Win: Frank Lusader (1-0) Loss: Larry Davenport (0-1)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Frank Lusader pitching. Diego Johnson walks. Alex Alomar strikes out. Charlie Combe strikes out. Joe Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Boston Larry Davenport pitching. Katori Kaji walks. Jose Scott walks. Xavier Martin grounds out to the second baseman. Katori Kaji advances to third on the play. Jose Scott advances to second on the play. Paul Bass singles to right field. Katori Kaji scores. Jose Scott scores. Raymond Chandler flies out to the left fielder. Paul Bass steals second. Archer Bowman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Jack Brown flies out to the left fielder. Bryan Mercer singles to center field. Hal Howell flies out to the center fielder. Jose Foster strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Mike Scheinblum flies out to the left fielder. Steve Murray grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Lusader strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Larry Davenport strikes out. Diego Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Alex Alomar doubles to right field. Charlie Combe singles to center field. Alex Alomar scores. Joe Davis singles to left field. Charlie Combe advances to third on the hit. Jack Brown hits a home run. Charlie Combe scores. Joe Davis scores. Bryan Mercer singles to center field. Hal Howell singles to center field. Bryan Mercer advances to third on the hit. Jose Foster walks. Larry Davenport strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Boston Katori Kaji walks. Jose Scott singles to center field. Xavier Martin grounds out to the pitcher. Katori Kaji advances to third on the play. Jose Scott advances to second on the play. Paul Bass walks. Raymond Chandler singles to left field. Katori Kaji scores. Archer Bowman singles to center field. Jose Scott scores. Paul Bass scores. Raymond Chandler advances to third on the hit. Mike Scheinblum flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Raymond Chandler is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Diego Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Alomar singles to right field. Charlie Combe strikes out. Joe Davis grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Alex Alomar is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Steve Murray singles to center field. Frank Lusader lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Katori Kaji singles to center field. Steve Murray uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jose Scott singles to left field. Katori Kaji advances to third on the hit. Xavier Martin pops out to the first baseman. Paul Bass triples. Katori Kaji scores. Jose Scott scores. Mike Hudgens comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Raymond Chandler grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Jack Brown strikes out. Bryan Mercer flies out to the center fielder. Hal Howell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Archer Bowman flies out to the center fielder. Mike Scheinblum singles to center field. Steve Murray walks. Frank Lusader fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Frank Lusader flies out to the left fielder. Katori Kaji walks. Jose Scott singles to left field. Mike Scheinblum scores. Xavier Martin hits a home run. Steve Murray scores. Katori Kaji scores. Jose Scott scores. Paul Bass singles to center field. Raymond Chandler flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Jose Foster walks. Tyler Walker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Hudgens lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Diego Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Alex Alomar flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Archer Bowman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Scheinblum flies out to the left fielder. Steve Murray singles to center field. Tyler Walker walks. Katori Kaji singles to left field. Jose Scott walks. Steve Murray scores. Xavier Martin strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Charlie Combe singles to center field. Joe Davis flies out to the left fielder. Jack Brown pops out to the catcher. Charlie Combe is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Paul Bass strikes out. Dell Ford comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Raymond Chandler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Clayton Moore is pinch hitting for Archer Bowman. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Clayton Moore flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Bryan Mercer singles to right field. Hal Howell walks. Jose Foster flies out to the center fielder. Dell Ford lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Fred Wilkinson is pinch hitting for Diego Johnson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Fred Wilkinson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Boston Dan Distel is pinch hitting for Mike Scheinblum. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dan Distel strikes out. Steve Murray grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Loun is pinch hitting for Tyler Walker. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Harry Loun flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Hod Davis pitching. Alex Alomar flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Combe singles to center field. Joe Davis grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Charlie Combe is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jack Brown flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 10 Boston total runners left on base: 7