Win: Ken Imlay (12-6) Loss: John McGeary (8-2)
Save: Kunio Kikukawa (2)
Inning: 1 Minnesota George Mullen pitching. Jose Bash Rockenfield strikes out. Fred Thompson singles past the first baseman. Fred Thompson steals second. Lisandro Martinez hits a home run. Fred Thompson scores. Mike Sherrill flies out to the center fielder. Jose Stephenson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Boston Tugger O Mally pitching. Bill Dade pops out to the first baseman. Jadon Sancho flies out to the center fielder. Hank Williams doubles to left field. Jeff Walker flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Cal Burgess singles to left field. Ruben Rodriguez strikes out. Cal Burgess steals second. Dave Hriniak throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Pug Wayenberg strikes out. Tugger O Mally grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Dave Hriniak singles to center field. CL Smooth pops out to the second baseman. Joe Johnson pops out to the first baseman. Matt Dyck strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jose Bash Rockenfield singles to center field. Fred Thompson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Lisandro Martinez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston George Mullen strikes out. Bill Dade grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jadon Sancho grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Mike Sherrill grounds out to the third baseman. Jose Stephenson reached on a fielding error by Joe Johnson. Cal Burgess grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Jose Stephenson advances to second on the play. Ruben Rodriguez singles to left field. Jose Stephenson scores. Ruben Rodriguez steals second. Pug Wayenberg flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Hank Williams doubles past the center fielder. Jeff Walker singles to center field. Hank Williams scores. Dave Hriniak singles to center field. Jeff Walker advances to third on the hit. Dave Hriniak is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). CL Smooth grounds out to the third baseman. Jeff Walker scores. Joe Johnson hits a home run. Matt Dyck strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Tugger O Mally strikes out. Jose Bash Rockenfield strikes out. Fred Thompson walks. Lisandro Martinez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston George Mullen strikes out. Bill Dade flies out to the right fielder. Jadon Sancho grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Mike Sherrill strikes out. Jose Stephenson flies out to the right fielder. Cal Burgess grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Hank Williams reached on a 2-base throwing error by Tugger O Mally. Billy Wagner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Jeff Walker strikes out. Dave Hriniak grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hank Williams advances to third on the play. CL Smooth grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Ruben Rodriguez grounds out to the second baseman. Pug Wayenberg strikes out. Alan Rico is pinch hitting for Billy Wagner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Alan Rico hits a home run. Ken Imlay comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jose Bash Rockenfield walks. Fred Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston John McGeary pitching. Joe Johnson singles to right field. Matt Dyck walks. Joe Johnson steals third. Matt Dyck steals second. Don Ratzer is pinch hitting for Ken Imlay. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Don Ratzer singles to center field. Joe Johnson scores. Matt Dyck scores. Bill Dade pops out to the shortstop. Jadon Sancho walks. Hank Williams flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Walker strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Kunio Kikukawa pitching. Lisandro Martinez strikes out. Mike Sherrill strikes out. Jose Stephenson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Eusebio McMillon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Hriniak hits a home run. CL Smooth doubles to center field. Joe Johnson walks. Matt Dyck singles in front of the left fielder. CL Smooth scores. Kunio Kikukawa lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bill Dade strikes out. Jadon Sancho flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Cal Burgess flies out to the left fielder. Ruben Rodriguez pops out to the first baseman. Pug Wayenberg pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 4 Boston total runners left on base: 7
Batting:HR - Lisandro Martinez (11), Alan Rico (7).GIDP - Fred Thompson. Baserunning: SB - Fred Thompson (27), Cal Burgess (22), Ruben Rodriguez (19). Fielding: E - Tugger O Mally.
Batting:2B - Hank Williams 2 (15), CL Smooth (5).HR - Dave Hriniak (23), Joe Johnson (3). Baserunning: SB - Joe Johnson (6), Matt Dyck (3).CS - Dave Hriniak (8). Fielding: E - Dave Hriniak, Joe Johnson.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: D+ Improvements: Kid Kool Miller improves in power_vs_righty Erwin Tank Rommel did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Erwin Tank Rommel improves in power_vs_lefty Todd Snell improves in arm
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Frank Garibaldi did not respond to coaching in velocity Rudy Castillo improves in velocity Harry Freeman improves in power_vs_righty Frank Garibaldi did not respond to coaching in control Dupee Warren did not respond to coaching in SS