Win: Yutaro Hirose (2-0) Loss: Barry Singleton (1-1)
Save: Joe Phillips (1)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Barry Singleton pitching. Walt Gilbert singles to center field. Eddie Greenberg singles to center field. Walt Gilbert advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Doc Sprite walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Sammy Fitzgerald singles to left field. Walt Gilbert scores. Willie McCabe grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eddie Greenberg scores. Doc Sprite advances to third on the play. Sammy Fitzgerald advances to second on the play. Tex Cruz strikes out. Kite Squires singles to right field. Doc Sprite scores. Sammy Fitzgerald scores. Dick Baker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Smith grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Kite Squires is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Yutaro Hirose pitching. Vern Rasmussen grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Dailey strikes out. King Bragan walks. George Womack singles to right field. King Bragan advances to third on the hit. Casey Cheadle grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Yutaro Hirose strikes out. Walt Gilbert walks. Eddie Greenberg grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Walt Gilbert is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Doc Sprite singles to left field. Sammy Fitzgerald pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Oddibe Castillo reached on a 2-base throwing error by Kite Squires. Bill Larkin walks. Dick Thompson walks. Dick Baker grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Oddibe Castillo scores. Bill Larkin advances to third on the play. Vern Rasmussen pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Willie McCabe grounds out to the shortstop. Tex Cruz walks. Kite Squires flies out to the left fielder. George Smith doubles to center field. Yutaro Hirose flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Paul Dailey strikes out. King Bragan lines out to the shortstop. George Womack walks. Casey Cheadle singles to center field. George Womack advances to third on the hit. Oddibe Castillo flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Walt Gilbert grounds out to the shortstop. Eddie Greenberg walks. Billy Distel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Doc Sprite pops out to the first baseman. Sammy Fitzgerald grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Eddie Greenberg is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Bill Larkin walks. Dick Thompson strikes out. Billy Distel lays a bunt down the third base line. The third baseman fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Vern Rasmussen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Willie McCabe grounds out to the second baseman. Tex Cruz singles to right field. Kite Squires grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tex Cruz advances to second on the play. George Smith walks. Yutaro Hirose strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Paul Dailey walks. King Bragan walks. George Womack strikes out. Casey Cheadle grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Dailey advances to third on the play. King Bragan advances to second on the play. Oddibe Castillo pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Walt Gilbert grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Eddie Greenberg flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Doc Sprite doubles to center field. Sammy Fitzgerald strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Bill Larkin flies out to the right fielder. Keto Davis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Dick Thompson singles in front of the left fielder. Ted Gross is pinch hitting for Billy Distel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Ted Gross flies out to the center fielder. Vern Rasmussen walks. Paul Dailey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota George Lawry pitching. Willie McCabe flies out to the right fielder. Tex Cruz grounds out to the shortstop. Kite Squires singles past the second baseman. Kite Squires steals second. George Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay King Bragan grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! George Womack walks. Casey Cheadle strikes out. Oddibe Castillo singles to center field. George Womack advances to third on the hit. Bill Larkin grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Damien Garcia is pinch hitting for Keto Davis. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Damien Garcia walks. Walt Gilbert walks. Eddie Greenberg grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Damien Garcia advances to third on the play. Doc Sprite flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Skinny Zahniser pitching. Dick Thompson hits a home run. Keizo Kawahara is pinch hitting for George Lawry. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Keizo Kawahara strikes out. Vern Rasmussen grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Dailey pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Enrique Moreno pitching. Sammy Fitzgerald singles to center field. Willie McCabe flies out to the right fielder. Sammy Fitzgerald steals second. Tex Cruz strikes out. Kite Squires singles to right field. Sammy Fitzgerald scores. Sandy Moeller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Riesgo is pinch hitting for George Smith. Frank Riesgo strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Bill Rader enters the game as a defensive replacement for Frank Riesgo at C. Joe Phillips comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. King Bragan singles to left field. George Womack grounds out to the third baseman. King Bragan advances to second on the play. Casey Cheadle strikes out. Oddibe Castillo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 12 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 13
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Warren Booles did not respond to coaching in speed Rich Youngblood did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Brian Steinfeldt did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Chappelle improves in power_vs_righty
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Floyd Rowan did not respond to coaching in velocity Eli Chlupsa improves in speed Floyd Rowan did not respond to coaching in velocity Floyd Rowan did not respond to coaching in velocity