Win: George Mullen (5-3) Loss: Al Manning (2-6)
Save: Kunio Kikukawa (5)
Inning: 1 Boston Cecil Pederson pitching. Joe Johnson strikes out. Cy Wendell pops out to the second baseman. Johnny Wicker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota George Mullen pitching. Mike Sherrill strikes out. Jose Stephenson strikes out. Ray Monroe singles to left field. Hal Hines singles to right field. Ray Monroe aggressively advances to third on the hit. Lisandro Martinez singles to center field. Ray Monroe scores. Bob Robinson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Boston Matt Dyck strikes out. Jeff Walker strikes out. Don Ratzer singles to left field. Hank Williams singles to left field. Don Ratzer advances to third on the hit. Harry Lefevre grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Ruben Rodriguez grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Easterling grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cecil Pederson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston George Mullen grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Johnson grounds out to the pitcher. Cy Wendell singles to right field. Johnny Wicker singles to center field. Cy Wendell advances to third on the hit. Matt Dyck grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Mike Sherrill flies out to the left fielder. Jose Stephenson flies out to the center fielder. Ray Monroe singles to center field. Hal Hines singles to center field. Lisandro Martinez singles to center field. Ray Monroe scores. Bob Robinson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Lisandro Martinez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston Jeff Walker strikes out. Don Ratzer singles to right field. Hank Williams strikes out. Harry Lefevre grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Ruben Rodriguez pops out to the catcher. Dave Easterling walks. Dave Easterling is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Cecil Pederson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston George Mullen flies out to the center fielder. Joe Johnson strikes out. Cy Wendell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Mike Sherrill strikes out. Jose Stephenson pops out to the shortstop. Ray Monroe grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Johnny Wicker strikes out. Matt Dyck strikes out. Jeff Walker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Hal Hines walks. Lisandro Martinez pops out to the third baseman. Bob Robinson flies out to the left fielder. Ruben Rodriguez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Don Ratzer singles to center field. Hank Williams flies out to the left fielder. Harry Lefevre flies out to the left fielder. George Mullen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Dave Easterling strikes out. Cecil Pederson singles to center field. Mike Sherrill strikes out. Jose Stephenson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Cecil Pederson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Joe Johnson singles to right field. Cy Wendell grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Joe Johnson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Johnny Wicker strikes out. Matt Dyck grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Ray Monroe pops out to the shortstop. Hal Hines grounds out to the second baseman. Lisandro Martinez grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Al Manning comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jeff Walker pops out to the second baseman. Don Ratzer singles to right field. Hank Williams triples. Don Ratzer scores. Jay Esasky is pinch hitting for Harry Lefevre. Jay Esasky walks. CL Smooth is pinch hitting for George Mullen. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. CL Smooth hits a home run. Hank Williams scores. Jay Esasky scores. Duke Holbrook comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Cy Wendell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Kunio Kikukawa pitching. John Bremer enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jay Esasky at 3B. Jadon Sancho is pinch hitting for Bob Robinson. Jadon Sancho triples. Ruben Rodriguez grounds out to the second baseman. Jadon Sancho scores. Carlos Becker is pinch hitting for Dave Easterling. Carlos Becker singles to left field. Cal Burgess is pinch hitting for Duke Holbrook. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Cal Burgess grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners LOB: 7 Minnesota total runners LOB: 6
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Matt Graham did not respond to coaching in velocity Johnny Jones did not respond to coaching in endurance Matt Graham improves in control Skipper McKain did not respond to coaching in control Greg Bolger did not respond to coaching in SS
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: D+ Improvements: Happy Curtis improves in power_vs_lefty Erwin Tank Rommel improves in power_vs_lefty Kenny Wissman improves in velocity Pug Wayenberg improves in contact_vs_lefty