Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Denny McLain pitching. Rodney Osborn grounds out to the third baseman. George Blomberg strikes out. Joe Olsen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Boston Jon Alcantara pitching. Orlando Cepeda singles to right field. Jimmie Foxx strikes out. Orlando Cepeda steals second. Rogers Hornsby flies out to the left fielder. Carlos Baerga grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Harry Wegman singles to right field. Fran Quinlan singles to right field. Harry Wegman advances to third on the hit. Carlos Huson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Harry Wegman scores. Fran Quinlan advances to second on the play. Fred Gooch singles to center field. Fran Quinlan scores. Bill Hauser doubles to center field. Fred Gooch uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jon Alcantara flies out to the right fielder. Rodney Osborn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Barry Foote strikes out. Jeff Bagwell singles to center field. Cal Graham grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay George Blomberg grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Olsen doubles past the third baseman. Harry Wegman pops out to the second baseman. Fran Quinlan walks. Carlos Huson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Boston Luis Gonzalez singles to center field. Denny McLain lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Orlando Cepeda grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Fred Gooch grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Hauser grounds out to the shortstop. Jon Alcantara strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Jimmie Foxx flies out to the left fielder. Rogers Hornsby singles to right field. Carlos Baerga flies out to the left fielder. Barry Foote strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Rodney Osborn strikes out. George Blomberg grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Olsen flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Jeff Bagwell doubles to right field. Cal Graham pops out to the third baseman. Luis Gonzalez singles to right field. Jeff Bagwell scores. Denny McLain lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Luis Gonzalez forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Orlando Cepeda walks. Jimmie Foxx grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Orlando Cepeda is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Harry Wegman grounds out to the third baseman. Fran Quinlan pops out to the second baseman. Carlos Huson pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Rogers Hornsby grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Carlos Baerga doubles to center field. Barry Foote grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Carlos Baerga advances to third on the play. Jeff Bagwell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Fred Gooch singles to left field. Bill Hauser doubles to right field. Fred Gooch uses his aggressiveness and scores. Javier Hernandez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jon Alcantara fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jon Alcantara strikes out. Rodney Osborn singles past the third baseman. Rodney Osborn is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). George Blomberg strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Cal Graham grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Luis Gonzalez walks. Gary Sheffield is pinch hitting for Javier Hernandez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Luis Gonzalez steals second. Gary Sheffield walks. Orlando Cepeda grounds out to the second baseman. Luis Gonzalez advances to third on the play. Gary Sheffield advances to second on the play. Jimmie Foxx singles to left field. Luis Gonzalez scores. Gary Sheffield scores. Rogers Hornsby lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Dave McNally pitching. Joe Olsen strikes out. Harry Wegman pops out to the shortstop. Fran Quinlan walks. Carlos Huson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Butch Lawson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Carlos Baerga strikes out. Barry Foote strikes out. Jeff Bagwell singles to center field. Cal Graham singles to center field. Jeff Bagwell advances to third on the hit. Luis Gonzalez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Fred Gooch singles to center field. Bill Hauser strikes out. Butch Lawson fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Butch Lawson strikes out. Rodney Osborn reached on a fielding error by Jimmie Foxx. George Blomberg grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Rodney Osborn is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Boston Julio Cruz is pinch hitting for Dave McNally. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Julio Cruz strikes out. Orlando Cepeda grounds out to the third baseman. Jimmie Foxx grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 7 Boston total runners LOB: 8
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Gus Morrison did not respond to coaching in control John Moford improves in range Phil Cardoni improves in arm Cy Russell improves in range Bill Wall did not respond to coaching in SS
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Rusty Caisson improves in power_vs_righty Lee Whitman improves in range Rusty Caisson improves in power_vs_lefty Shigeru Maeda did not respond to coaching in velocity Art Bauhaus did not respond to coaching in 3B