Win: Billy Distel (1-1) Loss: Skinny Zahniser (2-1)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Augie Greengrass pitching. Damien Garcia grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Yoshihiro Numata lines out to the shortstop. Doc Sprite grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Ray Burdette pitching. Paul Dailey walks. Vern Rasmussen flies out to the left fielder. King Bragan grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Paul Dailey is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dick Thompson walks. Bill Larkin pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Sammy Fitzgerald singles to left field. Frank Riesgo grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Tex Cruz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Oddibe Castillo doubles to center field. Casey Cheadle flies out to the center fielder. Roy Wolf strikes out. Augie Greengrass strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Kite Squires flies out to the center fielder. George Smith flies out to the left fielder. Ray Burdette singles to center field. Damien Garcia doubles to left field. Yoshihiro Numata grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Paul Dailey flies out to the right fielder. Vern Rasmussen flies out to the center fielder. King Bragan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Doc Sprite grounds out to the second baseman. Sammy Fitzgerald singles to center field. Frank Riesgo walks. Tex Cruz singles to left field. Sammy Fitzgerald scores. Kite Squires pops out to the catcher. George Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Dick Thompson is hit by a pitch. Bill Larkin grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Dick Thompson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Oddibe Castillo grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bill Larkin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Casey Cheadle walks. Roy Wolf walks. Augie Greengrass pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Minnesota Ray Burdette singles to center field. Damien Garcia strikes out. Yoshihiro Numata grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Paul Dailey walks. Vern Rasmussen walks. King Bragan flies out to the left fielder. Dick Thompson walks. Bill Larkin grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Paul Dailey is out at home. Oddibe Castillo flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Minnesota Doc Sprite singles to right field. Sammy Fitzgerald flies out to the right fielder. Frank Riesgo walks. Tex Cruz flies out to the left fielder. Kite Squires strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Casey Cheadle walks. Roy Wolf walks. Ted Gross is pinch hitting for Augie Greengrass. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Ted Gross strikes out. Paul Dailey doubles to left field. Casey Cheadle scores. Dave Kenworthy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Vern Rasmussen strikes out. King Bragan singles to left field. Roy Wolf scores. Paul Dailey scores. Dick Thompson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Sandy Moeller pitching. George Smith strikes out. Dave Kenworthy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Damien Garcia singles to right field. Yoshihiro Numata grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Bill Larkin flies out to the center fielder. Oddibe Castillo strikes out. Casey Cheadle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Doc Sprite doubles to right field. Sammy Fitzgerald grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Riesgo singles to center field. Doc Sprite scores. Red Mitchell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roy Snyder is pinch running for Frank Riesgo on 1st base. Tex Cruz grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Snyder advances to second on the play. Kite Squires strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Willie McCabe enters the game as a defensive replacement for Roy Snyder at RF. Roy Wolf grounds out to the third baseman. Red Mitchell strikes out. Paul Dailey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Michael Jeltz is pinch hitting for George Smith. Michael Jeltz hits an infield single to the shortstop. Walt Gilbert is pinch hitting for Dave Kenworthy. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Walt Gilbert pops out to the third baseman. Damien Garcia walks. Yoshihiro Numata strikes out. Doc Sprite singles to right field. Michael Jeltz scores. Damien Garcia advances to third on the hit. Billy Distel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sammy Fitzgerald strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Skinny Zahniser pitching. Bill Rader enters the game as a defensive replacement for Michael Jeltz at C. Vern Rasmussen singles to right field. King Bragan doubles to center field. Vern Rasmussen uses his aggressiveness and scores. Minnesota total runners left on base: 10 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 10
Game Notes Paul Dailey is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ed Kennedy did not respond to coaching in range Mark Creel did not respond to coaching in control Brian Steinfeldt did not respond to coaching in velocity Kevin Erardi did not respond to coaching in control
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Wheeler improves in range Shag Hughes did not respond to coaching in velocity Rick Knorr improves in speed Rick Knorr improves in contact_vs_righty