Inning: 1 Boston Fred Oakes pitching. John Brown singles in front of the left fielder. Benny Black grounds into a force play to the pitcher. John Brown is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Fred Thompson walks. Mort Medwick grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Al Buchanan pitching. Karl Fields grounds out to the shortstop. Carl Hernandez flies out to the center fielder. Bert Dunham singles to left field. Bill DeMiller flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Aurelio Griffith strikes out. Steve Kopf grounds out to the shortstop. Boots Ontiveros singles to left field. Mickey Abreu flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Denny Mora walks. Mike Harris grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Dan Ragland grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Al Buchanan grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! John Brown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Benny Black grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Mul Lasher walks. Fred Oakes lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Karl Fields walks. Carl Hernandez walks. Bert Dunham grounds out to the shortstop. Mul Lasher scores. Karl Fields advances to third on the play. Carl Hernandez advances to second on the play. Bill DeMiller grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston Fred Thompson strikes out. Mort Medwick singles to center field. Aurelio Griffith flies out to the left fielder. Steve Kopf flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Denny Mora walks. Mike Harris walks. Dan Ragland singles to center field. Denny Mora is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Mike Harris advances to third on the play. Mul Lasher strikes out. Fred Oakes strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Boston Boots Ontiveros flies out to the center fielder. Mickey Abreu grounds out to the third baseman. Al Buchanan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Karl Fields strikes out. Carl Hernandez singles to left field. Bert Dunham strikes out. Bill DeMiller grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston John Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Benny Black grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Thompson walks. Fred Thompson steals second. Mort Medwick walks. Aurelio Griffith grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Fred Thompson is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Denny Mora grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Harris walks. Dan Ragland singles to left field. Mul Lasher strikes out. Fred Oakes grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Boston Steve Kopf lines out to the shortstop. Boots Ontiveros singles past the second baseman. Mickey Abreu flies out to the left fielder. Jimmy Malloy is pinch hitting for Al Buchanan. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Jimmy Malloy reached on a fielding error by Mul Lasher. John Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota George Jackson pitching. Karl Fields strikes out. Carl Hernandez grounds out to the shortstop. Bert Dunham doubles to right field. Bert Dunham steals third. Bill DeMiller grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Benny Black hits a home run. Fred Thompson flies out to the left fielder. Mort Medwick flies out to the right fielder. Aurelio Griffith singles to center field. Steve Kopf pops out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Denny Mora pops out to the third baseman. Mike Harris grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Ragland doubles to right field. Mul Lasher grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Boots Ontiveros flies out to the center fielder. Mickey Abreu walks. Guillermo LaRocca is pinch hitting for George Jackson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Guillermo LaRocca singles past the third baseman. Ron Reisling 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. John Brown walks. Benny Black grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Roy Gordon pitching. Red Zuber is pinch hitting for Ron Reisling. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Red Zuber grounds out to the third baseman. Karl Fields hits a home run. Boston total runners left on base: 10 Minnesota total runners left on base: 10
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Steve Lopez improves in contact_vs_righty Adrian Blank improves in contact_vs_lefty Kevin Wallace did not respond to coaching in endurance Dick Crider improves in contact_vs_lefty Adam Shannon did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Rick McMullen did not respond to coaching in control
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Bowler improves in range Joe Bowler improves in power_vs_lefty Larry Renick improves in range Ramon Ruether did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dave Smith improves in contact_vs_righty Alex Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in velocity