Win: Paulo Alcantara (18-6) Loss: Ken Merritt (7-7)
Save: Bubber Cunningham (31)
Inning: 1 Los Angeles Paulo Alcantara pitching. Sherman Isringhausen grounds out to the catcher. Lefty Foucault strikes out. Eric Mapel hits an infield single to the shortstop. Eric Mapel is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Boston Dave Amelung pitching. Jim Bittiger hits a home run. Joe Destrade grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Geary flies out to the center fielder. Edgard Byerly walks. Kazuo Nakagawa singles to left field. Edgard Byerly advances to third on the hit. Paul White flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Pat Klaus flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Pete Eisenreich grounds out to the second baseman. Rick Maxwell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Don Strunk grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Rosado hits an infield single to the second baseman. Paulo Alcantara lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jim Bittiger strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Dennis Loman singles to left field. Roy Law hits a home run. Dennis Loman scores. Dave Amelung strikes out. Sherman Isringhausen singles to left field. Lefty Foucault flies out to the left fielder. Eric Mapel strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Joe Destrade grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Geary doubles past the left fielder. Edgard Byerly grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Geary advances to third on the play. Kazuo Nakagawa reached on a 2-base fielding error by Pete Eisenreich. Mike Geary scores. Paul White flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Pat Klaus singles to center field. Pete Eisenreich grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Pat Klaus is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rick Maxwell strikes out. Dennis Loman walks. Roy Law strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston Don Strunk singles to center field. Jack Rosado pops out to the shortstop. Paulo Alcantara fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Paulo Alcantara pops out to the first baseman. Jim Bittiger grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Don Strunk is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Dave Amelung reached on a 2-base fielding error by Kazuo Nakagawa. Sherman Isringhausen walks. Lefty Foucault flies out to the left fielder. Eric Mapel pops out to the second baseman. Pat Klaus singles to left field. Dave Amelung uses his aggressiveness and scores. Sherman Isringhausen advances to third on the hit. Pete Eisenreich singles to right field. Sherman Isringhausen scores. Pat Klaus is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Joe Destrade hits a home run. John Cristall comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Mike Geary pops out to the shortstop. Edgard Byerly strikes out. Kazuo Nakagawa hits an infield single to the second baseman. Paul White grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Kazuo Nakagawa is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Rick Maxwell doubles to center field. Dennis Loman grounds out to the second baseman. Rick Maxwell advances to third on the play. Roy Law bunts for a base hit. Rick Maxwell scores. Roy Law is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). John Cristall strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Don Strunk grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Rosado hits a home run. Ken Merritt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Paulo Alcantara pops out to the shortstop. Jim Bittiger singles to right field. Jim Bittiger steals second. Joe Destrade singles to right field. Jim Bittiger scores. Mike Geary strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Sherman Isringhausen singles to left field. Lefty Foucault grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Sherman Isringhausen is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Lefty Foucault steals second. Eric Mapel lines out to the third baseman. Pat Klaus grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Edgard Byerly flies out to the right fielder. Kazuo Nakagawa singles to left field. Paul White singles past the second baseman. Kazuo Nakagawa advances to third on the hit. Paul White steals second. Don Strunk grounds out to the second baseman. Kazuo Nakagawa scores. Paul White advances to third on the play. Jack Rosado singles to right field. Paul White scores. Paulo Alcantara grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jack Rosado is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Pete Eisenreich grounds out to the shortstop. Rick Maxwell grounds out to the third baseman. Dennis Loman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Jim Bittiger grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Destrade bunts for a base hit. Mike Geary doubles to right field. Joe Destrade uses his aggressiveness and scores. Hod Jimenez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Edgard Byerly singles to left field. Mike Geary scores. Kazuo Nakagawa grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Johnny Boley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roy Law singles to center field. Masaru Nishizawa is pinch hitting for Hod Jimenez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Masaru Nishizawa singles to center field. Roy Law advances to third on the hit. Bubber Cunningham comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Sherman Isringhausen bunts for a base hit. Roy Law scores. Lefty Foucault strikes out. Eric Mapel flies out to the center fielder. Pat Klaus singles to left field. Masaru Nishizawa scores. Sherman Isringhausen advances to third on the hit. Pete Eisenreich reached on a fielding error by Jim Bittiger. Sherman Isringhausen scores. Rick Maxwell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Los Angeles total runners left on base: 7 Boston total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Rick Maxwell (16).HR - Roy Law (16). Baserunning: SB - Lefty Foucault (22).CS - Eric Mapel (4), Roy Law (12). Fielding: E - Pete Eisenreich.
Batting:2B - Mike Geary 2 (22).HR - Jim Bittiger (11), Joe Destrade (12), Jack Rosado (1).GIDP - Kazuo Nakagawa. Baserunning: SB - Jim Bittiger (16), Paul White (9). Fielding: E - Jim Bittiger, Kazuo Nakagawa.
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Dan Tatum did not respond to coaching in velocity Gene Fox improves in speed Gene Fox improves in arm Dave Sheaffer improves in power_vs_righty Bill Groom did not respond to coaching in 1B
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Hersh Wilks improves in power_vs_lefty Ben Pape improves in power_vs_righty Ben Pape improves in arm Ben Pape improves in contact_vs_lefty Hersh Wilks did not respond to coaching in SS