Win: Ed Quinn (1-1) Loss: Cliff Colborn (1-4)
Save: Pat Ricketts (3)
Inning: 1 Boston Eddie Mendoza pitching. Chet Cater grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Doster flies out to the center fielder. Paul Gick flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Cliff Colborn pitching. Gino Hill singles to left field. Marty Caulfield grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gino Hill advances to second on the play. Ron Hartung grounds out to the shortstop. Hugh Iott grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Frank Wieghaus strikes out. Quilvio Barton pops out to the third baseman. Ned Carnett walks. Al Bockman grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ned Carnett is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Yasufumi Ochiai grounds out to the third baseman. Con Wheeler strikes out. Eric Santana singles to center field. Juan Karmen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Jimmy Fuentes flies out to the left fielder. Cliff Colborn grounds out to the shortstop. Chet Cater singles to left field. Bob Doster grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Chet Cater is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Eddie Mendoza strikes out. Gino Hill grounds out to the third baseman. Marty Caulfield singles to right field. Ron Hartung singles past the second baseman. Marty Caulfield advances to third on the hit. Hugh Iott pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston Paul Gick strikes out. Frank Wieghaus grounds out to the third baseman. Quilvio Barton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Yasufumi Ochiai grounds out to the third baseman. Con Wheeler flies out to the right fielder. Eric Santana grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Ned Carnett walks. Al Bockman walks. Jimmy Fuentes lines out to the third baseman. Cliff Colborn lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Chet Cater flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Juan Karmen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Yamil Torriente is pinch hitting for Eddie Mendoza. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Yamil Torriente grounds out to the second baseman. Gino Hill singles past the first baseman. Marty Caulfield pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Ed Quinn pitching. Bob Doster flies out to the right fielder. Paul Gick doubles to center field. Frank Wieghaus singles to left field. Quilvio Barton lines out to the third baseman. Ned Carnett strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Ron Hartung singles to left field. Hugh Iott hits a home run. Ron Hartung scores. Yasufumi Ochiai flies out to the right fielder. Con Wheeler grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Eric Santana grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Al Bockman strikes out. Jimmy Fuentes grounds out to the second baseman. Cliff Colborn pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Juan Karmen lines out to the third baseman. Jim Taylor is pinch hitting for Ed Quinn. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Jim Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Gino Hill grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Pat Ricketts pitching. Chet Cater flies out to the left fielder. Bob Doster strikes out. Paul Gick grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Marty Caulfield strikes out. Ron Hartung grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hugh Iott singles to left field. Hugh Iott steals second. Aubrey Stapleton 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. Yasufumi Ochiai strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Frank Wieghaus walks. Quilvio Barton singles to left field. Frank Wieghaus advances to third on the hit. Ned Carnett pops out to the shortstop. Al Bockman strikes out. Jimmy Fuentes strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Boston total runners left on base: 8 Minnesota total runners left on base: 6
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Scott Walsh improves in contact_vs_lefty Neil Burkett improves in velocity Fred Nixon did not respond to coaching in speed Dizzy Heilmann improves in power_vs_righty Scott Walsh improves in CF
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tim Besana improves in control Mickey Retzer improves in contact_vs_lefty Pat Heving did not respond to coaching in control Pat Heving improves in control