Win: Barry Milligan (10-3) Loss: Mike Currie (0-1)
Save: Dan Brown (17)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Manuel Gonzalez pitching. Dick Chetkovich grounds out to the second baseman. Vance Cromer flies out to the right fielder. March Roberge walks. Bob Sterrett flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Barry Milligan pitching. Art Battey flies out to the right fielder. Dale Carl flies out to the center fielder. Ronnie Belcher lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Jack Tomney strikes out. Ray Trimble grounds out to the second baseman. Pepper Spradlin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Tommy Brunsberg flies out to the center fielder. Ben Beatty strikes out. Craig Bradley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Billy Schulze flies out to the left fielder. Barry Milligan walks. Dick Chetkovich grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Barry Milligan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dick Chetkovich is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Ramon Swisher singles to center field. Charlie Peters flies out to the center fielder. Manuel Gonzalez lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Art Battey grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Vance Cromer singles to right field. Vance Cromer is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). March Roberge walks. Bob Sterrett flies out to the right fielder. Jack Tomney pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Dale Carl flies out to the left fielder. Ronnie Belcher strikes out. Tommy Brunsberg grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Ray Trimble singles to right field. Pepper Spradlin singles to right field. Ray Trimble aggressively advances to third on the hit. Billy Schulze walks. Barry Milligan grounds out to the second baseman. Ray Trimble scores. Pepper Spradlin advances to third on the play. Billy Schulze advances to second on the play. Dick Chetkovich strikes out. Vance Cromer walks. March Roberge grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Ben Beatty walks. Craig Bradley singles to right field. Ben Beatty advances to third on the hit. Ramon Swisher is hit by a pitch. Charlie Peters strikes out. Manuel Gonzalez grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Bob Sterrett strikes out. Jack Tomney flies out to the center fielder. Ray Trimble flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Art Battey strikes out. Dale Carl grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ronnie Belcher grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Pepper Spradlin grounds out to the pitcher. Billy Schulze strikes out. Barry Milligan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Tommy Brunsberg walks. Ben Beatty grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tommy Brunsberg is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Craig Bradley strikes out. Ramon Swisher grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ben Beatty is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Lew Williamson 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. Dick Chetkovich walks. Dick Chetkovich steals second. Vance Cromer grounds out to the third baseman. March Roberge strikes out. Bob Sterrett grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Charlie Peters hits a home run. Bob Jones is pinch hitting for Lew Williamson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob Jones flies out to the right fielder. Art Battey singles to left field. Dale Carl singles to left field. Ronnie Belcher flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Tommy Brunsberg grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Mike Currie pitching. Jack Tomney flies out to the center fielder. Ray Trimble singles to left field. Jacob Raymond is pinch running for Ray Trimble on 1st base. Pepper Spradlin grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Pete Halicki enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jacob Raymond at LF. Ben Beatty strikes out. Craig Bradley grounds out to the second baseman. Ramon Swisher strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Minnesota Billy Schulze singles to left field. Barry Milligan lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dick Chetkovich singles to right field. Billy Schulze scores. Ken Ogden comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Vance Cromer flies out to the right fielder. Dick Chetkovich is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Tampa Bay Dan Brown comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Charlie Peters grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Bennett is pinch hitting for Ken Ogden. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dick Bennett grounds out to the shortstop. Art Battey walks. Dale Carl flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 6 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 7
Game Notes Barry Milligan is injured and is expected to be out 4 days. Art Battey is injured and is expected to be out 41 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Harry Wineapple improves in velocity Ray Spikes improves in contact_vs_righty Tom Smith did not respond to coaching in control John Collins did not respond to coaching in control Buck Locker did not respond to coaching in control Jack Lawson improves in speed
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Alex Zmich improves in power_vs_righty Don Espinoza did not respond to coaching in arm Yoshimatsu Yamamoto did not respond to coaching in speed Jim Raymond did not respond to coaching in control Patsy Drago did not respond to coaching in control Bob Wolter improves in range Keith Zimmerman did not respond to coaching in 2B