Win: Jake Ruffing (12-14) Loss: Roger Johnston (16-7)
Save: Nick Holden (1)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Jake Ruffing pitching. Yoshihiro Numata strikes out. Doc Sprite reached on a fielding error by Curt Lawton. Doc Sprite steals second. Willie McCabe flies out to the center fielder. Frank Riesgo singles to right field. Doc Sprite scores. Walt Gilbert singles to center field. Frank Riesgo advances to third on the hit. Sammy Fitzgerald flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Boston Roger Johnston pitching. Curt Lawton strikes out. Josh Stewart hits a home run. Roy Simmons strikes out. Bill Durrington singles to center field. Mark Ingram singles to center field. Lou Beard singles to right field. Bill Durrington scores. Mark Ingram advances to third on the hit. Elmer Greenberg grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Kite Squires hits a home run. Maury Castleman walks. Roger Johnston 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 grounds out to the shortstop. Doc Sprite walks. Willie McCabe flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Boston Bob West grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jake Ruffing strikes out. Curt Lawton walks. Curt Lawton is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Frank Riesgo grounds out to the third baseman. Walt Gilbert grounds out to the second baseman. Sammy Fitzgerald flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Josh Stewart strikes out. Roy Simmons flies out to the left fielder. Bill Durrington grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Kite Squires flies out to the right fielder. Maury Castleman grounds out to the third baseman. Roger Johnston walks. Yoshihiro Numata flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Mark Ingram grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lou Beard strikes out. Elmer Greenberg flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Doc Sprite hits a home run. Willie McCabe grounds out to the pitcher. Frank Riesgo flies out to the right fielder. Walt Gilbert reached on a 2-base throwing error by Curt Lawton. Sammy Fitzgerald strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Bob West grounds out to the second baseman. Jake Ruffing pops out to the shortstop. Curt Lawton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Kite Squires flies out to the center fielder. Maury Castleman strikes out. Roger Johnston flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Josh Stewart flies out to the right fielder. Roy Simmons singles past the first baseman. Bill Durrington walks. Mark Ingram grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Simmons advances to third on the play. Bill Durrington advances to second on the play. Lou Beard singles to center field. Roy Simmons scores. Bill Durrington scores. Elmer Greenberg walks. John Schmidt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob West grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Yoshihiro Numata grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Doc Sprite flies out to the right fielder. Willie McCabe grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Fuminori Sato is pinch hitting for Jake Ruffing. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Fuminori Sato grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Curt Lawton grounds out to the third baseman. Josh Stewart hits a home run. Roy Simmons flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Nick Holden pitching. Tex Cruz is pinch hitting for Frank Riesgo. Tex Cruz strikes out. Damien Garcia is pinch hitting for Walt Gilbert. Damien Garcia singles to center field. Sammy Fitzgerald singles to left field. Damien Garcia advances to third on the hit. Kite Squires singles to right field. Damien Garcia scores. Sammy Fitzgerald advances to third on the hit. Maury Castleman lines out to the first baseman. Bill Rader is pinch hitting for John Schmidt. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Bill Rader strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Boston Edmund Kean pitching. Ed Kennedy enters the game as a defensive replacement for Damien Garcia at CF. Bill Durrington grounds out to the second baseman. Mark Ingram walks. Lou Beard grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Yoshihiro Numata strikes out. Doc Sprite grounds out to the shortstop. Willie McCabe grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 8 Boston total runners left on base: 4
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Kevin Erardi did not respond to coaching in control John Azcue did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Abner Moseby did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Fletcher did not respond to coaching in range
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Cameron Dole improves in contact_vs_lefty John Young improves in range Ralph Stanek improves in velocity Tim Price did not respond to coaching in velocity John Young did not respond to coaching in 2B