Win: Carl Monbouquette (1-1) Loss: Junji Narita (1-1)
Save: Ed Hanford (2)
Inning: 1 Boston Junji Narita pitching. Billy Knapp walks. Coot Cox walks. Ross Scott pops out to the third baseman. Carlos Whitcher grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Knapp advances to third on the play. Coot Cox advances to second on the play. Fred Pitlock singles to left field. Billy Knapp scores. Coot Cox is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Carl Monbouquette pitching. Ed MacGamwell strikes out. Jason Purdy hits an infield single to the second baseman. Henry Pena flies out to the left fielder. Barney Piechota grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Jason Purdy is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Mike Borkowski hits a home run. Ben Somerville comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hugh Wood singles to right field. Hugh Wood steals second. Hub Bubser walks. Carl Monbouquette fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Carl Monbouquette grounds out to the second baseman. Hugh Wood advances to third on the play. Hub Bubser advances to second on the play. Billy Knapp singles to left field. Hugh Wood scores. Hub Bubser scores. B.J. Lerch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Coot Cox walks. Ross Scott walks. Carlos Whitcher grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Paul Baird flies out to the right fielder. Ken Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Wood singles to center field. Harold Knox walks. B.J. Lerch flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Boston Fred Pitlock singles to right field. Fred Pitlock steals second. Mike Borkowski grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Pitlock advances to third on the play. Hugh Wood strikes out. Hub Bubser strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Ed MacGamwell grounds out to the pitcher. Jason Purdy strikes out. Henry Pena hits a home run. Barney Piechota strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Carl Monbouquette flies out to the center fielder. Billy Knapp walks. Coot Cox walks. Brad Ketchum comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ross Scott strikes out. Carlos Whitcher singles to center field. Billy Knapp scores. Coot Cox advances to third on the hit. Fred Pitlock pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Paul Baird flies out to the left fielder. Ken Jones strikes out. Mike Wood singles to right field. Harold Knox grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Mike Borkowski singles to left field. Hugh Wood grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Hub Bubser grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Brad Ketchum flies out to the center fielder. Ed MacGamwell singles to center field. Jason Purdy flies out to the center fielder. Henry Pena strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Carl Monbouquette strikes out. Billy Knapp doubles to left field. Coot Cox grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Knapp advances to third on the play. Ross Scott flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Barney Piechota singles to left field. Paul Baird singles to left field. Ken Jones flies out to the left fielder. Mike Wood strikes out. Harold Knox strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Boston Carlos Whitcher grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Pitlock flies out to the center fielder. Mike Borkowski grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Brad Ketchum grounds out to the second baseman. Ed MacGamwell singles to left field. Jason Purdy flies out to the right fielder. Henry Pena singles past the third baseman. Ed MacGamwell advances to third on the hit. Barney Piechota strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Boston Hugh Wood strikes out. Hub Bubser flies out to the center fielder. Roy Rogers is pinch hitting for Carl Monbouquette. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Roy Rogers grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Danny Parker pitching. Paul Baird flies out to the center fielder. Leo Niehaus is pinch hitting for Ken Jones. Leo Niehaus walks. Mike Wood strikes out. Tom Hillegas is pinch hitting for Harold Knox. Tom Hillegas grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Billy Knapp flies out to the center fielder. Coot Cox grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Ross Scott flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Mickey Grissom is pinch hitting for Brad Ketchum. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mickey Grissom doubles to left field. Ed MacGamwell walks. Ed Hanford comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jason Purdy singles to right field. Mickey Grissom scores. Ed MacGamwell advances to third on the hit. Henry Pena grounds out to the second baseman. Ed MacGamwell scores. Jason Purdy advances to second on the play. Barney Piechota grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Baird flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners LOB: 7 Minnesota total runners LOB: 11
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Del Torgeson improves in range Eddie Wieghaus did not respond to coaching in velocity William Denehy improves in range Keith Izquierdo did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Park Marzano improves in CF
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tony Garland did not respond to coaching in control Ernie Byrnes did not respond to coaching in velocity Tony Garland did not respond to coaching in velocity Kitty Deitrick did not respond to coaching in velocity