Win: Neil Burkett (2-7) Loss: Josh Lynn (2-1)
Save: Sam Monday (10)
Inning: 1 Boston Josh Lynn pitching. Ned Carnett grounds out to the second baseman. Dizzy Baxter flies out to the left fielder. Al Bockman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Neil Burkett pitching. Jose Walker strikes out. Carroll Wetherby strikes out. Dutch Dashner grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Shinichiro Watanabe singles to right field. Soichiro Hattori doubles to left field. The defense is playing the infield in. Allen Maloney singles to center field. Shinichiro Watanabe scores. Soichiro Hattori scores. Rod Lemaster strikes out. Charlie Hanning singles to center field. Allen Maloney advances to third on the hit. Neil Burkett grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Blake Cummings grounds out to the second baseman. Dwight McNally grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Hunt flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Ned Carnett flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Dizzy Baxter pops out to the second baseman. Al Bockman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Leo Carty strikes out. Juan Karmen flies out to the left fielder. Josh Lynn flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Shinichiro Watanabe flies out to the right fielder. Soichiro Hattori flies out to the center fielder. Allen Maloney strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jose Walker grounds out to the shortstop. Carroll Wetherby flies out to the left fielder. Dutch Dashner flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Rod Lemaster singles past the second baseman. Charlie Hanning hits a home run. Rod Lemaster scores. Neil Burkett grounds out to the second baseman. Ned Carnett singles to center field. Dizzy Baxter grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Blake Cummings reached on a fielding error by Rod Lemaster. Dwight McNally singles to left field. Blake Cummings advances to third on the hit. Charlie Hunt singles to center field. Blake Cummings scores. Dwight McNally advances to third on the hit. Leo Carty strikes out. Juan Karmen walks. Josh Lynn strikes out. Jose Walker singles to left field. Dwight McNally scores. Charlie Hunt scores. Juan Karmen advances to third on the hit. Carroll Wetherby grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Boston Al Bockman pops out to the first baseman. Shinichiro Watanabe doubles to right field. Soichiro Hattori grounds out to the third baseman. Allen Maloney strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Dutch Dashner grounds out to the second baseman. Blake Cummings strikes out. Dwight McNally grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Rod Lemaster flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Hanning singles to left field. Neil Burkett fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Neil Burkett grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Charlie Hunt pops out to the second baseman. Leo Carty singles to center field. Juan Karmen pops out to the first baseman. Mike Snell is pinch hitting for Josh Lynn. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mike Snell singles to center field. Leo Carty advances to third on the hit. Cotton Griffin 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. Jose Walker grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Boston Swede Cheney pitching. Ned Carnett walks. Jimmy Fuentes is pinch hitting for Dizzy Baxter. Jimmy Fuentes singles to right field. Al Bockman grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ned Carnett advances to third on the play. Shinichiro Watanabe strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Carroll Wetherby flies out to the right fielder. Dutch Dashner doubles to center field. Blake Cummings pops out to the second baseman. Dwight McNally pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Soichiro Hattori pops out to the second baseman. Allen Maloney flies out to the center fielder. Rod Lemaster flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Sam Monday comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Charlie Hunt singles to left field. Leo Carty strikes out. Juan Karmen flies out to the left fielder. Lew Searage is pinch hitting for Swede Cheney. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Lew Searage lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners LOB: 3 Minnesota total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Shinichiro Watanabe (7), Soichiro Hattori (12).HR - Charlie Hanning (3).GIDP - Dizzy Baxter, Al Bockman, Neil Burkett 2. Fielding: E - Rod Lemaster.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Skel Deal did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Barry Graff improves in power_vs_lefty Scipio Witek improves in speed Mike Fischer did not respond to coaching in endurance Gary Jones did not respond to coaching in CF
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Frank Jenkins improves in range Mike Owens did not respond to coaching in velocity Dick Lucas did not respond to coaching in speed Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Al Bell did not respond to coaching in C