Win: Ray Nelson (13-11) Loss: Mike Adamson (5-5)
Save: George Fernandez (36)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Ray Nelson pitching. Chris Young strikes out. Marty Kerr grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Pete Grover strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Boston Mike Adamson pitching. Jason Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Eddie Benton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ethan Lajoie grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Jack W Richardson singles to center field. Val Venis strikes out. Ike Kingsale flies out to the center fielder. Bill Mata singles to right field. Yuniet Arias walks. Mike Adamson singles to left field. Jack W Richardson scores. Bill Mata scores. Yuniet Arias advances to third on the hit. Chris Young flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Boston Cliff Lyons grounds out to the shortstop. Brickyard Jude pops out to the shortstop. Harry Michaels grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Marty Kerr grounds out to the second baseman. Pete Grover singles to right field. Jack W Richardson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Dib Moore strikes out. Bob Steevens walks. Ray Nelson lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jason Smith hits a home run. Bob Steevens scores. Eddie Benton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Val Venis lines out to the shortstop. Ike Kingsale strikes out. Bill Mata strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Ethan Lajoie grounds out to the shortstop. Cliff Lyons strikes out. Brickyard Jude walks. Harry Michaels singles to left field. Brickyard Jude advances to third on the hit. Dib Moore flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Yuniet Arias flies out to the right fielder. Mike Adamson grounds out to the shortstop. Chris Young grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Bob Steevens walks. Ray Nelson lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jason Smith bunts for a base hit. Eddie Benton strikes out. Ethan Lajoie is hit by a pitch. Cliff Lyons strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Minnesota Marty Kerr flies out to the center fielder. Pete Grover strikes out. Jack W Richardson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Brickyard Jude singles to right field. Harry Michaels singles to right field. Brickyard Jude advances to third on the hit. Dib Moore doubles to right field. Brickyard Jude scores. Harry Michaels uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dave French comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Steevens singles past the first baseman. Ray Nelson strikes out. Jason Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Steevens advances to second on the play. Eddie Benton strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Val Venis strikes out. Ike Kingsale reached on a fielding error by Ethan Lajoie. Ike Kingsale is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bill Mata strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Ethan Lajoie doubles to left field. Cliff Lyons singles to left field. Ethan Lajoie scores. Brickyard Jude grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Cliff Lyons advances to second on the play. Harry Michaels grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cliff Lyons advances to third on the play. Dib Moore flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Elmer Thevenow enters the game as a defensive replacement for Eddie Benton at 1B. Yuniet Arias pops out to the second baseman. George Melton is pinch hitting for Dave French. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. George Melton singles to right field. Chris Young doubles to center field. George Melton uses his aggressiveness and scores. Chris Kirkland 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 2nd. Marty Kerr grounds out to the third baseman. Pete Grover grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Jerry McAnany pitching. Bob Steevens lines out to the third baseman. Hiroshi Samata is pinch hitting for Chris Kirkland. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Hiroshi Samata grounds out to the second baseman. Jason Smith pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota George Fernandez pitching. Jack W Richardson singles to left field. Val Venis walks. Ike Kingsale grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Jack W Richardson advances to third on the play. Val Venis advances to second on the play. Bill Mata strikes out. Yuniet Arias grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners left on base: 5 Boston total runners left on base: 8
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ira Gilbert did not respond to coaching in velocity Ron McMillon improves in power_vs_righty Emilio Bonifacio did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Chuck Wolfe improves in arm Ron McMillon did not respond to coaching in C
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Randy Santo did not respond to coaching in control Jason Lush did not respond to coaching in range Frank Raney did not respond to coaching in control Johnnie Castillo did not respond to coaching in control Sam Wilson did not respond to coaching in 3B