Win: Billy Coles (1-0) Loss: Frank Garibaldi (0-1)
Save: Billy Wagner (3)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Cecil Pederson pitching. Jose Stephenson singles to center field. Jose Stephenson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Brian McKeel flies out to the center fielder. Todd Snell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Boston Billy Coles pitching. Jeff Walker walks. Cy Wendell lines out to the second baseman. Lefty Britton singles to center field. Jeff Walker advances to third on the hit. Dixie Juul grounds out to the pitcher. Lefty Britton advances to second on the play. Jadon Sancho strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Jose Bash Rockenfield walks. Jose Bash Rockenfield steals second. Fred Thompson strikes out. Erwin Tank Rommel grounds out to the shortstop. Hal Florence strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Hank Williams singles past the second baseman. Harry Freeman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hank Williams advances to second on the play. Harry Lefevre flies out to the left fielder. Cecil Pederson singles to center field. Hank Williams scores. Jeff Walker grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Cecil Pederson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Ruben Rodriguez flies out to the center fielder. Billy Coles strikes out. Jose Stephenson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Cy Wendell reached on a fielding error by Fred Thompson. Lefty Britton flies out to the left fielder. Dixie Juul flies out to the center fielder. Jadon Sancho doubles to left field. Cy Wendell uses his aggressiveness and scores. Hank Williams pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Brian McKeel flies out to the right fielder. Todd Snell grounds out to the third baseman. Jose Bash Rockenfield strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Harry Freeman grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Harry Lefevre strikes out. Cecil Pederson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Fred Thompson strikes out. Erwin Tank Rommel strikes out. Hal Florence doubles to center field. Ruben Rodriguez doubles to center field. Hal Florence scores. Billy Coles strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Jeff Walker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cy Wendell walks. Lefty Britton grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Cy Wendell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Lefty Britton steals second. Dixie Juul singles to center field. Lefty Britton scores. Jadon Sancho grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Jose Stephenson singles to left field. Brian McKeel flies out to the right fielder. Todd Snell reached on a 2-base throwing error by Harry Freeman. Jose Bash Rockenfield flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Jose Stephenson is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Hank Williams flies out to the center fielder. Harry Freeman grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Lefevre pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Fred Thompson flies out to the left fielder. Erwin Tank Rommel grounds out to the shortstop. Hal Florence doubles to right field. Ruben Rodriguez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Cecil Pederson flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Walker flies out to the right fielder. Cy Wendell hits a home run. Lefty Britton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Billy Coles walks. Jose Stephenson triples. Billy Coles scores. Brian McKeel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jose Stephenson scores. Rudy Castillo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Todd Snell singles to right field. Jose Bash Rockenfield strikes out. Fred Thompson doubles to left field. Todd Snell uses his aggressiveness and scores. Erwin Tank Rommel flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Dixie Juul pops out to the second baseman. Jadon Sancho grounds out to the second baseman. Hank Williams strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Hal Florence grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Garibaldi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Andres Ramirez is pinch hitting for Ruben Rodriguez. Andres Ramirez walks. Billy Coles lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jose Stephenson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Harry Freeman walks. Harry Lefevre grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Frank Garibaldi lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Minnesota Brian McKeel strikes out. Todd Snell reached on a fielding error by Harry Freeman. Jose Bash Rockenfield doubles to left field. Todd Snell uses his aggressiveness and scores. Fred Thompson flies out to the left fielder. Erwin Tank Rommel walks. Fielder Hardin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Hal Florence strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Boston Billy Wagner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jeff Walker flies out to the right fielder. Cy Wendell strikes out. Lefty Britton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 8 Boston total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Jose Bash Rockenfield (1), Fred Thompson (2), Hal Florence 2 (2), Ruben Rodriguez (1).3B - Jose Stephenson (2). Baserunning: SB - Jose Bash Rockenfield (2).CS - Jose Stephenson (1). Fielding: E - Fred Thompson.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Duke VanRobays did not respond to coaching in control Rico Martinez improves in speed Rico Martinez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Steve Fansler improves in contact_vs_righty Rico Martinez did not respond to coaching in C
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Max Flavin did not respond to coaching in range Happy Bocek improves in contact_vs_righty Rich Higuera did not respond to coaching in velocity Max Flavin improves in power_vs_righty Aurelio Gornicki did not respond to coaching in LF