Win: Cooper Povey (7-10) Loss: Joe Christmas (3-8)
Save: Kuniaki Suzuki (20)
Inning: 1 Boston Joe Christmas pitching. John Miles strikes out. Paul Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Giggie strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Cooper Povey pitching. Frank Polivka grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Moeller pops out to the second baseman. Herm Schalk flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Ray Murphy grounds out to the shortstop. Danny Cochran flies out to the left fielder. Gary Easterday walks. Mark Cerutti flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bob Smith walks. Bob Smith is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Carroll Diaz strikes out. Aaron Robinson hits a home run. Reggie Flannery strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Augie Slaughter lines out to the pitcher. Cooper Povey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Miles pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Gerald Magnuson grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Christmas pops out to the first baseman. Frank Polivka grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Paul Jones singles to right field. Bill Giggie grounds out to the catcher. Paul Jones advances to second on the play. Ray Murphy triples. Paul Jones scores. Danny Cochran walks. Gary Easterday grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ray Murphy scores. Danny Cochran advances to second on the play. Mark Cerutti strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Roy Moeller doubles to left field. Roy Moeller is out trying to steal third. Herm Schalk doubles to center field. Bob Smith singles to right field. Herm Schalk scores. Carroll Diaz hits a home run. Bob Smith scores. Aaron Robinson strikes out. Reggie Flannery singles to right field. Gerald Magnuson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Augie Slaughter grounds out to the third baseman. Cooper Povey flies out to the center fielder. John Miles strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Joe Christmas pops out to the shortstop. Frank Polivka flies out to the left fielder. Roy Moeller singles to left field. Herm Schalk strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Paul Jones singles to left field. Bill Giggie singles to right field. Ray Murphy strikes out. Danny Cochran doubles past the center fielder. Paul Jones scores. Bill Giggie uses his aggressiveness and scores. Gary Easterday singles to center field. Danny Cochran scores. Mac Schemanske comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mark Cerutti singles to center field. Gary Easterday advances to third on the hit. Augie Slaughter strikes out. Steve Walker is pinch hitting for Cooper Povey. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Steve Walker doubles to left field. Gary Easterday scores. Mark Cerutti uses his aggressiveness and scores. John Miles singles to right field. Steve Walker scores. Rudy Busby comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Paul Jones walks. Bill Giggie singles to right field. John Miles scores. Paul Jones is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Bill Oldham pitching. Bob Smith strikes out. Carroll Diaz flies out to the center fielder. Aaron Robinson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Ray Murphy strikes out. Danny Cochran grounds out to the shortstop. Gary Easterday flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Reggie Flannery walks. Gerald Magnuson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Mike Doby is pinch hitting for Rudy Busby. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mike Doby grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Don Schultz pitching. Mark Cerutti grounds out to the third baseman. Pete Owen is pinch hitting for Augie Slaughter. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Pete Owen strikes out. Travis Magee is pinch hitting for Bill Oldham. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Travis Magee flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Danel Mestre pitching. Frank Polivka doubles to center field. Dave Sheridan is pinch hitting for Roy Moeller. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dave Sheridan singles to left field. Frank Polivka is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Dave Sheridan steals second. Herm Schalk hits a home run. Dave Sheridan scores. John Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Smith hits a home run. John Walker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Carroll Diaz flies out to the right fielder. Aaron Robinson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston John Miles grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Giggie walks. Ray Murphy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Kuniaki Suzuki comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Reggie Flannery singles to right field. Gerald Magnuson grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Reggie Flannery is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe Kinslow is pinch hitting for Don Schultz. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Joe Kinslow grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners LOB: 4 Minnesota total runners LOB: 2
Batting:2B - Frank Polivka (20), Roy Moeller (17), Herm Schalk (7).HR - Herm Schalk (11), Bob Smith (17), Carroll Diaz (7), Aaron Robinson (17).GIDP - Gerald Magnuson, Joe Kinslow. Baserunning: SB - Dave Sheridan (4).CS - Roy Moeller (5), Bob Smith (2).
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Carlos Leon did not respond to coaching in velocity Jarrod Sutherland did not respond to coaching in arm Eddie Brantley improves in power_vs_lefty Cecil Revenig improves in power_vs_righty Ron Jones did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Cecil Revenig improves in contact_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: Dutch Ellingsen did not respond to coaching in control Larry Knoblauch improves in power_vs_lefty Walt Richert did not respond to coaching in control Alan Miller did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bud Romanick improves in range Dutch Ellingsen improves in control Shawn Doheny did not respond to coaching in 3B