Win: Bob Gura (4-3) Loss: Tarik Skubal (5-1)
Save: Slow Joe Doyle (17)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Mike Freese pitching. Pete Grover singles to right field. Elmer Thevenow grounds out to the pitcher. Pete Grover advances to second on the play. Osamu Oki pops out to the second baseman. Mike Robinson lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Boston Kevin Durham pitching. Irish Meusel strikes out. Rondell Donnelly strikes out. Eddie Benton walks. Beau Auker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Dave Liebhardt singles past the second baseman. Pat Cuccurullo flies out to the left fielder. Willie Shoemaker grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Angel Bailey walks. Angel Bailey is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Dib Moore grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Tiny Doyle walks. Kevin Durham lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Tiny Doyle forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Pete Grover strikes out. Elmer Thevenow walks. Osamu Oki singles to left field. Kevin Durham scores. Elmer Thevenow advances to third on the hit. Mike Robinson walks. Dave Liebhardt grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Boston Tom Jackson singles to left field. Mike Freese lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Irish Meusel pops out to the second baseman. Rondell Donnelly strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Pat Cuccurullo walks. Willie Shoemaker singles past the shortstop. Pat Cuccurullo aggressively advances to third on the hit. Tiny Doyle singles to center field. Pat Cuccurullo scores. Kevin Durham lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Pete Grover walks. Elmer Thevenow grounds out to the shortstop. Willie Shoemaker scores. Tiny Doyle advances to third on the play. Pete Grover advances to second on the play. Osamu Oki strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston Eddie Benton flies out to the center fielder. Beau Auker hits a home run. Angel Bailey lines out to the second baseman. Dib Moore singles to center field. Jack Brown walks. Tom Jackson grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Mike Robinson strikes out. Dave Liebhardt strikes out. Pat Cuccurullo grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Mike Freese grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Irish Meusel strikes out. Rondell Donnelly singles to left field. Eddie Benton pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Willie Shoemaker singles to right field. Tiny Doyle walks. Kevin Durham lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Pete Grover strikes out. Elmer Thevenow strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Boston Beau Auker grounds out to the second baseman. Angel Bailey grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Dib Moore grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Osamu Oki strikes out. Mike Robinson walks. Frank Nagle comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Liebhardt flies out to the right fielder. Pat Cuccurullo strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Jack Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Spud Roberts is pinch hitting for Tom Jackson. Spud Roberts strikes out. Claudius DeJesus is pinch hitting for Frank Nagle. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Claudius DeJesus walks. Irish Meusel singles to left field. Claudius DeJesus advances to third on the hit. Rondell Donnelly flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bob Gura pitching. Art Howell enters the game as a defensive replacement for Spud Roberts at C. Willie Shoemaker flies out to the left fielder. Tiny Doyle pops out to the second baseman. Kevin Durham flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Eddie Benton hits a home run. Beau Auker doubles to left field. Angel Bailey doubles to left field. Beau Auker scores. Tarik Skubal comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dib Moore singles to left field. Angel Bailey is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Jack Brown doubles to right field. Tony Nash is pinch hitting for Art Howell. Tony Nash bunts for a base hit. Dib Moore scores. Frank Cosgrove is pinch hitting for Bob Gura. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Frank Cosgrove doubles to center field. Jack Brown scores. Irish Meusel grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Nash scores. Frank Cosgrove advances to third on the play. Stu Parnham comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rondell Donnelly flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Slow Joe Doyle pitching. Greg Seymour enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tony Nash at C. Pete Grover grounds out to the third baseman. Elmer Thevenow strikes out. Osamu Oki grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 9 Boston total runners left on base: 8
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: George Saier did not respond to coaching in control Jake Livingston did not respond to coaching in velocity Jeff Cater did not respond to coaching in control George Saier did not respond to coaching in velocity Val Venis did not respond to coaching in RF
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Harry Michaels did not respond to coaching in range Jason Zachary improves in contact_vs_lefty Ethan Lajoie improves in speed Mike Hall did not respond to coaching in velocity