Win: Dick Donaldson (4-1) Loss: Mike Yeager (4-12)
Save: Chief Linton (2)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Lou Beatin pitching. Danny Tipple singles to left field. Pat Coble singles to center field. Danny Tipple advances to third on the hit. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah walks. Grover Carney lines out to the second baseman. Charlie Lockwood grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Danny Tipple is out at home. Dewayne DD Dorgan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Minnesota Mike Yeager pitching. Chuck Kaiser reached on a 2-base fielding error by Charlie Lockwood. Tim Tate grounds out to the second baseman. Chuck Kaiser advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Pete High strikes out. Butts Girardi singles to left field. Chuck Kaiser scores. Clarence Hernandez singles to center field. Rick Fisher strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Jeff Gonzalez strikes out. Tommy Balls Eunick grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Yeager lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Gabe Bomback hits a home run. Andy Leever pops out to the first baseman. Lou Beatin grounds out to the pitcher. Chuck Kaiser singles to right field. Tim Tate flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Danny Tipple walks. Pat Coble strikes out. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah doubles to left field. Grover Carney flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Lockwood strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Pete High strikes out. Butts Girardi strikes out. Clarence Hernandez singles to left field. Rick Fisher strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Dewayne DD Dorgan lines out to the shortstop. Jeff Gonzalez singles to right field. Tommy Balls Eunick doubles to center field. Jeff Gonzalez scores. Mike Yeager grounds out to the second baseman. Tommy Balls Eunick advances to third on the play. Danny Tipple pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Gabe Bomback pops out to the shortstop. Andy Leever walks. Tom Flannery is pinch hitting for Lou Beatin. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Tom Flannery strikes out. Chuck Kaiser lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Dick Donaldson pitching. Pat Coble walks. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah singles to center field. Pat Coble advances to third on the hit. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Grover Carney flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Lockwood grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Tim Tate grounds out to the pitcher. Pete High flies out to the center fielder. Butts Girardi grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Hot Heinie Haid is pinch hitting for Dewayne DD Dorgan. Hot Heinie Haid flies out to the right fielder. Rod Brown is pinch hitting for Jeff Gonzalez. Rod Brown doubles past the center fielder. Shannon Kubenka 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. Cliff Dunbar is pinch running for Rod Brown on 2nd base. Tommy Balls Eunick grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Yeager pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Jim Rock Robinson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Hot Heinie Haid at C. Clarence Hernandez grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Rick Fisher grounds out to the second baseman. Gabe Bomback grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Danny Tipple walks. Pat Coble grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Danny Tipple advances to second on the play. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah pops out to the second baseman. Grover Carney grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Andy Leever singles to center field. Shannon Kubenka fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Shannon Kubenka flies out to the center fielder. Chuck Kaiser grounds out to the pitcher. Andy Leever advances to second on the play. Tim Tate walks. Pete High doubles to left field. Andy Leever scores. Tim Tate uses his aggressiveness and scores. Butts Girardi walks. Clarence Hernandez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Charlie Lockwood grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Rock Robinson grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Cliff Dunbar singles to left field. Tommy Balls Eunick walks. Del Walsh is pinch hitting for Mike Yeager. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Del Walsh singles to left field. Cliff Dunbar scores. Tommy Balls Eunick advances to third on the hit. Danny Tipple strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Yoshinori Uchiyama pitching. Rick Fisher walks. Gabe Bomback grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Andy Leever walks. Shannon Kubenka strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Pat Coble strikes out. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah flies out to the left fielder. Chief Linton 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. Grover Carney singles to left field. Charlie Lockwood grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 12 Minnesota total runners left on base: 8
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Kevin McGhee did not respond to coaching in control Charlie Brockett did not respond to coaching in control Ed Dexter improves in arm Billy Haas improves in power_vs_righty Fred Ley did not respond to coaching in 3B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Louis Goetz did not respond to coaching in velocity Hank Penn improves in arm Spencer Wilson did not respond to coaching in velocity Louis Goetz improves in control Jose Ford did not respond to coaching in 2B