Win: Butch Lawson (14-9) Loss: Jack Sanford (16-6)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay A.J. Burnett pitching. George Blomberg walks. Joe Olsen strikes out. Bill Shannon singles to right field. Art Rittwage walks. Warren Kelly singles to right field. George Blomberg scores. Bill Shannon scores. Robert Luis strikes out. Harry Gray strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Boston Butch Lawson pitching. Jeff Bagwell singles to right field. Oscar Hunter strikes out. Fernando Tatis Jr. singles to left field. Jeff Bagwell aggressively advances to third on the hit. Home Run Baker grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Bagwell scores. Fernando Tatis Jr. advances to second on the play. Carlos Baerga pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Chikara Nemoto walks. Butch Lawson lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. George Blomberg grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Chikara Nemoto advances to third on the play. Joe Olsen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Yoenis Cespedes singles to right field. Paul Molitor strikes out. Gary Sheffield strikes out. A.J. Burnett flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Bill Shannon walks. Art Rittwage singles to center field. Warren Kelly grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Shannon advances to third on the play. Art Rittwage advances to second on the play. Robert Luis doubles to right field. Bill Shannon scores. Art Rittwage scores. Harry Gray walks. Chikara Nemoto singles to left field. Robert Luis scores. Butch Lawson pops up a bunt to the pitcher. George Blomberg strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Boston Jeff Bagwell singles to right field. Oscar Hunter walks. Fernando Tatis Jr. flies out to the right fielder. Home Run Baker grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Joe Olsen walks. Bill Shannon hits a home run. Joe Olsen scores. Luis Severino comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Art Rittwage doubles to center field. Warren Kelly grounds out to the second baseman. Art Rittwage advances to third on the play. Robert Luis pops out to the second baseman. Harry Gray doubles to left field. Art Rittwage scores. Chikara Nemoto flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Carlos Baerga hits a home run. Yoenis Cespedes strikes out. Paul Molitor walks. Gary Sheffield reached on a 2-base throwing error by George Blomberg. Orlando Cepeda is pinch hitting for Luis Severino. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Orlando Cepeda flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Paul Molitor is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Dave McNally pitching. Butch Lawson grounds out to the second baseman. George Blomberg strikes out. Joe Olsen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Jeff Bagwell strikes out. Oscar Hunter singles to left field. Fernando Tatis Jr. singles to center field. Home Run Baker walks. Carlos Baerga lines out to the shortstop. Yoenis Cespedes walks. Oscar Hunter scores. Paul Molitor strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Bill Shannon grounds out to the shortstop. Art Rittwage flies out to the right fielder. Warren Kelly strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Gary Sheffield strikes out. Dave McNally grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Bagwell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Robert Luis strikes out. Harry Gray strikes out. Chikara Nemoto strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Oscar Hunter singles in front of the right fielder. Fernando Tatis Jr. hits a home run. Oscar Hunter scores. Don Williams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Home Run Baker flies out to the right fielder. Carlos Baerga lines out to the shortstop. Yoenis Cespedes grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Charlie Lake is pinch hitting for Don Williams. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Charlie Lake flies out to the right fielder. George Blomberg strikes out. Joe Olsen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Jason Isringhausen pitching. Paul Molitor strikes out. Gary Sheffield lines out to the shortstop. Curtis Pride is pinch hitting for Dave McNally. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Curtis Pride flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Jimmy Key pitching. Bill Shannon grounds out to the second baseman. Art Rittwage grounds out to the third baseman. Warren Kelly walks. Warren Kelly steals second. Robert Luis singles to left field. Warren Kelly scores. Robert Luis steals second. Gary Sheffield throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Harry Gray singles to center field. Robert Luis scores. Gary Ignasiak comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chikara Nemoto strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Jeff Bagwell singles to left field. Oscar Hunter strikes out. Fernando Tatis Jr. hits a home run. Jeff Bagwell scores. Bobby Guillen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Home Run Baker grounds out to the second baseman. Carlos Baerga pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 7 Boston total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Art Rittwage (14), Robert Luis (2), Harry Gray (5).HR - Bill Shannon (20). Baserunning: SB - Warren Kelly (22), Robert Luis (4). Fielding: E - George Blomberg.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Monte Griffin improves in power_vs_righty Bill Hauser improves in contact_vs_lefty Monte Griffin did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jose Moran improves in power_vs_lefty Jose Moran did not respond to coaching in SS
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Javier Hernandez did not respond to coaching in control Javier Hernandez did not respond to coaching in control Bret Saberhagen did not respond to coaching in velocity Shigeru Maeda did not respond to coaching in control