Inning: 1 Boston Logan Moreno pitching. Charlie Palmer grounds out to the second baseman. Sam Jeltz singles to center field. Norio Shimada singles to left field. Carlos Anderson flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Battey grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Norio Shimada is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Randy Merced pitching. Chris Paula strikes out. Ken Minnick singles to center field. Ken Minnick steals second. Bob Fernandez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ken Minnick advances to third on the play. Yukio Fukutomi singles to left field. Ken Minnick scores. Joe Grissom singles to right field. Hank Baughman grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Boston Greg Blanks flies out to the left fielder. Yulier Larosa flies out to the right fielder. Alex Smith walks. Randy Merced strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Jimmy Gill strikes out. Larry Ahearne grounds out to the shortstop. Logan Moreno strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Charlie Palmer walks. Sam Jeltz grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Charlie Palmer is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Sam Jeltz is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Norio Shimada walks. Norio Shimada is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Chris Paula grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ken Minnick strikes out. Bob Fernandez singles to right field. Yukio Fukutomi grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bob Fernandez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Carlos Anderson singles to center field. Carlos Anderson steals second. Jimmy Gill throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. The defense is playing the corners in. Bobby Battey singles to left field. Carlos Anderson scores. Greg Blanks flies out to the left fielder. Yulier Larosa pops out to the shortstop. Alex Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Joe Grissom singles to right field. Hank Baughman flies out to the center fielder. Jimmy Gill walks. Larry Ahearne grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jimmy Gill is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Logan Moreno pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Boston Randy Merced grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Palmer grounds out to the shortstop. Sam Jeltz singles to left field. Norio Shimada singles to center field. Sam Jeltz advances to third on the hit. Carlos Anderson hits a home run. Sam Jeltz scores. Norio Shimada scores. Bobby Battey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Chris Paula hits a home run. Ken Minnick grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Fernandez singles to center field. Yukio Fukutomi grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bob Fernandez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe Grissom strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Greg Blanks grounds out to the shortstop. Yulier Larosa singles past the second baseman. Alex Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Yulier Larosa advances to second on the play. Randy Merced strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Hank Baughman pops out to the shortstop. Jimmy Gill singles to left field. Larry Ahearne strikes out. Logan Moreno strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Charlie Palmer flies out to the center fielder. Sam Jeltz grounds out to the third baseman. Norio Shimada singles to left field. Carlos Anderson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Chris Paula hits a home run. Ken Minnick singles to left field. Bob Fernandez pops out to the shortstop. Yukio Fukutomi grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Bobby Battey lines out to the third baseman. Hugh Chouinard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Greg Blanks singles to right field. Yulier Larosa doubles to left field. Alex Smith hits a home run. Greg Blanks scores. Yulier Larosa scores. Biff Linden comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Randy Merced singles to center field. Charlie Palmer singles to center field. Randy Merced advances to third on the hit. Sam Jeltz singles to center field. Randy Merced scores. Charlie Palmer advances to third on the hit. Norio Shimada pops out to the second baseman. Carlos Anderson singles to left field. Charlie Palmer scores. Sam Jeltz advances to third on the hit. Bill House is pinch hitting for Bobby Battey. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill House singles to center field. Sam Jeltz scores. Carlos Anderson advances to third on the hit. Greg Blanks singles to left field. Carlos Anderson scores. Yulier Larosa reached on a fielding error by Hank Baughman. Alex Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Joe Grissom grounds out to the second baseman. Rube Heusser is pinch hitting for Hank Baughman. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rube Heusser strikes out. Mike Morgan is pinch hitting for Jimmy Gill. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mike Morgan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Randy Merced grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Palmer pops out to the shortstop. Sam Jeltz grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Larry Ahearne bunts for a base hit. Tom Champion is pinch hitting for Biff Linden. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tom Champion doubles past the third baseman. Larry Ahearne uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bernie Currie is pinch hitting for Chris Paula. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bernie Currie singles to left field. Tom Champion scores. Passed ball. Bernie Currie advances to second. Ken Minnick reached on a 2-base throwing error by Sam Jeltz. Bernie Currie scores. Bob Fernandez walks. Yukio Fukutomi hits a home run. Ken Minnick scores. Bob Fernandez scores. Tacks Langston comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Joe Grissom singles to right field. Rube Heusser strikes out. Mike Morgan grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners LOB: 9 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Yulier Larosa (29).HR - Carlos Anderson (16), Alex Smith (18). Baserunning: SB - Carlos Anderson (5).CS - Sam Jeltz (2), Norio Shimada (3). Fielding: E - Sam Jeltz.PB - Norio Shimada.
Batting:2B - Tom Champion (9).HR - Chris Paula 2 (13), Yukio Fukutomi (20).GIDP - Yukio Fukutomi, Mike Morgan. Baserunning: SB - Ken Minnick (11). Fielding: E - Hank Baughman, Jimmy Gill.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jose Nichols did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jim Corbin did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bill Shellenback did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Sheldon Wengert did not respond to coaching in arm Rafael Alyea improves in 2B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rivington Sanchez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Larry Pruiett improves in range Rivington Sanchez did not respond to coaching in arm Joe Mathews did not respond to coaching in velocity Ramon Carew improves in RF