Win: Billy Mills (3-0) Loss: Bobby Owens (1-2)
Save: Randy Romero (6)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Billy Mills pitching. Richard Stark flies out to the center fielder. Tim Grimsley strikes out. Sam Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Boston Bobby Owens pitching. Billy Knapp hits an infield single to the second baseman. Carlos Whitcher singles to left field. Billy Knapp advances to third on the hit. Coot Cox strikes out. Hugh Wood singles to right field. Billy Knapp scores. Carlos Whitcher aggressively advances to third on the hit. Fred Pitlock singles to left field. Carlos Whitcher scores. Hugh Wood advances to third on the hit. Junji Narita comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Park Marzano walks. Dwight Howell grounds out to the third baseman. Hugh Wood scores. Fred Pitlock advances to third on the play. Park Marzano advances to second on the play. Craig Javier flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Frank McBride walks. Barney Piechota grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank McBride advances to second on the play. Ed MacGamwell walks. Jason Purdy flies out to the right fielder. Harold Knox strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Boston Billy Mills grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Billy Knapp doubles to center field. Carlos Whitcher singles to center field. Billy Knapp scores. Carlos Whitcher steals second. Coot Cox singles to center field. Carlos Whitcher is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Hugh Wood is hit by a pitch. Joe Dibble comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fred Pitlock walks. Park Marzano strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Minnesota Joe Dibble strikes out. Richard Stark grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Grimsley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Dwight Howell grounds out to the third baseman. Craig Javier singles to left field. Billy Mills fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Billy Mills singles to center field. Craig Javier advances to third on the hit. Billy Knapp pops out to the shortstop. Carlos Whitcher flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Sam Johnson walks. Frank McBride grounds out to the third baseman. Sam Johnson advances to second on the play. Barney Piechota walks. Ed MacGamwell strikes out. Jason Purdy triples. Sam Johnson scores. Barney Piechota scores. Harold Knox strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Coot Cox singles to center field. Hugh Wood flies out to the right fielder. Fred Pitlock pops out to the second baseman. Park Marzano flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Paul Baird is pinch hitting for Joe Dibble. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Paul Baird flies out to the center fielder. Richard Stark strikes out. Tim Grimsley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Jun Matsumoto pitching. Dwight Howell grounds out to the shortstop. Craig Javier strikes out. Billy Mills strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Sam Johnson grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Frank McBride grounds out to the second baseman. Barney Piechota singles to center field. Ed MacGamwell singles to center field. Jason Purdy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Boston Billy Knapp flies out to the center fielder. Carlos Whitcher grounds out to the second baseman. Coot Cox strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Juice Brantley is pinch hitting for Harold Knox. Juice Brantley strikes out. Jun Matsumoto strikes out. Richard Stark hits an infield single to the shortstop. Eddie Wieghaus comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Tim Grimsley walks. Sam Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Boston Hugh Wood strikes out. Fred Pitlock flies out to the left fielder. Park Marzano walks. Dwight Howell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Frank McBride grounds out to the pitcher. Barney Piechota grounds out to the third baseman. Ed MacGamwell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Craig Javier pops out to the third baseman. Del Torgeson is pinch hitting for Eddie Wieghaus. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Del Torgeson flies out to the right fielder. Billy Knapp strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Randy Romero pitching. Jason Purdy grounds out to the second baseman. Juice Brantley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eddie Crowell is pinch hitting for Jun Matsumoto. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Eddie Crowell singles to left field. Richard Stark grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Eddie Crowell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 8 Boston total runners left on base: 9
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Max Schwind did not respond to coaching in range Max Schwind improves in arm Gil Olmsted did not respond to coaching in control Gil Olmsted improves in velocity
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Art Sothern improves in control Gene Pickering did not respond to coaching in control Gene Pickering improves in velocity Keith Izquierdo did not respond to coaching in range William Denehy did not respond to coaching in 1B