Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Rube Grate pitching. Reggie Morse grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Chris Parker strikes out. Ronnie Belcher flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Larry Winfield pitching. Dick Chetkovich strikes out. Bill Conroy flies out to the center fielder. March Roberge strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Dale Carl strikes out. Dick Herring singles past the shortstop. Tommy Brunsberg doubles past the third baseman. Dick Herring is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Art Battey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Vance Cromer grounds out to the shortstop. Luis Boone pops out to the catcher. Ray Trimble strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Craig Bradley singles to center field. Larry Winfield lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Reggie Morse singles to right field. Craig Bradley scores. Chris Parker grounds out to the second baseman. Reggie Morse advances to second on the play. Ronnie Belcher singles to center field. Reggie Morse scores. Dale Carl doubles to left field. Ronnie Belcher uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dick Herring flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Joe Gamble walks. Balor Helms strikes out. Rube Grate fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Rube Grate strikes out. Dick Chetkovich strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Tommy Brunsberg flies out to the center fielder. Art Battey grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Craig Bradley pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bill Conroy strikes out. March Roberge lines out to the pitcher. Vance Cromer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Larry Winfield strikes out. Reggie Morse flies out to the right fielder. Chris Parker walks. Ronnie Belcher strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Luis Boone flies out to the center fielder. Ray Trimble strikes out. Joe Gamble strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Dale Carl grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dick Herring singles to left field. Tommy Brunsberg grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Balor Helms flies out to the right fielder. Rube Grate pops out to the first baseman. Dick Chetkovich grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Art Battey flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Ramon Swisher is pinch hitting for Craig Bradley. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ramon Swisher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Larry Winfield grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Bill Conroy pops out to the third baseman. March Roberge grounds out to the shortstop. Vance Cromer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Thornton Donovan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Reggie Morse pops out to the third baseman. Ben Beatty is pinch hitting for Chris Parker. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ben Beatty flies out to the right fielder. Ronnie Belcher reached on a fielding error by Vance Cromer. Dale Carl doubles past the first baseman. Ronnie Belcher uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dick Herring grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Luis Boone flies out to the left fielder. Ray Trimble flies out to the right fielder. Joe Gamble flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Dick Bennett is pinch hitting for Tommy Brunsberg. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dick Bennett strikes out. Art Battey grounds out to the pitcher. Ramon Swisher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Balor Helms grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pete Halicki is pinch hitting for Thornton Donovan. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Pete Halicki strikes out. Dick Chetkovich grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 4 Minnesota total runners LOB: 1
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Don Espinoza did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jim Raymond did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Wheat improves in endurance Manuel Gonzalez did not respond to coaching in velocity Lew Williamson did not respond to coaching in control Al Wheat did not respond to coaching in velocity Don Espinoza did not respond to coaching in C
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: John Collins did not respond to coaching in control Steve Holland did not respond to coaching in control Steve Matthews did not respond to coaching in endurance Jeoff Dwyer did not respond to coaching in control Doug Johnston improves in control Wally Wheelock did not respond to coaching in control