Inning: 1 Minnesota Travis Smithberg pitching. Willie Bosser grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Doakes strikes out. Howdy Minnie Pearl walks. Howdy Minnie Pearl steals second. William Andrew Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Boston Jimmy Henshaw pitching. Ben Lemon flies out to the center fielder. Pat Bradford flies out to the left fielder. Mack Thompson pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Paul Cristante grounds out to the second baseman. Jay Lange strikes out. Gene Karchner bunts for a base hit. Storm Warner grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Gene Karchner is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Terry McQuillan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chris Waits flies out to the center fielder. Carl Edens grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jimmy Henshaw strikes out. Willie Bosser grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Doakes walks. Howdy Minnie Pearl strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Troy Delahanty flies out to the left fielder. John Hernandez strikes out. Travis Smithberg strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota William Andrew Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Cristante hits a home run. Jay Lange grounds out to the pitcher. Gene Karchner singles to center field. Storm Warner singles to left field. Jimmy Henshaw grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston Ben Lemon strikes out. Pat Bradford singles to right field. Mack Thompson grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Pat Bradford is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Terry McQuillan doubles to center field. Mack Thompson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Chris Waits strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Willie Bosser grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Doakes singles in front of the center fielder. Howdy Minnie Pearl hits a home run. Joe Doakes scores. William Andrew Smith strikes out. Paul Cristante singles to center field. Jay Lange grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Carl Edens grounds out to the pitcher. Troy Delahanty strikes out. John Hernandez singles to left field. Travis Smithberg flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Gene Karchner strikes out. Storm Warner walks. Jimmy Henshaw lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Willie Bosser grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Ben Lemon walks. Pat Bradford grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Mack Thompson singles past the third baseman. Terry McQuillan flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Jose Kunkel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Joe Doakes hits a home run. Earl Imlay comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Howdy Minnie Pearl grounds out to the second baseman. William Andrew Smith strikes out. Paul Cristante singles to left field. Jay Lange singles to left field. Paul Cristante aggressively advances to third on the hit. Gene Karchner strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Boston Chris Waits hits a home run. Carl Edens reached on a 2-base throwing error by William Andrew Smith. Harry Torres is pinch hitting for Troy Delahanty. Harry Torres doubles to center field. Carl Edens scores. Jack Hofmann is pinch hitting for John Hernandez. Jack Hofmann strikes out. Osmel Lara is pinch hitting for Earl Imlay. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Osmel Lara walks. Ben Lemon singles past the third baseman. Harry Torres scores. Osmel Lara advances to third on the hit. Pat Bradford strikes out. Mack Thompson singles to right field. Osmel Lara scores. Ben Lemon advances to third on the hit. Terry McQuillan reached on a fielding error by Jimmy Henshaw. Ben Lemon scores. Chris Waits pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Carr Smith pitching. George Kline enters the game as a defensive replacement for Harry Torres at 1B. Storm Warner pops out to the third baseman. Jimmy Henshaw grounds out to the shortstop. Willie Bosser grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Carl Edens grounds out to the second baseman. George Kline is hit by a pitch. Jack Hofmann doubles to center field. George Kline uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tyson Buckley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Grover is pinch hitting for Carr Smith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Grover pops out to the third baseman. Ben Lemon walks. Pat Bradford flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Gary Fisher pitching. Joe Doakes singles to left field. Howdy Minnie Pearl reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ben Lemon. William Andrew Smith singles in front of the right fielder. Joe Doakes scores. Howdy Minnie Pearl scores. Jay White comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Paul Cristante walks. Jay Lange grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Paul Cristante is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. The defense is playing the corners in. Gene Karchner singles to left field. William Andrew Smith scores. Storm Warner grounds out to the shortstop. Jay Lange advances to third on the play. Gene Karchner advances to second on the play. Tyson Buckley grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Boston Mack Thompson walks. Terry McQuillan doubles past the first baseman. Mack Thompson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Minnesota total runners left on base: 11 Boston total runners left on base: 7
Batting:HR - Joe Doakes (9), Howdy Minnie Pearl (9), Paul Cristante (7). Baserunning: SB - Howdy Minnie Pearl (9). Fielding: E - William Andrew Smith, Jimmy Henshaw.
Batting:2B - Terry McQuillan 2 (27), Harry Torres (8), Jack Hofmann (17).HR - Chris Waits (24).GIDP - Pat Bradford.HBP - George Kline (1). Fielding: E - Ben Lemon.
Game Notes Jay White is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Fred McDonald did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Joseph Stovall did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Joseph Stovall improves in power_vs_righty Skeeter Nabors improves in contact_vs_righty
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Papa Boyer improves in contact_vs_righty George Busch improves in arm Nat Wood improves in contact_vs_righty Craig Lanier did not respond to coaching in speed Jerry Voyles did not respond to coaching in C