Win: JT Cross (8-6) Loss: Fred Virgil (4-5)
Save: Nobuo Inoue (40)
Inning: 1 Boston Jean Paul pitching. Tom Garcia triples. Kevin Koskie strikes out. Frank Brewer flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Tom Garcia scores. Nels Miller grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Deacon Grich pitching. Bo Fox triples. Bill Chitren walks. Jake Neu strikes out. Lorenz Freuchen grounds out to the second baseman. Bo Fox scores. Bill Chitren advances to second on the play. Philip Totola walks. Shawn Hansen strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Boston Everett Stewart walks. Leo Sandak pops out to the first baseman. Les Stripp singles to center field. Everett Stewart aggressively advances to third on the hit. Theo Mills flies out to the center fielder. Deacon Grich flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Charley Witherspoon grounds out to the shortstop. Floyd Braun hits a home run. Jean Paul grounds out to the second baseman. Bo Fox singles past the shortstop. Bill Chitren grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Tom Garcia reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jean Paul. Kevin Koskie strikes out. Frank Brewer strikes out. Nels Miller strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jake Neu walks. Jake Neu steals second. Jake Neu gets picked off second (1-6). Lorenz Freuchen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Philip Totola singles to center field. Philip Totola is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Everett Stewart flies out to the right fielder. Leo Sandak flies out to the left fielder. Les Stripp lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Shawn Hansen singles to right field. Charley Witherspoon walks. Shawn Hansen steals third. Floyd Braun flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Shawn Hansen scores. Jean Paul lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bo Fox reached on a 2-base throwing error by Nels Miller. Charley Witherspoon scores. Bill Chitren singles to right field. Bo Fox scores. Jake Neu grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Theo Mills walks. Deacon Grich fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Deacon Grich strikes out. Tom Garcia grounds out to the second baseman. Theo Mills advances to second on the play. Kevin Koskie hits a home run. Theo Mills scores. Frank Brewer singles past the third baseman. Nels Miller flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Lorenz Freuchen flies out to the center fielder. Philip Totola strikes out. Shawn Hansen grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Everett Stewart flies out to the center fielder. Leo Sandak singles to left field. Les Stripp grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Leo Sandak advances to second on the play. Theo Mills grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Charley Witherspoon grounds out to the second baseman. Floyd Braun singles to right field. Jerrod Whitcher is pinch hitting for Jean Paul. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Jerrod Whitcher grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Jack Mills pitching. Glen Parrott is pinch hitting for Deacon Grich. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Glen Parrott singles to center field. Tom Garcia grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Kevin Koskie flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota JT Cross pitching. Bo Fox grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Chitren flies out to the center fielder. Jake Neu grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Nouriel Yellen enters the game as a defensive replacement for Charley Witherspoon at C. Frank Brewer singles past the shortstop. Nels Miller flies out to the center fielder. Everett Stewart flies out to the center fielder. Frank Brewer steals second. Leo Sandak singles to right field. Les Stripp pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Lorenz Freuchen pops out to the third baseman. Philip Totola pops out to the third baseman. Shawn Hansen grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Fred Virgil comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Theo Mills singles to right field. Todd Sharon is pinch hitting for JT Cross. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Todd Sharon doubles to right field. Tom Garcia grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Theo Mills scores. Todd Sharon advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Kevin Koskie hits a home run. Todd Sharon scores. Mark Jaeger comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Brewer strikes out. Nels Miller strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Nobuo Inoue pitching. Scott McKnight enters the game as a defensive replacement for Les Stripp at C. Nouriel Yellen strikes out. Brad Bolton is pinch hitting for Floyd Braun. Brad Bolton strikes out. Eddie Johnson is pinch hitting for Mark Jaeger. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Eddie Johnson singles to right field. Bo Fox grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Eddie Johnson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners LOB: 7 Minnesota total runners LOB: 5
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Steve Liska improves in speed Karl Wise did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Hal Plummer did not respond to coaching in velocity Hal Plummer did not respond to coaching in control Bill Stairs improves in contact_vs_righty Ivan Hendrickson improves in speed
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Maynard Keynes improves in power_vs_lefty Jackson Estrella did not respond to coaching in control John Kelly did not respond to coaching in control Rusty Bush improves in contact_vs_lefty Victor Robinson did not respond to coaching in speed John Wellman did not respond to coaching in range