Win: Chick Sutton (18-12) Loss: Joe Hayes (17-10)
Save: Tom Schneider (2)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Joe Hayes pitching. Bob Encarnacion flies out to the center fielder. Goat McCloskey walks. Glenn Villafuerte grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Goat McCloskey is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Chester Tibbs grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Glenn Villafuerte is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Chick Sutton pitching. Clyde Meador lines out to the first baseman. Larry Thompson singles to center field. Rollie Angley triples. Larry Thompson scores. Al Granger singles to right field. Rollie Angley scores. Al Granger is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ryne Hawkes doubles to center field. Palmer Pena walks. Bill Conine grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Frank Bragan flies out to the right fielder. Bill Dauterive grounds out to the shortstop. Hiroji Miyaji strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Tommie Crockett strikes out. Joe Hayes flies out to the left fielder. Clyde Meador grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota James Pezold flies out to the right fielder. Chick Sutton strikes out. Bob Encarnacion grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Larry Thompson strikes out. Rollie Angley hits a home run. Al Granger grounds out to the second baseman. Ryne Hawkes singles to right field. Palmer Pena grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Goat McCloskey strikes out. Glenn Villafuerte strikes out. Chester Tibbs grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Bill Conine strikes out. Tommie Crockett grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Hayes strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Frank Bragan grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Dauterive hits a home run. Hiroji Miyaji pops out to the second baseman. James Pezold flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Clyde Meador strikes out. Larry Thompson grounds out to the third baseman. Rollie Angley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Chick Sutton flies out to the left fielder. Bob Encarnacion doubles past the first baseman. Goat McCloskey doubles to right field. Bob Encarnacion scores. Glenn Villafuerte hits a home run. Goat McCloskey scores. Sal Davis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chester Tibbs pops out to the second baseman. Frank Bragan singles to center field. Bill Dauterive hits a home run. Frank Bragan scores. Von Perez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hiroji Miyaji grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Al Granger singles past the first baseman. Ryne Hawkes singles to center field. Al Granger advances to third on the hit. Palmer Pena grounds out to the pitcher. Ryne Hawkes advances to second on the play. Bill Conine singles to center field. Al Granger scores. Ryne Hawkes scores. Bryce Burtschy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tommie Crockett singles to right field. Bill Conine advances to third on the hit. Von Perez flies out to the right fielder. Clyde Meador grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota James Pezold lines out to the second baseman. Tom Witherup is pinch hitting for Bryce Burtschy. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tom Witherup strikes out. Bob Encarnacion strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Ron Chambliss pitching. Larry Thompson strikes out. Rollie Angley strikes out. Al Granger flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Goat McCloskey hits a home run. Karl Gleason comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Glenn Villafuerte walks. Chester Tibbs grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Glenn Villafuerte is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Frank Bragan flies out to the right fielder. Chester Tibbs steals second. Bill Dauterive grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Ryne Hawkes pops out to the first baseman. Palmer Pena singles in front of the left fielder. Bill Conine grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Palmer Pena is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tommie Crockett strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Hiroji Miyaji strikes out. James Pezold lines out to the second baseman. Ron Chambliss walks. Rube Erickson is pinch running for Ron Chambliss on 1st base. Bob Encarnacion flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Tom Schneider pitching. Bill Fitzsimmons is pinch hitting for Karl Gleason. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bill Fitzsimmons singles to right field. Clyde Meador grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Larry Thompson pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 3 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 6
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Raul Lehr improves in contact_vs_lefty Andy McCracken improves in control Bobby Roque did not respond to coaching in velocity Paul Kubek improves in power_vs_righty Raul Lehr did not respond to coaching in 3B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Braden Gardella improves in contact_vs_lefty Orlando Dean improves in contact_vs_righty Bucky Batista improves in power_vs_lefty Bucky Batista did not respond to coaching in speed Braden Gardella did not respond to coaching in SS