Win: Rube Croushore (6-1) Loss: Bob Brown (2-7)
Save: Vic Roche (31)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Dick Barrett pitching. Dan Navarro strikes out. Jim Smith hits a home run. Taylor Mahay grounds out to the second baseman. Masatoshi Tsuchiya reached on a 2-base throwing error by Frank Wilson. Glenn Tomko singles past the shortstop. Masatoshi Tsuchiya scores. Nobuhiro Matsushima grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Boston Charlie Butcher pitching. Parson Ruiz singles to center field. Frank Wilson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Parson Ruiz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe Kingdon grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Frank Wilson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe Kingdon steals second. Luis Hudson pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Charlie Clyburn grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Gladding singles past the shortstop. Charlie Butcher lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 2-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Chris Smith doubles to center field. Tom McMahon grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Pop Murray singles to right field. Chris Smith scores. Yordanis Ferran singles to left field. Pop Murray advances to third on the hit. Dick Barrett flies out to the right fielder. Parson Ruiz walks. Frank Wilson singles to right field. Pop Murray scores. Yordanis Ferran scores. Parson Ruiz advances to third on the hit. Joe Kingdon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Dan Navarro flies out to the center fielder. Jim Smith strikes out. Taylor Mahay grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Luis Hudson strikes out. Chris Smith walks. Tom McMahon flies out to the center fielder. Pop Murray pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Masatoshi Tsuchiya hits an infield single to the third baseman. Glenn Tomko reached on a 2-base throwing error by Frank Wilson. Nobuhiro Matsushima singles to right field. Masatoshi Tsuchiya scores. Glenn Tomko scores. Charlie Clyburn singles to left field. Nobuhiro Matsushima advances to third on the hit. Ed Gladding grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Nobuhiro Matsushima scores. Charlie Butcher grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Yordanis Ferran singles to left field. Dick Barrett lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Parson Ruiz flies out to the right fielder. Frank Wilson hits a home run. Yordanis Ferran scores. Chris Knotts comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Joe Kingdon triples. Luis Hudson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Dan Navarro pops out to the first baseman. Jim Smith flies out to the center fielder. Taylor Mahay strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Chris Smith flies out to the left fielder. Tom McMahon grounds out to the third baseman. Pop Murray singles to right field. Yordanis Ferran grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Masatoshi Tsuchiya strikes out. Glenn Tomko flies out to the left fielder. Nobuhiro Matsushima singles to center field. Charlie Clyburn walks. Ed Gladding grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Nobuhiro Matsushima is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Boston Dick Barrett grounds out to the pitcher. Parson Ruiz strikes out. Frank Wilson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Bill Sullivan is pinch hitting for Chris Knotts. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Sullivan strikes out. Dan Navarro singles to center field. Jim Smith is hit by a pitch. Bill Yvars 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. Taylor Mahay walks. Masatoshi Tsuchiya singles past the shortstop. Dan Navarro scores. Jim Smith scores. Taylor Mahay is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Glenn Tomko singles to left field. Masatoshi Tsuchiya aggressively advances to third on the hit. Glenn Tomko is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Toshihisa Kato pitching. Joe Kingdon singles to left field. Luis Hudson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Joe Kingdon advances to second on the play. Chris Smith hits a home run. Joe Kingdon scores. Orth Drake comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom McMahon flies out to the center fielder. Pop Murray reached on a fielding error by Masatoshi Tsuchiya. Yordanis Ferran singles to right field. Pop Murray advances to third on the hit. Gary Kahl is pinch hitting for Bill Yvars. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Gary Kahl singles past the shortstop. Pop Murray scores. Yordanis Ferran advances to third on the hit. Parson Ruiz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Dave Scott pitching. Nobuhiro Matsushima pops out to the second baseman. Charlie Clyburn singles to right field. Ed Gladding walks. Ernie Waldbauer is pinch hitting for Orth Drake. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ernie Waldbauer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charlie Clyburn advances to third on the play. Ed Gladding advances to second on the play. Dan Navarro strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Boston Rube Croushore pitching. Frank Wilson grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Kingdon strikes out. Luis Hudson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Bob Brown comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jim Smith strikes out. Taylor Mahay flies out to the right fielder. Masatoshi Tsuchiya triples. Glenn Tomko hits a home run. Masatoshi Tsuchiya scores. Shawn Siemer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Nobuhiro Matsushima strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Vic Roche comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Chris Smith strikes out. Tom McMahon strikes out. Pop Murray singles to center field. Passed ball. Pop Murray advances to second. Yordanis Ferran walks. Rich Ashnor is pinch hitting for Shawn Siemer. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Rich Ashnor strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 6 Boston total runners LOB: 10
Batting:3B - Masatoshi Tsuchiya (5).HR - Jim Smith (36), Glenn Tomko (21).GIDP - Ed Gladding, Charlie Butcher.HBP - Jim Smith (1). Baserunning: CS - Glenn Tomko (12). Fielding: E - Masatoshi Tsuchiya.PB - Ed Gladding.
Batting:2B - Chris Smith (26).3B - Joe Kingdon (6).HR - Frank Wilson (9), Chris Smith (26). Baserunning: SB - Joe Kingdon (13). Fielding: E - Frank Wilson 2.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Normie Mossor did not respond to coaching in control Normie Mossor did not respond to coaching in velocity Ralph Garbark did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Art Wilson improves in power_vs_righty
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Keefe Olmstead did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jeff Reynolds improves in control Nippy Dolan improves in control Arthur Bishop improves in power_vs_righty