Win: Enzo Manush (13-5) Loss: Dick Platt (9-16)
Save: Danny Parker (30)
Inning: 1 Boston Dick Platt pitching. Hub Bubser strikes out. Coot Cox flies out to the left fielder. Ross Scott grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Enzo Manush pitching. Paul Baird grounds out to the second baseman. Leo Niehaus singles to center field. Mike Wood flies out to the left fielder. Bob Earley pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Vance Doyle flies out to the left fielder. Billy Thuman singles to left field. Billy Thuman is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mark Barnhart flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Ken Jones singles past the second baseman. Jonathan Murphy singles to left field. Ken Jones advances to third on the hit. Tom Hillegas grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Ken Jones scores. Mickey Grissom flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Billy Knapp walks. Billy Knapp steals second. Carlos Whitcher strikes out. Enzo Manush strikes out. Hub Bubser pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Dick Platt strikes out. Paul Baird strikes out. Leo Niehaus grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Coot Cox walks. Coot Cox steals second. Ross Scott grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Coot Cox advances to third on the play. Vance Doyle singles to center field. Coot Cox scores. Billy Thuman singles to center field. Vance Doyle advances to third on the hit. Mark Barnhart singles to right field. Vance Doyle scores. Billy Thuman advances to third on the hit. Billy Knapp flies out to the center fielder. Carlos Whitcher strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Mike Wood strikes out. Bob Earley walks. Ken Jones hits a home run. Bob Earley scores. Jonathan Murphy grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Hillegas grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Enzo Manush strikes out. Hub Bubser singles to right field. Coot Cox singles past the first baseman. Ross Scott walks. Vance Doyle triples. Hub Bubser scores. Coot Cox scores. Ross Scott scores. Eddie Sadowski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Billy Thuman bunts for a base hit. Vance Doyle scores. Mark Barnhart grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Mickey Grissom singles to left field. Eddie Sadowski lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Paul Baird reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ross Scott. Mickey Grissom scores. Leo Niehaus flies out to the center fielder. Mike Wood grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Billy Knapp grounds out to the second baseman. Carlos Whitcher hits a home run. Ben Somerville comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roy Rogers is pinch hitting for Enzo Manush. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Roy Rogers singles to left field. Hub Bubser walks. Coot Cox strikes out. Ross Scott grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Steve Burnside pitching. Bob Earley reached on a 2-base throwing error by Hub Bubser. Ken Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Earley advances to third on the play. Jonathan Murphy strikes out. Tom Hillegas pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Vance Doyle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Billy Thuman hits a home run. B.J. Lerch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mark Barnhart grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Knapp grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Mickey Grissom strikes out. Henry Pena is pinch hitting for B.J. Lerch. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Henry Pena strikes out. Paul Baird singles to left field. Leo Niehaus grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Paul Baird is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Mike Command pitching. Carlos Whitcher walks. Brian Guerrero is pinch hitting for Steve Burnside. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Brian Guerrero flies out to the right fielder. Hub Bubser singles to right field. Carlos Whitcher advances to third on the hit. Coot Cox pops out to the shortstop. Ross Scott triples. Carlos Whitcher scores. Hub Bubser scores. Keith McMillon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Vance Doyle flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Jack Valdes pitching. Mike Wood strikes out. Bob Earley singles to left field. Ken Jones grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bob Earley is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jonathan Murphy singles to right field. Ken Jones advances to third on the hit. Tom Hillegas walks. Mickey Grissom walks. Ken Jones scores. Jose Semproch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Keith McMillon singles to center field. Jonathan Murphy scores. Tom Hillegas scores. Paul Baird singles to left field. Mickey Grissom scores. Keith McMillon aggressively advances to third on the hit. Leo Niehaus strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Boston Billy Thuman strikes out. Mark Barnhart doubles to center field. Billy Knapp grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mark Barnhart advances to third on the play. Carlos Whitcher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Danny Parker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Mike Wood flies out to the center fielder. Bob Earley strikes out. Ken Jones walks. Jonathan Murphy flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners LOB: 7 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Mark Barnhart (20).3B - Ross Scott (8), Vance Doyle (3).HR - Billy Thuman (20), Carlos Whitcher (13).GIDP - Mark Barnhart. Baserunning: SB - Coot Cox (27), Billy Knapp (21).CS - Billy Thuman (7). Fielding: E - Hub Bubser, Ross Scott.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Randy Chiti improves in arm Joe Messenger improves in speed Park Marzano did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Del Torgeson did not respond to coaching in range Park Marzano did not respond to coaching in CF
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: John Burns improves in power_vs_lefty Juice Brantley improves in contact_vs_lefty Scot Howe improves in power_vs_righty Jason Purdy did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jason Purdy did not respond to coaching in 3B