Win: Bill Hairston (1-0) Loss: Charlie Ritter (0-2)
Inning: 1 Chicago Charlie Ritter pitching. Franklin Solano flies out to the left fielder. Ron Bartling pops out to the third baseman. Shawon Edmonds flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Boston Bill Hairston pitching. Bill Plympton doubles to center field. Red Weaver flies out to the center fielder. Dan Cornejo strikes out. Tom Verbanic strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Benny Compton singles to center field. Will Wright grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Jeff Donahue grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Jack Moeller strikes out. Chris Frisk strikes out. Bill Parker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Jimmy Overall reached on a fielding error by Red Weaver. Bobby Walsh singles to right field. Bill Hairston lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Jimmy Overall is thrown out at third. Bobby Walsh advances to second on the play. Bobby Walsh advances to second on the play. Franklin Solano strikes out. Ron Bartling grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Bill Hairston is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Boston Rod Macfarlane singles to center field. Charlie Ritter lays a bunt down the third base line. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Bill Plympton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charlie Ritter advances to second on the play. Red Weaver flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Shawon Edmonds flies out to the right fielder. Benny Compton doubles past the third baseman. Will Wright grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Benny Compton advances to third on the play. Jeff Donahue hits a home run. Benny Compton scores. Jimmy Overall grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Dan Cornejo strikes out. Tom Verbanic strikes out. Jack Moeller flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Bobby Walsh grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Hairston strikes out. Franklin Solano walks. Ron Bartling strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Chris Frisk flies out to the right fielder. Bill Parker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Rod Macfarlane grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Shawon Edmonds hits a home run. Benny Compton grounds out to the second baseman. Will Wright flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Donahue strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Charlie Ritter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Plympton grounds out to the second baseman. Red Weaver grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Jimmy Overall flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Walsh walks. Bill Hairston lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ron Walsh 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. Franklin Solano singles to left field. Ron Bartling grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Boston Dan Cornejo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Giebell is pinch hitting for Tom Verbanic. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Giebell strikes out. Jack Moeller singles to right field. Bronson Tyler is pinch hitting for Chris Frisk. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bronson Tyler singles to left field. Jack Moeller advances to third on the hit. Bombo Fahey 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. Bill Parker pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Chicago Shawon Edmonds doubles to center field. Benny Compton grounds out to the second baseman. Shawon Edmonds advances to third on the play. Will Wright reached on a fielding error by Red Weaver. Shawon Edmonds scores. Jeff Donahue singles to left field. Ray Rickey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Foreman is pinch hitting for Jimmy Overall. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bob Foreman grounds out to the second baseman. Will Wright advances to third on the play. Jeff Donahue advances to second on the play. Bobby Walsh doubles to left field. Will Wright scores. Jeff Donahue scores. Johnny Robles is pinch hitting for Bombo Fahey. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Johnny Robles flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Milt Kleven pitching. Rod Macfarlane strikes out. Ray Rickey flies out to the right fielder. Bill Plympton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Franklin Solano singles to center field. Ron Bartling walks. Charlie Hughes is pinch hitting for Shawon Edmonds. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Charlie Hughes flies out to the right fielder. Benny Compton singles to center field. Franklin Solano scores. Ron Bartling advances to third on the hit. Will Wright strikes out. Jeff Donahue singles to right field. Ron Bartling scores. Benny Compton advances to third on the hit. Bob Foreman walks. Bobby Walsh singles to center field. Benny Compton scores. Jeff Donahue scores. Brad Pepper is pinch hitting for Milt Kleven. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Brad Pepper flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Boston Jim Perry pitching. John Vizquel is pinch hitting for Red Weaver. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Vizquel grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Cornejo flies out to the center fielder. Jim Giebell singles to left field. Jack Moeller singles to center field. Bronson Tyler strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Chicago total runners LOB: 8 Boston total runners LOB: 6
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Al Mikkelsen improves in power_vs_lefty Al Mikkelsen did not respond to coaching in range Bert Stanley did not respond to coaching in control Joe Sadler did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Sadler did not respond to coaching in control Clint Stottlemyre improves in power_vs_righty
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Steve Smith improves in range Eddie Wood did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty David Calhoun did not respond to coaching in control Jarrod Mitchell improves in power_vs_righty Fernando Easter did not respond to coaching in range Domingo Llenas did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Eddie Wood did not respond to coaching in 3B