Win: Luis Allen (1-0) Loss: Tomoya Kudo (0-1)
Save: Sparky Fortune (1)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Tomoya Kudo pitching. Bud Platte strikes out. Dick Hayworth walks. Steve Wise grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Luis Allen pitching. Glenn Long grounds out to the second baseman. Milt Rickert walks. Royce Jones flies out to the right fielder. Milt Rickert steals second. Ron Walton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Sparky Nunez strikes out. Jody Grace flies out to the center fielder. Mike Doyle grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Kim Dickerson grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Rolison walks. Tiny Mulholland singles to center field. Grover Clarke grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Rolison advances to third on the play. Tiny Mulholland advances to second on the play. Tomoya Kudo singles to center field. Bob Rolison scores. Glenn Long grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Alan Selkirk singles to center field. Greg Carroll singles to left field. Alan Selkirk aggressively advances to third on the hit. Luis Allen strikes out. Bud Platte doubles to right field. Alan Selkirk scores. Greg Carroll uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dick Hayworth singles to center field. Bud Platte scores. Steve Wise walks. Sparky Nunez grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Hayworth advances to third on the play. Steve Wise advances to second on the play. Jody Grace strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Milt Rickert pops out to the first baseman. Royce Jones strikes out. Ron Walton pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Mike Doyle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alan Selkirk grounds out to the third baseman. Greg Carroll walks. Luis Allen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Kim Dickerson singles to center field. Bob Rolison singles to left field. Tiny Mulholland strikes out. Grover Clarke strikes out. Tomoya Kudo singles to center field. Kim Dickerson scores. Glenn Long strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Bud Platte flies out to the left fielder. Dick Hayworth grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Wise singles to center field. Sparky Nunez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Milt Rickert pops out to the third baseman. Royce Jones flies out to the right fielder. Ron Walton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Jody Grace pops out to the third baseman. Mike Doyle flies out to the right fielder. Alan Selkirk flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Kim Dickerson grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Rolison grounds out to the second baseman. Tiny Mulholland flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Greg Logan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bobby Bales is pinch hitting for Greg Carroll. Bobby Bales triples. Luis Allen strikes out. Bud Platte grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Bales scores. Charley Wolfe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dick Hayworth grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota John Balboni enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bobby Bales at C. Grover Clarke singles to right field. Chuck Crowson is pinch hitting for Charley Wolfe. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Chuck Crowson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Glenn Long hits a home run. Milt Rickert singles to center field. Royce Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Ken Palys pitching. Steve Wise singles to center field. Sparky Nunez doubles to center field. Steve Wise is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Jody Grace strikes out. Mike Doyle pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Ron Walton flies out to the right fielder. Kim Dickerson flies out to the right fielder. Bob Rolison strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Alan Selkirk pops out to the shortstop. John Balboni grounds out to the shortstop. Don Meadows is pinch hitting for Luis Allen. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Don Meadows grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Sparky Fortune pitching. Tiny Mulholland singles to left field. Grover Clarke grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Takashi Ogino is pinch hitting for Ken Palys. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Takashi Ogino reached on a 2-base fielding error by Sparky Nunez. Earl Samford is pinch running for Takashi Ogino on 2nd base. Glenn Long grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 5 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Tom Castillo did not respond to coaching in control George Leach did not respond to coaching in velocity Michael Capel improves in power_vs_righty Ubaldo Kelleher did not respond to coaching in speed
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rawlings Wilson did not respond to coaching in control Rawlings Wilson improves in velocity Rawlings Wilson improves in control 'Tapper' Cask improves in range 'Tapper' Cask did not respond to coaching in 3B