Win: Gene Strittmatter (6-2) Loss: Duke Johnson (2-5)
Save: Bob Moore (19)
Inning: 1 Boston Al Aiton pitching. Harland Fishburn walks. Harland Fishburn steals second. Andrew Youngblood grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Mitt Dermon strikes out. Jamie Conway pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Toronto Frank Dingleberry pitching. Roger Makowski flies out to the center fielder. Jimmy Blankenship grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Branch strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Nomar Doerr walks. Emmet Michael flies out to the left fielder. Bread Poot walks. Francis Thomas III strikes out. Frank Dingleberry strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Toronto Brian Spinks walks. Brian Spinks steals second. Joe Wentz grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Brewer singles to right field. Brian Spinks scores. Dave Conde flies out to the right fielder. Dutch Thompson hits a home run. Jim Brewer scores. Al Aiton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Harland Fishburn singles to right field. Andrew Youngblood walks. Mitt Dermon reached on a fielding error by Jim Brewer. Jamie Conway hits a home run. Harland Fishburn scores. Andrew Youngblood scores. Mitt Dermon scores. Nomar Doerr grounds out to the third baseman. Emmet Michael flies out to the right fielder. Bread Poot doubles to left field. Francis Thomas III pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Toronto Roger Makowski grounds out to the shortstop. Jimmy Blankenship strikes out. Bill Branch singles to center field. Brian Spinks grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Frank Dingleberry strikes out. Harland Fishburn pops out to the first baseman. Andrew Youngblood walks. Mitt Dermon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Toronto Joe Wentz singles to center field. Erik Borden comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Brewer strikes out. Dave Conde pops out to the second baseman. Dutch Thompson lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Jamie Conway singles to right field. Nomar Doerr singles to center field. Emmet Michael grounds out to the third baseman. Jamie Conway advances to third on the play. Nomar Doerr advances to second on the play. Jamie Conway gets picked off third. Bread Poot walks. Francis Thomas III pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Toronto Al Aiton pops out to the catcher. Roger Makowski grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Jimmy Blankenship hits a home run. Gene Strittmatter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Branch flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Gene Strittmatter grounds out to the third baseman. Harland Fishburn strikes out. Andrew Youngblood singles to center field. Bo Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mitt Dermon grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Toronto Brian Spinks flies out to the left fielder. Joe Wentz flies out to the right fielder. Jim Brewer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Jamie Conway singles to right field. Jamie Conway is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Nomar Doerr flies out to the right fielder. Emmet Michael pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Toronto Dave Conde flies out to the center fielder. Dutch Thompson strikes out. Akinori Mori is pinch hitting for Bo Smith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Akinori Mori singles to left field. Roger Makowski singles to center field. Akinori Mori advances to third on the hit. Jimmy Blankenship strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Boston Duke Johnson pitching. Bread Poot doubles to right field. Francis Thomas III grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bread Poot advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. George Speake is pinch hitting for Gene Strittmatter. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. George Speake singles to center field. Bread Poot scores. Mike Freeman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harland Fishburn grounds into a force play to the second baseman. George Speake is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Andrew Youngblood grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Toronto Kelly Rowdon pitching. Theo Durocher enters the game as a defensive replacement for Andrew Youngblood at 3B. Bill Branch walks. Brian Spinks walks. Joe Wentz strikes out. Jim Brewer flies out to the center fielder. Dave Conde walks. Dutch Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Boston Mitt Dermon flies out to the right fielder. Jamie Conway pops out to the catcher. Nomar Doerr grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Toronto Bob Moore comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tim Schmidt is pinch hitting for Mike Freeman. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tim Schmidt grounds out to the shortstop. Roger Makowski strikes out. Jimmy Blankenship flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners LOB: 9 Toronto total runners LOB: 7
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: D+ Improvements: Kerry Nance did not respond to coaching in control Todd Splannery did not respond to coaching in velocity Hector Gomez improves in contact_vs_lefty Kandence Tutwiler did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Fred Bowers did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Rob Alberro did not respond to coaching in speed
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Guese improves in power_vs_righty Jeff Griffith improves in contact_vs_lefty Rick Gleason did not respond to coaching in arm Tom Abadie improves in contact_vs_righty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Bill Fletcher did not respond to coaching in control