Inning: 1 Boston Walt Richert pitching. Eddie Brantley hits a home run. Jarrod Sutherland flies out to the center fielder. Terry Parnham strikes out. Roberto Craig grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Dee Tucker pitching. Dizzy Wilmet doubles to left field. Franklin Redmon grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Jonnard grounds out to the third baseman. Bud Romanick flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Erv Lasher flies out to the right fielder. Paul Dineen grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Gardner bunts for a base hit. Sheriff Lopez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Joe Kinslow grounds out to the third baseman. Marty Anderson grounds out to the second baseman. Moonlight Blyzka doubles to right field. Rickey McCloskey singles to right field. Walt Richert strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Boston Dee Tucker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Eddie Brantley grounds out to the third baseman. Jarrod Sutherland grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Dizzy Wilmet walks. Franklin Redmon walks. Bill Jonnard grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Dizzy Wilmet advances to third on the play. Bud Romanick flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Terry Parnham hits a home run. Roberto Craig grounds out to the second baseman. Erv Lasher grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Dineen walks. Larry Gardner is hit by a pitch. Sheriff Lopez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Joe Kinslow flies out to the right fielder. Marty Anderson flies out to the center fielder. Moonlight Blyzka flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Dee Tucker grounds out to the shortstop. Eddie Brantley pops out to the shortstop. Jarrod Sutherland strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Rickey McCloskey walks. Walt Richert lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dizzy Wilmet flies out to the center fielder. Franklin Redmon grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Terry Parnham hits an infield single to the shortstop. Terry Parnham steals second. Roberto Craig flies out to the right fielder. Erv Lasher doubles to left field. Terry Parnham scores. Paul Dineen singles to center field. Harry Fuller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Larry Gardner grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Bill Jonnard strikes out. Bud Romanick strikes out. Joe Kinslow singles to center field. Marty Anderson singles to right field. Moonlight Blyzka flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Boston Sheriff Lopez strikes out. Dee Tucker hits an infield single to the first baseman. Eddie Brantley flies out to the center fielder. Jarrod Sutherland singles to right field. Terry Parnham singles to center field. Roberto Craig flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Minnesota Rickey McCloskey strikes out. Dave Sheridan is pinch hitting for Harry Fuller. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dave Sheridan singles to right field. Dizzy Wilmet grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Phil Baez pitching. Erv Lasher strikes out. Paul Dineen triples. Larry Gardner walks. Sheriff Lopez singles past the second baseman. Paul Dineen scores. Dee Tucker lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Larry Gardner is thrown out at third. Sheriff Lopez advances to second on the play. Sheriff Lopez advances to second on the play. Eddie Brantley reached on a 2-base fielding error by Bud Romanick. Sheriff Lopez scores. Ralph Sacka is pinch hitting for Jarrod Sutherland. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ralph Sacka walks. Terry Parnham strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Minnesota Franklin Redmon grounds out to the catcher. Bill Jonnard grounds out to the shortstop. Bud Romanick strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Roberto Craig singles to left field. Paul Felderman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Erv Lasher singles to right field. Paul Dineen grounds into a 3-6-3 double play - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Roberto Craig advances to third on the play. Larry Gardner walks. Deivi Bradley is pinch hitting for Sheriff Lopez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Deivi Bradley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Les Pickering 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. Joe Kinslow strikes out. Marty Anderson grounds out to the third baseman. Moonlight Blyzka grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners LOB: 12 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Erv Lasher (23).3B - Paul Dineen (4).HR - Eddie Brantley (12), Terry Parnham (10).GIDP - Paul Dineen, Larry Gardner.HBP - Larry Gardner (3). Baserunning: SB - Terry Parnham (9).
Game Notes Erv Lasher is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bill Edwards improves in power_vs_righty George Johnston did not respond to coaching in speed John Boucher improves in control Willie Durham improves in power_vs_righty Billy Schmidt did not respond to coaching in velocity George Johnston did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Mark Cerutti did not respond to coaching in RF
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Johnny Brennan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Waite Hendrickson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Johnny Brennan did not respond to coaching in arm Weldon Gagnon did not respond to coaching in control Billy Olsen did not respond to coaching in endurance Ricky Goossen improves in power_vs_lefty Chief Zardon did not respond to coaching in 3B