Win: Duke Lavery (5-4) Loss: Taka Minatogawa (2-5)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Duke Lavery pitching. Frank Washburn doubles past the third baseman. Jim Oates flies out to the center fielder. Mike Anderson grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Washburn advances to third on the play. Nick Nichols grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Boston Taka Minatogawa pitching. Cliff Jones singles to right field. Brian Hancock strikes out. Matt Lesch walks. Mark Sloan walks. Earl Reeves grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Cliff Jones is out at home. Robert Scorpio strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bob Franco doubles to center field. Gus Howell grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Kampouris strikes out. Elliott Goss pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Bazooka Bladt strikes out. Tim McNulty grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Duke Lavery singles to center field. Cliff Jones walks. Brian Hancock singles to right field. Duke Lavery scores. Cliff Jones advances to third on the hit. Matt Lesch strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Taka Minatogawa flies out to the right fielder. Frank Washburn singles to right field. Jim Oates lines out to the second baseman. Frank Washburn steals second. Mike Anderson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Mark Sloan doubles to right field. Earl Reeves grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Mark Sloan advances to third on the play. Robert Scorpio singles past the shortstop. Mark Sloan scores. Bazooka Bladt strikes out. Tim McNulty walks. Duke Lavery grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Nick Nichols grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Franco hits a home run. Gus Howell flies out to the left fielder. Steve Kampouris singles to right field. Elliott Goss singles to right field. Steve Kampouris advances to third on the hit. Taka Minatogawa flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston Cliff Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Brian Hancock hits a home run. Matt Lesch walks. Mark Sloan hits a home run. Matt Lesch scores. Jermaine Wagner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Earl Reeves grounds out to the second baseman. Robert Scorpio grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Frank Washburn walks. Frank Washburn is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jim Oates flies out to the right fielder. Mike Anderson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Bazooka Bladt strikes out. Tim McNulty hits a home run. Otto Hartgraves comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Duke Lavery strikes out. Cliff Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Nick Nichols flies out to the center fielder. Bob Franco flies out to the center fielder. Gus Howell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Brian Hancock strikes out. Matt Lesch grounds out to the pitcher. Mark Sloan hits a home run. Jeff Ivie comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Earl Reeves grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Steve Kampouris grounds out to the second baseman. Elliott Goss singles to right field. Ernesto Lalana is pinch hitting for Jeff Ivie. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ernesto Lalana grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Elliott Goss is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Frank Washburn singles to left field. Ernesto Lalana advances to third on the hit. Jim Oates grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Boston Frankie Meranda pitching. Robert Scorpio grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bazooka Bladt strikes out. Tim McNulty hits a home run. Duke Lavery grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Mike Anderson flies out to the center fielder. Jose Adams is pinch hitting for Nick Nichols. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jose Adams grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Carl Bartley is pinch hitting for Bob Franco. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Carl Bartley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Jack Gozzo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Cliff Jones walks. Brian Hancock flies out to the center fielder. Cliff Jones is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Matt Lesch strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Gus Howell grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Kampouris singles to left field. Elliott Goss pops out to the catcher. Ed Dillard is pinch hitting for Jack Gozzo. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ed Dillard singles to right field. Frank Washburn pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners left on base: 9 Boston total runners left on base: 7
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Brett Coulter did not respond to coaching in velocity Chico Bluege did not respond to coaching in velocity Spike Lanier improves in control Larry Metzig did not respond to coaching in speed Larry Metzig improves in 3B
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dusty Fogg did not respond to coaching in control Mark Counter did not respond to coaching in control Jack Alou did not respond to coaching in velocity Ken Carroll did not respond to coaching in control