Win: Frank Taylor (1-0) Loss: Alex Garcia (0-1)
Save: J.C. Skok (4)
Inning: 1 Boston Ed Shields pitching. Harry Lewis strikes out. Paul Vidro walks. Rod Lemaster singles to right field. Paul Vidro advances to third on the hit. Soichiro Hattori walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Shinichiro Watanabe grounds into a fielders choice to the shortstop. Paul Vidro is out at home. Butch Hoffman strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Minnesota Neil Burkett pitching. Carroll Wetherby strikes out. Andy Wilkins singles to right field. Dutch Dashner singles to left field. Blake Cummings pops out to the first baseman. Mickey Retzer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Boston Quilvio Barton pops out to the shortstop. Dizzy Heilmann grounds out to the shortstop. Neil Burkett grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Mike Snell singles to center field. Juan Karmen flies out to the center fielder. Jim Leverette singles to center field. Mike Snell advances to third on the hit. Ed Shields strikes out. Carroll Wetherby grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Boston Harry Lewis doubles to left field. Paul Vidro grounds out to the shortstop. Rod Lemaster singles to left field. Harry Lewis is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Soichiro Hattori strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Andy Wilkins walks. Dutch Dashner triples. Andy Wilkins scores. Blake Cummings singles to left field. Dutch Dashner scores. Mickey Retzer singles to right field. Blake Cummings advances to third on the hit. Mike Snell strikes out. Juan Karmen singles to right field. Blake Cummings scores. Mickey Retzer advances to third on the hit. Jim Leverette grounds out to the pitcher. Juan Karmen advances to second on the play. Leo Carty is pinch hitting for Ed Shields. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Leo Carty strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston Pat Heving pitching. Shinichiro Watanabe doubles to right field. Butch Hoffman grounds out to the second baseman. Shinichiro Watanabe advances to third on the play. Quilvio Barton reached on a fielding error by Andy Wilkins. Shinichiro Watanabe scores. Quilvio Barton steals second. Dizzy Heilmann flies out to the center fielder. Neil Burkett strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Carroll Wetherby pops out to the third baseman. Andy Wilkins grounds out to the third baseman. Dutch Dashner reached on a fielding error by Paul Vidro. Blake Cummings grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Harry Lewis grounds out to the third baseman. Paul Vidro grounds out to the second baseman. Rod Lemaster grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Mickey Retzer grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Snell singles to center field. Juan Karmen singles to center field. Mike Snell advances to third on the hit. Frank Taylor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Jim Leverette flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Mike Snell scores. Lew Searage is pinch hitting for Pat Heving. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Lew Searage strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Alex Garcia pitching. Soichiro Hattori singles to right field. Shinichiro Watanabe grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Soichiro Hattori is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Butch Hoffman walks. Quilvio Barton walks. Dizzy Heilmann reached on a fielding error by Andy Wilkins. Shinichiro Watanabe scores. Frank Taylor singles to left field. Butch Hoffman scores. The defense is playing the infield in. Harry Lewis strikes out. Paul Vidro grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Minnesota Carroll Wetherby grounds out to the third baseman. Andy Wilkins grounds out to the shortstop. Dutch Dashner singles to right field. Blake Cummings grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Rod Lemaster singles to right field. Soichiro Hattori hits a home run. Rod Lemaster scores. Shinichiro Watanabe walks. Butch Hoffman grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Shinichiro Watanabe is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Quilvio Barton singles to center field. Dizzy Heilmann grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Mickey Retzer strikes out. Mike Snell grounds out to the third baseman. Juan Karmen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Frank Taylor grounds out to the third baseman. Swede Cheney comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Harry Lewis singles to right field. Paul Vidro strikes out. Rod Lemaster grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Harry Lewis is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Jim Leverette singles to center field. Mike Farr is pinch hitting for Swede Cheney. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Mike Farr grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Carroll Wetherby strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Gus Gates pitching. Soichiro Hattori flies out to the left fielder. Shinichiro Watanabe singles to left field. Butch Hoffman doubles to left field. Quilvio Barton strikes out. Dizzy Heilmann hits a home run. Shinichiro Watanabe scores. Butch Hoffman scores. Frank Wieghaus is pinch hitting for Frank Taylor. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 9 inning. Frank Wieghaus grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Sam Monday pitching. Andy Wilkins grounds out to the second baseman. Dutch Dashner lines out to the first baseman. Blake Cummings walks. Mickey Retzer singles to right field. J.C. Skok comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Mike Snell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Boston total runners LOB: 10 Minnesota total runners LOB: 11
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Greg Jones did not respond to coaching in control Dizzy Baxter improves in contact_vs_lefty Barry Graff did not respond to coaching in range Jim Nicholls improves in contact_vs_lefty Jim Nicholls improves in 1B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Al Bell improves in contact_vs_righty Frank Jenkins did not respond to coaching in arm Mike Shawkey did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mario Christiansen did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Bell did not respond to coaching in C