Win: Neil Burkett (6-3) Loss: Mark Durnbaugh (3-7)
Inning: 1 Boston Mark Durnbaugh pitching. Ned Carnett strikes out. Rod Lemaster strikes out. Al Bockman singles past the third baseman. Shinichiro Watanabe walks. Soichiro Hattori singles to center field. Al Bockman scores. Shinichiro Watanabe advances to third on the hit. Charlie Hanning singles to right field. Shinichiro Watanabe scores. George Billiard singles to right field. Soichiro Hattori scores. Butch Hoffman grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! George Billiard is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Minnesota Neil Burkett pitching. Andy Wilkins strikes out. Joe Barojas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mickey Retzer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Neil Burkett strikes out. Ned Carnett walks. Rod Lemaster grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Wade Marsh walks. Carroll Wetherby singles to center field. Wade Marsh advances to third on the hit. Lew Searage strikes out. Blake Cummings lines out to the third baseman. Juan Karmen walks. Mark Durnbaugh lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Boston Al Bockman singles to left field. Shinichiro Watanabe flies out to the left fielder. Soichiro Hattori strikes out. Charlie Hanning grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Andy Wilkins grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Barojas flies out to the center fielder. Mickey Retzer doubles to center field. Wade Marsh strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston George Billiard reached on a 2-base fielding error by Carroll Wetherby. Butch Hoffman strikes out. Neil Burkett grounds out to the third baseman. Ned Carnett flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Carroll Wetherby singles to center field. Lew Searage walks. Blake Cummings strikes out. Juan Karmen flies out to the center fielder. Mark Durnbaugh strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Boston Rod Lemaster walks. Al Bockman grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Shinichiro Watanabe walks. Soichiro Hattori singles to center field. Shinichiro Watanabe is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Andy Wilkins doubles to left field. Joe Barojas doubles to center field. Andy Wilkins scores. Mickey Retzer grounds out to the shortstop. Wade Marsh flies out to the center fielder. Carroll Wetherby flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Pat Heving comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Hanning flies out to the center fielder. George Billiard triples. Butch Hoffman singles to center field. George Billiard scores. Neil Burkett lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ned Carnett strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Lew Searage pops out to the shortstop. Blake Cummings grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Juan Karmen singles to left field. Pat Heving grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Juan Karmen is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Rod Lemaster hits a home run. Ed Quinn comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al Bockman singles past the third baseman. Shinichiro Watanabe walks. Soichiro Hattori singles to right field. Charlie Hanning walks. Al Bockman scores. Ed Shields comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Billiard grounds out to the second baseman. Shinichiro Watanabe scores. Soichiro Hattori advances to third on the play. Charlie Hanning advances to second on the play. Butch Hoffman flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Soichiro Hattori scores. Neil Burkett singles to left field. Charlie Hanning scores. Ned Carnett strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Andy Wilkins strikes out. Joe Barojas pops out to the shortstop. Mickey Retzer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Rod Lemaster grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Bockman singles to center field. Dizzy Baxter is pinch hitting for Shinichiro Watanabe. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dizzy Baxter hits a home run. Al Bockman scores. Soichiro Hattori strikes out. Charlie Hanning grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Wade Marsh strikes out. Carroll Wetherby singles to left field. Lew Searage singles to right field. Carroll Wetherby advances to third on the hit. Blake Cummings singles to left field. Carroll Wetherby scores. Lew Searage advances to third on the hit. Kelly Davis is pinch hitting for Juan Karmen. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Kelly Davis flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Lew Searage scores. Jose Walker is pinch hitting for Ed Shields. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Jose Walker grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Blake Cummings is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Mike Yelle pitching. George Billiard singles to center field. Butch Hoffman flies out to the left fielder. Neil Burkett fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Neil Burkett grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! George Billiard is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jimmy Fuentes is pinch hitting for Ned Carnett. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jimmy Fuentes grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Neil Burkett is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Andy Wilkins pops out to the second baseman. Joe Barojas singles to center field. Mickey Retzer strikes out. Wade Marsh walks. Carroll Wetherby flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Boston total runners LOB: 8 Minnesota total runners LOB: 11
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tommy Callaway improves in contact_vs_lefty Wib Cooper did not respond to coaching in control Tommy Callaway did not respond to coaching in arm Marvin Veselic improves in velocity Jim Nicholls did not respond to coaching in 1B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mike Meinke improves in contact_vs_lefty Mario Christiansen did not respond to coaching in control Salomon McFarland did not respond to coaching in speed Roger Gorman did not respond to coaching in speed Al Bell did not respond to coaching in C