Win: Jason Isringhausen (1-0) Loss: Jimmy Key (0-1)
Inning: 1 Boston Bill Shores pitching. Jeff Bagwell grounds out to the third baseman. Fernando Tatis Jr. singles to left field. Home Run Baker grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Sandy Alcantara pitching. Rodney Osborn grounds out to the shortstop. Art Rittwage walks. George Blomberg singles to center field. Art Rittwage aggressively advances to third on the hit. Joe Olsen strikes out. Harry Wegman singles to right field. Art Rittwage scores. Fran Quinlan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Harry Wegman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Boston Carlos Baerga hits a home run. Rogers Hornsby flies out to the center fielder. Paul Molitor hits an infield single to the catcher. Curtis Pride strikes out. Gary Sheffield reached on a fielding error by Harry Wegman. Sandy Alcantara singles to center field. Paul Molitor scores. Gary Sheffield advances to third on the hit. Jeff Bagwell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Warren Kelly strikes out. Marshall Cowley reached on a fielding error by Fernando Tatis Jr.. Bill Shores fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bill Shores flies out to the right fielder. Rodney Osborn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Fernando Tatis Jr. grounds out to the third baseman. Home Run Baker singles to left field. Carlos Baerga strikes out. Rogers Hornsby flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Art Rittwage grounds out to the shortstop. George Blomberg singles to right field. Joe Olsen singles to center field. Harry Wegman grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Joe Olsen is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Fran Quinlan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston Paul Molitor flies out to the center fielder. Curtis Pride strikes out. Gary Sheffield grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Warren Kelly grounds out to the shortstop. Marshall Cowley flies out to the right fielder. Bill Shores walks. Rodney Osborn singles to right field. Art Rittwage strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Boston Sandy Alcantara flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Bagwell grounds out to the third baseman. Fernando Tatis Jr. grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay George Blomberg flies out to the right fielder. Joe Olsen flies out to the right fielder. Harry Wegman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Home Run Baker strikes out. Carlos Baerga strikes out. Rogers Hornsby strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Fran Quinlan grounds out to the third baseman. Warren Kelly hits a home run. Marshall Cowley strikes out. Bill Shores grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Paul Molitor walks. Curtis Pride flies out to the right fielder. Gary Sheffield flies out to the center fielder. Sandy Alcantara pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Rodney Osborn singles to left field. Art Rittwage flies out to the right fielder. Rodney Osborn steals second. Dave McNally comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. George Blomberg singles to right field. Rodney Osborn is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Joe Olsen flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Jeff Bagwell singles to center field. Fernando Tatis Jr. hits an infield single to the first baseman. Howard Miller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Home Run Baker strikes out. Carlos Baerga flies out to the left fielder. Rogers Hornsby doubles to center field. Jeff Bagwell scores. Fernando Tatis Jr. uses his aggressiveness and scores. Paul Molitor doubles to left field. Rogers Hornsby scores. Curtis Pride strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Yoenis Cespedes enters the game as a defensive replacement for Home Run Baker at 3B. Luis Gonzalez enters the game as a defensive replacement for Curtis Pride at 2B. Harry Wegman doubles to left field. Fran Quinlan singles to right field. Harry Wegman scores. Warren Kelly reached on a fielding error by Yoenis Cespedes. Marshall Cowley doubles to center field. Fran Quinlan scores. Warren Kelly scores. Gary Ignasiak comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chikara Nemoto is pinch hitting for Howard Miller. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Charlie Simon is pinch running for Marshall Cowley on 2nd base. Chikara Nemoto pops out to the shortstop. Rodney Osborn lines out to the pitcher. Art Rittwage grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Jason Isringhausen pitching. Charlie Lake enters the game as a defensive replacement for Charlie Simon at C. Gary Sheffield flies out to the left fielder. Orlando Cepeda is pinch hitting for Gary Ignasiak. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Orlando Cepeda grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Bagwell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Jimmy Key pitching. George Blomberg walks. Joe Olsen doubles past the left fielder. George Blomberg uses his aggressiveness and scores. Boston total runners left on base: 5 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 9
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Julio Cruz improves in arm Luis Severino did not respond to coaching in velocity Johnny Briggs did not respond to coaching in control Charlie Redman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bill Wall did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ed Lowery did not respond to coaching in velocity Monte Griffin improves in power_vs_righty Lenny Patterson improves in arm Jose Moran did not respond to coaching in SS