Win: Alex Nichols (3-3) Loss: Bobby Landreth (9-9)
Inning: 1 Boston Joe Olivo pitching. Salomon Foutz grounds out to the third baseman. Sandy Eastwick strikes out. Kevin Leiter strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Bobby Landreth pitching. Steve Krause singles to center field. Johnnie Gwosdz flies out to the right fielder. Wesley Wohlers singles to right field. Steve Krause advances to third on the hit. Joe Brett strikes out. John Scarce strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Boston Connie Loftus doubles to center field. Tom Kenney singles to center field. Connie Loftus scores. Tom Ceccarelli strikes out. Daryl Orme strikes out. Alberto Bale hits a home run. Tom Kenney scores. Bobby Landreth flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Rafael Crawford strikes out. Jerry Springer walks. Don Reis singles to right field. Jerry Springer advances to third on the hit. Joe Olivo flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Jerry Springer scores. Steve Krause flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Salomon Foutz walks. Sandy Eastwick singles to right field. Salomon Foutz advances to third on the hit. Sandy Eastwick steals second. Kevin Leiter singles to center field. Salomon Foutz scores. Sandy Eastwick scores. Alex Nichols comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Connie Loftus flies out to the left fielder. Tom Kenney flies out to the center fielder. Tom Ceccarelli grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Johnnie Gwosdz flies out to the left fielder. Wesley Wohlers strikes out. Joe Brett grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Daryl Orme grounds out to the second baseman. Alberto Bale singles to right field. Bobby Landreth fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bobby Landreth grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alberto Bale advances to second on the play. Salomon Foutz pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota John Scarce strikes out. Rafael Crawford doubles to left field. Jerry Springer hits a home run. Rafael Crawford scores. Don Reis singles to left field. Alex Nichols lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Steve Krause grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Sandy Eastwick flies out to the center fielder. Kevin Leiter grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Connie Loftus singles to right field. Tom Kenney hits an infield single to the pitcher. Tom Ceccarelli strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Johnnie Gwosdz reached on a fielding error by Tom Kenney. Wesley Wohlers flies out to the left fielder. Joe Brett walks. John Scarce singles to center field. Johnnie Gwosdz scores. Rafael Crawford triples. Joe Brett scores. John Scarce scores. Jimmie Myer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jerry Springer flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Rafael Crawford scores. Don Reis hits a home run. Pete Ventura is pinch hitting for Alex Nichols. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Pete Ventura strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston John Williams pitching. Daryl Orme doubles to left field. Alberto Bale doubles to left field. Daryl Orme scores. Joe Barrett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jimmie Myer lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Salomon Foutz grounds out to the second baseman. Alberto Bale scores. Sandy Eastwick grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Steve Krause walks. Johnnie Gwosdz walks. Wesley Wohlers grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Johnnie Gwosdz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe Brett grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Krause scores. Wesley Wohlers advances to second on the play. Zack McInnis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Scarce singles to right field. Wesley Wohlers scores. Rafael Crawford singles to center field. Jerry Springer hits a home run. John Scarce scores. Rafael Crawford scores. Rafael Rixey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Don Reis hits a home run. Joe Barrett grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Kevin Leiter grounds out to the shortstop. Connie Loftus walks. Connie Loftus steals second. Tom Kenney flies out to the center fielder. Tom Ceccarelli doubles to center field. Connie Loftus scores. Daryl Orme grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Steve Krause walks. Johnnie Gwosdz singles to center field. Wesley Wohlers strikes out. Joe Brett walks. John Scarce grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Krause scores. Johnnie Gwosdz advances to third on the play. Joe Brett advances to second on the play. Yuri Malenchenko comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rafael Crawford grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Boston Alberto Bale grounds out to the second baseman. Yuri Malenchenko strikes out. Salomon Foutz pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Jerry Springer strikes out. Don Reis doubles to left field. Shigefumi Wada is pinch hitting for Joe Barrett. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Shigefumi Wada strikes out. Steve Krause flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Igor Stepanovs pitching. Willie Reynolds is pinch hitting for Sandy Eastwick. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Willie Reynolds singles to left field. Kevin Leiter walks. Connie Loftus grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Willie Reynolds advances to third on the play. Tom Kenney grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners left on base: 6 Minnesota total runners left on base: 7
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Edgard Abrego improves in contact_vs_lefty Lino Kurtz did not respond to coaching in control Lynn Cross improves in power_vs_lefty Lynn Cross did not respond to coaching in arm
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Fernando Peck did not respond to coaching in velocity Toby Smith did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Carlos Twombly did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ray Hitt did not respond to coaching in velocity Jesus Bankhead did not respond to coaching in C