Win: Tony Burgess (9-9) Loss: Gordon Clark (6-8)
Save: Pedro Blankenship (20)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Tony Burgess pitching. Harry Bowman pops out to the second baseman. Charlie Aurilia strikes out. Kitty Jackson hits a home run. Alex Rossman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Sal Carlson pitching. Bernardo Kalahan walks. Bernardo Kalahan is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Dick Bichette strikes out. Joe Polcovich flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay John Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Stoviak walks. Ralph Davis singles past the third baseman. Bill Stoviak advances to third on the hit. John Darr hits a home run. Bill Stoviak scores. Ralph Davis scores. Sal Carlson flies out to the center fielder. Harry Bowman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Lee Harris strikes out. Dave Lupien lines out to the third baseman. Arthur Swindell pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Charlie Aurilia strikes out. Kitty Jackson strikes out. Alex Rossman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Gary Martin grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Mulligan singles to center field. Tony Burgess lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bernardo Kalahan singles to right field. Dick Bichette lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay John Brown strikes out. Bill Stoviak grounds out to the shortstop. Ralph Davis grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Joe Polcovich triples. Lee Harris flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Joe Polcovich scores. Dave Lupien triples. Arthur Swindell grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Lupien scores. Gary Martin pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay John Darr pops out to the catcher. Sal Carlson walks. Harry Bowman grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Mike Mulligan walks. Tony Burgess lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bernardo Kalahan flies out to the right fielder. Dick Bichette singles to center field. Joe Polcovich singles to center field. Mike Mulligan scores. Lee Harris flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Charlie Aurilia flies out to the center fielder. Kitty Jackson grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Rossman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Dave Lupien strikes out. 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. Arthur Swindell walks. Gary Martin hits a home run. Arthur Swindell scores. Norm Nixon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Mulligan walks. Charley Owen is pinch hitting for Tony Burgess. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Mike Mulligan steals second. Charley Owen flies out to the left fielder. Bernardo Kalahan pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Lefty Fernandez pitching. John Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Stoviak flies out to the right fielder. Ralph Davis grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Dick Bichette grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Polcovich walks. Joe Polcovich steals second. Lee Harris is hit by a pitch. Joe Guiney 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. Dave Lupien flies out to the left fielder. Arthur Swindell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay John Darr strikes out. Mickey Young is pinch hitting for Joe Guiney. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Mickey Young singles to right field. Harry Bowman singles to right field. Charlie Aurilia strikes out. Kitty Jackson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Ned Gregory pitching. Gary Martin singles to right field. Mike Mulligan singles to center field. Paul Boyles is pinch hitting for Lefty Fernandez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Paul Boyles grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mike Mulligan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Paul Boyles is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bernardo Kalahan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Pedro Blankenship pitching. Alex Rossman reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bernardo Kalahan. John Brown strikes out. Bill Stoviak is hit by a pitch. Ralph Davis flies out to the left fielder. John Darr flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 4 Minnesota total runners left on base: 8
Batting:3B - Joe Polcovich (7), Dave Lupien (6).HR - Gary Martin (5).SF - Lee Harris.HBP - Lee Harris (2). Baserunning: SB - Joe Polcovich (20), Mike Mulligan (13).CS - Bernardo Kalahan (19), Paul Boyles (1). Fielding: E - Bernardo Kalahan.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Artie Stovall improves in contact_vs_righty Bobby Hillman did not respond to coaching in arm Joe Mattis improves in contact_vs_righty Kelly Fohl did not respond to coaching in range Fred Wynegar did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Artie Stovall did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mel Garcia did not respond to coaching in endurance Scott Rondeau did not respond to coaching in speed Bronson Avrea did not respond to coaching in control Mark Lumpe improves in contact_vs_lefty Bronson Avrea did not respond to coaching in control Eddie Metzler did not respond to coaching in control