Win: Kevin McKenry (4-5) Loss: Butch Robello (2-4)
Save: Buck Smith (18)
Inning: 1 Boston Bert Theis pitching. Bill Tate flies out to the left fielder. Chick Gates walks. Akihito Takamizawa walks. Jimmie Emmerich singles to right field. Chick Gates scores. Ron Zientara doubles to left field. Akihito Takamizawa scores. Jay Bell strikes out. Joe Brannan pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Texas Joe Harmon pitching. Ellie Weimer doubles to left field. Terry Bumbry pops out to the first baseman. Hank White singles to center field. Ellie Weimer scores. Yuya Yamamoto hits a home run. Hank White scores. Matt Dougherty comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ken Strobel walks. Dee Dunlop grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Virgil Dorsett grounds out to the second baseman. Matt Dougherty flies out to the left fielder. Bill Tate strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Rusty Ward flies out to the center fielder. Clement Walter Labine singles to left field. Bert Theis lays a bunt down the third base line. The third baseman fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 5-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Chick Gates grounds out to the pitcher. Akihito Takamizawa walks. Jimmie Emmerich singles to left field. Ron Zientara flies out to the center fielder. Jay Bell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Texas Ellie Weimer flies out to the center fielder. Terry Bumbry strikes out. Hank White doubles past the right fielder. Yuya Yamamoto walks. Shiro Minatogawa 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. Ken Strobel singles to right field. Hank White scores. Yuya Yamamoto is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Joe Brannan lines out to the shortstop. Virgil Dorsett singles to center field. Shiro Minatogawa lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Bill Tate strikes out. Chick Gates strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Texas Dee Dunlop flies out to the left fielder. Rusty Ward grounds out to the second baseman. Clement Walter Labine singles to center field. Bert Theis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Akihito Takamizawa flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Jimmie Emmerich grounds out to the second baseman. Ron Zientara doubles to center field. Jay Bell walks. Joe Brannan singles to right field. Ron Zientara scores. Jay Bell advances to third on the hit. Virgil Dorsett walks. Shiro Minatogawa flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Texas Ellie Weimer grounds out to the shortstop. Terry Bumbry grounds out to the third baseman. Hank White flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Bill Tate grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chick Gates strikes out. Akihito Takamizawa walks. Jimmie Emmerich flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Yuya Yamamoto grounds out to the second baseman. Ken Strobel grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Dee Dunlop grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Ron Zientara lines out to the shortstop. Jay Bell strikes out. Joe Brannan singles to right field. Virgil Dorsett singles to right field. Joe Brannan advances to third on the hit. Allen Otanez is pinch hitting for Shiro Minatogawa. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Allen Otanez grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Texas Butch Robello pitching. Rusty Ward grounds out to the second baseman. Clement Walter Labine strikes out. Chick Acosta is pinch hitting for Bert Theis. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Chick Acosta reached on a fielding error by Bill Tate. Ellie Weimer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Kevin McKenry pitching. Bill Tate strikes out. Chick Gates hits a home run. Akihito Takamizawa strikes out. Jimmie Emmerich walks. Ron Zientara flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Terry Bumbry reached on a fielding error by Jay Bell. Hank White walks. Yuya Yamamoto grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Terry Bumbry advances to third on the play. Hank White advances to second on the play. Ken Strobel grounds out to the third baseman. Terry Bumbry scores. Hank White advances to third on the play. Dee Dunlop pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Buck Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jay Bell flies out to the right fielder. Joe Brannan doubles to center field. Virgil Dorsett grounds out to the third baseman. Lee Miller is pinch hitting for Butch Robello. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Lee Miller strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners left on base: 14 Texas total runners left on base: 4
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Lou Burke improves in contact_vs_righty Jerry Baumgartner improves in arm Bernie Brown improves in range Carney Maggert did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Darren Beltran improves in speed Heinie Steengrafe improves in velocity Possum Hernandez did not respond to coaching in control Ernie Beeler did not respond to coaching in velocity Nin Grasso did not respond to coaching in 1B