Inning: 1 Boston Masanori Rackley pitching. Hub Bubser singles to center field. Hub Bubser steals second. Roy Rogers strikes out. Chris Blemker flies out to the left fielder. Billy Thuman singles to right field. Hub Bubser scores. Mark Barnhart flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Herman Durning pitching. Paul Baird grounds out to the second baseman. Mickey Grissom grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Ernaga grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Vance Doyle grounds out to the third baseman. Billy Knapp grounds out to the second baseman. Carlos Whitcher walks. Herman Durning singles to right field. Carlos Whitcher advances to third on the hit. Hub Bubser flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Tetsuro Tamura flies out to the left fielder. Mike Wood bunts for a base hit. Bob Earley singles past the shortstop. Mike Wood advances to third on the hit. Leo Niehaus pops out to the third baseman. Tom Hillegas flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Boston Roy Rogers singles to center field. Chris Blemker grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Roy Rogers is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Billy Thuman strikes out. Mark Barnhart strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Masanori Rackley grounds out to the third baseman. Paul Baird flies out to the center fielder. Mickey Grissom strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Vance Doyle grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Knapp flies out to the center fielder. Carlos Whitcher walks. Herman Durning grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Joe Ernaga doubles to center field. Tetsuro Tamura walks. Mike Wood grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Joe Ernaga advances to third on the play. Bob Earley singles to right field. Joe Ernaga scores. Leo Niehaus grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bob Earley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Hub Bubser doubles to left field. Roy Rogers grounds out to the second baseman. Hub Bubser advances to third on the play. Chris Blemker flies out to the left fielder. Billy Thuman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Tom Hillegas flies out to the right fielder. Masanori Rackley grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Baird singles to left field. Mickey Grissom grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Paul Baird is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Mark Barnhart grounds out to the second baseman. Vance Doyle strikes out. Billy Knapp strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Joe Ernaga flies out to the center fielder. Tetsuro Tamura flies out to the center fielder. Mike Wood walks. Bob Earley walks. Leo Niehaus grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bob Earley is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Boston Carlos Whitcher pops out to the first baseman. Matt Caraway is pinch hitting for Herman Durning. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Matt Caraway grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hub Bubser pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Howie Richardson pitching. Tom Hillegas grounds out to the shortstop. Masanori Rackley grounds out to the third baseman. Paul Baird singles to center field. Mickey Grissom strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Roy Rogers hits a home run. Chris Blemker singles to right field. Billy Thuman grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Chris Blemker is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Billy Thuman steals second. Mark Barnhart flies out to the center fielder. Steve Bonds 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. Vance Doyle singles to left field. Billy Thuman scores. Billy Knapp grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Joe Ernaga walks. Tetsuro Tamura grounds out to the catcher. Joe Ernaga advances to second on the play. Mike Wood walks. Bob Earley grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Carlos Whitcher flies out to the left fielder. Lou Walsh is pinch hitting for Howie Richardson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Lou Walsh grounds out to the pitcher. Hub Bubser singles to center field. Roy Rogers flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Ed Hanford pitching. Leo Niehaus walks. Tom Hillegas flies out to the center fielder. Frank Pickering is pinch hitting for Steve Bonds. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Frank Pickering singles to center field. Paul Baird doubles to left field. Leo Niehaus scores. Frank Pickering uses his aggressiveness and scores. Randy Romero comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mickey Grissom singles to left field. Paul Baird scores. Boston total runners left on base: 8 Minnesota total runners left on base: 8
Game Notes Joe Ernaga is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Geier did not respond to coaching in arm Hugh Wood improves in speed Tony Ramirez did not respond to coaching in velocity Fred Pitlock improves in power_vs_righty Fred Pitlock did not respond to coaching in 3B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mike Lake improves in power_vs_righty Otto Fisher did not respond to coaching in range Jason Purdy did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jason Purdy did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jason Purdy did not respond to coaching in 3B