Win: Bobby Pagliaroni (20-5) Loss: Silver Rodriguez (9-17)
Save: Ray Strittmatter (39)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Silver Rodriguez pitching. Toby Kamm strikes out. Hans Ullrich grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Polanco grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Boston Bobby Pagliaroni pitching. Andy Barry grounds out to the third baseman. Todd Smiley grounds out to the shortstop. Carl Bailey doubles past the third baseman. Hiroomi Yata strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Hugh Riles singles past the first baseman. Joe Boyd flies out to the right fielder. Joe Korwan singles to center field. Jack Purdy singles to center field. Hugh Riles scores. Joe Korwan advances to third on the hit. Turner Miller pops out to the first baseman. Bobby Pagliaroni flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Boston Bob Lavan singles to right field. Larry Coffman grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Bob Lavan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Larry Coffman steals second. Pat McHenry singles to center field. Larry Coffman scores. Harry Davenport grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Pat McHenry is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Silver Rodriguez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Toby Kamm pops out to the catcher. Hans Ullrich singles to right field. Joe Polanco flies out to the right fielder. Hugh Riles walks. Joe Boyd bunts for a base hit. Joe Korwan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Boston Andy Barry pops out to the second baseman. Todd Smiley singles in front of the center fielder. Todd Smiley steals second. Carl Bailey flies out to the center fielder. Hiroomi Yata pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jack Purdy grounds out to the shortstop. Turner Miller pops out to the shortstop. Bobby Pagliaroni strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Bob Lavan grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Coffman grounds out to the second baseman. Pat McHenry doubles to center field. Harry Davenport strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Toby Kamm lines out to the shortstop. Hans Ullrich triples. Joe Polanco pops out to the first baseman. Hugh Riles strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Silver Rodriguez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Andy Barry grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Todd Smiley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Joe Boyd grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Korwan flies out to the center fielder. Jack Purdy singles to left field. Turner Miller flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Carl Bailey reached on a fielding error by Hans Ullrich. Carl Bailey is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Hiroomi Yata grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Lavan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Scott Crow is pinch hitting for Bobby Pagliaroni. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Scott Crow singles to left field. Toby Kamm singles to center field. Scott Crow advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Hans Ullrich grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Toby Kamm advances to second on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Joe Polanco grounds out to the third baseman. Hugh Riles singles to center field. Scott Crow scores. Toby Kamm scores. Hugh Riles steals second. Joe Boyd flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Clayton Davison pitching. Larry Coffman flies out to the center fielder. Pat McHenry strikes out. Harry Davenport strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Joe Korwan grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jack Purdy grounds out to the shortstop. Turner Miller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Silver Rodriguez singles to left field. Andy Barry strikes out. Todd Smiley singles to center field. Silver Rodriguez is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Todd Smiley is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Jamey Atkins is pinch hitting for Clayton Davison. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Jamey Atkins strikes out. Toby Kamm flies out to the left fielder. Hans Ullrich reached on a fielding error by Bob Lavan. Joe Polanco flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Ray Strittmatter pitching. Carl Bailey flies out to the right fielder. Hiroomi Yata singles to left field. Bob Lavan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Hiroomi Yata is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bob Lavan steals second. Larry Coffman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 9 Boston total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Carl Bailey (25), Pat McHenry (18). Baserunning: SB - Todd Smiley (6), Bob Lavan (21), Larry Coffman (26).CS - Todd Smiley (5), Carl Bailey (31). Fielding: E - Bob Lavan.
Game Notes Bobby Pagliaroni is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill James improves in range Monty Brink improves in speed John Villone improves in velocity Hal Muir improves in power_vs_righty
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Kurt Erickson did not respond to coaching in velocity Curt Williams did not respond to coaching in arm Ken Bailes did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ken Bailes did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bill Knox did not respond to coaching in C