Inning: 1 Boston Nelson McLeland pitching. Rolla King singles to right field. Fred Powell strikes out. Dave Gillespie grounds out to the third baseman. Rolla King advances to second on the play. Bill Wooten strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Brock Willis pitching. Johnny Hook grounds out to the second baseman. Clarence Ayers strikes out. Bret Konieczny flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Sean Kimmick grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Ortiz lines out to the third baseman. Terry Carreon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Beiker Miller flies out to the center fielder. Ron Gertenrich grounds out to the third baseman. Koichi Nakamura pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Jim Newnam singles to left field. Brock Willis lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Jim Newnam forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Rolla King hits a home run. Brock Willis scores. Fred Powell lines out to the first baseman. Dave Gillespie strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Tomas Tenace singles to center field. George Neighbors grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Tomas Tenace is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Nelson McLeland lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Johnny Hook walks. Clarence Ayers grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Johnny Hook is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston Bill Wooten flies out to the center fielder. Sean Kimmick grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bill Ortiz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bret Konieczny strikes out. Beiker Miller singles to right field. Ron Gertenrich hits a home run. Beiker Miller scores. Koichi Nakamura walks. Tomas Tenace singles to left field. George Neighbors singles to center field. Koichi Nakamura is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Tomas Tenace advances to third on the play. Nelson McLeland flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Boston Terry Carreon grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Newnam singles to center field. Brock Willis fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Brock Willis singles to center field. Jim Newnam advances to third on the hit. Rolla King grounds out to the pitcher. Brock Willis advances to second on the play. Fred Powell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Johnny Hook doubles past the center fielder. Clarence Ayers singles to right field. Johnny Hook scores. Clarence Ayers steals second. Bret Konieczny flies out to the center fielder. Beiker Miller grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Clarence Ayers advances to third on the play. Ron Gertenrich flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Dave Gillespie strikes out. Bill Wooten strikes out. Sean Kimmick triples. Bill Ortiz singles to right field. Sean Kimmick scores. Terry Carreon singles to center field. Bill Ortiz advances to third on the hit. Jim Newnam doubles to right field. Bill Ortiz scores. Terry Carreon uses his aggressiveness and scores. Brock Willis grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Koichi Nakamura grounds out to the third baseman. Tomas Tenace singles to right field. George Neighbors singles to right field. Tomas Tenace advances to third on the hit. Nelson McLeland grounds out to the third baseman. George Neighbors advances to second on the play. Johnny Hook walks. Clarence Ayers strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Boston Rolla King flies out to the center fielder. Fred Powell singles to center field. Dave Gillespie pops out to the pitcher. Bill Wooten walks. 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. Sean Kimmick singles to left field. Fred Powell scores. Bill Ortiz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Bret Konieczny walks. Bobby Piatt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Beiker Miller pops out to the third baseman. Ron Gertenrich walks. Koichi Nakamura flies out to the center fielder. Tomas Tenace flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Boston Terry Carreon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Newnam strikes out. Aaron Hamilton is pinch hitting for Bobby Piatt. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Aaron Hamilton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota George Hill pitching. George Neighbors strikes out. Bart Frye is pinch hitting for Joe Sundberg. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bart Frye grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Hook hits a home run. Clarence Ayers strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Brad Mooney pitching. Rolla King flies out to the center fielder. Fred Powell singles to center field. Dave Gillespie strikes out. Bill Wooten grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Fred Powell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Chuck Chusko comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bret Konieczny doubles to right field. Beiker Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Ron Gertenrich walks. Koichi Nakamura strikes out. Tomas Tenace hits an infield single to the shortstop. George Neighbors hits a home run. Bret Konieczny scores. Ron Gertenrich scores. Tomas Tenace scores. Boston total runners left on base: 7 Minnesota total runners left on base: 10
Game Notes Joe Sundberg is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jack Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Andy Hunter improves in arm Doug Otis improves in arm Jack Smith improves in control Jack Smith did not respond to coaching in control Doug Otis did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Paul Garagozzo did not respond to coaching in range Link Bowcock did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Stark did not respond to coaching in speed Charlie Christensen did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Pete Ferens improves in speed Pete Ferens did not respond to coaching in speed Tom Stanicek did not respond to coaching in 3B