Win: John Roettger Loss: Billy Mielke
Save: Bob Post
Inning: 1 Minnesota John Roettger pitching. Enzo Grover strikes out. Chuck Gonzalez singles to left field. Vern Hague strikes out. Walt Miller flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Boston Billy Mielke pitching. Mike Cottrell strikes out. Dirk Ortenzio singles to right field. Pete Tubbs strikes out. Chuck Mueller hits a home run. Dirk Ortenzio scores. Bill Encarnacion walks. Bill Encarnacion steals second. Jess Maclin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bob Saenz pops out to the catcher. Jim Shepherd strikes out. Jim Bishop flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Chick Hodges singles to right field. Lew Sims pops out to the shortstop. John Roettger lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Cottrell hits a home run. Chick Hodges scores. Dirk Ortenzio singles to center field. Pete Tubbs walks. Chuck Mueller strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Bob Grieve flies out to the right fielder. Billy Mielke grounds out to the second baseman. Enzo Grover grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Bill Encarnacion grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Jess Maclin singles to center field. Chick Hodges grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Chuck Gonzalez strikes out. Vern Hague singles to center field. Walt Miller singles to center field. Vern Hague advances to third on the hit. Bob Saenz reached on a fielding error by Chuck Mueller. Vern Hague scores. Jim Shepherd singles to center field. Walt Miller scores. Bob Saenz advances to third on the hit. Jim Bishop singles to right field. Bob Saenz scores. Jim Shepherd advances to third on the hit. Bob Grieve walks. Billy Mielke strikes out. Enzo Grover walks. Jim Shepherd scores. Chuck Gonzalez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Boston Lew Sims strikes out. John Roettger flies out to the right fielder. Mike Cottrell singles past the second baseman. Dirk Ortenzio grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Mike Cottrell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Vern Hague strikes out. Walt Miller strikes out. Bob Saenz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Pete Tubbs strikes out. Chuck Mueller grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Encarnacion hits a home run. Bill Schweitzer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jess Maclin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Jim Shepherd grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Bishop pops out to the shortstop. Bob Grieve singles to right field. Bill Schweitzer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Chick Hodges grounds out to the shortstop. Lew Sims walks. John Roettger lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Cottrell doubles to center field. Lew Sims scores. Slicker Mallory comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dirk Ortenzio flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Enzo Grover strikes out. Chuck Gonzalez strikes out. Vern Hague pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Pete Tubbs grounds out to the third baseman. Chuck Mueller pops out to the first baseman. Bill Encarnacion reached on a fielding error by Jim Bishop. Jess Maclin doubles to left field. Bill Encarnacion uses his aggressiveness and scores. Chick Hodges flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bill Baughman enters the game as a defensive replacement for Chuck Mueller at SS. Walt Miller singles to left field. Bob Saenz lines out to the third baseman. Jim Shepherd flies out to the left fielder. Jim Bishop strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Lew Sims grounds out to the shortstop. George Greengrass is pinch hitting for John Roettger. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. George Greengrass walks. George Greengrass steals second. Mike Cottrell strikes out. Dirk Ortenzio strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Bob Post pitching. Bob Grieve strikes out. Doug Connolly is pinch hitting for Slicker Mallory. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Doug Connolly hits an infield single to the second baseman. Enzo Grover strikes out. Chuck Gonzalez doubles to left field. Doug Connolly uses his aggressiveness and scores. Vern Hague singles to center field. Chuck Gonzalez scores. Walt Miller pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 7 Boston total runners left on base: 7