Win: Sid Fernandez (17-9) Loss: March Holbert (7-11)
Save: Sparky Allen (32)
Inning: 1 Texas Sid Fernandez pitching. Aaron Reese lines out to the shortstop. Eddie Pendleton flies out to the left fielder. Keisuke Sato flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Boston March Holbert pitching. Mickey Blackwell grounds out to the second baseman. Lucky Duk singles to right field. Mackey Olwine strikes out. Lucky Duk is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Harry Rosen walks. Hod Malay grounds out to the pitcher. Harry Rosen advances to second on the play. Al Bundy flies out to the center fielder. Manny Shakur strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Buster Houck grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Abe Nickles grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jack Boak singles to center field. Scott Bonham grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jack Boak is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Ken Cimino grounds out to the third baseman. March Holbert grounds out to the shortstop. Aaron Reese flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Coco Hurley walks. Sid Fernandez lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Coco Hurley forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Mickey Blackwell grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Sid Fernandez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Lucky Duk flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Eddie Pendleton doubles to center field. Keisuke Sato singles to left field. Eddie Pendleton scores. Harry Rosen grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Hod Malay strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Mackey Olwine singles to center field. Buster Houck flies out to the center fielder. Abe Nickles walks. Jack Boak pops out to the catcher. Scott Bonham hits a home run. Mackey Olwine scores. Abe Nickles scores. Coco Hurley hits a home run. Sid Fernandez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Al Bundy flies out to the right fielder. Manny Shakur strikes out. Ken Cimino strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Mickey Blackwell strikes out. Lucky Duk grounds out to the pitcher. Mackey Olwine flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas March Holbert strikes out. Aaron Reese strikes out. Eddie Pendleton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Buster Houck flies out to the center fielder. Abe Nickles strikes out. Jack Boak grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Keisuke Sato walks. Keisuke Sato is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Harry Rosen grounds out to the shortstop. Hod Malay triples. Al Bundy flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Teruo Nagashima comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Scott Bonham grounds out to the third baseman. Coco Hurley strikes out. Bombo Haldeman is pinch hitting for Sid Fernandez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bombo Haldeman singles to left field. Mickey Blackwell hits a home run. Bombo Haldeman scores. Tom Regan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lucky Duk grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Allen Coker pitching. Manny Shakur walks. Ken Cimino walks. John Jones is pinch hitting for Tom Regan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. John Jones singles to center field. Manny Shakur scores. Aaron Reese is hit by a pitch. Eddie Pendleton singles past the first baseman. Ken Cimino scores. John Jones is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Aaron Reese advances to third on the play. Keisuke Sato doubles to center field. Aaron Reese scores. Eddie Pendleton is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Harry Rosen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Stan Rooney pitching. Mackey Olwine grounds out to the third baseman. Buster Houck walks. Abe Nickles flies out to the left fielder. Buster Houck steals second. Jack Boak grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Sparky Allen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Hod Malay doubles to center field. Al Bundy grounds out to the third baseman. Manny Shakur grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hod Malay advances to third on the play. Ken Cimino flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners left on base: 4 Boston total runners left on base: 3
Game Notes Abe Nickles is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Chris Baptist did not respond to coaching in speed Dutch Armas did not respond to coaching in speed Milt Fernandes improves in arm Claral Rutner improves in power_vs_lefty Dutch Armas improves in power_vs_righty Bill Kaufmann did not respond to coaching in control
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ed Linton did not respond to coaching in velocity Marcus Briggs improves in range Marcus Briggs did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Gene Brandom did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Pat Cairo improves in arm Bobo Maldonado did not respond to coaching in control Joe Funk did not respond to coaching in 2B