Win: Howard Smith (15-6) Loss: Wally Altamirano (4-11)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Wally Altamirano pitching. Clarence Ayers singles to center field. Clarence Ayers steals second. Bret Konieczny flies out to the right fielder. Beiker Miller singles to right field. Clarence Ayers scores. Ron Gertenrich pops out to the catcher. Koichi Nakamura grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Beiker Miller is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Boston Howard Smith pitching. Jimy Morton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Rolla King doubles to center field. Fred Powell singles to right field. Rolla King scores. Dave Gillespie flies out to the center fielder. Bill Wooten pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Tomas Tenace doubles to left field. George Neighbors walks. Bart Frye flies out to the center fielder. Howard Smith lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Tomas Tenace is thrown out at third. George Neighbors advances to second on the play. George Neighbors advances to second on the play. Clarence Ayers doubles to left field. George Neighbors scores. Bret Konieczny singles to center field. Howard Smith scores. Clarence Ayers scores. Beiker Miller pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Bill Ortiz singles to center field. Wade Manning flies out to the left fielder. Aaron Hamilton singles to right field. Bill Ortiz advances to third on the hit. Wally Altamirano strikes out. Jimy Morton walks. Rolla King flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Minnesota Ron Gertenrich flies out to the right fielder. Koichi Nakamura singles to left field. Tomas Tenace strikes out. George Neighbors doubles to left field. Bart Frye flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Boston Fred Powell lines out to the third baseman. Dave Gillespie strikes out. Bill Wooten singles to right field. Bill Ortiz reached on a fielding error by Clarence Ayers. Wade Manning doubles to left field. Bill Wooten scores. Bill Ortiz uses his aggressiveness and scores. Aaron Hamilton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Howard Smith strikes out. Clarence Ayers singles to left field. Bret Konieczny pops out to the third baseman. Beiker Miller singles to right field. Clarence Ayers advances to third on the hit. Ron Gertenrich grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston Chris Wells is pinch hitting for Wally Altamirano. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Chris Wells pops out to the third baseman. Jimy Morton strikes out. Rolla King strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Parke Morton pitching. Koichi Nakamura hits a home run. Tomas Tenace hits a home run. Jack Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Neighbors grounds out to the second baseman. Bart Frye singles to right field. Howard Smith lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Clarence Ayers grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Fred Powell flies out to the center fielder. Dave Gillespie strikes out. Bill Wooten flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Bret Konieczny bunts for a base hit. Beiker Miller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bret Konieczny advances to second on the play. Ron Gertenrich bunts for a base hit. Koichi Nakamura pops out to the second baseman. Tomas Tenace grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Boston Bill Ortiz flies out to the right fielder. Wade Manning flies out to the center fielder. Aaron Hamilton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota George Neighbors hits an infield single to the shortstop. Bart Frye lines out to the second baseman. Howard Smith lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Clarence Ayers strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Terry Carreon is pinch hitting for Jack Smith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Terry Carreon flies out to the right fielder. Jimy Morton pops out to the third baseman. Rolla King flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bobby Piatt pitching. Bret Konieczny doubles to center field. Beiker Miller singles to center field. Bret Konieczny scores. Ron Gertenrich flies out to the right fielder. Koichi Nakamura strikes out. Tomas Tenace flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Fred Powell strikes out. Dave Gillespie walks. Bill Wooten walks. Bill Ortiz walks. Wade Manning grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota George Hill comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Neighbors walks. Bart Frye pops out to the pitcher. Passed ball. George Neighbors advances to second. Howard Smith pops out to the first baseman. Clarence Ayers singles to left field. George Neighbors is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Jim Gainey enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bart Frye at CF. Aaron Hamilton flies out to the right fielder. Claudell Farrell is pinch hitting for George Hill. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Claudell Farrell pops out to the first baseman. Jimy Morton triples. Brad Mooney 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. Rolla King walks. Fred Powell walks. Dave Gillespie strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Minnesota total runners LOB: 12 Boston total runners LOB: 10
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Sandy Melton did not respond to coaching in speed Charlie Christensen improves in contact_vs_righty Pete Ferens did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Roy Layana improves in range Hank Fife did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Loren Bramhall did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tom Stanicek did not respond to coaching in 3B
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Doug Otis did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jesse Walker did not respond to coaching in control Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Jeff Nilsson improves in arm Tommy Smith improves in range Bill Besse did not respond to coaching in velocity