Win: Ben Erstad (13-12) Loss: Dennis Theobald (4-10)
Inning: 1 Boston Ben Erstad pitching. Salomon Foutz walks. Todd Mauldin grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Edgard Abrego grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Dennis Theobald pitching. Don Reis flies out to the right fielder. Rafael Crawford strikes out. Joe Brett flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Kevin Leiter reached on a fielding error by Ben Erstad. Wally Wilson singles to right field. Kevin Leiter advances to third on the hit. Daryl Orme singles to center field. Kevin Leiter scores. Lynn Cross grounds out to the third baseman. Wally Wilson advances to third on the play. Daryl Orme advances to second on the play. Sumner Hackman strikes out. Dennis Theobald grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Pete Ventura singles to right field. Lloyd Troy flies out to the right fielder. Jesus Bankhead doubles to right field. Elmer Aldred grounds out to the third baseman. Pete Ventura scores. Jesus Bankhead advances to third on the play. Joe Garcia strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Salomon Foutz grounds out to the pitcher. Todd Mauldin singles to right field. Todd Mauldin steals second. Edgard Abrego grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Todd Mauldin advances to third on the play. Kevin Leiter lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Ben Erstad singles past the shortstop. Don Reis grounds out to the pitcher. Ben Erstad advances to second on the play. Rafael Crawford grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ben Erstad advances to third on the play. Joe Brett pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Wally Wilson hits an infield single to the shortstop. Daryl Orme grounds out to the shortstop. Wally Wilson advances to second on the play. Lynn Cross flies out to the center fielder. Sumner Hackman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Pete Ventura grounds out to the shortstop. Lloyd Troy grounds out to the shortstop. Jesus Bankhead hits a home run. Elmer Aldred flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Dennis Theobald strikes out. Salomon Foutz flies out to the right fielder. Todd Mauldin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Joe Garcia walks. Ben Erstad lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Don Reis grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Joe Garcia advances to third on the play. Rafael Crawford singles to left field. Joe Garcia scores. Joe Brett hits a home run. Rafael Crawford scores. Johnny Hargrove comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pete Ventura strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Edgard Abrego grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kevin Leiter hits a home run. Wally Wilson strikes out. Daryl Orme grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Lloyd Troy flies out to the right fielder. Jesus Bankhead doubles to left field. Elmer Aldred hits a home run. Jesus Bankhead scores. Zack McInnis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Garcia flies out to the right fielder. Ben Erstad strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Lynn Cross walks. Sumner Hackman flies out to the right fielder. Tom Ceccarelli is pinch hitting for Zack McInnis. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tom Ceccarelli strikes out. Salomon Foutz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Dave Randall pitching. Don Reis walks. Rafael Crawford strikes out. Joe Brett flies out to the center fielder. Pete Ventura strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Todd Mauldin singles to left field. Edgard Abrego flies out to the left fielder. Kevin Leiter singles to right field. Wally Wilson pops out to the second baseman. Daryl Orme flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Lloyd Troy strikes out. Jesus Bankhead flies out to the center fielder. Elmer Aldred singles to left field. Joe Garcia grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Lynn Cross doubles to right field. Sumner Hackman singles to center field. Lynn Cross scores. Dan Robinson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Tom Kenney is pinch hitting for Dave Randall. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tom Kenney walks. Salomon Foutz walks. Todd Mauldin singles to center field. Sumner Hackman scores. Tom Kenney scores. Edgard Abrego doubles to left field. Salomon Foutz scores. Kevin Leiter walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Wally Wilson strikes out. Daryl Orme grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Boston total runners left on base: 9 Minnesota total runners left on base: 4
Game Notes Sumner Hackman is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jeff Barry did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Hodkey improves in contact_vs_lefty Jesse Wertz did not respond to coaching in speed Ernie McCauley did not respond to coaching in arm
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Joe Garbark did not respond to coaching in speed Roy Wakefield did not respond to coaching in range Hal Abbott did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Henry Bearden did not respond to coaching in velocity