Win: Dick Alberts (16-7) Loss: Mark Richardson (9-15)
Save: Joe Sundberg (26)
Inning: 1 Boston Dick Alberts pitching. Jimy Morton triples. Fred Powell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Jimy Morton scores. Dave Gillespie strikes out. Bill Wooten flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Mark Richardson pitching. Johnny Hook strikes out. Clarence Ayers flies out to the left fielder. Bret Konieczny hits a home run. Ron Gertenrich flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Sean Kimmick singles to left field. Bill Ortiz strikes out. Aaron Hamilton walks. Chris Wells strikes out. Mark Richardson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Aaron Hamilton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Beiker Miller walks. Koichi Nakamura strikes out. Tomas Tenace hits a home run. Beiker Miller scores. Carlos Chiamparino grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Alberts grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Jimy Morton strikes out. Fred Powell strikes out. Dave Gillespie singles to center field. Bill Wooten singles to left field. Sean Kimmick grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Wooten is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Johnny Hook strikes out. Clarence Ayers singles to left field. Bret Konieczny flies out to the left fielder. Ron Gertenrich strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Bill Ortiz walks. Bill Ortiz is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Aaron Hamilton walks. Chris Wells flies out to the left fielder. Mark Richardson singles to right field. Jimy Morton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Beiker Miller flies out to the right fielder. Koichi Nakamura strikes out. Tomas Tenace strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Fred Powell singles to left field. Dave Gillespie grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Bill Wooten grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Carlos Chiamparino strikes out. Dick Alberts grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Hook grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Sean Kimmick walks. Bill Ortiz lines out to the shortstop. Aaron Hamilton grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Sean Kimmick is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Chris Wells grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Clarence Ayers grounds out to the pitcher. Bret Konieczny grounds out to the pitcher. Ron Gertenrich flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Mark Richardson flies out to the right fielder. Jimy Morton grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Powell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Beiker Miller strikes out. Koichi Nakamura flies out to the right fielder. Tomas Tenace strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Dave Gillespie lines out to the shortstop. Bill Wooten grounds out to the third baseman. Sean Kimmick walks. Bill Ortiz singles to right field. Joe Sundberg 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. Aaron Hamilton strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Carlos Chiamparino singles to left field. Joe Sundberg pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Johnny Hook flies out to the center fielder. Carlos Chiamparino is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Tsuyoshi Yoshida enters the game as a defensive replacement for Koichi Nakamura at 3B. Chris Wells flies out to the left fielder. Jim Newnam is pinch hitting for Mark Richardson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jim Newnam grounds out to the third baseman. Jimy Morton singles to right field. Fred Powell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners left on base: 10 Minnesota total runners left on base: 1
Game Notes Aaron Hamilton is injured and is expected to be out 4 days. Beiker Miller is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Besse improves in velocity Jeff Nilsson improves in power_vs_righty Bruce Harper did not respond to coaching in arm Wayland Anderson did not respond to coaching in control Andy Hunter improves in contact_vs_lefty Andy Hunter improves in arm
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Creighton Masterson improves in velocity Pete Ferens did not respond to coaching in speed Bob Youngs improves in power_vs_righty Link Bowcock did not respond to coaching in endurance Frank Stark improves in power_vs_righty Sandy Melton did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Tom Stanicek did not respond to coaching in 3B