Win: Ray Andrews (2-1) Loss: Francis Green (0-1)
Save: Pedro Blankenship (3)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Ray Andrews pitching. Harry Bowman strikes out. Tony Johnson is hit by a pitch. Kitty Jackson singles to center field. Joe Mattis flies out to the left fielder. John Brown grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Tony Johnson is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Minnesota Francis Green pitching. Bernardo Kalahan singles to right field. Dick Bichette reached on a fielding error by Joe Mattis. Joe Polcovich walks. Lee Harris flies out to the center fielder. Charley Owen singles to left field. Bernardo Kalahan scores. Dick Bichette scores. Dave Lupien strikes out. Mike Mulligan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Hack Green flies out to the center fielder. Kelly Fohl strikes out. Don Goodwin hits a home run. Francis Green grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bob Glaus grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Andrews grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bernardo Kalahan walks. Bernardo Kalahan steals second. Dick Bichette strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Harry Bowman grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Kitty Jackson singles to left field. Joe Mattis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Joe Polcovich grounds out to the pitcher. Lee Harris walks. Charley Owen hits a home run. Lee Harris scores. Dave Lupien flies out to the center fielder. Mike Mulligan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay John Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Hack Green grounds out to the third baseman. Kelly Fohl strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bob Glaus grounds out to the pitcher. Ray Andrews reached on a 2-base throwing error by Hack Green. Bernardo Kalahan singles to right field. Dick Bichette pops out to the first baseman. Joe Polcovich grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Don Goodwin singles to left field. Francis Green lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Don Goodwin forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Harry Bowman flies out to the right fielder. Tony Johnson pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Lee Harris singles to right field. Charley Owen grounds out to the second baseman. Lee Harris advances to second on the play. Lee Harris steals third. Dave Lupien grounds out to the shortstop. Lee Harris scores. Ned Gregory 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. Mike Mulligan walks. Bob Glaus strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Kitty Jackson strikes out. Joe Mattis grounds out to the shortstop. John Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Ray Andrews grounds out to the pitcher. Bernardo Kalahan flies out to the left fielder. Dick Bichette grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Hack Green flies out to the center fielder. Kelly Fohl strikes out. Don Goodwin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Joe Polcovich grounds out to the shortstop. Brad DeSilva 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. Lee Harris grounds out to the second baseman. Charley Owen flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Brad DeSilva grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Bowman strikes out. Tony Johnson triples. Kitty Jackson doubles to left field. Tony Johnson scores. Joe Mattis walks. John Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Dave Lupien pops out to the first baseman. Mike Mulligan strikes out. Bob Glaus walks. Gary Martin is pinch hitting for Ray Andrews. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Gary Martin walks. Bernardo Kalahan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Gary Martin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Pedro Blankenship pitching. Arthur Swindell enters the game as a defensive replacement for Joe Polcovich at SS. Richie Smith is pinch hitting for Hack Green. Richie Smith walks. Kelly Fohl flies out to the right fielder. Don Goodwin strikes out. Ralph Davis is pinch hitting for Brad DeSilva. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ralph Davis flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 7 Minnesota total runners left on base: 8
Game Notes Lee Harris is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Artie Stovall did not respond to coaching in arm Bobby Hillman did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Birdie Engle improves in power_vs_righty Gordon Clark did not respond to coaching in control Artie Stovall did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Norm Nixon improves in control
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jim Redmond did not respond to coaching in velocity Butch Kearney did not respond to coaching in velocity Steven McCarthy did not respond to coaching in control Eddie Metzler did not respond to coaching in velocity Nixey Josephson improves in control Steven McCarthy did not respond to coaching in velocity