Win: Jay Ruskin (4-0) Loss: Carlos Leon (0-1)
Save: Burt Clinton (4)
Inning: 1 Boston Jay Ruskin pitching. Kyson Suh singles to left field. Jeff Fansler strikes out. Jarrod Sutherland singles to right field. Kyson Suh advances to third on the hit. Danny Cochran singles to right field. Kyson Suh scores. Eddie Brantley strikes out. Al Hansen strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Minnesota Heinie Akerfelds pitching. George Kilduff grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Polivka strikes out. Carroll Diaz flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Roberto Craig doubles to left field. John Miles singles to left field. Heinie Akerfelds strikes out. Kyson Suh grounds out to the shortstop. John Miles advances to second on the play. Jeff Fansler strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Herm Schalk strikes out. Reggie Flannery flies out to the center fielder. Larry Knoblauch singles to center field. Tim Lyons singles to left field. Bill Jonnard flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Boston Jarrod Sutherland grounds out to the pitcher. Danny Cochran singles to left field. Eddie Brantley singles to left field. Al Hansen flies out to the center fielder. Roberto Craig grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jay Ruskin singles to left field. Passed ball. Jay Ruskin advances to second. George Kilduff flies out to the left fielder. Frank Polivka walks. Carroll Diaz flies out to the right fielder. Herm Schalk walks. Reggie Flannery grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Boston John Miles flies out to the center fielder. Heinie Akerfelds grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kyson Suh strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Larry Knoblauch pops out to the first baseman. Tim Lyons strikes out. Bill Jonnard grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Jeff Fansler strikes out. Jarrod Sutherland hits a home run. Danny Cochran strikes out. Eddie Brantley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Jay Ruskin singles to center field. George Kilduff singles to center field. Frank Polivka strikes out. Carroll Diaz strikes out. Lew Martin 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. Herm Schalk flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Boston Al Hansen strikes out. Roberto Craig flies out to the center fielder. John Miles singles to left field. Lew Martin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Reggie Flannery singles to center field. Larry Knoblauch doubles to right field. Reggie Flannery uses his aggressiveness and scores. Carlos Leon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tim Lyons pops out to the shortstop. Bill Jonnard doubles to left field. Larry Knoblauch scores. Joe Kinslow is pinch hitting for Jay Ruskin. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Joe Kinslow walks. George Kilduff singles to right field. Bill Jonnard scores. Joe Kinslow advances to third on the hit. John Wells comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Polivka flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Joe Kinslow scores. George Kilduff steals second. Carroll Diaz singles to center field. George Kilduff scores. Carroll Diaz steals second. Herm Schalk grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Burt Clinton pitching. Kyson Suh doubles to right field. Jeff Fansler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kyson Suh advances to third on the play. Jarrod Sutherland strikes out. Danny Cochran strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Reggie Flannery flies out to the left fielder. Larry Knoblauch grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Lyons strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Eddie Brantley grounds out to the shortstop. Al Hansen pops out to the third baseman. Roberto Craig singles to center field. John Miles strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bill Jonnard doubles to right field. Burt Clinton lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. George Kilduff grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Polivka singles to center field. Bill Jonnard scores. Frank Polivka steals second. Carroll Diaz pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Mark Cerutti is pinch hitting for John Wells. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mark Cerutti singles to center field. Kyson Suh flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Fansler grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners left on base: 9 Minnesota total runners left on base: 9
Game Notes Burt Clinton is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Pete Owen did not respond to coaching in range Ken Sexton did not respond to coaching in velocity Larry Gardner did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Vic Stein improves in contact_vs_righty Harry Cavarretta did not respond to coaching in velocity Willie Durham improves in range
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Marty Durham did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Johnny Brennan improves in range Joe Wilson improves in power_vs_lefty Harvey Gabler improves in arm Johnny Brennan improves in power_vs_lefty Gary Aldrich improves in contact_vs_lefty Marty Anderson did not respond to coaching in 1B