Win: Ed Hanford (8-7) Loss: Russ Cole (8-23)
Save: Danny Parker (4)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Ed Hanford pitching. Paul Baird singles to left field. Henry Pena flies out to the left fielder. Paul Baird steals second. Mike Wood singles to center field. Paul Baird scores. Bob Earley pops out to the shortstop. Leo Niehaus singles to left field. Mike Wood advances to third on the hit. Passed ball. Mike Wood scores. Leo Niehaus advances to second. Mickey Grissom grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Boston Russ Cole pitching. Roy Rogers grounds out to the pitcher. Coot Cox grounds out to the third baseman. Ross Scott flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Ken Jones singles to left field. Tom Hillegas lines out to the second baseman. Ken Jones steals second. Russ Cole strikes out. Paul Baird singles to right field. Ken Jones scores. Henry Pena flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Billy Thuman singles to right field. Mark Barnhart walks. Keith Izquierdo walks. Billy Knapp grounds into a 3-6-3 double play - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Billy Thuman scores. Mark Barnhart advances to third on the play. Carlos Whitcher grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Mike Wood flies out to the center fielder. Bob Earley grounds out to the third baseman. Leo Niehaus singles to center field. Mickey Grissom flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Ed Hanford pops out to the third baseman. Roy Rogers walks. Coot Cox strikes out. Ross Scott flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Ken Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Hillegas strikes out. Russ Cole strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Billy Thuman singles to center field. Mark Barnhart flies out to the left fielder. Keith Izquierdo walks. Billy Knapp strikes out. Carlos Whitcher doubles to right field. Billy Thuman scores. Ed Hanford flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Paul Baird strikes out. Henry Pena walks. Mike Wood grounds out to the shortstop. Henry Pena advances to second on the play. Bob Earley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Roy Rogers walks. Coot Cox pops out to the first baseman. Ross Scott grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Roy Rogers advances to second on the play. Billy Thuman triples. Roy Rogers scores. Mark Barnhart singles to center field. Billy Thuman scores. Keith Izquierdo flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Randy Romero comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Leo Niehaus grounds out to the second baseman. Mickey Grissom grounds out to the third baseman. Ken Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Billy Knapp flies out to the center fielder. Carlos Whitcher triples. Randy Romero grounds out to the second baseman. Carlos Whitcher scores. Steve Bonds comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roy Rogers grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Tom Hillegas grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Pickering is pinch hitting for Steve Bonds. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Frank Pickering singles to left field. Paul Baird flies out to the right fielder. Henry Pena singles to center field. Mike Wood walks. Bob Earley strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Boston Ben Somerville pitching. Coot Cox singles to left field. Ross Scott flies out to the center fielder. Billy Thuman singles to right field. Coot Cox advances to third on the hit. Mark Barnhart walks. Keith Izquierdo grounds out to the third baseman. Coot Cox scores. Billy Thuman advances to third on the play. Mark Barnhart advances to second on the play. Billy Knapp grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Leo Niehaus flies out to the center fielder. Mickey Grissom singles to right field. Ken Jones grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston B.J. Lerch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Carlos Whitcher triples. Matt Caraway is pinch hitting for Randy Romero. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Matt Caraway flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Carlos Whitcher scores. Roy Rogers walks. Coot Cox grounds out to the third baseman. Roy Rogers advances to second on the play. Ross Scott strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Jose Semproch pitching. Tom Hillegas hits a home run. Steve Burnside comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tetsuro Tamura is pinch hitting for B.J. Lerch. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tetsuro Tamura singles to right field. Paul Baird singles to center field. Henry Pena strikes out. Mike Wood singles to right field. Bob Earley singles to right field. Tetsuro Tamura scores. Paul Baird scores. Danny Parker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Leo Niehaus grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 8 Boston total runners left on base: 8
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Tim Grimsley did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Juice Brantley improves in speed Glenn Conwell did not respond to coaching in control Jason Purdy improves in contact_vs_lefty Jason Purdy did not respond to coaching in 3B
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Fred Pitlock did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Joe Messenger improves in power_vs_lefty Park Marzano improves in contact_vs_righty Jackie Hamm did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Messenger improves in RF