Win: Joe Guiney (6-3) Loss: Richard McConnell (2-9)
Save: Ned Gregory (4)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Roy Gillenwater pitching. Bernardo Kalahan flies out to the center fielder. Dick Bichette singles to left field. Joe Polcovich flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Lee Harris strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Richard McConnell pitching. Charlie Aurilia bunts for a base hit. John Darr grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Aurilia advances to second on the play. Ralph Davis strikes out. Alex Rossman reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bernardo Kalahan. Charlie Aurilia scores. Kitty Jackson pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Charley Owen pops out to the catcher. Dave Lupien strikes out. Mike Mulligan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Mickey Young singles to center field. Bill Stoviak hits a home run. Mickey Young scores. John Brown flies out to the right fielder. Roy Gillenwater strikes out. Charlie Aurilia grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Gary Martin hits an infield single to the second baseman. Gary Martin is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Richard McConnell grounds out to the shortstop. Bernardo Kalahan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay John Darr hits a home run. Ralph Davis singles to center field. Alex Rossman singles to left field. Ralph Davis advances to third on the hit. Kitty Jackson walks. Mickey Young singles to left field. Ralph Davis scores. Alex Rossman scores. Kitty Jackson advances to third on the hit. Bill Stoviak singles to left field. Kitty Jackson scores. William Thomson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Brown singles to right field. Roy Gillenwater strikes out. Charlie Aurilia grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Dick Bichette grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Polcovich hits a home run. Joe Guiney 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. Lee Harris hits a home run. Charley Owen strikes out. Dave Lupien flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay John Darr strikes out. Ralph Davis singles to right field. Alex Rossman singles to right field. Kitty Jackson grounds out to the third baseman. Ralph Davis advances to third on the play. Alex Rossman advances to second on the play. Mickey Young strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Mike Mulligan grounds out to the third baseman. Gary Martin singles to left field. William Thomson lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bernardo Kalahan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Bill Stoviak flies out to the center fielder. John Brown singles to center field. John Brown steals second. Joe Guiney strikes out. Charlie Aurilia grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Dick Bichette flies out to the center fielder. Joe Polcovich grounds out to the third baseman. Lee Harris reached on a 2-base throwing error by Alex Rossman. Charley Owen doubles to left field. Lee Harris scores. Dave Lupien pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay John Darr grounds out to the shortstop. Ralph Davis pops out to the shortstop. Alex Rossman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Mike Mulligan flies out to the left fielder. Gary Martin flies out to the center fielder. Norm Nixon 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. Paul Boyles is pinch hitting for William Thomson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Paul Boyles flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Jimmy Brown pitching. Kitty Jackson walks. Mickey Young flies out to the right fielder. Bill Stoviak grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bernardo Kalahan singles to center field. Bernardo Kalahan steals second. Dick Bichette grounds out to the second baseman. Bernardo Kalahan advances to third on the play. Joe Polcovich singles to left field. Bernardo Kalahan scores. Ned Gregory comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Polcovich steals second. Lee Harris pops out to the second baseman. Charley Owen singles past the first baseman. Joe Polcovich scores. Dave Lupien flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay John Brown walks. Ned Gregory lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Charlie Aurilia singles to right field. Charlie Aurilia is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). John Darr singles to center field. John Brown scores. Frank Morse comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ralph Davis singles to left field. Alex Rossman lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Mike Mulligan pops out to the first baseman. Gary Martin singles to left field. Bobby Guerrero is pinch hitting for Frank Morse. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bobby Guerrero grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 4 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Charley Owen (9).HR - Joe Polcovich (11), Lee Harris (14).GIDP - Bobby Guerrero. Baserunning: SB - Bernardo Kalahan (31), Joe Polcovich (14).CS - Gary Martin (3). Fielding: E - Bernardo Kalahan.
Batting:HR - John Darr (11), Bill Stoviak (13).GIDP - Charlie Aurilia, Bill Stoviak. Baserunning: SB - John Brown (5).CS - Charlie Aurilia (3). Fielding: E - Alex Rossman.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bronson Avrea improves in endurance Butch Kearney did not respond to coaching in velocity Mel Garcia did not respond to coaching in velocity Scott Rondeau improves in speed Butch Kearney did not respond to coaching in velocity Steven McCarthy did not respond to coaching in velocity
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Fred Wynegar did not respond to coaching in arm Hack Green did not respond to coaching in range Artie Stovall did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Johnny Sullivan did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Johnny Sullivan improves in power_vs_lefty Johnny Sullivan did not respond to coaching in speed