Win: Rudy Donaldson (2-2) Loss: Ray Rickey (0-4)
Save: John Smith (9)
Inning: 1 Chicago Ray Rickey pitching. Franklin Solano singles past the second baseman. Billy Miller grounds into a force play to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Franklin Solano is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Clint Stottlemyre singles to left field. Billy Miller advances to third on the hit. Shorty Donovan singles to right field. Billy Miller scores. Clint Stottlemyre advances to third on the hit. Scott Maloney walks. Al Mikkelsen grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Clint Stottlemyre is out at home. Mike Meacham grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Shorty Donovan is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Boston Howard Martel pitching. Fernando Easter strikes out. Terry Yount pops out to the second baseman. Rick Slade walks. Dan Cornejo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Jeff Donahue singles to right field. Howard Martel lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Franklin Solano grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jeff Donahue advances to third on the play. Billy Miller singles to center field. Jeff Donahue scores. Clint Stottlemyre walks. Shorty Donovan singles to center field. Billy Miller scores. Scott Maloney pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Boston Herb Smith flies out to the left fielder. John Vizquel reached on a fielding error by Jeff Donahue. Domingo Llenas strikes out. Eddie Wood grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Al Mikkelsen singles past the shortstop. Mike Meacham singles to center field. Jeff Donahue grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mike Meacham is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Howard Martel walks. Rocky Lawrence comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Franklin Solano strikes out. Billy Miller triples. Al Mikkelsen scores. Jeff Donahue scores. Howard Martel scores. Clint Stottlemyre grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Rocky Lawrence grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fernando Easter strikes out. Terry Yount pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Shorty Donovan strikes out. Scott Maloney grounds out to the pitcher. Al Mikkelsen reached on a fielding error by John Vizquel. Mike Meacham walks. Jeff Donahue singles past the second baseman. Al Mikkelsen scores. Howard Martel strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston Rick Slade grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Dan Cornejo doubles to center field. Herb Smith grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! John Vizquel singles to center field. Dan Cornejo scores. Rudy Donaldson 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. Domingo Llenas grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Franklin Solano walks. Billy Miller flies out to the left fielder. Franklin Solano is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Clint Stottlemyre flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Eddie Wood strikes out. Rocky Lawrence flies out to the left fielder. Fernando Easter flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Shorty Donovan strikes out. Scott Maloney singles to center field. Al Mikkelsen grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Terry Yount walks. Rick Slade grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Terry Yount is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe Moore comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Dan Cornejo grounds out to the second baseman. Rick Slade advances to second on the play. Herb Smith walks. John Vizquel walks. Domingo Llenas singles to left field. Rick Slade scores. Herb Smith scores. John Vizquel advances to third on the hit. Eddie Wood grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Chicago Mike Meacham flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Donahue flies out to the left fielder. Shawon Edmonds is pinch hitting for Joe Moore. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Shawon Edmonds grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Jerry McCarthy pitching. Rafael Loepp is pinch hitting for Rocky Lawrence. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rafael Loepp flies out to the center fielder. Fernando Easter walks. Terry Yount singles to right field. Rick Slade flies out to the center fielder. Dan Cornejo strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Chicago Dave Kimber pitching. Franklin Solano walks. Billy Miller strikes out. Clint Stottlemyre grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Herb Smith grounds out to the second baseman. John Vizquel walks. Domingo Llenas strikes out. Eddie Wood grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Chicago Shorty Donovan strikes out. Scott Maloney strikes out. Al Mikkelsen walks. Mike Meacham strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Chris Frisk is pinch hitting for Dave Kimber. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Chris Frisk pops out to the first baseman. Fernando Easter flies out to the center fielder. Terry Yount reached on a 2-base fielding error by Mike Meacham. Rick Slade reached on a fielding error by Jeff Donahue. John Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Dan Cornejo strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Chicago total runners LOB: 9 Boston total runners LOB: 10
Batting:3B - Billy Miller (2).GIDP - Clint Stottlemyre, Al Mikkelsen. Baserunning: CS - Franklin Solano (3). Fielding: E - Mike Meacham, Jeff Donahue 2.
Game Notes Ray Rickey is injured and is expected to be out 36 days.
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jack Roof did not respond to coaching in control Jack Roof did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Cusick did not respond to coaching in velocity John Prokopec improves in range Jeff Smith improves in arm Rebel Bubser improves in speed
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Chuck Campbell improves in power_vs_righty Chuck Campbell improves in speed Pedro Wyse did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve Smith did not respond to coaching in speed Jim Shepard did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Pedro Wyse did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve Smith did not respond to coaching in 3B