Win: Ed Shields (1-1) Loss: Bobby Elliott (3-6)
Save: Gus Gates (4)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Bobby Elliott pitching. Jose Walker hits an infield single to the pitcher. Carroll Wetherby grounds out to the second baseman. Jose Walker advances to second on the play. Andy Wilkins strikes out. Dutch Dashner flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Boston Ed Shields pitching. Ned Carnett grounds out to the third baseman. Rod Lemaster grounds out to the catcher. Allen Maloney pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Blake Cummings grounds out to the second baseman. Dwight McNally singles to center field. Mickey Retzer walks. Charlie Hunt strikes out. Ed Shields strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Boston Al Bockman pops out to the first baseman. Soichiro Hattori strikes out. Butch Hoffman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jose Walker singles to right field. Carroll Wetherby walks. Andy Wilkins strikes out. Dutch Dashner walks. Blake Cummings walks. Jose Walker scores. Dwight McNally pops out to the first baseman. Mickey Retzer singles to right field. Carroll Wetherby scores. Dutch Dashner scores. Blake Cummings advances to third on the hit. Charlie Hunt pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Boston Jimmy Fuentes grounds out to the third baseman. Dizzy Baxter flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Elliott grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Ed Shields grounds out to the pitcher. Jose Walker hits a home run. Carroll Wetherby grounds out to the second baseman. Andy Wilkins doubles to center field. Dutch Dashner pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Ned Carnett pops out to the third baseman. Rod Lemaster strikes out. Allen Maloney walks. Al Bockman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Blake Cummings singles to center field. Dwight McNally grounds out to the second baseman. Blake Cummings advances to second on the play. Mickey Retzer singles to left field. Blake Cummings scores. Gary Koegel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Hunt singles to right field. Mickey Retzer advances to third on the hit. Ed Shields grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Soichiro Hattori grounds out to the second baseman. Butch Hoffman flies out to the right fielder. Jimmy Fuentes strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Jose Walker hits a home run. Carroll Wetherby grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Carrigan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Andy Wilkins strikes out. Dutch Dashner flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Dizzy Baxter pops out to the third baseman. Steve Carrigan strikes out. Ned Carnett grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Blake Cummings singles to center field. Dwight McNally lines out to the third baseman. Mickey Retzer grounds out to the third baseman. Blake Cummings advances to second on the play. Charlie Hunt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Rod Lemaster doubles to center field. Allen Maloney singles to center field. Al Bockman strikes out. Soichiro Hattori grounds out to the shortstop. Rod Lemaster scores. Allen Maloney advances to second on the play. Butch Hoffman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Ed Shields grounds out to the third baseman. Jose Walker singles to right field. Carroll Wetherby strikes out. Andy Wilkins grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Jimmy Fuentes strikes out. Dizzy Baxter walks. Steve Carrigan lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ned Carnett hits a home run. Dizzy Baxter scores. Gus Gates comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Rod Lemaster doubles past the right fielder. Allen Maloney grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Dutch Dashner flies out to the center fielder. Blake Cummings grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Dwight McNally singles to center field. Mickey Retzer hits a home run. Dwight McNally scores. Cotton Griffin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Hunt grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Charlie Hanning is pinch hitting for Al Bockman. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Charlie Hanning grounds out to the shortstop. Soichiro Hattori grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Billiard is pinch hitting for Butch Hoffman. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. George Billiard strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 9 Boston total runners LOB: 3
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Al Bell improves in range Joe Barojas improves in arm Wade Marsh did not respond to coaching in range Josh Lynn did not respond to coaching in endurance Al Bell did not respond to coaching in C
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jim Nicholls improves in contact_vs_righty Skel Deal improves in range Mike Fischer improves in control Ray Stripp did not respond to coaching in control Gary Jones did not respond to coaching in CF