Win: Nino Rosenthal (11-11) Loss: Mac Schemanske (11-6)
Save: John Wells (2)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Nino Rosenthal pitching. Topper Carney strikes out. Roy Moeller walks. Herm Schalk grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Roy Moeller is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Aaron Robinson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Boston Mac Schemanske pitching. John Miles strikes out. Jarrod Sutherland singles to right field. Bill Giggie strikes out. Corey Miller reached on a 2-base throwing error by Aaron Robinson. Ron Jones hits an infield single to the pitcher. Jarrod Sutherland scores. Steve Walker singles to center field. Corey Miller scores. Ron Jones advances to third on the hit. Marsh Canizaro singles to center field. Ron Jones scores. Steve Walker advances to third on the hit. Kyson Suh singles to right field. Steve Walker scores. Marsh Canizaro advances to third on the hit. Nino Rosenthal singles to left field. Marsh Canizaro scores. John Miles strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bob Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Reggie Flannery grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Kinslow walks. Moonlight Blyzka grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Joe Kinslow is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Jarrod Sutherland grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Giggie singles to right field. Corey Miller grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Mac Schemanske strikes out. Topper Carney singles to right field. Roy Moeller strikes out. Herm Schalk singles to right field. Topper Carney advances to third on the hit. Aaron Robinson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Boston Ron Jones singles to left field. Steve Walker strikes out. Ron Jones is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Marsh Canizaro flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bob Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Reggie Flannery flies out to the center fielder. Joe Kinslow walks. Moonlight Blyzka grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joe Kinslow is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Kyson Suh flies out to the left fielder. Nino Rosenthal walks. John Miles singles past the second baseman. Jarrod Sutherland pops out to the first baseman. Bill Giggie strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Mac Schemanske strikes out. Topper Carney flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Roy Moeller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Corey Miller strikes out. Ron Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Walker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Herm Schalk flies out to the left fielder. Aaron Robinson grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Smith singles to center field. Reggie Flannery grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Marsh Canizaro singles to center field. Kyson Suh grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Marsh Canizaro is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Nino Rosenthal fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Nino Rosenthal grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Joe Kinslow grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Kilduff is pinch hitting for Moonlight Blyzka. George Kilduff grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Paul Bowie is pinch hitting for Mac Schemanske. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Paul Bowie strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Dave Schlitzer pitching. Larry Knoblauch enters the game as a defensive replacement for George Kilduff at C. John Miles singles in front of the center fielder. Jarrod Sutherland grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Sam Schupp is pinch hitting for Bill Giggie. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Sam Schupp singles to center field. Roberto Craig is pinch hitting for Corey Miller. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Roberto Craig strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Topper Carney grounds out to the pitcher. Dave Sheridan is pinch hitting for Roy Moeller. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dave Sheridan grounds out to the third baseman. Herm Schalk strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Ron Jones singles to center field. Gary Easterday is pinch hitting for Steve Walker. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gary Easterday flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Marsh Canizaro grounds out to the shortstop. Ron Jones advances to second on the play. Frank Thompson is pinch hitting for Kyson Suh. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Frank Thompson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Aaron Robinson flies out to the center fielder. Bob Smith flies out to the center fielder. Reggie Flannery hits a home run. Joe Kinslow singles to left field. Larry Knoblauch singles to center field. Joe Kinslow advances to third on the hit. John Wells comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Luis Charlton is pinch hitting for Dave Schlitzer. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Luis Charlton hits a home run. Joe Kinslow scores. Larry Knoblauch scores. Topper Carney walks. Dave Sheridan grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Topper Carney is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 7 Boston total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes John Wells is injured and is expected to be out 49 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Alan Miller did not respond to coaching in arm Tim Lyons did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dutch Ellingsen did not respond to coaching in velocity Bud Romanick improves in arm Marty Anderson did not respond to coaching in speed Tim Lyons did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Marty Anderson improves in 2B
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Eddie Brantley improves in contact_vs_lefty Jim Causey did not respond to coaching in velocity Cecil Revenig did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Terry Parnham improves in range Al Hansen did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Gil Konerko improves in contact_vs_lefty Al Hansen did not respond to coaching in C