grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Keith Hughes grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Clarence Lint flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Fred Krause strikes out. Clyde Goossen 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. Rube Grate strikes out. Chris Jefferson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Dick Bennett strikes out. Monte Thomas is pinch hitting for Clyde Goossen. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Monte Thomas flies out to the left fielder. Reggie Morse grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Mike Currie pitching. Vance Cromer walks. Todd Smith flies out to the left fielder. Ray Trimble flies out to the right fielder. Peyton Stovall strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Tampa Bay Dick Herring singles to center field. Elmer Allen 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. Dick Herring is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Ronnie Belcher flies out to the left fielder. Reggie Shaw strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Minnesota Felix Bailly singles to center field. Eddie Mercker strikes out. Fred Krause grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Tampa Bay Keith Hughes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Jones strikes out. Clarence Lint grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Minnesota Elmer Allen pops out to the first baseman. Chris Jefferson strikes out. Vance Cromer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Tampa Bay Dick Bennett grounds out to the second baseman. Pete Halicki is pinch hitting for Mike Currie. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Pete Halicki pops out to the third baseman. Reggie Morse bunts for a base hit. Dick Herring lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Minnesota Yusniel Sanchez pitching. Todd Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ray Trimble strikes out. Peyton Stovall flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 13 Tampa Bay Ronnie Belcher grounds out to the pitcher. Reggie Shaw flies out to the right fielder. Keith Hughes grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 13 Minnesota Felix Bailly singles to left field. Eddie Mercker grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Fred Krause walks. Elmer Allen singles to center field. Fred Krause advances to third on the hit. Chris Jefferson singles to center field. Fred Krause scores. Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 9 Minnesota total runners left on base: 3
Batting:SF - Chris Jefferson.GIDP - Ray Trimble, Eddie Mercker, Fred Krause, Rube Grate. Baserunning: SB - Todd Smith (17), Fred Krause (1).CS - Todd Smith (13).
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Al Wheat did not respond to coaching in velocity Manuel Gonzalez improves in endurance Al Wheat did not respond to coaching in velocity John Murphy did not respond to coaching in speed John Lear did not respond to coaching in control Emmett Knothe did not respond to coaching in velocity Charlie Peters did not respond to coaching in 2B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Paul Becker did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Doug Johnston did not respond to coaching in control Scotty Wolf did not respond to coaching in control Phil Lint did not respond to coaching in velocity Dan Brown did not respond to coaching in control Buster Gaw did not respond to coaching in control