Inning: 1 Minnesota Kevin Edwards pitching. Ed Woods strikes out. John Ainge grounds out to the shortstop. Henry Reynolds grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Boston Andy Scott pitching. Frank Loman singles to center field. Al Stephenson singles to left field. Frank Loman advances to third on the hit. Al Stephenson steals second. Hal Carter strikes out. Bill McKean grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Frank Loman scores. Al Stephenson advances to third on the play. Gary Schauer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bobo Shinault strikes out. Don Walsh strikes out. Art Mumphrey walks. Matt Gunson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Cecil Bluma flies out to the center fielder. Sam Wilhelm singles to center field. Alex Church flies out to the center fielder. Kevin Edwards singles to center field. Sam Wilhelm advances to third on the hit. Frank Loman doubles to right field. Sam Wilhelm scores. Al Stephenson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Tiger Woods strikes out. Andy Scott grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Woods flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Hal Carter grounds out to the second baseman. Bill McKean triples. Gary Schauer singles in front of the left fielder. Bill McKean scores. Cecil Bluma hits a home run. Gary Schauer scores. Tom Lee comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sam Wilhelm hits a home run. Rick Hawes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alex Church doubles to right field. Kevin Edwards grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Loman walks. Al Stephenson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota John Ainge flies out to the center fielder. Henry Reynolds pops out to the shortstop. Bobo Shinault strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Hal Carter grounds out to the shortstop. Bill McKean strikes out. Gary Schauer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Don Walsh flies out to the right fielder. Art Mumphrey strikes out. Matt Gunson walks. Tiger Woods singles to center field. Rick Hawes grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Boston Cecil Bluma flies out to the center fielder. Sam Wilhelm grounds out to the third baseman. Alex Church strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Ed Woods singles to center field. John Ainge grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ed Woods is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Henry Reynolds lines out to the third baseman. Bobo Shinault flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Charlie Fisher 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. Kevin Edwards grounds out to the pitcher. Frank Loman grounds out to the shortstop. Al Stephenson doubles to right field. Hal Carter walks. Bill McKean strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Don Walsh walks. Art Mumphrey walks. Matt Gunson grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Don Walsh advances to third on the play. Tiger Woods grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Gary Schauer walks. Cecil Bluma grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Bert Busch 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. Sam Wilhelm walks. Sam Wilhelm steals second. Alex Church singles to center field. Sam Wilhelm scores. Kevin Edwards flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Billy Melton is pinch hitting for Bert Busch. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Billy Melton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Woods reached on a fielding error by Alex Church. Randy Johnson is pinch hitting for John Ainge. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ed Woods is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Randy Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Hughie Kranepool pitching. Frank Loman grounds out to the second baseman. Al Stephenson grounds out to the shortstop. Hal Carter strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Henry Reynolds strikes out. Bobo Shinault pops out to the second baseman. Don Walsh grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 5 Boston total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Frank Loman (18), Al Stephenson (21), Alex Church (11).3B - Bill McKean (2).HR - Cecil Bluma (2), Sam Wilhelm (5).GIDP - Cecil Bluma. Baserunning: SB - Al Stephenson (17), Sam Wilhelm (11). Fielding: E - Alex Church.
Game Notes Don Walsh is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Larkin improves in arm Oddibe Castillo did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jerry Calhoun improves in contact_vs_righty Claude Terry did not respond to coaching in range
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ted Blackburn improves in power_vs_righty Ed Gunkel did not respond to coaching in velocity Vern Rasmussen improves in arm Larry Livingston did not respond to coaching in velocity Elmer Greenberg did not respond to coaching in LF