Win: Jack Heine (2-0) Loss: Steve Kelly (1-3)
Save: Cotton Corcoran (4)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Steve Kelly pitching. Vismay Ortiz strikes out. Bill Rettig strikes out. Bobby Ortiz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Jack Heine pitching. Dave Misse grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Smith flies out to the center fielder. Toshio Kajima grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Don Mohler grounds out to the shortstop. Kojiro Muto singles to center field. Heinie Mack strikes out. Kojiro Muto steals second. Tom Radcliff grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Keith Irwin hits a home run. Joe Sackinsky pops out to the first baseman. Don Stearns strikes out. Bud Rodas walks. Jack Gonzales grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bud Rodas is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Rusty McNertney grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Heine strikes out. Vismay Ortiz singles past the shortstop. Bill Rettig flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Steve Kelly grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Misse pops out to the third baseman. Tim Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Bobby Ortiz strikes out. Don Mohler singles to center field. Kojiro Muto singles to left field. Don Mohler advances to third on the hit. Heinie Mack grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Toshio Kajima flies out to the center fielder. Keith Irwin flies out to the center fielder. Joe Sackinsky pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Tom Radcliff grounds out to the shortstop. Rusty McNertney singles to center field. Jack Heine lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Vismay Ortiz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Don Stearns grounds out to the pitcher. Bud Rodas strikes out. Jack Gonzales singles to right field. Steve Kelly flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Bill Rettig walks. Bill Rettig is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bobby Ortiz grounds out to the shortstop. Don Mohler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Dave Misse strikes out. Tim Smith strikes out. Toshio Kajima grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Kojiro Muto flies out to the center fielder. Heinie Mack strikes out. Tom Radcliff hits a home run. Rusty McNertney flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Keith Irwin flies out to the right fielder. Joe Sackinsky pops out to the second baseman. Don Stearns grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Jack Heine strikes out. Vismay Ortiz pops out to the second baseman. Bill Rettig grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bud Rodas grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Gonzales pops out to the third baseman. Steve Kelly grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Bobby Ortiz grounds out to the second baseman. Don Mohler strikes out. Kojiro Muto flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Dave Misse pops out to the shortstop. Tim Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Toshio Kajima flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Tampa Bay Heinie Mack grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Radcliff doubles to right field. Rusty McNertney walks. Jack Heine fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jack Heine strikes out. Vismay Ortiz walks. Bill Rettig strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 10 Minnesota Keith Irwin grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Sackinsky grounds out to the shortstop. Don Stearns grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Tampa Bay Bobby Ortiz grounds out to the second baseman. Don Mohler flies out to the center fielder. Kojiro Muto singles to center field. Heinie Mack walks. Tom Radcliff singles to right field. Kojiro Muto scores. Heinie Mack advances to third on the hit. George Young comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rusty McNertney walks. Ben Gonzalez is pinch hitting for Jack Heine. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ben Gonzalez singles to left field. Heinie Mack scores. Tom Radcliff scores. Rusty McNertney advances to third on the hit. Vismay Ortiz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Minnesota Cotton Corcoran pitching. Al Crump enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tom Radcliff at CF. Bud Rodas strikes out. Jack Gonzales singles to center field. Johan Brazill is pinch hitting for George Young. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Johan Brazill strikes out. Dave Misse strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 9 Minnesota total runners LOB: 3
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Armando Swetonic did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Tink Castillo improves in arm Johnny Freese did not respond to coaching in speed Hank Frankhouse improves in arm
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Guglielmo Grigio did not respond to coaching in control Jake Styles improves in range Thomas More did not respond to coaching in speed Jake Styles did not respond to coaching in speed 'Dandy' Dan Daniels did not respond to coaching in 3B