Win: Doug Roser Loss: Andy Pettitte
Save: Al Jethroe
Inning: 1 Boston Andy Pettitte pitching. Brandon Phillips flies out to the right fielder. Ralph Scheneberg flies out to the left fielder. Ferdie Payne grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Doug Roser pitching. Paul Sowders doubles past the left fielder. Naohisa Noda walks. Vance Spencer flies out to the right fielder. Yoshiro Kitano pops out to the first baseman. Carlos Gongora flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Boston Mark Perrin walks. Mark Perrin steals second. Mike Alvarez pops out to the shortstop. Robert Roush singles to center field. Mark Perrin scores. Wally Ayrault flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Julio Evans grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Phil Lea strikes out. Johnny Staggs pops out to the catcher. Kazuhiko Mizunuma reached on a 2-base fielding error by Mike Alvarez. Andy Pettitte flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Doug Roser strikes out. Brandon Phillips grounds out to the shortstop. Ralph Scheneberg pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Paul Sowders pops out to the shortstop. Naohisa Noda hits a home run. Vance Spencer hits a home run. Yoshiro Kitano pops out to the first baseman. Carlos Gongora flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Ferdie Payne strikes out. Mark Perrin strikes out. Mike Alvarez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Phil Lea strikes out. Johnny Staggs walks. Kazuhiko Mizunuma flies out to the left fielder. Andy Pettitte hits an infield single to the second baseman. Paul Sowders walks. Naohisa Noda grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Boston Robert Roush pops out to the first baseman. Wally Ayrault flies out to the right fielder. Julio Evans strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Vance Spencer flies out to the center fielder. Yoshiro Kitano singles to left field. Carlos Gongora flies out to the left fielder. Phil Lea strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Doug Roser strikes out. Brandon Phillips flies out to the center fielder. Ralph Scheneberg grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Johnny Staggs flies out to the right fielder. Kazuhiko Mizunuma singles in front of the right fielder. Andy Pettitte lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Paul Sowders grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Ferdie Payne reached on a fielding error by Vance Spencer. Mark Perrin singles past the shortstop. Mike Alvarez hits a home run. Ferdie Payne scores. Mark Perrin scores. Robert Roush hits a home run. Wally Ayrault singles to left field. Julio Evans grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Doug Roser strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Naohisa Noda grounds out to the second baseman. Vance Spencer pops out to the first baseman. Yoshiro Kitano singles to left field. Carlos Gongora flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Brandon Phillips singles to center field. Ralph Scheneberg strikes out. Ferdie Payne flies out to the center fielder. Mark Perrin singles to center field. Mike Alvarez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Pat Angelini enters the game as a defensive replacement for Wally Ayrault at LF. Phil Lea pops out to the third baseman. Johnny Staggs hits a home run. Kazuhiko Mizunuma grounds out to the shortstop. Gee Fernandez is pinch hitting for Andy Pettitte. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Gee Fernandez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Bob Shilling pitching. Robert Roush walks. Pat Angelini grounds out to the third baseman. Robert Roush advances to second on the play. Julio Evans singles to center field. Robert Roush scores. Eric Gregory comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jessie Cullen is pinch hitting for Doug Roser. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jessie Cullen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Julio Evans advances to second on the play. Brandon Phillips flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Al Jethroe pitching. Paul Sowders walks. Naohisa Noda grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Vance Spencer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners LOB: 4 Minnesota total runners LOB: 9