Win: Hidekazu Sato (13-8) Loss: Johnny Wilson (10-10)
Inning: 1 Boston Bill Virgil pitching. Sam Michaels grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ken Morton strikes out. Del Howell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Woody Ovitz pitching. Pat Regalado strikes out. Kyle Reese grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jeff Viau singles to right field. Jeff Viau steals second. Mike Herndon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Don Keyser singles to left field. Don Halter singles to right field. Don Keyser advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Ted Roberson lines out to the first baseman. Tom Smith flies out to the left fielder. Amos Waner walks. Woody Ovitz singles to left field. Don Keyser scores. Don Halter scores. Sam Michaels lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Randy Sveum hits a home run. John Strickland flies out to the center fielder. Jim Kostro strikes out. Charlie Walters grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Ken Morton singles in front of the center fielder. Del Howell hits a home run. Ken Morton scores. Don Keyser singles to center field. Don Halter flies out to the left fielder. Ted Roberson strikes out. Tom Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Bill Virgil grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pat Regalado walks. Kyle Reese walks. Jeff Viau strikes out. Mike Herndon singles to center field. Pat Regalado scores. Kyle Reese advances to third on the hit. Randy Sveum pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston Amos Waner grounds out to the second baseman. Woody Ovitz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sam Michaels singles to center field. Ken Morton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota John Strickland grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Kostro walks. Charlie Walters grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Kostro advances to second on the play. Harry Blefary is pinch hitting for Bill Virgil. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Harry Blefary walks. Pat Regalado strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Boston Rudy Howard pitching. Del Howell singles to center field. Don Keyser grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Don Halter flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Kyle Reese grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Viau flies out to the left fielder. Mike Herndon singles to center field. Randy Sveum strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Ted Roberson singles to center field. Ted Roberson steals second. Tom Smith walks. Amos Waner grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ted Roberson advances to third on the play. Woody Ovitz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota John Strickland flies out to the left fielder. Jim Kostro flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Charlie Walters walks. Johnny Wilson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. F.P. Boone is pinch hitting for Rudy Howard. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. F.P. Boone flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Sid Lynch pitching. Matt Marquez is pinch hitting for Sam Michaels. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Matt Marquez lines out to the shortstop. Dave Perry is pinch hitting for Ken Morton. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dave Perry singles to left field. Frank Kirby is pinch hitting for Del Howell. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Frank Kirby grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Dave Perry is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Al Wegman is pinch hitting for Don Keyser. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Al Wegman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Pat Regalado grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kyle Reese singles to right field. Jeff Viau pops out to the shortstop. Mike Herndon flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Charlie Roskos is pinch hitting for Don Halter. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Charlie Roskos flies out to the center fielder. Ted Roberson grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Randy Sveum singles to right field. John Strickland strikes out. Jim Kostro grounds out to the pitcher. Randy Sveum advances to second on the play. Charlie Walters singles to center field. Randy Sveum scores. Harry Jacobs is pinch hitting for Sid Lynch. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Harry Jacobs grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Hidekazu Sato pitching. Amos Waner flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Wilson pops out to the shortstop. Matt Marquez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Pat Regalado singles to center field. Kyle Reese grounds out to the third baseman. Pat Regalado advances to second on the play. Jeff Viau walks. Mike Herndon singles to center field. Pat Regalado scores. Jeff Viau advances to third on the hit. Randy Sveum walks. Tony Hendrix 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. John Strickland hits a ground ball to the second baseman. The second baseman throws home. Jeff Viau scores. Boston total runners left on base: 6 Minnesota total runners left on base: 9
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Juan Martin improves in contact_vs_righty Andy Connally did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ted Eisenstat improves in power_vs_righty Ike Leja improves in range Andy Connally did not respond to coaching in SS
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Yerkes did not respond to coaching in speed Charlie Bankhead improves in power_vs_righty Ed Newkirk did not respond to coaching in range Ryan Stimac did not respond to coaching in velocity