Hammond Stadium: Not bad. Grilled brats. The good beer is tucked in the left field corner. No outfield seats. A huge net covers the seats behind home plate so no foul balls. Best seats for sun are first base side. Pretty expensive ($18 for reserved, $20 for box seats).

Fans: It was"Minnesota day." St. Olaf's baseball team was there. Sold out with very few Devil Rays fans in attendence.

Pitching: Hendrickson solid and slow through five, was hit pretty hard in the sixth. Orvella was the shakiest.

Errors: Lots, five between the two teams.

Present: Cantu hit the cover off the ball. Huff made a nice play at third with a few questionable throws. Nick Green threw one into the stands on a semi-tough play to short. Norton dug out a few at first and hit solid. Darnell McDonald was in left and hit well. Ordaz played center. Wigginton made a nice catch in right, then moved to first for the final three innings. Josh Paul dropped a popup but later delivered the game winning hit.

Absent: Everyone else.

X-Ray: Jason Tyner made an appearance in left and later got on base.

In the stands: Twins fans were not happy that their A team was beat by this crew of Rays. Heard several comments that the Rays were "the worst team in the league."

This week: At Mckechnie, Bradenton, on Tuesday (Fabulous park)
                 At Ed Smith, Sarasota, on Wednesday. (Coronas are
                sold in deep right, by the fence).