Win: Leo Mahaffey (1-0) Loss: Butch Cassidy (6-3)
Save: Pedro Pascal (9)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Ed Whaling pitching. Placido Polanco grounds out to the pitcher. Neal Bodie grounds out to the second baseman. Alex Reis singles to right field. Bob Wohlford grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Boston Ferguson Jenkins pitching. Johnny Redman doubles to center field. Joe Lumpe flies out to the left fielder. Kenny Cruze pops out to the second baseman. Hunter White strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Cliff Shindle flies out to the left fielder. Bill Walton grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Saltzgaver strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Rance Colter walks. Johnny McDonald walks. Ed Moore walks. Raffi Devers walks. Rance Colter scores. Ed Whaling grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Johnny McDonald scores. Ed Moore advances to third on the play. Johnny Redman grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Herm Hafey strikes out. Ferguson Jenkins strikes out. Placido Polanco doubles to left field. Neal Bodie flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Joe Lumpe singles to right field. Joe Lumpe steals second. Kenny Cruze flies out to the center fielder. Hunter White singles to right field. Joe Lumpe scores. Rance Colter pops out to the second baseman. Hunter White steals second. Johnny McDonald flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Alex Reis grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Wohlford strikes out. Cliff Shindle singles in front of the center fielder. Bill Walton singles to center field. Cliff Shindle advances to third on the hit. Bill Walton is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Ed Moore strikes out. Raffi Devers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Ed Whaling strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Bill Saltzgaver hits an infield single to the pitcher. Herm Hafey grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Saltzgaver is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ferguson Jenkins fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ferguson Jenkins grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Johnny Redman grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Lumpe flies out to the left fielder. Kenny Cruze pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Placido Polanco flies out to the right fielder. Neal Bodie flies out to the right fielder. Alex Reis singles to right field. Alex Reis steals second. Bob Wohlford flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Hunter White strikes out. Rance Colter walks. Johnny McDonald grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Rance Colter is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ed Moore singles to left field. Johnny McDonald advances to third on the hit. Raffi Devers singles to center field. Johnny McDonald scores. Ed Whaling flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Cliff Shindle singles to center field. Marty Boone is pinch hitting for Bill Walton. Marty Boone hits a home run. Cliff Shindle scores. Tank Hilbert is pinch hitting for Bill Saltzgaver. Tank Hilbert doubles to right field. Herm Hafey strikes out. Johnny Pickett is pinch hitting for Ferguson Jenkins. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Johnny Pickett flies out to the left fielder. Placido Polanco pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Dickie Noles pitching. Johnny Redman grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Lumpe flies out to the center fielder. Kenny Cruze grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Wheezer Chappell enters the game as a defensive replacement for Johnny Redman at SS. Neal Bodie grounds out to the second baseman. Alex Reis walks. Bob Wohlford flies out to the right fielder. Jose Masters 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 1st. Alex Reis steals second. Cliff Shindle singles to left field. Alex Reis scores. Cliff Shindle steals second. Marty Boone singles to left field. Cliff Shindle scores. Tank Hilbert lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Hunter White singles to center field. Rance Colter strikes out. Johnny McDonald pops out to the third baseman. Ed Moore walks. Raffi Devers hits an infield single to the pitcher. Sandy Dennis is pinch hitting for Jose Masters. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Sandy Dennis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Minnesota Butch Cassidy pitching. Herm Hafey flies out to the center fielder. Bill Miller is pinch hitting for Dickie Noles. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Miller strikes out. Placido Polanco strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Leo Mahaffey pitching. Wheezer Chappell strikes out. Joe Lumpe grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Kenny Cruze singles to center field. Hunter White grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Kenny Cruze is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Minnesota Neal Bodie doubles to right field. Alex Reis pops out to the shortstop. Bob Wohlford is hit by a pitch. Mike Sanders comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Cliff Shindle strikes out. Marty Boone singles to right field. Neal Bodie scores. Bob Wohlford advances to third on the hit. Tank Hilbert walks. Herm Hafey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 10 Boston Keith Pardo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Rance Colter walks. Johnny McDonald grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Rance Colter is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Johnny McDonald is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Ed Moore doubles to left field. Pedro Pascal comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Raffi Devers strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 9 Boston total runners LOB: 10
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Stan Bell did not respond to coaching in control Wally Ostdiek improves in contact_vs_lefty Dave Harris did not respond to coaching in velocity Mel Oberlin improves in arm Luke Such did not respond to coaching in C
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rod Williams did not respond to coaching in control Donk Riley did not respond to coaching in speed Wilyer Abreau did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Steve Hendrix did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Moose Ryder improves in LF