Win: Art Billingham (6-2) Loss: Ernie Henneman (1-6)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Art Billingham pitching. Petie Kirkwood pops out to the catcher. Sammy Halladay strikes out. Kevin Pickering strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Ernie Henneman pitching. Charlie Bellhorn singles to left field. Clint Malmberg flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Bellhorn steals second. Wilfredo Harvey grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Bellhorn advances to third on the play. Phil Bailey grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bill Mulligan singles to right field. Bill Mulligan steals second. Joe Stanage throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Frank Land grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Mulligan scores. John Gwosdz flies out to the right fielder. Jon Zubal grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Dion O Banion strikes out. Paul Springer walks. Joe Stanage walks. Bob Byrnes strikes out. Art Billingham walks. Charlie Bellhorn singles to center field. Paul Springer scores. Joe Stanage scores. Art Billingham advances to third on the hit. Clint Malmberg strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Matt Saberhagen grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Ernie Henneman flies out to the center fielder. Petie Kirkwood singles to right field. Sammy Halladay strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Wilfredo Harvey singles to center field. Wilfredo Harvey steals second. Phil Bailey grounds out to the shortstop. Dion O Banion walks. Paul Springer singles to left field. Wilfredo Harvey scores. Dion O Banion advances to third on the hit. Joe Stanage singles to left field. Dion O Banion scores. Paul Springer advances to third on the hit. Bob Byrnes strikes out. Art Billingham singles to center field. Paul Springer scores. Joe Stanage advances to third on the hit. Billy Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Bellhorn walks. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Joe Stanage scores. Clint Malmberg strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Kevin Pickering grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bill Mulligan flies out to the center fielder. Frank Land flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Wilfredo Harvey bunts for a base hit. Wilfredo Harvey steals second. Petie Kirkwood throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Phil Bailey flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Wilfredo Harvey scores. Dion O Banion walks. Paul Springer grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dion O Banion is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Joe Stanage grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota John Gwosdz grounds out to the second baseman. Jon Zubal strikes out. Matt Saberhagen singles to center field. Passed ball. Matt Saberhagen advances to second. Billy Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Bob Byrnes flies out to the left fielder. Art Billingham strikes out. Charlie Bellhorn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Petie Kirkwood strikes out. Sammy Halladay grounds out to the shortstop. Kevin Pickering hits a home run. Bill Mulligan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Clint Malmberg hits a home run. Wilfredo Harvey strikes out. Phil Bailey strikes out. Dion O Banion flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Frank Land triples. John Gwosdz strikes out. Jon Zubal walks. Matt Saberhagen flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Frank Land scores. Billy Smith grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jon Zubal is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Paul Springer singles to center field. Joe Stanage flies out to the right fielder. Bob Byrnes flies out to the center fielder. Art Billingham strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Petie Kirkwood grounds out to the pitcher. Don Remmerswaal is pinch hitting for Sammy Halladay. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Don Remmerswaal strikes out. Kevin Pickering flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Jim Genna is pinch hitting for Charlie Bellhorn. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Genna walks. Clint Malmberg singles to center field. Jim Genna advances to third on the hit. Deacon Bransfield is pinch hitting for Wilfredo Harvey. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Clint Malmberg steals second. Deacon Bransfield walks. Phil Bailey strikes out. Dion O Banion walks. Jim Genna scores. Paul Springer singles past the first baseman. Clint Malmberg scores. Deacon Bransfield scores. Dion O Banion advances to third on the hit. Joe Stanage singles to left field. Dion O Banion scores. Bob Byrnes singles to center field. Paul Springer scores. Joe Stanage advances to third on the hit. Jay Wasinger comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Art Billingham flies out to the right fielder. Jim Genna singles to left field. Joe Stanage scores. Clint Malmberg walks. Deacon Bransfield pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Minnesota Bill Mulligan bunts for a base hit. Matt Harkness is pinch hitting for Frank Land. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Matt Harkness singles to right field. John Gwosdz grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Mulligan advances to third on the play. Matt Harkness advances to second on the play. Jon Zubal singles to right field. Bill Mulligan scores. Matt Saberhagen grounds out to the shortstop. Matt Harkness scores. Jon Zubal advances to second on the play. Dane Doolan is pinch hitting for Jay Wasinger. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dane Doolan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 4 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 10
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: D Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Tom McCaffery improves in power_vs_righty Curt Doyle improves in contact_vs_lefty Jimmy Stenhouse did not respond to coaching in speed Greg Walsh improves in speed
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Al Young did not respond to coaching in control Angelo Dunbar improves in contact_vs_righty Hank McLaughlin did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Tom Munoz did not respond to coaching in speed