Win: Keith Heitmuller (3-2) Loss: Roger Johnson (4-7)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Pat Cannon pitching. Yoshihiro Numata strikes out. Doc Sprite reached on a 2-base fielding error by Mark Ingram. Tex Cruz singles to right field. Doc Sprite scores. Frank Riesgo grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Tex Cruz advances to second on the play. Willie McCabe flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Boston Ray Burdette pitching. Curt Lawton pops out to the second baseman. Ted Blackburn walks. Roy Simmons strikes out. Bill Durrington walks. Cliff Hill walks. Mark Ingram walks. Ted Blackburn scores. Fuminori Sato walks. Bill Durrington scores. Elmer Greenberg grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Cliff Hill is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Minnesota Walt Gilbert grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Bill Rader hits a home run. Kite Squires flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Ray Burdette strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Pat Cannon strikes out. Curt Lawton singles to right field. Curt Lawton is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Ted Blackburn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Yoshihiro Numata singles to right field. Doc Sprite is hit by a pitch. Tex Cruz walks. Frank Riesgo pops out to the shortstop. Willie McCabe pops out to the shortstop. Walt Gilbert triples. Yoshihiro Numata scores. Doc Sprite scores. Tex Cruz scores. Bill Rader singles to center field. Walt Gilbert scores. Kite Squires strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Roy Simmons grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Durrington triples. Cliff Hill pops out to the second baseman. Mark Ingram grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Ray Burdette grounds out to the second baseman. Yoshihiro Numata triples. Doc Sprite walks. Tex Cruz grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Fuminori Sato grounds out to the shortstop. Elmer Greenberg flies out to the right fielder. Pat Cannon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Frank Riesgo singles to right field. Willie McCabe walks. Cyrus Ward comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Walt Gilbert flies out to the center fielder. Bill Rader walks. Kite Squires grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Riesgo scores. Willie McCabe advances to third on the play. Bill Rader advances to second on the play. Ray Burdette grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Boston Curt Lawton walks. John Schmidt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ted Blackburn grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Curt Lawton is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ted Blackburn steals second. Roy Simmons singles to right field. Ted Blackburn scores. Roy Simmons steals second. Bill Durrington walks. Cliff Hill strikes out. Mark Ingram grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Yoshihiro Numata singles to left field. Yoshihiro Numata is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Doc Sprite grounds out to the third baseman. Tex Cruz grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Fuminori Sato strikes out. Elmer Greenberg flies out to the left fielder. Josh Stewart is pinch hitting for Cyrus Ward. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Josh Stewart singles past the second baseman. Curt Lawton doubles to left field. Ted Blackburn triples. Josh Stewart scores. Curt Lawton scores. Roy Simmons grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Nick Holden pitching. Frank Riesgo strikes out. Willie McCabe singles to center field. Walt Gilbert walks. Bill Rader pops out to the second baseman. Kite Squires walks. John Schmidt strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Boston Bill Durrington grounds out to the shortstop. Cliff Hill grounds out to the pitcher. Mark Ingram pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Yoshihiro Numata strikes out. Doc Sprite singles to center field. Tex Cruz walks. Frank Riesgo strikes out. Willie McCabe strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Boston Fuminori Sato singles to left field. Elmer Greenberg strikes out. Benny Boris is pinch hitting for Nick Holden. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Benny Boris walks. Curt Lawton flies out to the right fielder. Edmund Kean comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Relief Pitchers stats. Ted Blackburn singles to right field. Fuminori Sato scores. Benny Boris advances to third on the hit. Ted Blackburn is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota George Boswell pitching. Damien Garcia is pinch hitting for Walt Gilbert. Damien Garcia singles to left field. Damien Garcia steals second. Bill Rader flies out to the center fielder. Kite Squires pops out to the third baseman. Michael Jeltz is pinch hitting for Edmund Kean. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Michael Jeltz pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Keith Heitmuller pitching. Roy Simmons strikes out. Bill Durrington hits a home run. Cliff Hill grounds out to the second baseman. Mark Ingram singles in front of the right fielder. Fuminori Sato grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Minnesota Yoshihiro Numata pops out to the first baseman. Doc Sprite grounds out to the pitcher. Tex Cruz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Boston Elmer Greenberg grounds out to the third baseman. Michio Miura is pinch hitting for George Boswell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Michio Miura singles to right field. Michio Miura is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Curt Lawton walks. Ted Blackburn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Minnesota Roger Johnson pitching. Frank Riesgo flies out to the center fielder. Willie McCabe flies out to the center fielder. Damien Garcia strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Boston Roy Simmons pops out to the first baseman. Bill Durrington grounds out to the shortstop. Cliff Hill grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Minnesota Bill Rader triples. Kite Squires singles to left field. Bill Rader scores. Keith Heitmuller lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Yoshihiro Numata strikes out. Doc Sprite walks. Tex Cruz strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 12 Boston Mark Ingram strikes out. Fuminori Sato walks. Elmer Greenberg strikes out. Jimmy Hammond is pinch hitting for Roger Johnson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jimmy Hammond grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Fuminori Sato is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 13 Boston total runners LOB: 11
Game Notes Tex Cruz is injured and is expected to be out 3 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Kevin Erardi did not respond to coaching in control Abner Moseby did not respond to coaching in velocity Trot Mustaikis did not respond to coaching in range John Azcue did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Cameron Dole did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Cameron Dole improves in contact_vs_righty Pete LaChance improves in contact_vs_lefty Chris Midkiff improves in contact_vs_righty John Young did not respond to coaching in 2B