Win: Heinie Ryan (9-6) Loss: Del Harris (7-12)
Save: Mike Serad (33)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Del Harris pitching. Cornelius Marsh singles to right field. Pete Weir singles to left field. Cornelius Marsh advances to third on the hit. Monte Karger strikes out. Dick Siebern strikes out. Marty Kiley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Boston Heinie Ryan pitching. Alex Johnson hits an infield single to the second baseman. Sam Downs grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Alex Johnson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Sam Downs steals second. Jim Beckwith throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Jeff Marshall flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Sam Downs scores. Jack Hammer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bill Harris singles to left field. Tom Foulke grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jim Beckwith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Ed Brittain flies out to the left fielder. Dave Dietzel strikes out. Fausto Warhop singles to left field. Bob Boyd strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Heinie Ryan strikes out. Cornelius Marsh hits an infield single to the pitcher. Pete Weir grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Cornelius Marsh is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Monte Karger grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Pete Weir is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Del Harris flies out to the right fielder. Alex Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Sam Downs flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Dick Siebern strikes out. Marty Kiley grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Harris hits a home run. Tom Foulke pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Jeff Marshall strikes out. Jack Hammer flies out to the right fielder. Ed Brittain flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Jim Beckwith grounds out to the shortstop. Heinie Ryan grounds out to the shortstop. Cornelius Marsh flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Dave Dietzel strikes out. Fausto Warhop singles to left field. Bob Boyd strikes out. Del Harris grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Fausto Warhop is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Pete Weir pops out to the shortstop. Monte Karger flies out to the center fielder. Dick Siebern singles to center field. Marty Kiley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Alex Johnson strikes out. Sam Downs doubles to right field. Jeff Marshall singles to center field. Sam Downs scores. Jeff Marshall steals second. Jack Hammer flies out to the center fielder. Ed Brittain grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Bill Harris walks. Tom Foulke flies out to the left fielder. Jim Beckwith grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Karl Mangual is pinch hitting for Dave Dietzel. Karl Mangual hits an infield single to the shortstop. Karl Mangual steals second. Fausto Warhop grounds out to the third baseman. Cy Silvera is pinch hitting for Bob Boyd. Cy Silvera flies out to the right fielder. Del Harris strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Will Kowitz enters the game as a defensive replacement for Cy Silvera at LF. Spike Thornton is pinch hitting for Heinie Ryan. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Spike Thornton singles past the shortstop. Cornelius Marsh triples. Spike Thornton scores. The defense is playing the infield in. Erik Schmit 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 3rd. Pete Weir flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Cornelius Marsh scores. Monte Karger grounds out to the pitcher. Dick Siebern flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Stan Knisely pitching. Alex Johnson walks. Sam Downs flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Marshall flies out to the center fielder. Jack Hammer pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Marty Kiley singles to left field. Bill Harris strikes out. Tom Foulke pops out to the third baseman. Jim Beckwith hits a home run. Marty Kiley scores. Merito Miklos comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jerry Baney is pinch hitting for Stan Knisely. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jerry Baney strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Mike Serad pitching. Ed Brittain singles to center field. Ed Brittain is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Karl Mangual strikes out. Fausto Warhop grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 4 Boston total runners LOB: 5
Game Notes Spike Thornton is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jeff Bergman improves in power_vs_righty Tripp Castilla did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Al Tuttle improves in contact_vs_lefty Kirtley Gonzalez did not respond to coaching in speed
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Scott McVey did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bronson Wills improves in range Cal Walsh did not respond to coaching in velocity Chick McKean did not respond to coaching in velocity