Inning: 1 Boston Ed Wall pitching. Alex Petoskey strikes out. Russ Lyons strikes out. Ernie Nolan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Rusty Ward pitching. Count Johnston grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rudy Jacobs flies out to the left fielder. Jimmy Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Jeff Kirk doubles to center field. Doug Stoll doubles to center field. Jeff Kirk scores. Joey DeMontreville strikes out. John Amalfitano flies out to the right fielder. Jack Robinson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Ed Dagres strikes out. Koichi Kanemura strikes out. Hiroshi Igawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Rusty Ward strikes out. Alex Petoskey singles to right field. Russ Lyons strikes out. Alex Petoskey steals second. Ernie Nolan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Dee Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Wally Creek reached on a fielding error by Ernie Nolan. Ed Wall lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Wally Creek forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Count Johnston reached on a 2-base throwing error by Rusty Ward. Rudy Jacobs hits an infield single to the pitcher. Ed Wall scores. Jimmy Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston Jeff Kirk flies out to the center fielder. Doug Stoll strikes out. Joey DeMontreville singles to center field. John Amalfitano strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Ed Dagres grounds out to the shortstop. Koichi Kanemura walks. Hiroshi Igawa singles past the third baseman. Dee Williams strikes out. Wally Creek grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Boston Jack Robinson triples. Rusty Ward flies out to the right fielder. Alex Petoskey grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Robinson scores. Russ Lyons flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Ed Wall singles to right field. Count Johnston grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ed Wall is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rudy Jacobs grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Ernie Nolan flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Kirk singles past the first baseman. Doug Stoll walks. Joey DeMontreville walks. John Amalfitano grounds out to the third baseman. Jeff Kirk scores. Doug Stoll advances to third on the play. Joey DeMontreville advances to second on the play. Jack Robinson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Jimmy Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Dagres strikes out. Koichi Kanemura singles to right field. Hiroshi Igawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Rusty Ward pops out to the second baseman. Alex Petoskey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Russ Lyons singles to right field. Luis Clarke 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. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Ernie Nolan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Dee Williams flies out to the center fielder. Wally Creek strikes out. Luis Clarke flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Jeff Kirk strikes out. Doug Stoll walks. Joey DeMontreville grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Doug Stoll is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. John Amalfitano grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Joey DeMontreville is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bill Pujols enters the game as a defensive replacement for John Amalfitano at 1B. Count Johnston grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Rudy Jacobs singles to center field. Jimmy Smith lines out to the shortstop. Ed Dagres grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Rudy Jacobs is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Jack Robinson grounds out to the pitcher. Win Kirkpatrick is pinch hitting for Rusty Ward. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Win Kirkpatrick pops out to the first baseman. Alex Petoskey singles to left field. Russ Lyons walks. Ernie Nolan singles to center field. Alex Petoskey scores. Russ Lyons advances to third on the hit. Jeff Kirk singles past the second baseman. Russ Lyons scores. Garland Rozema comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Doug Stoll pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota John Henrich pitching. Koichi Kanemura singles to center field. Hiroshi Igawa grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Dee Williams singles to right field. Wally Creek grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners LOB: 9 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ed White did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Travis Oliver did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jason Kennedy did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Allan Yount did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Joaquin Brock improves in contact_vs_righty Jason Kennedy improves in range Frank Havens did not respond to coaching in 2B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Deacon Kircher did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jun Otsu did not respond to coaching in arm Gene Durning did not respond to coaching in control Gene Brown did not respond to coaching in arm Gene Durning did not respond to coaching in velocity Willie Byrnes improves in power_vs_righty Bill Lopez improves in 1B