Win: Steve Bonds (7-6) Loss: Ed Hanford (7-3)
Save: Henry Bowie (35)
Inning: 1 Boston Masanori Rackley pitching. Hub Bubser strikes out. Matt Caraway hits an infield single to the first baseman. Chris Blemker singles to left field. Matt Caraway advances to third on the hit. Billy Thuman strikes out. Roy Rogers lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Minnesota Duane Wallen pitching. Paul Baird walks. Mickey Grissom singles to right field. Passed ball. Paul Baird advances to third. Mickey Grissom advances to second. Joe Ernaga flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Paul Baird scores. Tetsuro Tamura grounds out to the pitcher. Frank Pickering singles to left field. Mickey Grissom scores. Bob Earley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Vance Doyle singles to center field. Billy Knapp flies out to the center fielder. Carlos Whitcher grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Vance Doyle is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Duane Wallen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Leo Niehaus grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Hillegas grounds out to the second baseman. Masanori Rackley reached on a fielding error by Hub Bubser. Paul Baird walks. Mickey Grissom singles to center field. Masanori Rackley scores. Paul Baird is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Hub Bubser reached on a fielding error by Tom Hillegas. Hub Bubser steals second. Matt Caraway flies out to the left fielder. Chris Blemker flies out to the right fielder. Billy Thuman bunts for a base hit. Roy Rogers triples. Hub Bubser scores. Billy Thuman scores. Vance Doyle grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Joe Ernaga strikes out. Tetsuro Tamura singles to center field. Frank Pickering strikes out. Bob Earley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Billy Knapp lines out to the pitcher. Carlos Whitcher doubles to right field. Duane Wallen pops out to the first baseman. Hub Bubser pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Leo Niehaus strikes out. Tom Hillegas strikes out. Masanori Rackley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Matt Caraway doubles to center field. Chris Blemker strikes out. Billy Thuman flies out to the center fielder. Roy Rogers grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Paul Baird strikes out. Mickey Grissom grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Ernaga doubles to right field. Tetsuro Tamura flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Vance Doyle doubles to left field. Billy Knapp singles to center field. Vance Doyle scores. Carlos Whitcher singles to right field. Duane Wallen lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 1-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Hub Bubser doubles to left field. Billy Knapp scores. Matt Caraway walks. Chris Blemker walks. Billy Thuman walks. Hub Bubser scores. Eddie Sadowski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roy Rogers strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Minnesota Frank Pickering grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Earley grounds out to the shortstop. Leo Niehaus grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Vance Doyle grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Knapp strikes out. Carlos Whitcher singles past the first baseman. Duane Wallen singles to center field. Carlos Whitcher advances to third on the hit. Hub Bubser strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Tom Hillegas strikes out. Joe Powell is pinch hitting for Eddie Sadowski. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Joe Powell pops out to the third baseman. Paul Baird walks. Mickey Grissom flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Steve Bonds pitching. Matt Caraway flies out to the left fielder. Chris Blemker grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Thuman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Joe Ernaga singles to right field. Ed Hanford comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Tetsuro Tamura singles to left field. Joe Ernaga advances to third on the hit. Frank Pickering singles to right field. Joe Ernaga scores. Bob Earley singles to center field. Tetsuro Tamura scores. Frank Pickering advances to third on the hit. Leo Niehaus grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Frank Pickering scores. Bob Earley advances to second on the play. Jose Semproch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Hillegas singles to center field. Ken Jones is pinch hitting for Steve Bonds. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ken Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Earley scores. Tom Hillegas advances to second on the play. Paul Baird grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Henry Bowie pitching. Roy Rogers singles to center field. Vance Doyle flies out to the center fielder. Billy Knapp grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners left on base: 11 Minnesota total runners left on base: 6
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Cad Jones did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Joe Messenger improves in speed Fred Pitlock improves in contact_vs_righty Keith Izquierdo did not respond to coaching in arm Fred Pitlock did not respond to coaching in 3B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tim Grimsley did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jason Purdy did not respond to coaching in arm Shuji Naito did not respond to coaching in velocity Otto Fisher improves in power_vs_lefty Jason Purdy did not respond to coaching in 3B