Win: Dave Morey (6-4) Loss: Jim Sisler (4-5)
Save: Cotton Corcoran (18)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Jim Sisler pitching. Vismay Ortiz grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bill Rettig singles to right field. Bill Rettig steals second. Bobby Ortiz flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Don Mohler flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Dave Morey pitching. Dave Misse pops out to the shortstop. Tim Smith strikes out. Toshio Kajima grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Kojiro Muto triples. Heinie Mack grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Kojiro Muto scores. Tom Radcliff strikes out. Rusty McNertney strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Keith Irwin doubles to center field. Joe Sackinsky grounds out to the shortstop. Don Stearns singles to right field. Keith Irwin uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bud Rodas grounds out to the shortstop. Don Stearns advances to second on the play. Jack Gonzales strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Dave Morey grounds out to the second baseman. Vismay Ortiz flies out to the center fielder. Bill Rettig strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jim Sisler singles to center field. Dave Misse grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Sisler advances to second on the play. Tim Smith flies out to the center fielder. Toshio Kajima grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Bobby Ortiz pops out to the shortstop. Don Mohler singles to center field. Don Mohler steals second. Kojiro Muto pops out to the second baseman. Heinie Mack grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Keith Irwin pops out to the first baseman. Joe Sackinsky grounds out to the shortstop. Don Stearns strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Tom Radcliff flies out to the right fielder. Rusty McNertney flies out to the center fielder. Dave Morey pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Bud Rodas walks. Jack Gonzales grounds out to the pitcher. Bud Rodas advances to second on the play. Jim Sisler pops out to the shortstop. Dave Misse grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Vismay Ortiz strikes out. Bill Rettig grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Ortiz pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Tim Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Toshio Kajima flies out to the right fielder. Keith Irwin grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Don Mohler singles to left field. Don Mohler steals second. Kojiro Muto grounds out to the shortstop. Heinie Mack flies out to the center fielder. Tom Radcliff hits an infield single to the third baseman. Rusty McNertney grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Joe Sackinsky strikes out. Don Stearns flies out to the left fielder. Bud Rodas flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Dave Morey strikes out. Vismay Ortiz grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Rettig walks. Bobby Ortiz walks. Don Mohler singles to center field. Bill Rettig scores. Bobby Ortiz advances to third on the hit. Kojiro Muto strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Jack Gonzales grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Sisler strikes out. Dave Misse singles to center field. Tim Smith walks. Buddy Garrett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Toshio Kajima strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Heinie Mack doubles to center field. Tom Radcliff grounds out to the second baseman. Heinie Mack advances to third on the play. Rusty McNertney singles to center field. Heinie Mack scores. George Young comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ben Gonzalez is pinch hitting for Buddy Garrett. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Ben Gonzalez strikes out. Vismay Ortiz walks. Bill Rettig singles to right field. Rusty McNertney scores. Vismay Ortiz advances to third on the hit. Bobby Ortiz strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Cotton Corcoran pitching. Keith Irwin pops out to the shortstop. Joe Sackinsky walks. Don Stearns pops out to the shortstop. Bud Rodas strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 8 Minnesota total runners LOB: 6
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Pete Kingery did not respond to coaching in control Tink Castillo did not respond to coaching in arm Johnny Freese did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Uel Hiljus improves in contact_vs_lefty
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Al Lamb did not respond to coaching in control Guglielmo Grigio did not respond to coaching in velocity Temple Shirley did not respond to coaching in range Bob Perlman did not respond to coaching in velocity Thomas More improves in 1B