Win: Andy Wright (5-1) Loss: Ralph Melton (4-3)
Save: Del Acosta (8)
Inning: 1 Boston Andy Wright pitching. Clayton Huntsman grounds out to the third baseman. Lee Ferrara strikes out. Chuck Taylor walks. Neal Chappelle flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Ralph Melton pitching. Dan Hildebrand singles to right field. Bob Shore walks. Phil Suppan walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Ken Butcher flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Dan Hildebrand scores. Bill Walker hits a home run. Bob Shore scores. Phil Suppan scores. George Lindsey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dusty Miller flies out to the right fielder. Zeb Hudgens strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Oyster Clemente pops out to the third baseman. Jasper Jackson strikes out. Steve Clausen flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Pat Long reached on a 2-base fielding error by Lee Ferrara. Andy Wright fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Andy Wright singles to right field. Pat Long scores. Dan Hildebrand grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Bob Shore strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Charlie Suero grounds out to the shortstop. George Lindsey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Clayton Huntsman doubles past the third baseman. Lee Ferrara doubles past the third baseman. Clayton Huntsman scores. Chuck Taylor pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Phil Suppan strikes out. Ken Butcher strikes out. Bill Walker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Neal Chappelle flies out to the center fielder. Oyster Clemente flies out to the left fielder. Jasper Jackson singles to left field. Steve Clausen walks. Charlie Suero flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Dusty Miller strikes out. Zeb Hudgens singles to center field. Pat Long grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Zeb Hudgens is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Tom Jones comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Andy Wright grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Grady Hoyt is pinch hitting for Tom Jones. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Grady Hoyt flies out to the center fielder. Clayton Huntsman lines out to the shortstop. Lee Ferrara singles to right field. Chuck Taylor singles to left field. Lee Ferrara advances to third on the hit. Neal Chappelle flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Ferdie Hodge pitching. Dan Hildebrand grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Bob Shore pops out to the first baseman. Phil Suppan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Oyster Clemente singles to left field. Jasper Jackson walks. Steve Clausen strikes out. Charlie Suero strikes out. Steve Gainer is pinch hitting for Ferdie Hodge. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Steve Gainer strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Tron Carter pitching. Ken Butcher grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bill Walker walks. Dusty Miller walks. Zeb Hudgens grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Dusty Miller is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Pat Long strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Boston Clayton Huntsman hits a home run. Lee Ferrara strikes out. Chuck Taylor grounds out to the second baseman. Neal Chappelle singles to center field. Oyster Clemente singles to right field. Neal Chappelle advances to third on the hit. Jasper Jackson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota John McCurry is pinch hitting for Andy Wright. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. John McCurry walks. Dan Hildebrand grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John McCurry advances to second on the play. Bob Shore grounds out to the second baseman. John McCurry advances to third on the play. Phil Suppan singles to right field. John McCurry scores. Bill Oertel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ken Butcher flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Jeff Roseboro pitching. Steve Clausen grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Suero singles to center field. Pedro McDonald is pinch hitting for Bill Oertel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Charlie Suero steals second. Pedro McDonald singles to left field. Charlie Suero scores. Clayton Huntsman flies out to the center fielder. Lee Ferrara grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Pedro McDonald is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Spike Sauer pitching. Bill Walker flies out to the center fielder. Dusty Miller grounds out to the third baseman. Zeb Hudgens hits an infield single to the shortstop. Pat Long flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Bob Larkin enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bill Walker at 3B. Del Acosta comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Chuck Taylor pops out to the second baseman. Neal Chappelle triples. Oyster Clemente flies out to the right fielder. Jasper Jackson hits a home run. Neal Chappelle scores. Steve Clausen grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners left on base: 11 Minnesota total runners left on base: 5
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Marv Samuels improves in contact_vs_lefty Bill Dellaero improves in range Willie Foster did not respond to coaching in endurance Draino Dranovich improves in power_vs_righty Neal Matthews did not respond to coaching in 2B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Tarrik Kalin improves in arm Tim Twentysix did not respond to coaching in velocity Tarrik Kalin improves in range Brian Harris did not respond to coaching in velocity