Win: Jackie Bell (8-8) Loss: Ray Andrews (4-13)
Save: Gordon Clark (2)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Jackie Bell pitching. Dick Bichette grounds out to the shortstop. Lee Harris strikes out. Charley Owen flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Ray Andrews pitching. Harry Bowman doubles to center field. Charlie Aurilia singles to center field. Harry Bowman scores. Charlie Aurilia steals second. Kitty Jackson strikes out. Alex Rossman strikes out. Richie Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Gary Martin flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Guerrero grounds out to the third baseman. Morgan Thompson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Bill Stoviak singles to left field. Bernie Pott singles to center field. Bill Stoviak advances to third on the hit. Aaron Bigelow singles to center field. Bill Stoviak scores. Jackie Bell lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Harry Bowman grounds out to the shortstop. Bernie Pott scores. Aaron Bigelow advances to third on the play. Charlie Aurilia grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Curt Brito strikes out. Jeff May grounds out to the pitcher. Ray Andrews strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Kitty Jackson flies out to the left fielder. Alex Rossman grounds out to the pitcher. Richie Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Dick Bichette strikes out. Lee Harris grounds out to the shortstop. Charley Owen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Bill Stoviak strikes out. Bernie Pott flies out to the right fielder. Aaron Bigelow walks. Jackie Bell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Gary Martin grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Guerrero strikes out. Morgan Thompson doubles past the third baseman. Curt Brito reached on a fielding error by Harry Bowman. Jeff May singles to center field. Morgan Thompson scores. Curt Brito advances to third on the hit. Ray Andrews grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Harry Bowman strikes out. Charlie Aurilia grounds out to the shortstop. Kitty Jackson singles to left field. Alex Rossman doubles to center field. Kitty Jackson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Richie Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Dick Bichette walks. Gordon Clark 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 reached on a fielding error by Richie Smith. Charley Owen flies out to the center fielder. Gary Martin strikes out. Bobby Guerrero grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Bill Stoviak singles in front of the center fielder. Bernie Pott lines out to the second baseman. Aaron Bigelow pops out to the first baseman. Gordon Clark grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Morgan Thompson strikes out. Curt Brito singles to center field. Jeff May strikes out. Arthur Swindell is pinch hitting for Ray Andrews. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Arthur Swindell pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay William Thomson pitching. Harry Bowman grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Aurilia lines out to the first baseman. Kitty Jackson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Mickey Young enters the game as a defensive replacement for Harry Bowman at SS. Dick Bichette grounds out to the third baseman. Lee Harris flies out to the left fielder. Charley Owen pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Alex Rossman flies out to the center fielder. Richie Smith doubles to left field. Bill Stoviak walks. Bernie Pott flies out to the right fielder. Aaron Bigelow grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Stoviak is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Gary Martin flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Guerrero grounds out to the shortstop. Morgan Thompson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 5 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Harry Bowman (13), Alex Rossman (15), Richie Smith (16). Baserunning: SB - Charlie Aurilia (16). Fielding: E - Harry Bowman, Richie Smith.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ron Galle did not respond to coaching in velocity David Murray did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Nixey Josephson did not respond to coaching in control Dan Beltran improves in arm Al Pence did not respond to coaching in control Ron Galle did not respond to coaching in control
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Kelly Fohl did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Birdie Engle improves in range Bob Nolte did not respond to coaching in velocity Brent Kremers improves in power_vs_lefty Tony Johnson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Fred Wynegar did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty