Win: Nelson Riddle (1-0) Loss: Chris Olson (1-1)
Save: Billy Juden (2)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Nelson Riddle pitching. Tim Harris singles to center field. Eugene Erixson reached on a 2-base throwing error by Art Spehr. Terry Keelan singles to center field. Tim Harris scores. Eugene Erixson is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Walter Kingdon walks. Buddy Moore grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Boston Chris Olson pitching. Steve Hibbs grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Rosello strikes out. Rick Busby grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Whitey Mahaffey grounds out to the second baseman. Dan Sweeney grounds out to the shortstop. Tommy Wright grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Gary Sampson strikes out. Harry Davenport walks. Nick Faszholz strikes out. Art Spehr flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Chris Olson strikes out. Tim Harris strikes out. Eugene Erixson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Barney Jurisich walks. Nelson Riddle lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Barney Jurisich forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Steve Hibbs singles to right field. Nelson Riddle advances to third on the hit. Joe Rosello grounds out to the third baseman. Nelson Riddle scores. Steve Hibbs advances to second on the play. Rick Busby strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Terry Keelan strikes out. Walter Kingdon strikes out. Buddy Moore walks. Whitey Mahaffey flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Gary Sampson strikes out. Harry Davenport singles to right field. Nick Faszholz strikes out. Art Spehr lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Dan Sweeney strikes out. Tommy Wright walks. Chris Olson fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Chris Olson flies out to the right fielder. Tim Harris strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Barney Jurisich singles to left field. Nelson Riddle lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Barney Jurisich forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Steve Hibbs strikes out. Joe Rosello singles to left field. Rick Busby walks. Gary Sampson doubles past the third baseman. Nelson Riddle scores. Joe Rosello scores. Rick Busby is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Eugene Erixson grounds out to the shortstop. Terry Keelan singles to center field. Walter Kingdon pops out to the first baseman. Buddy Moore lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Harry Davenport grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Nick Faszholz strikes out. Art Spehr singles to right field. Barney Jurisich singles to center field. Nelson Riddle walks. Steve Hibbs singles to right field. Art Spehr scores. Barney Jurisich is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Whitey Mahaffey flies out to the right fielder. Dan Sweeney grounds out to the second baseman. Tommy Wright flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Joe Rosello strikes out. Rick Busby pops out to the first baseman. Gary Sampson walks. Bill Acevedo 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. Harry Davenport strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Haruo Motohara enters the game as a defensive replacement for Joe Rosello at SS. Glenn Dorsett enters the game as a defensive replacement for Art Spehr at 3B. Bill Acevedo walks. Tim Harris grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Bill Acevedo is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tim Harris steals second. Eugene Erixson grounds out to the shortstop. Terry Keelan pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Nick Faszholz grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Glenn Dorsett pops out to the first baseman. Barney Jurisich grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Billy Juden comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Walter Kingdon grounds out to the second baseman. Buddy Moore flies out to the center fielder. Whitey Mahaffey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 5 Boston total runners left on base: 6
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Narleski improves in endurance Steve Cervantes did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve Cervantes did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Platt improves in velocity Chuck Tapia did not respond to coaching in 2B
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jack Niekro improves in contact_vs_righty Bob Lavan improves in speed Mike Kracher did not respond to coaching in control Hector Lyons improves in contact_vs_lefty