Win: Larry Williamson (3-1) Loss: Tony Kerr (4-6)
Save: Bernie Tellmann (9)
Inning: 1 Boston Larry Williamson pitching. Clint Young strikes out. Vince Foster hits a home run. Manny Spahn grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Foreman singles to right field. Phil Hill grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Tony Kerr pitching. Terry Griffith is hit by a pitch. Earl Lindsey strikes out. Dave Palacios flies out to the center fielder. Terry Griffith steals second. Bert Lopat strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Jesus Heine strikes out. Pedro Amalfitano flies out to the left fielder. Jose Flannery singles in front of the right fielder. Tony Kerr grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jose Flannery is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Frank Friend grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Silvestri grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eric Ohman singles to right field. Hugh Spurgeon flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Clint Young grounds out to the second baseman. Vince Foster walks. Manny Spahn grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Larry Williamson grounds out to the pitcher. Terry Griffith grounds out to the pitcher. Earl Lindsey walks. Dave Palacios singles to right field. Earl Lindsey advances to third on the hit. Bert Lopat lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston Ed Foreman strikes out. Phil Hill singles to left field. Jesus Heine strikes out. Pedro Amalfitano grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Frank Friend strikes out. Harry Silvestri singles to center field. Eric Ohman singles to center field. Hugh Spurgeon grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Jose Flannery reached on a 2-base throwing error by Dave Palacios. Tony Kerr fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Tony Kerr lines out to the first baseman. Clint Young strikes out. Vince Foster hits a home run. Jose Flannery scores. Manny Spahn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Larry Williamson is hit by a pitch. Terry Griffith hits a home run. Larry Williamson scores. Earl Lindsey singles to center field. Dave Palacios walks. Bert Lopat strikes out. Frank Friend grounds out to the third baseman. Earl Lindsey advances to third on the play. Dave Palacios advances to second on the play. Harry Silvestri singles to center field. Earl Lindsey scores. Dave Palacios scores. Eric Ohman hits a home run. Harry Silvestri scores. Andy Clark comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hugh Spurgeon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Ed Foreman grounds out to the second baseman. Lu Cvengros is pinch hitting for Phil Hill. Lu Cvengros grounds out to the second baseman. Jesus Heine pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Larry Williamson flies out to the center fielder. Terry Griffith grounds out to the shortstop. Earl Lindsey walks. Dave Palacios doubles to center field. Earl Lindsey uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bert Lopat singles to center field. Dave Palacios uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Pegues comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Friend grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bert Lopat is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Pedro Amalfitano singles to center field. Pedro Amalfitano is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jose Flannery grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Shore is pinch hitting for Bill Pegues. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Shore strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Don Weis pitching. Harry Silvestri strikes out. Eric Ohman reached on a fielding error by Pedro Amalfitano. Hugh Spurgeon walks. Mike Arlich is pinch hitting for Larry Williamson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mike Arlich grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Hugh Spurgeon is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Terry Griffith singles to right field. Eric Ohman scores. Earl Lindsey walks. Dave Palacios flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Boston George Schauer pitching. Clint Young singles to right field. Vince Foster strikes out. Alex Valentin is pinch hitting for Manny Spahn. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Alex Valentin singles to center field. Clint Young advances to third on the hit. Ed Foreman singles to center field. Clint Young scores. Lu Cvengros grounds out to the second baseman. Alex Valentin advances to third on the play. Ed Foreman advances to second on the play. Jesus Heine grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bert Lopat singles to center field. Allen Harrell is pinch hitting for Frank Friend. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Allen Harrell lines out to the shortstop. Harry Silvestri singles to center field. Eric Ohman walks. Hugh Spurgeon strikes out. Ron Garrett is pinch hitting for George Schauer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Ron Garrett strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Boston Bill Kimmick pitching. Pedro Amalfitano singles to center field. Jose Flannery singles to center field. Willie Ready is pinch hitting for Don Weis. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Willie Ready walks. Bernie Tellmann comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Clint Young grounds out to the shortstop. Pedro Amalfitano scores. Jose Flannery advances to third on the play. Willie Ready advances to second on the play. Vince Foster strikes out. Alex Valentin walks. Ed Foreman grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 3 Boston total runners left on base: 8 Minnesota total runners left on base: 12
Batting:2B - Dave Palacios (14).HR - Terry Griffith (10), Eric Ohman (6).GIDP - Hugh Spurgeon.HBP - Terry Griffith (1), Larry Williamson (1). Baserunning: SB - Terry Griffith (12). Fielding: E - Dave Palacios.
Game Notes Clint Young is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Tom Tavarez improves in range Johnny Bassler did not respond to coaching in speed Hal LeClaire did not respond to coaching in endurance Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Jack Poloni did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave Stapleton improves in power_vs_lefty Ed Canseco did not respond to coaching in 3B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Lenny Munoz improves in power_vs_righty Hector Laudner did not respond to coaching in velocity Hector Laudner did not respond to coaching in control Lenny Munoz improves in speed Gary Jordan did not respond to coaching in arm Fred Atkins improves in arm