Win: Bryce Burtschy (3-1) Loss: Sal Davis (0-3)
Save: Ron Chambliss (5)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Carl Grabowski pitching. Larry Thompson walks. Clyde Meador singles to center field. Larry Thompson advances to third on the hit. Harry Brown walks. Al Granger strikes out. Bill Smith singles to right field. Larry Thompson scores. Clyde Meador is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Harry Brown advances to third on the play. Bill Smith is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota George Smith pitching. Goat McCloskey triples. Chester Tibbs flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Goat McCloskey scores. Bill Dauterive reached on a 2-base throwing error by Harry Brown. Ken Handibone flies out to the right fielder. James Pezold grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Frank Hodgson strikes out. Charlie Davis flies out to the left fielder. Andy Burgess strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bob Encarnacion walks. Glenn Villafuerte singles to right field. Bob Encarnacion advances to third on the hit. Hiroji Miyaji singles to center field. Bob Encarnacion scores. Glenn Villafuerte advances to third on the hit. Carl Grabowski flies out to the right fielder. Goat McCloskey walks. Chester Tibbs strikes out. Bill Dauterive flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay George Smith is hit by a pitch. Larry Thompson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Clyde Meador singles to right field. Harry Brown grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Clyde Meador is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Ken Handibone strikes out. James Pezold flies out to the right fielder. Bob Encarnacion flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Al Granger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Smith singles to center field. Bill Smith steals second. Frank Hodgson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bill Smith advances to third on the play. Charlie Davis hits a home run. Bill Smith scores. Andy Burgess grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Glenn Villafuerte singles to right field. Glenn Villafuerte steals second. Hiroji Miyaji doubles to center field. Glenn Villafuerte scores. The catcher fields the ball and Hiroji Miyaji is thrown out at third. Goat McCloskey flies out to the left fielder. Chester Tibbs strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay George Smith pops out to the second baseman. Larry Thompson grounds out to the shortstop. Clyde Meador singles to center field. Harry Brown grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Clyde Meador is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Bill Dauterive doubles to left field. Ken Handibone walks. James Pezold strikes out. Bob Encarnacion strikes out. Glenn Villafuerte singles to right field. Bill Dauterive scores. Gary Porter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hiroji Miyaji grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Al Granger singles to center field. Bill Smith grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Frank Hodgson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Carl Grabowski flies out to the left fielder. Goat McCloskey strikes out. Chester Tibbs flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Charlie Davis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). I.M. Leery is pinch hitting for Andy Burgess. I.M. Leery singles to right field. Ryne Hawkes is pinch hitting for Gary Porter. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ryne Hawkes hits an infield single to the third baseman. Bryce Burtschy 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. Larry Thompson flies out to the left fielder. Clyde Meador triples. I.M. Leery scores. Ryne Hawkes scores. Harry Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Sal Davis pitching. Bill Dauterive grounds out to the shortstop. Ken Handibone grounds out to the shortstop. James Pezold walks. Bob Encarnacion pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Al Granger singles to right field. Bill Smith singles to center field. Al Granger advances to third on the hit. Frank Hodgson strikes out. Charlie Davis grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Glenn Villafuerte grounds out to the shortstop. Hiroji Miyaji strikes out. Frank Bragan is pinch hitting for Bryce Burtschy. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Frank Bragan reached on a 2-base throwing error by Charlie Davis. Goat McCloskey singles to right field. Frank Bragan scores. Chester Tibbs singles to center field. Goat McCloskey advances to third on the hit. Bill Dauterive singles to center field. Goat McCloskey scores. Chester Tibbs advances to third on the hit. Ken Handibone doubles to center field. Chester Tibbs scores. James Pezold singles to center field. Bill Dauterive scores. Ken Handibone is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Ron Chambliss pitching. I.M. Leery singles to center field. Bill Fitzsimmons is pinch hitting for Sal Davis. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bill Fitzsimmons strikes out. Larry Thompson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 5 Minnesota total runners left on base: 9
Batting:3B - Clyde Meador (2).HR - Charlie Davis (1).GIDP - Larry Thompson 2, Bill Smith, Charlie Davis.HBP - George Smith (1). Baserunning: SB - Bill Smith (3).CS - Bill Smith (1). Fielding: E - Harry Brown, Charlie Davis.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: D Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bucky Batista did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Braden Gardella did not respond to coaching in range Hank Halt did not respond to coaching in control Braden Gardella improves in arm Braden Gardella did not respond to coaching in SS
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Marty Ardell did not respond to coaching in velocity Herb Parsons improves in speed Ted Burkam did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bobby Roque did not respond to coaching in control Raul Lehr did not respond to coaching in 3B