Win: Juan Melo (10-5) Loss: George Tarasco (7-6)
Save: Dickie Noles (19)
Inning: 1 Boston Juan Melo pitching. JJ Johnson singles to center field. JJ Johnson steals second. Lefty Patterson strikes out. Moose Ryder walks. Roman Anthony walks. Herm Hafey strikes out. Hiroyuki Iida strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Minnesota George Tarasco pitching. Luke Such strikes out. Alex Reis strikes out. Bob Wohlford flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Jorge Alvarez strikes out. Dane Ryder walks. George Tarasco fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. George Tarasco singles past the shortstop. JJ Johnson walks. Lefty Patterson flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Dane Ryder is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Shawn Williams flies out to the right fielder. Lenny Randle singles to left field. Neal Bodie flies out to the center fielder. Lenny Randle is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Moose Ryder flies out to the right fielder. Roman Anthony singles to left field. Herm Hafey strikes out. Hiroyuki Iida singles to right field. Roman Anthony advances to third on the hit. Jorge Alvarez singles past the shortstop. Roman Anthony scores. Dane Ryder flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Rey Ordonez singles to center field. Hunter White flies out to the right fielder. Juan Melo pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Luke Such walks. Alex Reis singles past the third baseman. Rey Ordonez scores. Luke Such advances to third on the hit. Alex Reis is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston George Tarasco strikes out. JJ Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Lefty Patterson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bob Wohlford strikes out. Shawn Williams pops out to the catcher. Lenny Randle hits a home run. Neal Bodie singles to center field. Rey Ordonez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Moose Ryder walks. Roman Anthony walks. Herm Hafey flies out to the right fielder. Hiroyuki Iida grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Hunter White strikes out. Juan Melo flies out to the center fielder. Luke Such grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Jorge Alvarez strikes out. Dane Ryder strikes out. George Tarasco reached on a fielding error by Hunter White. JJ Johnson singles to center field. Lefty Patterson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Alex Reis strikes out. Bob Wohlford pops out to the second baseman. Shawn Williams strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Leo Mahaffey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Moose Ryder strikes out. Roman Anthony walks. Herm Hafey strikes out. Roman Anthony is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Lenny Randle flies out to the right fielder. Neal Bodie grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rey Ordonez singles to center field. Tank Tatum comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 1st. Hunter White flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Hiroyuki Iida strikes out. Jorge Alvarez grounds out to the second baseman. Dane Ryder grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Butch Gorman is pinch hitting for Leo Mahaffey. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Butch Gorman singles to right field. Luke Such grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Butch Gorman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Alex Reis pops out to the first baseman. Bob Wohlford singles to left field. Luke Such advances to third on the hit. Shawn Williams grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Boston Dickie Noles pitching. Joe Lumpe is pinch hitting for Tank Tatum. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Joe Lumpe grounds out to the second baseman. JJ Johnson strikes out. Lefty Patterson singles to right field. Lefty Patterson steals second. Shawn Williams throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Moose Ryder grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners left on base: 11 Minnesota total runners left on base: 5
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Rick Powers improves in control Rick Powers did not respond to coaching in control Arm Anderson did not respond to coaching in control Tristan Casas did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Kristian Campbell did not respond to coaching in SS
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jake Thoney improves in contact_vs_righty Mike Reis improves in contact_vs_righty Terry Sierra did not respond to coaching in velocity Rollie Fingers improves in control Jake Constable did not respond to coaching in C