Win: John Drissel (10-13) Loss: Victor Combe (4-11)
Save: Mario Combs (27)
Inning: 1 Chicago John Drissel pitching. Franklin Solano flies out to the center fielder. Benny Compton grounds out to the shortstop. Shawon Edmonds flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Boston Victor Combe pitching. Ted Starnagle flies out to the left fielder. Eddie Wood flies out to the center fielder. Terry Yount walks. Dan Cornejo strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Shorty Donovan reached on a fielding error by Eddie Wood. Scott Maloney walks. Shigetoshi Perlman strikes out. Mike Meacham flies out to the left fielder. Les Spindel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Boston Dave Culmer singles to left field. Herb Smith singles to center field. Dave Culmer advances to third on the hit. Fernando Easter flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Dave Culmer scores. Buster Linares flies out to the left fielder. John Drissel walks. Ted Starnagle pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Chicago Victor Combe hits an infield single to the catcher. Franklin Solano flies out to the right fielder. Benny Compton strikes out. Shawon Edmonds flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Eddie Wood pops out to the catcher. Terry Yount singles to right field. Dan Cornejo strikes out. Dave Culmer flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Shorty Donovan singles to center field. Scott Maloney pops out to the second baseman. Shigetoshi Perlman singles to center field. Mike Meacham strikes out. Les Spindel grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston Herb Smith singles to center field. Fernando Easter strikes out. Buster Linares grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Victor Combe strikes out. Franklin Solano doubles to left field. Benny Compton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Franklin Solano advances to third on the play. Shawon Edmonds walks. Shorty Donovan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Boston John Drissel flies out to the left fielder. Ted Starnagle grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Eddie Wood flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Scott Maloney lines out to the third baseman. Shigetoshi Perlman flies out to the center fielder. Mike Meacham flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Terry Yount hits a home run. Dan Cornejo grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Culmer hits a home run. Herb Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Howard Martel 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. Fernando Easter pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Les Spindel walks. Al Mikkelsen is pinch hitting for Howard Martel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Al Mikkelsen grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Franklin Solano flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Ollie Mertz pitching. Buster Linares flies out to the center fielder. John Drissel singles past the shortstop. Ted Starnagle pops out to the third baseman. Eddie Wood hits a home run. John Drissel scores. Terry Yount hits a home run. Dan Cornejo triples. Dave Culmer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Benny Compton strikes out. Shawon Edmonds grounds out to the second baseman. Shorty Donovan pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Herb Smith flies out to the center fielder. John Vizquel is pinch hitting for Fernando Easter. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Vizquel strikes out. Domingo Llenas is pinch hitting for Buster Linares. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Domingo Llenas flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Scott Maloney grounds out to the pitcher. Billy Miller is pinch hitting for Shigetoshi Perlman. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Billy Miller flies out to the left fielder. Mike Meacham singles to left field. Les Spindel singles to center field. Jeff Donahue is pinch hitting for Ollie Mertz. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jeff Donahue hits an infield single to the pitcher. Franklin Solano hits a home run. Mike Meacham scores. Les Spindel scores. Jeff Donahue scores. Mario Combs comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Benny Compton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Chicago total runners left on base: 7 Boston total runners left on base: 5
Batting:3B - Dan Cornejo (4).HR - Eddie Wood (24), Terry Yount 2 (30), Dave Culmer (21).SF - Fernando Easter.GIDP - Buster Linares. Fielding: E - Eddie Wood.
Game Notes Victor Combe is injured and is expected to be out 42 days.
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jeff Smith did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Earl Wood improves in power_vs_righty John Prokopec improves in contact_vs_lefty Rebel Bubser improves in power_vs_righty Raul Burnette did not respond to coaching in velocity Al McDonald did not respond to coaching in arm
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Steve Smith did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Pedro Wyse did not respond to coaching in velocity Chuck Campbell improves in range Greg Colliflower improves in power_vs_lefty John Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Greg Colliflower did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Steve Smith did not respond to coaching in 3B