Win: Ken Carroll (4-4) Loss: Joe Smith (2-4)
Save: Mike Resnick (12)
Inning: 1 Boston Joe Smith pitching. Ray Politte grounds out to the second baseman. Chris Lawrick strikes out. Brian Hancock grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Ken Carroll pitching. Bob Franco strikes out. Clint Mizell strikes out. Ed Demeter triples. Jose Adams grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Matt Lesch grounds out to the shortstop. Cliff Jones grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Hawkins reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bob Franco. Bazooka Bladt singles to left field. Jim Hawkins scores. Mike Burdette strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Paul Bench strikes out. Steve Kampouris strikes out. Ernesto Lalana grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Ken Carroll grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Politte grounds out to the second baseman. Chris Lawrick grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Martin Radlosky grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Smith flies out to the center fielder. Bob Franco flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Brian Hancock grounds out to the third baseman. Matt Lesch flies out to the right fielder. Cliff Jones singles past the shortstop. Jim Hawkins flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Clint Mizell strikes out. Ed Demeter flies out to the center fielder. Jose Adams strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Bazooka Bladt reached on a fielding error by Jose Adams. Mike Burdette hits a home run. Bazooka Bladt scores. Ken Carroll flies out to the center fielder. Ray Politte grounds out to the third baseman. Chris Lawrick singles to left field. Brian Hancock grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Chris Lawrick is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Paul Bench singles to center field. Steve Kampouris grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Paul Bench is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Steve Kampouris steals second. Ernesto Lalana walks. Martin Radlosky grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Kampouris advances to third on the play. Ernesto Lalana advances to second on the play. Joe Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Boston Matt Lesch flies out to the center fielder. Cliff Jones singles to left field. Jim Hawkins flies out to the right fielder. Bazooka Bladt grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Cliff Jones is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Bob Franco grounds out to the shortstop. Clint Mizell singles to center field. Ed Demeter walks. Jose Adams singles to center field. Clint Mizell scores. Ed Demeter advances to third on the hit. Paul Bench flies out to the left fielder. Steve Kampouris strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Boston Mike Burdette flies out to the center fielder. Ken Carroll strikes out. Ray Politte strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Ernesto Lalana singles to left field. Martin Radlosky pops out to the first baseman. Joe Smith fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Joe Smith grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Chris Lawrick flies out to the left fielder. Brian Hancock strikes out. Matt Lesch strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bob Franco hits a home run. Clint Mizell flies out to the center fielder. Ed Demeter flies out to the right fielder. Jose Adams flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Cliff Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Hawkins strikes out. Bazooka Bladt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Mike Resnick comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Paul Bench strikes out. Steve Kampouris strikes out. Ernesto Lalana grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners LOB: 4 Minnesota total runners LOB: 5
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jeff Manto did not respond to coaching in control Buzz Morrison improves in contact_vs_lefty Jeff Manto improves in control Andy Lester improves in contact_vs_lefty Michael Ice did not respond to coaching in 1B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Chippy Collier did not respond to coaching in speed Colin Hockette did not respond to coaching in velocity Dusty White did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty George Garagiola improves in contact_vs_righty Rob Tamargo did not respond to coaching in SS