Win: Skinny Zahniser (2-0) Loss: Matt Stewart (0-1)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Tim Price pitching. Walt Gilbert grounds out to the pitcher. Yoshihiro Numata singles to right field. Yoshihiro Numata is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Doc Sprite hits a home run. Willie McCabe walks. Frank Riesgo flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Boston Ray Burdette pitching. Curt Lawton singles to center field. Ted Blackburn reached on a fielding error by Kite Squires. Roy Simmons strikes out. Bill Durrington singles to right field. Curt Lawton scores. Ted Blackburn advances to third on the hit. Mark Ingram singles to center field. Ted Blackburn scores. Cliff Hill lines out to the shortstop. Josh Stewart strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Tex Cruz flies out to the left fielder. Kite Squires doubles to center field. Bill Rader singles to center field. Kite Squires scores. Ray Burdette lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Walt Gilbert doubles to right field. Bill Rader scores. Yoshihiro Numata doubles to right field. Walt Gilbert scores. Doc Sprite singles to right field. Yoshihiro Numata scores. Willie McCabe flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Elmer Greenberg singles to right field. Tim Price lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Curt Lawton hits a home run. Elmer Greenberg scores. Ted Blackburn walks. Roy Simmons flies out to the right fielder. Ted Blackburn steals second. Bill Durrington grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Frank Riesgo grounds out to the shortstop. Tex Cruz grounds out to the second baseman. Kite Squires grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Mark Ingram pops out to the first baseman. Cliff Hill walks. Josh Stewart singles to center field. Cliff Hill advances to third on the hit. Edmund Kean comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Elmer Greenberg grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bill Rader singles to center field. Edmund Kean lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Bill Rader forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Walt Gilbert pops out to the third baseman. Yoshihiro Numata grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Tim Price lines out to the second baseman. Curt Lawton grounds out to the pitcher. Ted Blackburn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Doc Sprite singles to right field. Willie McCabe grounds out to the third baseman. Doc Sprite advances to second on the play. Frank Riesgo grounds out to the third baseman. Tex Cruz singles to left field. Doc Sprite scores. George Boswell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kite Squires strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Roy Simmons strikes out. Bill Durrington hits a home run. Mark Ingram grounds out to the second baseman. Cliff Hill flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Bill Rader hits a home run. Edmund Kean strikes out. Walt Gilbert singles to right field. Yoshihiro Numata grounds out to the third baseman. Walt Gilbert advances to second on the play. Doc Sprite pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Josh Stewart pops out to the shortstop. Elmer Greenberg strikes out. Fuminori Sato is pinch hitting for George Boswell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Fuminori Sato singles to right field. Curt Lawton walks. Ted Blackburn walks. John Schmidt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 3rd. Roy Simmons grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Minnesota Eddie Barton pitching. Willie McCabe grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Riesgo lines out to the shortstop. Tex Cruz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Bill Durrington doubles to left field. Mark Ingram flies out to the right fielder. Cliff Hill hits a home run. Bill Durrington scores. Keith Heitmuller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Josh Stewart flies out to the right fielder. Elmer Greenberg doubles to right field. Benny Boris is pinch hitting for Eddie Barton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Benny Boris strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Matt Stewart pitching. Kite Squires flies out to the center fielder. Bill Rader grounds out to the shortstop. Michael Jeltz is pinch hitting for Keith Heitmuller. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Michael Jeltz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Skinny Zahniser pitching. Curt Lawton grounds out to the shortstop. Ted Blackburn flies out to the left fielder. Roy Simmons singles to center field. Bill Durrington doubles to center field. Roy Simmons uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mark Ingram grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Walt Gilbert singles to left field. Yoshihiro Numata strikes out. Doc Sprite flies out to the right fielder. Willie McCabe walks. Frank Riesgo hits a home run. Walt Gilbert scores. Willie McCabe scores. Keiji Matsuhira comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tex Cruz pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Cliff Hill grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Josh Stewart singles to left field. Elmer Greenberg singles to center field. Josh Stewart advances to third on the hit. Jimmy Hammond is pinch hitting for Keiji Matsuhira. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jimmy Hammond flies out to the right fielder. Curt Lawton strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners LOB: 5 Boston total runners LOB: 11
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Mark Creel did not respond to coaching in control Hans Suppan improves in speed Brian Steinfeldt improves in control Ed Kennedy did not respond to coaching in arm
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Gene Lanning did not respond to coaching in velocity George McNabb did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bruce McDonald did not respond to coaching in control Ernie Yount did not respond to coaching in control Cameron Dole did not respond to coaching in 1B