Win: Dave Schlitzer (5-8) Loss: Lee Brusstar (7-5)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Jim Hegan pitching. Tim Lyons doubles to right field. Herm Schalk grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Carroll Diaz grounds out to the shortstop. Shawn Doheny lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Walt Richert pitching. Bob Decker grounds out to the second baseman. George Johnston grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jack Hadley singles to center field. Gregg Roseman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Joe Kinslow strikes out. Rickey McCloskey grounds out to the shortstop. Moonlight Blyzka hits a home run. Bud Romanick walks. Walt Richert grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Felipe Davila strikes out. Jack Storie reached on a 2-base fielding error by Tim Lyons. Robby Brock singles to left field. Jack Storie scores. Robby Brock steals second. Chad Heim grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Hegan grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Tim Lyons singles to left field. Herm Schalk pops out to the first baseman. Carroll Diaz grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Bob Decker strikes out. George Johnston flies out to the left fielder. Jack Hadley pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Shawn Doheny walks. Joe Kinslow is hit by a pitch. Rickey McCloskey strikes out. Moonlight Blyzka singles to left field. Shawn Doheny scores. Joe Kinslow advances to third on the hit. Bud Romanick grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Gregg Roseman grounds out to the second baseman. Felipe Davila singles to right field. Jack Storie grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Walt Richert grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Lyons flies out to the center fielder. Herm Schalk grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Robby Brock walks. Chad Heim singles to center field. Robby Brock advances to third on the hit. Jim Hegan grounds out to the third baseman. Robby Brock scores. Chad Heim advances to second on the play. Bob Decker walks. George Johnston walks. Jack Hadley flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Chad Heim scores. Gregg Roseman grounds into a force play to the third baseman. George Johnston is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Carroll Diaz flies out to the right fielder. Shawn Doheny triples. The defense is playing the corners in. Joe Kinslow grounds out to the second baseman. Shawn Doheny scores. Rickey McCloskey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Felipe Davila grounds out to the pitcher. Burt Clinton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Jack Storie flies out to the right fielder. Robby Brock pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Moonlight Blyzka grounds out to the shortstop. George Kilduff is pinch hitting for Bud Romanick. George Kilduff grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Marty Durham is pinch hitting for Burt Clinton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Marty Durham singles to center field. Tim Lyons singles to right field. Herm Schalk strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Dave Schlitzer pitching. Chad Heim flies out to the left fielder. Dave Karp is pinch hitting for Jim Hegan. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Dave Karp singles to left field. Bob Decker flies out to the center fielder. George Johnston grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Lee Brusstar pitching. Carroll Diaz strikes out. Shawn Doheny hits a home run. Joe Kinslow singles to center field. Rickey McCloskey hits a home run. Joe Kinslow scores. Al Hack comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Moonlight Blyzka grounds out to the second baseman. Sal MacCormack is pinch hitting for George Kilduff. Sal MacCormack pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Reggie Flannery enters the game as a defensive replacement for Sal MacCormack at RF. Jack Hadley flies out to the right fielder. Gregg Roseman grounds out to the second baseman. Felipe Davila strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Dave Schlitzer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tim Lyons grounds out to the pitcher. Herm Schalk flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Jack Storie walks. Robby Brock grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Chad Heim singles to center field. Orlando Davis is pinch hitting for Al Hack. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Orlando Davis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 5 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 6
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Cliff Smith improves in power_vs_lefty Rance Velasquez did not respond to coaching in arm Johnny Brennan improves in range Billy Olsen did not respond to coaching in control Turk Yount did not respond to coaching in control Harvey Gabler improves in arm
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: T.J. Ortiz improves in arm T.J. Ortiz improves in power_vs_lefty Dave Allen improves in control T.J. Ortiz improves in power_vs_righty Champ Orengo improves in control Jay Lange did not respond to coaching in control Jim Brady improves in LF