Win: Ben Somerville (1-0) Loss: Carl Monbouquette (3-2)
Save: John Young (6)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Carl Monbouquette pitching. Ed MacGamwell walks. Jason Purdy grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ed MacGamwell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tim Grimsley grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Boston Junji Narita pitching. Julio Felder strikes out. Coot Cox reached on a 2-base fielding error by Ed MacGamwell. Ross Scott flies out to the left fielder. Carlos Whitcher walks. Fred Pitlock grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Henry Pena grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Hillegas strikes out. Bob Earley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Bert Ozuna walks. Craig Javier singles to center field. Bert Ozuna advances to third on the hit. Hub Bubser strikes out. Carl Monbouquette pops out to the third baseman. Julio Felder strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Leo Niehaus grounds out to the shortstop. Harold Knox grounds out to the shortstop. Junji Narita singles to right field. Ed MacGamwell bunts for a base hit. Jason Purdy grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Boston Coot Cox singles to center field. Ross Scott grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Coot Cox advances to second on the play. Carlos Whitcher pops out to the shortstop. Fred Pitlock singles to center field. Coot Cox scores. Bert Ozuna pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Tim Grimsley strikes out. Henry Pena triples. Tom Hillegas flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Henry Pena scores. Bob Earley singles to right field. Leo Niehaus grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bob Earley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Craig Javier grounds out to the second baseman. Hub Bubser walks. Carl Monbouquette lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Julio Felder singles to right field. Hub Bubser scores. Ben Somerville comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Coot Cox flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Harold Knox flies out to the center fielder. Ben Somerville strikes out. Ed MacGamwell reached on a fielding error by Carl Monbouquette. Jason Purdy singles to center field. Ed MacGamwell advances to third on the hit. Tim Grimsley hits a home run. Ed MacGamwell scores. Jason Purdy scores. Henry Pena flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Ross Scott flies out to the center fielder. Carlos Whitcher walks. Carlos Whitcher steals second. Fred Pitlock grounds out to the shortstop. Bert Ozuna grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Tom Hillegas singles to right field. Bob Earley grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Tom Hillegas is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Leo Niehaus walks. Danny Parker 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. Harold Knox strikes out. Ben Somerville grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Boston Craig Javier flies out to the center fielder. Hub Bubser strikes out. Danny Parker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Ed MacGamwell strikes out. Jason Purdy grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Grimsley pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Roy Rogers is pinch hitting for Julio Felder. Roy Rogers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Coot Cox grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ross Scott strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Brian Guerrero enters the game as a defensive replacement for Roy Rogers at RF. Henry Pena flies out to the center fielder. Tom Hillegas strikes out. Bob Earley singles to center field. Paul Baird is pinch hitting for Leo Niehaus. Paul Baird grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bob Earley is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Carlos Whitcher strikes out. Fred Pitlock grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bert Ozuna singles to right field. Craig Javier pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Mickey Grissom is pinch hitting for Harold Knox. Mickey Grissom doubles to center field. Ken Jones is pinch hitting for Ben Somerville. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Ken Jones pops out to the third baseman. Ed MacGamwell flies out to the center fielder. Jason Purdy pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston John Young pitching. Hub Bubser walks. Danny Parker lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Hub Bubser forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Brian Guerrero grounds out to the shortstop. Danny Parker advances to second on the play. Coot Cox hits an infield single to the first baseman. Ross Scott flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7 Boston total runners LOB: 10
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: George Schwall did not respond to coaching in speed Gussie Laxton improves in range George Schwall did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Gussie Laxton did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dwight Howell improves in speed Eddie Wieghaus improves in endurance Rey Archie improves in power_vs_lefty Billy Mills improves in velocity Park Marzano did not respond to coaching in 2B