Win: John Patek (3-2) Loss: Don Ruszkowski (1-4)
Save: Ed Smith (10)
Inning: 1 Texas Don Ruszkowski pitching. Johnny Markland grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bubba Thompson grounds out to the shortstop. Yoenny Garcia flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Boston John Patek pitching. Bob Creel grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Jones grounds out to the pitcher. Tim McCormick strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Fred Rekar flies out to the left fielder. Jose Cabell singles to center field. Joe Loftus grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Cecil Wallis strikes out. Sean Nied singles to center field. Sean Nied is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Billy Angelini grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Vern Schourek reached on a fielding error by Mo Bruner. Bud Darr strikes out. John Patek lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Johnny Markland flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Mo Bruner grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Johnny Osgood grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Don Ruszkowski strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Bubba Thompson hits an infield single to the pitcher. Yoenny Garcia grounds out to the second baseman. Bubba Thompson advances to second on the play. Fred Rekar grounds out to the pitcher. Jose Cabell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Bob Creel walks. Bob Jones walks. Tim McCormick flies out to the center fielder. Cecil Wallis grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Creel advances to third on the play. Bob Jones advances to second on the play. Sean Nied strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Texas Joe Loftus grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Vern Schourek flies out to the left fielder. Bud Darr doubles to center field. John Patek flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Billy Angelini grounds out to the second baseman. Mo Bruner flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Osgood singles to center field. Don Ruszkowski singles to center field. Bob Creel grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Johnny Osgood is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Texas Johnny Markland walks. Bubba Thompson lines out to the second baseman. Yoenny Garcia grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny Markland advances to second on the play. Fred Rekar grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Bob Jones walks. Tim McCormick grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Jones advances to second on the play. Cecil Wallis walks. Sean Nied strikes out. Billy Angelini walks. Mo Bruner strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Texas Jose Cabell singles to left field. Joe Loftus is hit by a pitch. Vern Schourek reached on a 2-base throwing error by Tim McCormick. Jose Cabell scores. Bud Darr singles to left field. Joe Loftus scores. Vern Schourek scores. John Patek fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. John Patek grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bud Darr advances to second on the play. Johnny Markland grounds out to the second baseman. Bud Darr advances to third on the play. Bubba Thompson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Ben Blackburn is pinch hitting for Johnny Osgood. Ben Blackburn singles to center field. Ben Blackburn steals second. Vern Schourek throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Don Ruszkowski grounds out to the shortstop. Ben Blackburn scores. Bob Creel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Jones reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bud Darr. Tim McCormick flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Yoenny Garcia flies out to the center fielder. Fred Rekar doubles to left field. Hidekazu Kashiwagi 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. Jose Cabell strikes out. Joe Loftus singles past the second baseman. Ruben Walsh is pinch hitting for Vern Schourek. Joe Loftus steals second. Ruben Walsh singles to right field. Fred Rekar scores. Bud Darr flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Boston Nellie Veras enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ruben Walsh at C. Cecil Wallis grounds out to the shortstop. Sean Nied strikes out. Billy Angelini hits a home run. Mo Bruner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Juan Orwoll is pinch hitting for John Patek. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Juan Orwoll walks. Johnny Markland grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Bubba Thompson doubles to right field. Yoenny Garcia flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Ed Smith pitching. Ben Blackburn flies out to the right fielder. Lindsay Bird is pinch hitting for Hidekazu Kashiwagi. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Lindsay Bird grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Creel pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Texas total runners LOB: 8 Boston total runners LOB: 8
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bill Cantrell improves in control John Boardman improves in arm Nick Fitzmorris improves in range Kirby Viau did not respond to coaching in speed
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dan Bradley did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Biff Darling did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Carlos Straker did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tommy Butcher improves in power_vs_lefty