Win: Denny Johnson (15-16) Loss: Soichiro Nakane (8-13)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Denny Johnson pitching. Frank Davis singles to center field. Frank Davis steals second. Howard Norman flies out to the left fielder. Yukio Kawagishi flies out to the center fielder. Roy Blair reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jim Hundley. Frank Davis scores. Eduardo Garcia grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Boston Soichiro Nakane pitching. John Brown flies out to the left fielder. Benny Black strikes out. Phil Justice grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Pop Riesgo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Buddy Powell grounds out to the pitcher. Jack Martz singles to right field. Soichiro Nakane strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Mickey Abreu grounds out to the shortstop. Adrian Blank flies out to the center fielder. Lou Hippauf lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Frank Davis grounds out to the second baseman. Howard Norman grounds out to the shortstop. Yukio Kawagishi doubles to left field. Roy Blair grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Jim Hundley reached on a fielding error by Frank Davis. Boots Ontiveros doubles past the third baseman. Denny Johnson flies out to the center fielder. John Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Hundley scores. Boots Ontiveros advances to third on the play. Benny Black walks. Phil Justice singles to right field. Boots Ontiveros scores. Benny Black advances to third on the hit. Mickey Abreu strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Eduardo Garcia strikes out. Pop Riesgo grounds out to the second baseman. Buddy Powell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Adrian Blank flies out to the right fielder. Lou Hippauf grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Hundley flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Jack Martz strikes out. Soichiro Nakane grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Davis pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Boots Ontiveros grounds out to the shortstop. Denny Johnson singles to left field. John Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Denny Johnson advances to second on the play. Benny Black doubles to center field. Denny Johnson scores. Phil Justice walks. Mickey Abreu flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Howard Norman flies out to the left fielder. Yukio Kawagishi grounds out to the pitcher. Roy Blair flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Adrian Blank hits a home run. Lou Hippauf strikes out. Jim Hundley strikes out. Boots Ontiveros singles to center field. Denny Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Eduardo Garcia flies out to the left fielder. Pop Riesgo walks. Buddy Powell singles to center field. Jack Martz strikes out. Paul Mmahat is pinch hitting for Soichiro Nakane. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Paul Mmahat flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Boston Mike Ziem pitching. John Brown strikes out. Benny Black pops out to the second baseman. Phil Justice grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay John Meine enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jim Hundley at 3B. Frank Davis singles to center field. Howard Norman singles to right field. Frank Davis advances to third on the hit. Yukio Kawagishi pops out to the first baseman. Roy Blair walks. Eduardo Garcia strikes out. Pop Riesgo strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Boston Mickey Abreu singles to right field. Mickey Abreu steals second. Adrian Blank hits a home run. Mickey Abreu scores. Osdanis Garcia comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lou Hippauf singles to center field. John Meine reached on a 2-base throwing error by Buddy Powell. Boots Ontiveros grounds out to the second baseman. Lou Hippauf scores. John Meine advances to third on the play. Rudy Masterson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Denny Johnson pops out to the third baseman. John Brown flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Buddy Powell walks. John Serad is pinch hitting for Jack Martz. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Serad grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ralph Gonzalez is pinch hitting for Rudy Masterson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ralph Gonzalez singles to center field. Frank Davis hits an infield single to the second baseman. Howard Norman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 10 Boston total runners left on base: 6
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Chuck Machado did not respond to coaching in arm Joe Belardi did not respond to coaching in range Yasunori Yokomizo improves in contact_vs_lefty Tony Steinbrenner improves in contact_vs_righty Alan Ripley did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Rudy Warner improves in power_vs_righty
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Derrick Davis improves in contact_vs_righty Jack Motton improves in power_vs_righty Kevin Steels did not respond to coaching in control Yenier Heredia did not respond to coaching in control Donnie Hargrave did not respond to coaching in endurance Swede Jones improves in control