Win: Joe Christmas (13-10) Loss: Jumbo Eaton (3-14)
Inning: 1 Boston Joe Christmas pitching. John Miles strikes out. Marsh Canizaro flies out to the right fielder. Bill Giggie reached on a fielding error by Frank Polivka. Ray Murphy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Jumbo Eaton pitching. Bill Smith reached on a 2-base throwing error by Mark Cerutti. Bob Smith strikes out. Aaron Robinson grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Smith advances to third on the play. Carroll Diaz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Danny Cochran hits an infield single to the pitcher. Gary Easterday flies out to the right fielder. Mark Cerutti grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Danny Cochran is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Augie Slaughter singles to right field. Mark Cerutti advances to third on the hit. Jumbo Eaton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota George Kilduff grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Polivka singles to right field. Ody Herrin lines out to the second baseman. Moonlight Blyzka grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston John Miles grounds out to the second baseman. Marsh Canizaro grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Giggie grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Joe Christmas strikes out. Bill Smith singles in front of the right fielder. Bob Smith walks. Aaron Robinson reached on a 2-base fielding error by Ray Murphy. Bill Smith scores. Carroll Diaz lines out to the second baseman. George Kilduff singles to center field. Bob Smith scores. Aaron Robinson scores. George Kilduff steals second. Frank Polivka strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Ray Murphy grounds out to the shortstop. Danny Cochran pops out to the first baseman. Gary Easterday grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Ody Herrin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Moonlight Blyzka strikes out. Joe Christmas lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Mark Cerutti strikes out. Augie Slaughter pops out to the first baseman. Jumbo Eaton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Bill Smith singles to right field. Bob Smith hits a home run. Bill Smith scores. Aaron Robinson singles to center field. Aaron Robinson steals second. Bernardo Cooke 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. Carroll Diaz singles to center field. Aaron Robinson scores. George Kilduff grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Carroll Diaz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Frank Polivka strikes out. George Kilduff steals second. Ody Herrin walks. Roy Moeller is pinch hitting for Moonlight Blyzka. Roy Moeller walks. Joe Christmas pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Boston Larry Knoblauch enters the game as a defensive replacement for Roy Moeller at C. John Miles flies out to the center fielder. Marsh Canizaro grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Giggie singles to left field. Ray Murphy grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Giggie is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Bill Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Aaron Robinson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Danny Cochran singles to right field. Gary Easterday hits a home run. Danny Cochran scores. Mark Cerutti singles to center field. Pete Owen is pinch hitting for Augie Slaughter. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mark Cerutti steals second. Pete Owen flies out to the right fielder. Steve Walker is pinch hitting for Bernardo Cooke. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Steve Walker strikes out. John Miles walks. Marsh Canizaro grounds into a force play to the shortstop. John Miles is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Danel Mestre pitching. Carroll Diaz singles to left field. George Kilduff grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Carroll Diaz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Frank Polivka grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Kilduff advances to second on the play. Ody Herrin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Bill Giggie flies out to the left fielder. Ray Murphy flies out to the center fielder. Danny Cochran grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Larry Knoblauch strikes out. Reggie Flannery is pinch hitting for Joe Christmas. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Reggie Flannery strikes out. Bill Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Luis Floyd pitching. Gary Easterday grounds out to the pitcher. Mark Cerutti flies out to the center fielder. Pete Owen grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners left on base: 6 Minnesota total runners left on base: 7
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Al Hansen improves in power_vs_righty Sam Schupp did not respond to coaching in arm Jack Jones did not respond to coaching in velocity Roberto Craig improves in contact_vs_lefty Cooper Povey did not respond to coaching in control Jarrod Sutherland improves in power_vs_righty Al Hansen did not respond to coaching in C
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Shawn Doheny improves in range Floyd Pytlak did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Paul Felderman did not respond to coaching in velocity Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Sal MacCormack did not respond to coaching in 3B