Win: Stu Herndon (6-6) Loss: Paul Mercado (2-17)
Save: Gary Jacobs (41)
Inning: 1 Baltimore Paul Mercado pitching. Haruki Kagitani grounds out to the pitcher. Len Chouneau singles to right field. Len Chouneau steals second. Steve Ratliff hits a home run. Len Chouneau scores. Jim Tipton grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jouett Breeden singles to center field. Jim Lear grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Boston Stu Herndon pitching. Joe Rosello strikes out. Hector Lyons strikes out. Charlie Hocking flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Baltimore John Bailey strikes out. Omar Lewis walks. Stu Herndon lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 1-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Barney Jurisich pops out to the second baseman. Chad Flanagan flies out to the center fielder. Harry Davenport flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Baltimore Haruki Kagitani grounds out to the second baseman. Len Chouneau doubles to right field. Steve Ratliff grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Len Chouneau advances to third on the play. Jim Tipton pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Todd Smiley walks. Ed York grounds out to the pitcher. Todd Smiley advances to second on the play. Paul Mercado strikes out. Joe Rosello grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Baltimore Jouett Breeden flies out to the left fielder. Jim Lear singles to right field. John Bailey strikes out. Omar Lewis walks. Stu Herndon singles to left field. Jim Lear scores. Haruki Kagitani flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston Hector Lyons grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Hocking flies out to the right fielder. Barney Jurisich strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Baltimore Len Chouneau grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Steve Ratliff flies out to the left fielder. Jim Tipton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Chad Flanagan flies out to the left fielder. Harry Davenport lines out to the second baseman. Todd Smiley pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Baltimore Jouett Breeden flies out to the right fielder. Jim Lear strikes out. John Bailey grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Ed York grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Paul Mercado flies out to the right fielder. Joe Rosello strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Baltimore Omar Lewis grounds out to the third baseman. Stu Herndon strikes out. Haruki Kagitani strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Hector Lyons pops out to the shortstop. Charlie Hocking hits a home run. Barney Jurisich grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Chad Flanagan hits a home run. Harry Davenport grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Baltimore Len Chouneau singles to left field. Steve Ratliff strikes out. Jim Tipton hits a home run. Len Chouneau scores. Mike Kracher comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jouett Breeden flies out to the right fielder. Jim Lear grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Ed Taff is pinch hitting for Todd Smiley. Ed Taff lines out to the shortstop. Ed York flies out to the right fielder. Mike Kracher lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Baltimore John Bailey grounds out to the shortstop. Omar Lewis grounds out to the second baseman. Tony Carroll is pinch hitting for Stu Herndon. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tony Carroll walks. Haruki Kagitani strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Gary Jacobs pitching. Joe Rosello strikes out. Hector Lyons walks. Charlie Hocking singles to left field. Hector Lyons advances to third on the hit. Barney Jurisich singles to right field. Hector Lyons scores. Chad Flanagan singles to left field. Charlie Hocking scores. Barney Jurisich advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Harry Davenport grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Baltimore total runners LOB: 5 Boston total runners LOB: 2
Game Notes Charlie Hocking is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Nat Peters improves in speed Nat Peters improves in contact_vs_lefty Dave Owens did not respond to coaching in range Charlie Higgins improves in range
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ralph Bond improves in contact_vs_righty Tommy Billings did not respond to coaching in control Tommy Billings did not respond to coaching in control Ole Battin improves in range Angelo Morales did not respond to coaching in 1B