Win: Al Ramirez (16-12) Loss: Grover Barnes (17-10)
Save: Roy Jones (16)
Inning: 1 Boston Grover Barnes pitching. Chet Cater grounds out to the third baseman. Jimmy Fuentes singles past the first baseman. Dave Capron pops out to the shortstop. Soichiro Hattori hits an infield single to the pitcher. Al Bockman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Minnesota Al Ramirez pitching. Dwight McNally grounds out to the shortstop. Gino Hill grounds out to the second baseman. Marty Caulfield doubles to center field. Ron Hartung strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Grover Terlecki flies out to the right fielder. Paul Gick grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Doster grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Jim Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Andy Wilkins strikes out. Juan Karmen grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Al Ramirez grounds out to the second baseman. Chet Cater pops out to the third baseman. Jimmy Fuentes singles to center field. Dave Capron singles to center field. Soichiro Hattori grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dave Capron is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Charlie Hunt strikes out. Grover Barnes strikes out. Dwight McNally is hit by a pitch. Gino Hill grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dwight McNally is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Al Bockman singles to right field. Grover Terlecki strikes out. Paul Gick grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Marty Caulfield singles to left field. Ron Hartung walks. Jim Taylor flies out to the center fielder. Andy Wilkins strikes out. Juan Karmen strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Boston Bob Doster flies out to the center fielder. Al Ramirez singles to center field. Chet Cater strikes out. Jimmy Fuentes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Charlie Hunt walks. Grover Barnes lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dwight McNally grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Hunt advances to third on the play. Gino Hill lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Dave Capron singles past the second baseman. Soichiro Hattori walks. Al Bockman hits a home run. Dave Capron scores. Soichiro Hattori scores. Grover Terlecki walks. Paul Gick grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Bob Doster doubles to left field. Al Ramirez pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Marty Caulfield flies out to the center fielder. Ron Hartung flies out to the right fielder. Jim Taylor flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Chet Cater pops out to the shortstop. Jimmy Fuentes flies out to the left fielder. Dave Capron flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Andy Wilkins strikes out. Juan Karmen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charlie Hunt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Ed Quinn comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Soichiro Hattori strikes out. Al Bockman grounds out to the shortstop. Grover Terlecki strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Allen Maloney enters the game as a defensive replacement for Al Bockman at C. Yasufumi Ochiai is pinch hitting for Ed Quinn. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Yasufumi Ochiai pops out to the third baseman. Dwight McNally doubles to right field. Ricky Perezchica 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. Gino Hill singles to center field. Dwight McNally scores. Marty Caulfield grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Gino Hill is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ron Hartung pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Gus Gates pitching. Paul Gick flies out to the right fielder. Bob Doster strikes out. Mike Berry is pinch hitting for Ricky Perezchica. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 9 inning. Mike Berry strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Roy Jones pitching. Jim Taylor strikes out. Andy Wilkins strikes out. Juan Karmen pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners LOB: 6 Minnesota total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes Grover Barnes is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Scott Walsh improves in contact_vs_lefty Skeeter Adair improves in contact_vs_lefty Fritz Hegan improves in velocity John Creek did not respond to coaching in range
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ed Shields did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Everitt improves in control Bob Everitt did not respond to coaching in velocity Mark Durnbaugh did not respond to coaching in control Lew Searage improves in 1B