Win: Chien-Ming Wang (4-17) Loss: Luis W Velazquez (1-7)
Save: Todd Erdos (8)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Chien-Ming Wang pitching. Jack Kramer singles to center field. Billy Devarez grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Jack Kramer is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Billy Devarez steals second. Tomokazu T Kuzava singles to center field. Billy Devarez scores. Tomokazu T Kuzava steals second. Claude TK Estalella strikes out. Dutch K Young flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Boston Luis W Velazquez pitching. Don Bishop flies out to the center fielder. Yosbany Castillo grounds out to the third baseman. Juan Miranda strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Ox TK Cubillan lines out to the first baseman. Ike Powell strikes out. Hank T Napier strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Leon Caldwell pops out to the second baseman. Yoshio Yanagida singles to left field. Yoshio Yanagida is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bob Rodriguez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Luis W Velazquez reached on a fielding error by Leon Caldwell. Jack Kramer flies out to the right fielder. Billy Devarez flies out to the left fielder. Tomokazu T Kuzava flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Harry Bibby grounds out to the shortstop. Ken Hernandez strikes out. Chien-Ming Wang strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Claude TK Estalella flies out to the center fielder. Dutch K Young strikes out. Ox TK Cubillan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Don Bishop walks. Yosbany Castillo flies out to the left fielder. Don Bishop is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Juan Miranda grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Ike Powell grounds out to the pitcher. Hank T Napier singles to center field. Luis W Velazquez lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jack Kramer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Leon Caldwell grounds out to the second baseman. Yoshio Yanagida grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Rodriguez singles to center field. Harry Bibby strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Billy Devarez flies out to the right fielder. Tomokazu T Kuzava strikes out. Claude TK Estalella grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Ken Hernandez strikes out. Chien-Ming Wang flies out to the center fielder. Don Bishop grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Dutch K Young strikes out. Ox TK Cubillan grounds out to the second baseman. Ike Powell singles to center field. Hank T Napier grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Yosbany Castillo doubles to center field. Juan Miranda is hit by a pitch. Leon Caldwell singles to right field. The defense is playing the corners in. Yoshio Yanagida singles to left field. Yosbany Castillo scores. Juan Miranda scores. Leon Caldwell advances to third on the hit. Bob Rodriguez grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Leon Caldwell scores. Alf T Gardner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harry Bibby triples. Ken Hernandez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Chet K Daviault is pinch hitting for Alf T Gardner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Chet K Daviault strikes out. Jack Kramer flies out to the left fielder. Billy Devarez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Pinky K Womack pitching. Ryuzo Morimoto is pinch hitting for Chien-Ming Wang. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ryuzo Morimoto strikes out. Don Bishop singles to left field. Yosbany Castillo singles to right field. Juan Miranda strikes out. Leon Caldwell grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Yosbany Castillo is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Todd Erdos pitching. Tomokazu T Kuzava hits a home run. Claude TK Estalella grounds out to the pitcher. Dutch K Young flies out to the center fielder. Ox TK Cubillan doubles past the center fielder. Ike Powell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 5 Boston total runners left on base: 4
Batting:2B - Yosbany Castillo (19).3B - Harry Bibby (2).GIDP - Bob Rodriguez.HBP - Juan Miranda (2). Baserunning: CS - Don Bishop (14), Yoshio Yanagida (6). Fielding: E - Leon Caldwell.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Doc K Milacki did not respond to coaching in velocity George Paredes did not respond to coaching in control Walker Friberg improves in speed Walker Friberg improves in contact_vs_righty Ernie K Burns did not respond to coaching in 3B
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Mackinson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Joe Mackinson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bill Roche improves in power_vs_righty Carlos Warmoth improves in control Larry Green did not respond to coaching in 3B