Win: Paul Mercado (6-22) Loss: Pat Wilberding (6-6)
Inning: 1 Boston Chris Olson pitching. Chad Flanagan flies out to the right fielder. Glenn Dorsett walks. Merlin Bailey flies out to the center fielder. Harry Davenport walks. Gary Sampson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Paul Mercado pitching. Eugene Erixson grounds out to the shortstop. Jim McMurray singles to left field. Walter Kingdon flies out to the right fielder. Buddy Moore singles to center field. Jim McMurray advances to third on the hit. Joe Filipi strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Boston Ed Ferrell grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Hibbs singles to left field. Joe Rosello doubles to right field. Paul Mercado lines out to the shortstop. Chad Flanagan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Whitey Mahaffey walks. Eddie Jones grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Red Randall strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Glenn Dorsett grounds out to the second baseman. Merlin Bailey grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Davenport hits a home run. Gary Sampson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Chris Olson strikes out. Eugene Erixson flies out to the right fielder. Jim McMurray grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Ed Ferrell strikes out. Steve Hibbs strikes out. Joe Rosello flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Walter Kingdon flies out to the center fielder. Buddy Moore triples. Joe Filipi grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Buddy Moore scores. Whitey Mahaffey pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Paul Mercado grounds out to the second baseman. Chad Flanagan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Glenn Dorsett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Eddie Jones strikes out. Red Randall pops out to the third baseman. Chris Olson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Merlin Bailey strikes out. Harry Davenport walks. Gary Sampson walks. Ed Ferrell hits a home run. Harry Davenport scores. Gary Sampson scores. Steve Hibbs grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Rosello singles to center field. Paul Mercado strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Eugene Erixson bunts for a base hit. Jim McMurray flies out to the right fielder. Walter Kingdon strikes out. Buddy Moore singles to center field. Eugene Erixson advances to third on the hit. Joe Filipi grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Boston Chad Flanagan grounds out to the second baseman. Glenn Dorsett walks. Pat Wilberding 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. Merlin Bailey singles to left field. Harry Davenport flies out to the left fielder. Gary Sampson singles to right field. Glenn Dorsett scores. Ed Ferrell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Steve Rickey is pinch hitting for Whitey Mahaffey. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Steve Rickey strikes out. Eddie Jones pops out to the third baseman. Red Randall grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Steve Hibbs grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Rosello grounds out to the third baseman. Paul Mercado strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Pat Wilberding strikes out. Eugene Erixson strikes out. Jim McMurray singles past the shortstop. Walter Kingdon reached on a 2-base fielding error by Merlin Bailey. Buddy Moore singles to center field. Jim McMurray scores. Walter Kingdon scores. Joe Filipi hits a home run. Buddy Moore scores. Steve Rickey grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Chad Flanagan walks. Glenn Dorsett walks. Merlin Bailey singles to right field. Chad Flanagan scores. Harry Davenport doubles to left field. Glenn Dorsett scores. Merlin Bailey uses his aggressiveness and scores. Albert Cottrell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gary Sampson grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Ferrell grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Davenport advances to third on the play. Steve Hibbs doubles to right field. Harry Davenport scores. Joe Rosello grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Eddie Jones pops out to the second baseman. Red Randall strikes out. Pete Sedgwick is pinch hitting for Albert Cottrell. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Pete Sedgwick flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners LOB: 8 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 4
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mike Kracher did not respond to coaching in control Larry Coffman improves in range Gerry Severeid did not respond to coaching in velocity Tim Brennan improves in range
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tommy Ware did not respond to coaching in velocity Justin DuBois improves in velocity Sal Felicia did not respond to coaching in control Tommy Ware did not respond to coaching in velocity Don Munsterman did not respond to coaching in SS