Win: Isamu Ishii (8-5) Loss: Steve Burnside (6-4)
Save: John Young (21)
Inning: 1 Boston Isamu Ishii pitching. Billy Knapp grounds out to the shortstop. Coot Cox flies out to the left fielder. Ross Scott pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Steve Burnside pitching. Ed MacGamwell strikes out. Jason Purdy pops out to the catcher. Barney Piechota grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Carlos Whitcher hits an infield single to the pitcher. Fred Pitlock singles to right field. Carlos Whitcher advances to third on the hit. Fred Pitlock steals second. Mike Borkowski pops out to the second baseman. Hugh Wood walks. Hub Bubser grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Tim Grimsley strikes out. Richard Stark singles to center field. Paul Baird grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Richard Stark advances to second on the play. Leo Niehaus doubles to center field. Richard Stark scores. Harold Knox singles past the first baseman. Leo Niehaus scores. Isamu Ishii strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Steve Burnside strikes out. Billy Knapp grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Coot Cox pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Ed MacGamwell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jason Purdy strikes out. Barney Piechota flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Ross Scott flies out to the right fielder. Carlos Whitcher flies out to the right fielder. Fred Pitlock lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Tim Grimsley grounds out to the shortstop. Richard Stark grounds out to the pitcher. Paul Baird walks. Leo Niehaus reached on a fielding error by Mike Borkowski. Harold Knox strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Boston Mike Borkowski strikes out. Hugh Wood strikes out. Hub Bubser strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Isamu Ishii grounds out to the third baseman. Ed MacGamwell singles to center field. Jason Purdy flies out to the center fielder. Ed MacGamwell is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Steve Burnside flies out to the center fielder. Billy Knapp singles past the first baseman. Coot Cox grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Barney Piechota strikes out. Tim Grimsley grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Richard Stark grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Ross Scott grounds out to the shortstop. Carlos Whitcher walks. Fred Pitlock doubles to right field. Carlos Whitcher uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mike Borkowski grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Pitlock advances to third on the play. Hugh Wood grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Paul Baird grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Leo Niehaus singles to center field. Harold Knox singles to right field. Randy Romero 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. Isamu Ishii fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Isamu Ishii flies out to the right fielder. Ed MacGamwell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Boston Hub Bubser grounds out to the shortstop. Bert Ozuna is pinch hitting for Randy Romero. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Bert Ozuna singles to center field. Billy Knapp strikes out. Coot Cox grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Max Rondeau pitching. Jason Purdy strikes out. Barney Piechota grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tim Grimsley singles to left field. Richard Stark flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston John Young comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ross Scott pops out to the pitcher. Carlos Whitcher flies out to the right fielder. Fred Pitlock doubles to left field. Mike Borkowski strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners left on base: 5 Minnesota total runners left on base: 6
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rey Archie improves in arm Dwight Howell improves in power_vs_righty Rey Archie improves in power_vs_lefty Park Marzano did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Park Marzano did not respond to coaching in 2B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bobby Owens improves in velocity George Schwall did not respond to coaching in speed Sam Johnson improves in power_vs_righty Otto Fisher did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty