Win: Carlos Velasquez (11-10) Loss: Bill Harris (3-8)
Save: Stephen Strasburg (5)
Inning: 1 Boston Carlos Velasquez pitching. Kent Ramsey grounds out to the shortstop. Clete Gregory strikes out. Scotch Nichols walks. Tommy See flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Scott Estrada pitching. Jiro Asakura walks. Jimmie Foxx Jr. flies out to the center fielder. Joe DiMaggio strikes out. Julio Rodriguez doubles to right field. Jiro Asakura scores. Ronald Acuna Jr. walks. Tillie Marshall flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Boston Clint Lillard grounds out to the third baseman. Robin Jorgensen singles to center field. Klondike Brown strikes out. Armando Ramirez pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Manny Ramirez grounds out to the shortstop. George Brett lines out to the third baseman. Carlos Velasquez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Scott Estrada grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kent Ramsey grounds out to the shortstop. Clete Gregory strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jiro Asakura strikes out. Jimmie Foxx Jr. walks. Joe DiMaggio flies out to the center fielder. Jimmie Foxx Jr. steals second. Julio Rodriguez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Scotch Nichols grounds out to the shortstop. Tommy See flies out to the right fielder. Clint Lillard hits a home run. Robin Jorgensen flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Ronald Acuna Jr. flies out to the center fielder. Tillie Marshall doubles to center field. Manny Ramirez grounds out to the second baseman. Tillie Marshall advances to third on the play. George Brett strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Klondike Brown flies out to the center fielder. Armando Ramirez flies out to the center fielder. Scott Estrada pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Carlos Velasquez grounds out to the pitcher. Jiro Asakura flies out to the right fielder. Jimmie Foxx Jr. singles to center field. Joe DiMaggio walks. Julio Rodriguez walks. Ronald Acuna Jr. grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Boston Kent Ramsey hits a home run. Clete Gregory pops out to the shortstop. Scotch Nichols doubles past the third baseman. Tommy See lines out to the shortstop. Clint Lillard flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Tillie Marshall grounds out to the second baseman. Manny Ramirez singles to center field. Bill Harris 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. George Brett grounds out to the shortstop. Manny Ramirez advances to second on the play. Carlos Velasquez singles to center field. Manny Ramirez scores. Jiro Asakura singles to right field. Jimmie Foxx Jr. hits a home run. Carlos Velasquez scores. Jiro Asakura scores. Lerton Pfeffer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe DiMaggio grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Robin Jorgensen grounds out to the pitcher. Klondike Brown hits a home run. Armando Ramirez singles to right field. Lerton Pfeffer fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Lerton Pfeffer strikes out. Kent Ramsey singles in front of the center fielder. Armando Ramirez aggressively advances to third on the hit. Clete Gregory singles to left field. Armando Ramirez scores. Scotch Nichols strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Julio Rodriguez grounds out to the second baseman. Ronald Acuna Jr. flies out to the left fielder. Bob Bailor is pinch hitting for Tillie Marshall. Bob Bailor strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Billy Fox enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bob Bailor at C. Tommy See walks. Clint Lillard flies out to the right fielder. Robin Jorgensen flies out to the left fielder. Klondike Brown walks. Armando Ramirez grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Klondike Brown is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Manny Ramirez singles to left field. George Brett flies out to the left fielder. Roberto Mejia is pinch hitting for Carlos Velasquez. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Manny Ramirez steals second. Roberto Mejia grounds out to the third baseman. Jiro Asakura doubles to center field. Manny Ramirez scores. Jimmie Foxx Jr. reached on a fielding error by Kent Ramsey. Joe DiMaggio flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Boston Stephen Strasburg pitching. Charlie McElroy is pinch hitting for Lerton Pfeffer. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Charlie McElroy singles to left field. Kent Ramsey strikes out. Clete Gregory flies out to the center fielder. Scotch Nichols flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners left on base: 8 Minnesota total runners left on base: 9
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: D- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Mike Johnson improves in range Pete Moeller did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jerry Legg did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jose Mangan improves in power_vs_lefty Jack Leifield did not respond to coaching in 2B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ralph Burkhart did not respond to coaching in control Pretzel Roberts did not respond to coaching in arm Skip Jutze did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance.