Win: Bobby Phillips (8-6) Loss: Mark Richardson (2-4)
Save: Bill Anderson (2)
Inning: 1 Boston Bobby Phillips pitching. Doug Otis flies out to the center fielder. Chris Wells grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Powell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Mark Richardson pitching. Tim Davis walks. Tim Davis steals second. Yoshiaki Hidaka strikes out. Ben Dashiell walks. Dwayne Long flies out to the left fielder. Takeshi Tahara grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Boston Dave Gillespie walks. Charley Creel singles to left field. Dave Gillespie advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Tommy Smith strikes out. The defense is playing the corners in. Bill Ortiz flies out to the right fielder. Dave LaManna strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Texas Frank Pruett pops out to the third baseman. Turner Jackson singles to center field. Joe VanRobays grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Mark Richardson grounds out to the pitcher. Doug Otis lines out to the first baseman. Chris Wells walks. Fred Powell singles to left field. Chris Wells advances to third on the hit. Dave Gillespie walks. Charley Creel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Texas Bobby Phillips pops out to the second baseman. Tim Davis strikes out. Yoshiaki Hidaka walks. Ben Dashiell grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Tommy Smith flies out to the left fielder. Bill Ortiz singles to center field. Dave LaManna grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Dwayne Long singles to left field. Takeshi Tahara flies out to the right fielder. Frank Pruett walks. Turner Jackson walks. Joe VanRobays strikes out. Bobby Phillips flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Boston Mark Richardson strikes out. Doug Otis singles to right field. Chris Wells strikes out. Fred Powell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Tim Davis walks. Yoshiaki Hidaka singles to center field. Ben Dashiell flies out to the left fielder. Dwayne Long lines out to the shortstop. Takeshi Tahara triples. Tim Davis scores. Yoshiaki Hidaka scores. Frank Pruett grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Dave Gillespie grounds out to the shortstop. Charley Creel reached on a 2-base throwing error by Takeshi Tahara. Tommy Smith strikes out. Bill Ortiz singles to center field. Dave LaManna strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Texas Turner Jackson walks. Joe VanRobays grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Turner Jackson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Joe VanRobays is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bobby Phillips pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Mark Richardson grounds out to the shortstop. Doug Otis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chris Wells pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Tim Davis singles to right field. Yoshiaki Hidaka strikes out. Tim Davis is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Ben Dashiell walks. Dwayne Long flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Bill Anderson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Fred Powell hits a home run. Dave Gillespie grounds out to the third baseman. Charley Creel flies out to the right fielder. Tommy Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Takeshi Tahara singles to center field. Jack Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Pruett singles to center field. Takeshi Tahara advances to third on the hit. Frank Pruett is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Turner Jackson grounds out to the catcher. Joe VanRobays strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Bill Ortiz grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Dave LaManna flies out to the center fielder. Rolla King is pinch hitting for Jack Smith. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Rolla King strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners left on base: 8 Texas total runners left on base: 9
Batting:3B - Takeshi Tahara (1).GIDP - Joe VanRobays. Baserunning: SB - Tim Davis (17).CS - Tim Davis (10), Frank Pruett (1), Joe VanRobays (1). Fielding: E - Takeshi Tahara.
Game Notes Mark Richardson is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dave Hardy improves in range Jim Kilgus improves in range Bill Besse did not respond to coaching in control Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Fred Jones improves in power_vs_righty Dave Underwood did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Charlie Navarro did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Shoichi Ota improves in power_vs_lefty Bill Ingram did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Shoichi Ota did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Red Harrison did not respond to coaching in speed Mike Posada did not respond to coaching in arm