Inning: 1 Minnesota Bob Nokes pitching. Count Johnston singles to left field. Count Johnston steals second. Dee Williams flies out to the center fielder. Casey Spooner flies out to the right fielder. Rudy Jacobs pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Boston Minoru Kanazawa pitching. Alex Petoskey grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jeff Kirk walks. Russ Lyons singles to center field. Jeff Kirk advances to third on the hit. Ernie Nolan doubles to right field. Jeff Kirk scores. Bud Christopher grounds out to the third baseman. Russ Lyons scores. Ernie Nolan advances to third on the play. Joey DeMontreville grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Charlie Stanley hits a home run. Herman Shean grounds out to the shortstop. Jimmy Smith singles to left field. Wally Creek flies out to the left fielder. Minoru Kanazawa grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jimmy Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Doug Stoll grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Pujols walks. Bob Nokes lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Bill Pujols forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Alex Petoskey grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bob Nokes is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Count Johnston strikes out. Dee Williams strikes out. Casey Spooner flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Jeff Kirk flies out to the center fielder. Russ Lyons strikes out. Ernie Nolan grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Rudy Jacobs strikes out. Charlie Stanley singles to center field. Herman Shean grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Charlie Stanley is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jimmy Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Bud Christopher lines out to the third baseman. Joey DeMontreville flies out to the right fielder. Doug Stoll grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Wally Creek singles to right field. Minoru Kanazawa fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Minoru Kanazawa strikes out. Count Johnston strikes out. Dee Williams singles to right field. Casey Spooner reached on a fielding error by Ernie Nolan. Rudy Jacobs grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Boston Bill Pujols strikes out. Bob Nokes flies out to the left fielder. Alex Petoskey lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Charlie Stanley flies out to the right fielder. Herman Shean walks. Jimmy Smith bunts for a base hit. Wally Creek grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jimmy Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Minoru Kanazawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Boston Jeff Kirk singles to center field. Jeff Kirk steals second. Russ Lyons walks. Ernie Nolan singles to right field. Jeff Kirk scores. Russ Lyons advances to third on the hit. Bud Christopher singles to center field. Russ Lyons scores. Ernie Nolan advances to third on the hit. Joey DeMontreville doubles to left field. Ernie Nolan scores. Bud Christopher uses his aggressiveness and scores. Doug Stoll grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joey DeMontreville advances to third on the play. Bob Lee comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Bill Pujols flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Joey DeMontreville scores. Bob Nokes grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Count Johnston singles to left field. Dee Williams lines out to the second baseman. Casey Spooner grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Count Johnston is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Rudy Jacobs grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Casey Spooner is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Alex Petoskey grounds out to the pitcher. Jeff Kirk doubles to right field. Russ Lyons singles to center field. Jeff Kirk scores. Ernie Nolan strikes out. Bud Christopher strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Todd Lint comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Charlie Stanley singles to left field. Herman Shean grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jimmy Smith walks. Wally Creek grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jimmy Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Joey DeMontreville strikes out. Phil Herring is pinch hitting for Doug Stoll. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Phil Herring walks. John Amalfitano is pinch hitting for Bill Pujols. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Amalfitano hits an infield single to the pitcher. Willis Curd is pinch hitting for Todd Lint. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Willis Curd pops out to the first baseman. Alex Petoskey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Burt Brideweser pitching. Hiroshi Igawa is pinch hitting for Bob Lee. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Hiroshi Igawa lines out to the shortstop. Joe Terry is pinch hitting for Count Johnston. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe Terry singles to right field. Dee Williams singles to right field. Joe Terry advances to third on the hit. Koichi Kanemura is pinch hitting for Casey Spooner. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Koichi Kanemura flies out to the center fielder. Hugh Veryzer is pinch hitting for Rudy Jacobs. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Hugh Veryzer walks. Charlie Stanley singles to left field. Joe Terry scores. Dee Williams scores. Hugh Veryzer advances to third on the hit. John Henrich comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Herman Shean flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners left on base: 12 Boston total runners left on base: 5
Game Notes Jeff Kirk is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bobby Zisk improves in velocity Willie Byrnes improves in contact_vs_righty Willie Byrnes improves in contact_vs_righty Claude Schaffer did not respond to coaching in speed Greg Johnson did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Stanhouse improves in contact_vs_righty Walt Thacker did not respond to coaching in 1B
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Travis Oliver improves in speed Joe Stairs did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Joaquin Brock improves in contact_vs_righty Ed White did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ed White did not respond to coaching in range Dan Winters did not respond to coaching in velocity Johnny Keck did not respond to coaching in 2B