Win: Tsuneteru Komazaki (10-15) Loss: Frank Muller (11-15)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Frank Muller pitching. Frank Davis grounds out to the second baseman. Howard Norman hits a home run. Yukio Kawagishi pops out to the shortstop. Roy Blair grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Boston Tsuneteru Komazaki pitching. John Brown flies out to the left fielder. Phil Justice strikes out. Mickey Abreu flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Eduardo Garcia walks. Pop Riesgo strikes out. Buddy Powell strikes out. Jack Martz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Adrian Blank grounds out to the shortstop. Lou Hippauf flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Jim Hundley walks. Jim Hundley steals second. Boots Ontiveros grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Tsuneteru Komazaki strikes out. Frank Davis strikes out. Howard Norman singles to left field. Yukio Kawagishi singles in front of the center fielder. Roy Blair singles to right field. Eduardo Garcia hits a home run. Howard Norman scores. Yukio Kawagishi scores. Roy Blair scores. Pop Riesgo doubles to center field. Buddy Powell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Fred Thompson singles to center field. Frank Muller lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Fred Thompson forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). John Brown strikes out. Phil Justice strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Jack Martz strikes out. Tsuneteru Komazaki flies out to the center fielder. Frank Davis hits a home run. Spec Davis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Howard Norman singles to center field. Yukio Kawagishi grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Howard Norman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Mickey Abreu lines out to the shortstop. Adrian Blank grounds out to the shortstop. Lou Hippauf strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Roy Blair grounds out to the shortstop. Eduardo Garcia hits a home run. Pop Riesgo grounds out to the second baseman. Alex Rodriguez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Buddy Powell pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Jim Hundley strikes out. Boots Ontiveros flies out to the left fielder. Fred Thompson walks. Alex Rodriguez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Jack Martz strikes out. Tsuneteru Komazaki grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Davis singles to center field. Howard Norman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston John Brown strikes out. Phil Justice hits a home run. Mickey Abreu strikes out. Adrian Blank grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Yukio Kawagishi flies out to the right fielder. Roy Blair walks. Eduardo Garcia strikes out. Pop Riesgo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Lou Hippauf strikes out. Jim Hundley grounds out to the shortstop. Boots Ontiveros grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Buddy Powell grounds out to the second baseman. John Serad is pinch hitting for Jack Martz. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Serad grounds out to the third baseman. Tsuneteru Komazaki flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Fred Thompson hits a home run. Guillermo LaRocca is pinch hitting for Alex Rodriguez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Guillermo LaRocca flies out to the left fielder. John Brown flies out to the left fielder. Phil Justice doubles to left field. Mike Ziem 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. Mickey Abreu grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Kris Giles pitching. Frank Davis hits an infield single to the first baseman. Howard Norman flies out to the center fielder. Yukio Kawagishi singles to center field. Roy Blair grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Davis advances to third on the play. Yukio Kawagishi advances to second on the play. Eduardo Garcia pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Boston Adrian Blank pops out to the third baseman. Lou Hippauf strikes out. Jim Hundley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 7 Boston total runners LOB: 4
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Leon Church did not respond to coaching in arm Daisuke Kashibuchi improves in speed Marty Morgan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Otto Rosso improves in arm Yasunori Yokomizo did not respond to coaching in arm Jess Sizemore did not respond to coaching in velocity
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Steve Lopez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dick Crider did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jack Motton improves in speed Yenier Heredia did not respond to coaching in control Dusty Willey did not respond to coaching in control Swede Jones improves in velocity