Inning: 1 Minnesota Al Buchanan pitching. Karl Fields flies out to the left fielder. Carl Hernandez flies out to the center fielder. Bert Dunham strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Boston Marius Whaley pitching. John Brown pops out to the second baseman. Benny Black lines out to the shortstop. Ced Arlich singles to right field. Guillermo LaRocca singles to center field. Ced Arlich advances to third on the hit. John Meine walks. Mickey Abreu strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bill DeMiller strikes out. Denny Mora grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Harris walks. Dan Ragland grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mike Harris is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Adrian Blank pops out to the second baseman. Phil Justice hits an infield single to the third baseman. Al Buchanan lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. John Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Mul Lasher grounds out to the shortstop. Marius Whaley singles past the second baseman. Karl Fields grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Marius Whaley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Carl Hernandez hits a home run. Karl Fields scores. Bert Dunham strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Benny Black singles to center field. Ced Arlich doubles to left field. Benny Black uses his aggressiveness and scores. Guillermo LaRocca singles to left field. Ced Arlich scores. John Meine triples. Guillermo LaRocca scores. Mickey Abreu strikes out. Adrian Blank walks. Phil Justice flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, John Meine scores. Al Buchanan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Adrian Blank is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bill DeMiller hits a home run. Denny Mora singles to left field. Mike Harris flies out to the left fielder. Dan Ragland grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Denny Mora advances to second on the play. Mul Lasher grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston John Brown singles past the second baseman. Bill Jester comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Benny Black flies out to the right fielder. Ced Arlich walks. Guillermo LaRocca strikes out. John Meine strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Bill Jester singles to right field. Karl Fields flies out to the center fielder. Carl Hernandez walks. Bert Dunham flies out to the center fielder. Bill DeMiller walks. Denny Mora hits a home run. Bill Jester scores. Carl Hernandez scores. Bill DeMiller scores. Shinji Iwasaki comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Harris strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Mickey Abreu singles to center field. Adrian Blank walks. Phil Justice hits an infield single to the shortstop. Shinji Iwasaki strikes out. John Brown singles to left field. Mickey Abreu scores. Nolan Briggs comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Benny Black singles to left field. Adrian Blank scores. Phil Justice scores. John Brown advances to third on the hit. Ced Arlich singles to left field. John Brown scores. Guillermo LaRocca grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Benny Black advances to third on the play. Ced Arlich advances to second on the play. John Meine grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Dan Ragland singles to center field. Mul Lasher singles past the third baseman. Dan Ragland aggressively advances to third on the hit. Nolan Briggs walks. Karl Fields hits a home run. Dan Ragland scores. Mul Lasher scores. Nolan Briggs scores. George Jackson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Carl Hernandez walks. Carl Hernandez is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bert Dunham singles to center field. Bill DeMiller pops out to the shortstop. Denny Mora strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Mickey Abreu pops out to the shortstop. Adrian Blank strikes out. Phil Justice strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Mike Harris singles to right field. Dan Ragland reached on a fielding error by Benny Black. Mul Lasher is hit by a pitch. Red Zuber is pinch hitting for Nolan Briggs. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Red Zuber walks. Mike Harris scores. Kris Giles comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Karl Fields singles to left field. Dan Ragland scores. Mul Lasher scores. Red Zuber advances to third on the hit. Carl Hernandez singles to center field. Red Zuber scores. Karl Fields advances to third on the hit. Carl Hernandez steals second. Bert Dunham singles to left field. Karl Fields scores. Carl Hernandez scores. Bill DeMiller strikes out. Denny Mora grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bert Dunham advances to second on the play. Mike Harris singles to right field. Bert Dunham scores. Dan Ragland grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Les McGeary pitching. Fred Thompson is pinch hitting for Kris Giles. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Fred Thompson flies out to the left fielder. John Brown walks. Benny Black pops out to the shortstop. Ced Arlich grounds into a force play to the shortstop. John Brown is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Roy Gordon pitching. Mul Lasher grounds out to the third baseman. Jamie Zahniser is pinch hitting for Les McGeary. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jamie Zahniser flies out to the center fielder. Karl Fields triples. Carl Hernandez singles to left field. Karl Fields scores. Bert Dunham strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Ron Reisling pitching. Mort Medwick is pinch hitting for Guillermo LaRocca. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mort Medwick pops out to the shortstop. John Meine flies out to the right fielder. Mickey Abreu flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Bill DeMiller singles to left field. Denny Mora grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill DeMiller is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mike Harris grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Denny Mora is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dan Ragland grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Adrian Blank singles to right field. Phil Justice flies out to the left fielder. Aurelio Griffith is pinch hitting for Roy Gordon. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Aurelio Griffith strikes out. John Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 6 Boston total runners LOB: 11
Batting:3B - Karl Fields (5).HR - Karl Fields (16), Carl Hernandez (15), Bill DeMiller (17), Denny Mora (11).HBP - Mul Lasher (2). Baserunning: SB - Carl Hernandez (9).CS - Carl Hernandez (6).
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dax Sveum improves in power_vs_righty Dave Smith improves in range Ramon Ruether did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Al Spotts did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Al Spotts improves in arm Mike Kahn did not respond to coaching in speed
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Brack did not respond to coaching in control Russ McCarthy did not respond to coaching in speed Russ McCarthy did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Kevin Wallace did not respond to coaching in velocity Denny Johnson did not respond to coaching in control John Brack did not respond to coaching in velocity