Win: Otto Hernandez (3-1) Loss: Tomas Woodburn (2-3)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Otto Hernandez pitching. Mike Howell strikes out. Oddibe Knoll grounds out to the second baseman. Brad Didier hits an infield single to the pitcher. Tim Tate flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Tomas Woodburn pitching. Danny Tipple singles to right field. Pat Coble singles to center field. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah strikes out. Grover Carney hits a home run. Danny Tipple scores. Pat Coble scores. Dewayne DD Dorgan strikes out. Jeff Gonzalez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Pete High strikes out. Butts Girardi doubles to right field. Clarence Hernandez grounds out to the third baseman. Skip Edens grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Tommy Balls Eunick walks. Rod Brown singles to left field. Otto Hernandez lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Danny Tipple singles to center field. Tommy Balls Eunick scores. Pat Coble strikes out. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Tomas Woodburn grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Howell grounds out to the second baseman. Oddibe Knoll pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Grover Carney singles to right field. Dewayne DD Dorgan strikes out. Jeff Gonzalez hits a home run. Grover Carney scores. Tommy Balls Eunick grounds out to the shortstop. Rod Brown is hit by a pitch. Otto Hernandez singles to right field. Rod Brown advances to third on the hit. Danny Tipple flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Brad Didier strikes out. Tim Tate singles to right field. Pete High singles to center field. Tim Tate is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Butts Girardi doubles to center field. Clarence Hernandez singles to right field. Pete High scores. Butts Girardi is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Pat Coble strikes out. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah singles to center field. Grover Carney strikes out. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah steals second. Dewayne DD Dorgan pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Skip Edens strikes out. Tomas Woodburn singles to left field. Mike Howell flies out to the left fielder. Oddibe Knoll grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Tomas Woodburn is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Jeff Gonzalez singles to right field. Tommy Balls Eunick pops out to the shortstop. Rod Brown flies out to the right fielder. Otto Hernandez grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jeff Gonzalez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Claude West enters the game as a defensive replacement for Pat Coble at 3B. Del Walsh enters the game as a defensive replacement for Grover Carney at 2B. Jim Rock Robinson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dewayne DD Dorgan at C. Brad Didier flies out to the right fielder. Tim Tate singles to right field. Pete High walks. Butts Girardi grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Danny Tipple strikes out. Claude West grounds out to the second baseman. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Clarence Hernandez walks. Skip Edens strikes out. Tomas Woodburn lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Howell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Del Walsh strikes out. Jim Rock Robinson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jeff Gonzalez singles to center field. Tommy Balls Eunick grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Oddibe Knoll reached on a 2-base throwing error by Claude West. Brad Didier pops out to the third baseman. Len Hale comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Tim Tate strikes out. Pete High flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Rod Brown hits a home run. Hot Heinie Haid is pinch hitting for Len Hale. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Hot Heinie Haid strikes out. Danny Tipple flies out to the right fielder. Claude West walks. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah reached on a 2-base fielding error by Skip Edens. Del Walsh singles to left field. Claude West scores. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah scores. Jim Rock Robinson walks. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Jeff Gonzalez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Kevin Masterson pitching. Butts Girardi flies out to the center fielder. Clarence Hernandez singles to right field. Skip Edens doubles to center field. Clarence Hernandez uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tom Flannery is pinch hitting for Tomas Woodburn. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tom Flannery strikes out. Mike Howell pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 8 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 9
Batting:HR - Grover Carney (10), Jeff Gonzalez (6), Rod Brown (9).HBP - Rod Brown (1). Baserunning: SB - Gene Ha-Ha Hannah (15). Fielding: E - Claude West.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Deacon Leon improves in contact_vs_lefty Fred Blessitt improves in arm Deacon Leon did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Robin Vahrenhorst did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jose Ford did not respond to coaching in 2B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Billy Haas did not respond to coaching in speed Leo Brooks did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mike 'Science Guy' Nye improves in velocity Mike 'Science Guy' Nye did not respond to coaching in endurance Fred Ley did not respond to coaching in 3B