Win: Sid Jackson (2-0) Loss: Kazuya Arasuna (0-2)
Save: Mike Coulson (1)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Kazuya Arasuna pitching. Andy Listach flies out to the right fielder. Rugger Foss walks. Tony Putnam strikes out. Joe McGraw flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Sid Jackson pitching. Punch Rodriguez flies out to the center fielder. Steve Hayward strikes out. Gabe Patterson singles to right field. Damian Baker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Hughie Ferson flies out to the center fielder. Rip Hungling grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Ennis singles to right field. Walt Owens flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Jacque Kramer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Orlando Snell flies out to the left fielder. Joe Day singles to left field. Hank Chapman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Sid Jackson grounds out to the third baseman. Andy Listach singles to right field. Rugger Foss grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Kazuya Arasuna grounds out to the third baseman. Punch Rodriguez flies out to the center fielder. Steve Hayward singles to center field. Gabe Patterson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Tony Putnam strikes out. Joe McGraw strikes out. Hughie Ferson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Damian Baker flies out to the left fielder. Jacque Kramer grounds out to the second baseman. Orlando Snell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Rip Hungling singles to center field. Mike Ennis reached on a 2-base fielding error by Punch Rodriguez. Walt Owens grounds out to the second baseman. Rip Hungling scores. Mike Ennis advances to third on the play. Sid Jackson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Mike Ennis scores. Andy Listach doubles to right field. Rugger Foss strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Joe Day flies out to the right fielder. Hank Chapman singles to right field. Kazuya Arasuna fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Kazuya Arasuna grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Hank Chapman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Punch Rodriguez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Tony Putnam grounds out to the third baseman. Joe McGraw strikes out. Hughie Ferson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Steve Hayward flies out to the right fielder. Gabe Patterson strikes out. Damian Baker doubles to center field. Jacque Kramer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Rip Hungling hits a home run. Mike Ennis grounds out to the second baseman. Walt Owens flies out to the center fielder. Sid Jackson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Orlando Snell grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Day grounds out to the pitcher. Charlie McDowell is pinch hitting for Hank Chapman. Charlie McDowell singles to center field. Kazuya Arasuna strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay George Sularz enters the game as a defensive replacement for Charlie McDowell at C. Andy Listach flies out to the center fielder. Rugger Foss walks. Tony Putnam grounds out to the pitcher. Rugger Foss advances to second on the play. Joe McGraw singles to center field. Rugger Foss scores. Hughie Ferson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Tex Wadsworth comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Punch Rodriguez singles to left field. Steve Hayward walks. Gabe Patterson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Punch Rodriguez advances to third on the play. Damian Baker singles to center field. Punch Rodriguez scores. Jacque Kramer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Al Flaherty comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rip Hungling grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Ennis grounds out to the shortstop. Walt Owens flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Johnny King enters the game as a defensive replacement for Walt Owens at LF. Orlando Snell walks. Joe Day triples. Orlando Snell scores. Mike Coulson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Sularz strikes out. John Crabtree is pinch hitting for Al Flaherty. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. John Crabtree singles to center field. Joe Day scores. Punch Rodriguez flies out to the left fielder. Steve Hayward singles to right field. John Crabtree advances to third on the hit. Gabe Patterson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 4 Minnesota total runners LOB: 9
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ron Williams improves in speed David Geishert improves in arm Russ Miller improves in contact_vs_lefty Ernie Payne improves in arm David Geishert did not respond to coaching in CF
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Irv Metzig improves in endurance Joe Roach did not respond to coaching in velocity Julio Holmes improves in power_vs_righty Ham Wright did not respond to coaching in arm Julio Holmes did not respond to coaching in 3B