Win: Showboat Simmons (5-1) Loss: J.R. Johnson (2-2)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Steve Bullett pitching. Felix Rodriguez walks. Del Grammas grounds out to the pitcher. Felix Rodriguez advances to second on the play. Alan Casanova walks. Scoot Damiani flies out to the right fielder. Joe Kolp pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Boston J.R. Johnson pitching. Jeff Hayworth singles to center field. Jeff Hayworth is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Lernernerner Dicarpricorn grounds out to the third baseman. Leroy Bonacci grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Dave Caveney flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Moore singles to center field. Bobby Hamilton singles to right field. J.R. Johnson fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. J.R. Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jerry Moore advances to third on the play. Bobby Hamilton advances to second on the play. Felix Rodriguez hits an infield single to the pitcher. Jerry Moore scores. Del Grammas strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Boston Harland Fishburn walks. Francis Thomas III doubles to center field. Harland Fishburn uses his aggressiveness and scores. Hector Gomez singles to left field. Francis Thomas III scores. Andrew Youngblood hits a home run. Hector Gomez scores. Akihito Kinoshita grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Bullett flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Hayworth walks. Lernernerner Dicarpricorn walks. Leroy Bonacci singles to center field. Jeff Hayworth scores. Frank Phillips comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harland Fishburn pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Alan Casanova pops out to the second baseman. Scoot Damiani pops out to the second baseman. Joe Kolp grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Francis Thomas III grounds out to the second baseman. Hector Gomez grounds out to the second baseman. Andrew Youngblood hits a home run. Akihito Kinoshita strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Dave Caveney strikes out. Jerry Moore strikes out. Bobby Hamilton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Steve Bullett pops out to the catcher. Jeff Hayworth strikes out. Lernernerner Dicarpricorn flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Frank Phillips strikes out. Felix Rodriguez grounds out to the second baseman. Del Grammas walks. Alan Casanova singles to right field. Showboat Simmons comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Scoot Damiani doubles to left field. Del Grammas scores. Alan Casanova uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Kolp strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Leroy Bonacci pops out to the second baseman. Harland Fishburn strikes out. Francis Thomas III flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Dave Caveney grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jerry Moore grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Hamilton grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Hector Gomez doubles to left field. Andrew Youngblood walks. Akihito Kinoshita grounds out to the second baseman. Hector Gomez advances to third on the play. Andrew Youngblood advances to second on the play. Showboat Simmons grounds out to the second baseman. Hector Gomez scores. Andrew Youngblood advances to third on the play. Jeff Hayworth walks. Lernernerner Dicarpricorn pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Kakuro Yamamoto is pinch hitting for Frank Phillips. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Kakuro Yamamoto singles to right field. Felix Rodriguez walks. Del Grammas grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Kakuro Yamamoto advances to third on the play. Alan Casanova strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Gary McHale pitching. Leroy Bonacci strikes out. Harland Fishburn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Francis Thomas III strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Scoot Damiani strikes out. Joe Kolp flies out to the left fielder. Dave Caveney singles to center field. Gene Skaff comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jerry Moore strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Hector Gomez walks. Hector Gomez is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Andrew Youngblood singles to center field. Akihito Kinoshita singles to right field. Gene Skaff lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jeff Hayworth walks. Lernernerner Dicarpricorn singles past the first baseman. Andrew Youngblood scores. Akihito Kinoshita scores. Pete Robinson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Leroy Bonacci walks. Harland Fishburn bunts for a base hit. Jeff Hayworth scores. Francis Thomas III strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Minnesota Bobby Hamilton strikes out. Jim Flager is pinch hitting for Pete Robinson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jim Flager grounds out to the second baseman. Felix Rodriguez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 7 Boston total runners left on base: 7
Game Notes Lernernerner Dicarpricorn is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Laurin Hillebrand improves in velocity Preacher Skalski did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Murry Dunlap did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Giuseppe Luciano did not respond to coaching in velocity Jay Torrealba did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Gary Roberts improves in control
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Billy Browning did not respond to coaching in control Angelo DiMentibelio did not respond to coaching in arm Dwight Bushelman did not respond to coaching in control Edward K. Wehling did not respond to coaching in control Bobby Fiekman improves in speed Bobby Fiekman did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bug McCray did not respond to coaching in C