Win: Jesse Howard (1-0) Loss: Joe Sebra (4-8)
Save: Pablo Olivares (20)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Joe Sebra pitching. Niko Landreaux walks. Maddy Castino singles to right field. Joe Battey pops out to the second baseman. Ezra Carew reached on a fielding error by Robbie Mora. Pedro Cruz singles to right field. Niko Landreaux scores. Maddy Castino scores. Ethan Braun flies out to the center fielder. Casey Cuddyer singles to center field. Ezra Carew is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Boston Doug Naylor pitching. Dave Penn grounds out to the second baseman. Pat Robertson doubles to right field. Pat Robertson is out trying to steal third. Eddie Bradley singles to right field. Ed Gerkin singles to right field. Ron Smith singles to left field. Eddie Bradley scores. Brian Morton walks. Edwin Haines pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Minnesota Gary Winters lines out to the first baseman. Doug Naylor grounds out to the second baseman. Niko Landreaux grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Robbie Mora walks. Joe Sebra lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Robbie Mora forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Dave Penn singles to left field. Joe Sebra aggressively advances to third on the hit. Pat Robertson flies out to the center fielder. Eddie Bradley strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Maddy Castino flies out to the center fielder. Joe Battey flies out to the center fielder. Ezra Carew doubles to left field. Pedro Cruz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Ed Gerkin singles to left field. Ron Smith singles to left field. Ed Gerkin advances to third on the hit. Brian Morton singles to center field. Ed Gerkin scores. Ron Smith advances to third on the hit. Edwin Haines flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Ron Smith scores. Robbie Mora strikes out. Joe Sebra grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Brian Morton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Ethan Braun grounds out to the second baseman. Casey Cuddyer singles to left field. Gary Winters singles past the second baseman. Casey Cuddyer advances to third on the hit. Doug Naylor flies out to the right fielder. Niko Landreaux pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston Dave Penn singles to center field. Dave Penn steals second. Pat Robertson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Penn advances to third on the play. Eddie Bradley singles to right field. Dave Penn scores. Kevin Dreifort comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Gerkin doubles to right field. Ron Smith strikes out. Brian Morton hits a home run. Eddie Bradley scores. Ed Gerkin scores. Jesse Howard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Edwin Haines flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Maddy Castino flies out to the center fielder. Joe Battey walks. Ezra Carew doubles to left field. Pedro Cruz singles to left field. Joe Battey scores. Ezra Carew uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ethan Braun strikes out. Casey Cuddyer walks. Gary Winters reached on a fielding error by Ed Gerkin. Bubba Thompson is pinch hitting for Jesse Howard. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Bubba Thompson reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ed Gerkin. Pedro Cruz scores. Casey Cuddyer scores. Niko Landreaux hits a home run. Gary Winters scores. Bubba Thompson scores. Juan Karpel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Maddy Castino grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Ron Reardon pitching. Robbie Mora doubles to right field. Juan Karpel lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dave Penn grounds out to the shortstop. Robbie Mora scores. Pat Robertson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Joe Battey lines out to the shortstop. Ezra Carew singles to left field. Pedro Cruz strikes out. Ethan Braun grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Eddie Bradley flies out to the center fielder. Ed Gerkin flies out to the right fielder. Ron Smith singles to center field. Brian Morton grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Ron Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Casey Cuddyer grounds out to the third baseman. Gary Winters pops out to the first baseman. Hank Kroll is pinch hitting for Ron Reardon. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Hank Kroll doubles to right field. Niko Landreaux flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Al Marquard pitching. Edwin Haines pops out to the first baseman. Robbie Mora flies out to the center fielder. Jackie Sweeney is pinch hitting for Juan Karpel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jackie Sweeney grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Ed Kutzler pitching. Maddy Castino singles to right field. Joe Battey doubles to center field. Maddy Castino uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tom Anderson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ezra Carew flies out to the right fielder. Pedro Cruz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Battey advances to third on the play. Ethan Braun flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Dave Penn grounds out to the second baseman. Pat Robertson walks. Eddie Bradley grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Casey Cuddyer strikes out. Gary Winters walks. Cedric Chalmers is pinch hitting for Al Marquard. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Cedric Chalmers flies out to the right fielder. Gary Winters is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Pablo Olivares pitching. Ed Gerkin strikes out. Ron Smith strikes out. Brian Morton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7 Boston total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Pat Robertson (5), Ed Gerkin (1), Robbie Mora (3).HR - Brian Morton (3).SF - Edwin Haines.GIDP - Eddie Bradley. Baserunning: SB - Dave Penn (2).CS - Pat Robertson (2). Fielding: E - Ed Gerkin 2, Robbie Mora.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Knox McCarthy improves in arm Skip Gajkowski did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Lew Weyhing improves in speed Skip Gajkowski did not respond to coaching in arm Mack Lawton did not respond to coaching in 2B
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Alex Heaton did not respond to coaching in speed Alex Heaton did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bob Laxton did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Phil Power improves in arm