Inning: 1 Boston Walker Pettit pitching. Neal Matthews singles to center field. Chuck Taylor walks. Neal Chappelle grounds out to the third baseman. Neal Matthews advances to third on the play. Chuck Taylor advances to second on the play. Oyster Clemente strikes out. Jasper Jackson singles to right field. Neal Matthews scores. Chuck Taylor scores. Dan Sinclair hits a home run. Jasper Jackson scores. Frank Henning comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Grady Hoyt grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Rusty Schurr pitching. Dan Hildebrand grounds out to the second baseman. Ken Butcher walks. Jake Marley strikes out. Tarrik Kalin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Yusnel Barrabi flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Rusty Schurr grounds out to the shortstop. Neal Matthews flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Dusty Miller walks. Chuck Simmons strikes out. Wilbur Murphy walks. Tony Bosman grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Chuck Taylor pops out to the shortstop. Neal Chappelle strikes out. Oyster Clemente pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Frank Henning strikes out. Dan Hildebrand strikes out. Ken Butcher singles to left field. Jake Marley lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Jasper Jackson singles to center field. Dan Sinclair walks. Grady Hoyt singles to left field. Jasper Jackson scores. Yusnel Barrabi pops out to the catcher. Rusty Schurr lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to third for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. Grady Hoyt advances to second on the play. Grady Hoyt advances to second on the play. Neal Matthews triples. Grady Hoyt scores. Rusty Schurr scores. Dolly Scanlan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chuck Taylor flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Tarrik Kalin strikes out. Dusty Miller walks. Chuck Simmons strikes out. Wilbur Murphy singles to center field. Dusty Miller advances to third on the hit. Tony Bosman singles to center field. Dusty Miller scores. Wilbur Murphy advances to third on the hit. Dolly Scanlan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Boston Neal Chappelle flies out to the right fielder. Oyster Clemente pops out to the third baseman. Jasper Jackson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Dan Hildebrand hits a home run. Ken Butcher grounds out to the third baseman. Jake Marley grounds out to the second baseman. Tarrik Kalin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Dan Sinclair grounds out to the shortstop. Grady Hoyt singles to center field. Yusnel Barrabi flies out to the center fielder. Rusty Schurr pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Dusty Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Chuck Simmons grounds out to the second baseman. Wilbur Murphy lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Neal Matthews grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Chuck Taylor grounds out to the second baseman. Neal Chappelle walks. Oyster Clemente singles to center field. Bill Vargas 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. Jasper Jackson walks. Dan Sinclair strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Minnesota Tony Bosman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Bob Shore is pinch hitting for Bill Vargas. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob Shore singles to center field. Bob Shore is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Dan Hildebrand walks. Ken Butcher singles to left field. Jake Marley strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Boston Dave Puddy pitching. Grady Hoyt grounds out to the shortstop. Yusnel Barrabi grounds out to the third baseman. Rusty Schurr singles to center field. Neal Matthews strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Tarrik Kalin flies out to the center fielder. Dusty Miller lines out to the third baseman. Kent Wallace comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Chuck Simmons singles to left field. Don Thomas is pinch hitting for Wilbur Murphy. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Don Thomas grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Chuck Simmons is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Chuck Taylor pops out to the first baseman. Neal Chappelle singles to right field. Oyster Clemente singles to center field. Passed ball. Neal Chappelle advances to third. Oyster Clemente advances to second. Jasper Jackson singles to right field. Neal Chappelle scores. Oyster Clemente scores. Jeff Roseboro comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jasper Jackson steals second. Dan Sinclair singles to right field. Jasper Jackson scores. Dan Sinclair steals second. Grady Hoyt strikes out. Yusnel Barrabi grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Tony Bosman grounds out to the pitcher. Jeff Roseboro grounds out to the second baseman. Dan Hildebrand singles to left field. Ken Butcher strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners LOB: 7 Minnesota total runners LOB: 9
Game Notes Tony Bosman is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: A- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jay McDill did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Lachemann did not respond to coaching in control George Hegan did not respond to coaching in control Chip Shamsky improves in speed
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Kip Canizaro improves in contact_vs_righty Dean Downey did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Kip Canizaro improves in range Jerry Bissonette improves in range