Inning: 1 Minnesota Manny Downs pitching. Ron Agnew walks. Charlie Bankhead grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ron Agnew is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Yuji Omiya grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Boston Bob Harrison pitching. Milt Lyons strikes out. Evans Hernandez flies out to the right fielder. Lefty Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Tom Mathes bunts for a base hit. Norio Shinozuka reached on a fielding error by Manny Downs. Jim Kostro hits a home run. Tom Mathes scores. Norio Shinozuka scores. Todd Anderson strikes out. Kyle Reese singles to right field. Bob Harrison lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Ron Agnew grounds out to the second baseman. Kyle Reese advances to third on the play. Bob Harrison advances to second on the play. Charlie Bankhead walks. Yuji Omiya grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Boston Bob Behenna flies out to the left fielder. Pete Ciardi lines out to the second baseman. Brant Blank pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Tom Mathes flies out to the left fielder. Norio Shinozuka singles to left field. Jim Kostro grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Norio Shinozuka is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Todd Anderson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Mike Kreitner flies out to the left fielder. Yamid Lea singles to center field. Manny Downs lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Milt Lyons grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Kyle Reese grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Harrison pops out to the shortstop. Ron Agnew doubles to right field. Charlie Bankhead flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Evans Hernandez singles to right field. Lefty Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Evans Hernandez advances to second on the play. Bob Behenna walks. Pete Ciardi strikes out. Brant Blank grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Evans Hernandez is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Yuji Omiya doubles to center field. Tom Mathes grounds out to the third baseman. Norio Shinozuka singles to right field. Yuji Omiya scores. Jim Kostro doubles to left field. Norio Shinozuka uses his aggressiveness and scores. Todd Anderson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Kostro advances to third on the play. Kyle Reese singles to left field. Jim Kostro scores. Bob Harrison flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Mike Kreitner strikes out. Yamid Lea strikes out. Malachi Ludwick is pinch hitting for Manny Downs. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Malachi Ludwick singles to left field. Milt Lyons strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Jim Wirth pitching. Ron Agnew singles to right field. Charlie Bankhead singles to center field. Ron Agnew advances to third on the hit. Yuji Omiya grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Charlie Bankhead advances to second on the play. Tom Mathes singles to center field. Ron Agnew scores. Charlie Bankhead scores. Norio Shinozuka pops out to the shortstop. Jim Kostro strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Evans Hernandez grounds out to the shortstop. Lefty Jones walks. Bob Behenna grounds out to the shortstop. Lefty Jones advances to second on the play. Pete Ciardi pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Miguel Cassini comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Todd Anderson singles to right field. Kyle Reese walks. Bob Harrison lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Todd Anderson is thrown out at third. Kyle Reese advances to second on the play. Kyle Reese advances to second on the play. Ron Agnew singles to left field. Kyle Reese scores. Charlie Bankhead flies out to the left fielder. Yuji Omiya flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Boston Brant Blank singles to center field. Brant Blank steals second. Mike Kreitner flies out to the right fielder. Yamid Lea grounds out to the third baseman. Chris Borland is pinch hitting for Miguel Cassini. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Chris Borland strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Dick Mertz pitching. Tom Mathes grounds out to the third baseman. Norio Shinozuka grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Kostro flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Milt Lyons flies out to the center fielder. Evans Hernandez strikes out. Randy Sykes is pinch hitting for Lefty Jones. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Randy Sykes walks. Bob Behenna flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Todd Anderson pops out to the third baseman. Kyle Reese hits a home run. Lep Fondy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Harrison strikes out. Ron Agnew flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Terry Stengel is pinch hitting for Pete Ciardi. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Terry Stengel strikes out. Brant Blank pops out to the second baseman. Mike Kreitner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 9 Boston total runners LOB: 7
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Joe Rehg did not respond to coaching in arm Andy Mayer improves in range Tom Raydon improves in range Tim Smith improves in arm Tom Raydon did not respond to coaching in 2B
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Herb Newton improves in contact_vs_righty George Keenan improves in contact_vs_lefty Gene Sampen did not respond to coaching in speed Bobby Birtsas did not respond to coaching in control Jimmy Andrews improves in 2B