Win: Bob Weigel (1-0) Loss: Akihiro Nakatsuka (4-4)
Save: Bill Martinez (13)
Inning: 1 Boston Akihiro Nakatsuka pitching. Chief Petersen singles to center field. Kevin Williams singles to left field. Win Kuiper walks. Frank Chalmers singles to center field. Chief Petersen scores. Kevin Williams scores. Rudy Hofmann triples. Win Kuiper scores. Frank Chalmers scores. Stan Spinnett grounds out to the second baseman. Rudy Hofmann scores. Luis Lamadrid comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Everett Smith strikes out. Sammy Seelbach singles to left field. Bob Weigel grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Bob Weigel pitching. Mike Steinecke singles to right field. Bill Ruether flies out to the left fielder. Alex Petty pops out to the shortstop. Tim Doherty strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Chief Petersen lines out to the second baseman. Kevin Williams flies out to the right fielder. Win Kuiper walks. Frank Chalmers flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Craig Cora strikes out. Pete Clarkson reached on a 2-base fielding error by Kevin Williams. Jack Adkins strikes out. Julio Lary flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Rudy Hofmann grounds out to the second baseman. Stan Spinnett strikes out. Everett Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Luis Lamadrid flies out to the left fielder. Mike Steinecke grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Ruether walks. Alex Petty singles to right field. Bill Ruether advances to third on the hit. Tim Doherty grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston Sammy Seelbach doubles to left field. Bob Weigel pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Chief Petersen grounds out to the shortstop. Kevin Williams singles to left field. Sammy Seelbach scores. Win Kuiper strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Craig Cora walks. Pete Clarkson doubles to center field. Craig Cora uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jack Adkins pops out to the second baseman. Julio Lary grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Shigeru Takahashi is pinch hitting for Luis Lamadrid. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Shigeru Takahashi singles to right field. Pete Clarkson scores. Mike Steinecke strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Ted McLaughlin pitching. Frank Chalmers singles to left field. Rudy Hofmann grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Chalmers advances to second on the play. Stan Spinnett grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Chalmers advances to third on the play. Everett Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Bill Ruether grounds out to the pitcher. Alex Petty singles to center field. Tim Doherty singles to right field. Alex Petty advances to third on the hit. Passed ball. Alex Petty scores. Tim Doherty advances to second. Craig Cora lines out to the third baseman. Pete Clarkson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Sammy Seelbach strikes out. Bob Weigel singles to center field. Chief Petersen grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Jack Adkins strikes out. Julio Lary walks. Ted McLaughlin lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Steinecke hits a home run. Julio Lary scores. Isao Kawakami comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Ruether grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Kevin Williams grounds out to the third baseman. Win Kuiper grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Chalmers grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Alex Petty strikes out. Tim Doherty grounds out to the second baseman. Craig Cora grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Rudy Hofmann flies out to the left fielder. Stan Spinnett strikes out. Everett Smith singles to right field. Sammy Seelbach singles past the second baseman. Garland Rozema 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. Bob Siebert is pinch hitting for Isao Kawakami. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob Siebert strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Rick Black pitching. Pete Clarkson grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Adkins flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Julio Lary grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Chief Petersen grounds out to the third baseman. Kevin Williams singles to right field. Win Kuiper grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kevin Williams advances to second on the play. Frank Chalmers flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Bill Martinez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Phil Gray is pinch hitting for Garland Rozema. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Phil Gray strikes out. Mike Steinecke grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Ruether pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners LOB: 7 Minnesota total runners LOB: 6
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Hunter Slade improves in arm Bud Christopher improves in contact_vs_righty Win Kirkpatrick improves in arm Jack Dedrick improves in range Bob Cary did not respond to coaching in velocity Ernie Nolan improves in range Doug Stoll improves in 2B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Manny Lewallyn did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Brodie did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Brodie did not respond to coaching in endurance Ralph Klawitter did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Verdo Lutzke did not respond to coaching in velocity Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Red Garcia did not respond to coaching in RF