Inning: 1 Boston Guy Niekro pitching. Ted Blackburn walks. Elmer Greenberg flies out to the center fielder. Art Mumphrey strikes out. Del Gleason walks. Mark Ingram strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Texas Eddie Barton pitching. Bunny Patterson walks. Frank Goeckel walks. Brent Heist flies out to the left fielder. Dick Grayson doubles to center field. Bunny Patterson scores. Frank Goeckel uses his aggressiveness and scores. Matt Koback pops out to the catcher. Akihiko Adachi doubles to center field. Dick Grayson scores. Bill Rader strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Bill Durrington grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Roy Simmons flies out to the right fielder. Curt Lawton doubles to left field. Eddie Barton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Pete McCaskill strikes out. Guy Niekro pops out to the first baseman. Bunny Patterson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Ted Blackburn hits a home run. Elmer Greenberg strikes out. Art Mumphrey flies out to the right fielder. Del Gleason flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Frank Goeckel flies out to the left fielder. Brent Heist pops out to the second baseman. Dick Grayson singles to center field. Dick Grayson steals second. Matt Koback singles to center field. Dick Grayson scores. Akihiko Adachi doubles to center field. Matt Koback uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Rader doubles to center field. Akihiko Adachi scores. Nick Stahl comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pete McCaskill grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Mark Ingram grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Durrington walks. Roy Simmons flies out to the center fielder. Curt Lawton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Guy Niekro grounds out to the shortstop. Bunny Patterson singles to left field. Frank Goeckel singles to left field. Brent Heist singles to center field. Bunny Patterson scores. Frank Goeckel advances to third on the hit. Dick Grayson flies out to the left fielder. Brent Heist steals second. Matt Koback singles to center field. Frank Goeckel scores. Brent Heist scores. Les Hyde comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Matt Koback steals second. Akihiko Adachi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Les Hyde pops out to the shortstop. Ted Blackburn singles to left field. Elmer Greenberg strikes out. Art Mumphrey walks. Del Gleason grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Texas Bill Rader grounds out to the pitcher. Pete McCaskill grounds out to the third baseman. Guy Niekro grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Mark Ingram strikes out. Bill Durrington walks. Roy Simmons singles to right field. Bill Durrington advances to third on the hit. Curt Lawton strikes out. Bill Atkinson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Al Stephenson is pinch hitting for Les Hyde. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Al Stephenson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Texas Frank Howell pitching. Bunny Patterson strikes out. Frank Goeckel strikes out. Brent Heist strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Ted Blackburn doubles to center field. Elmer Greenberg grounds out to the second baseman. Ted Blackburn advances to third on the play. Art Mumphrey flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Ted Blackburn scores. Del Gleason pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Dick Grayson grounds out to the shortstop. Matt Koback singles to center field. Akihiko Adachi walks. Bill Rader singles to right field. Matt Koback scores. Akihiko Adachi advances to third on the hit. Pete McCaskill strikes out. Erik Minor is pinch hitting for Bill Atkinson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Rader is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Tacks Forsythe pitching. Mark Ingram doubles to center field. Bill Durrington flies out to the right fielder. Roy Simmons doubles to right field. Mark Ingram scores. Curt Lawton grounds out to the pitcher. Bob West is pinch hitting for Frank Howell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Bob West pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Carl Hardy pitching. Tacks Forsythe grounds out to the pitcher. Bunny Patterson walks. Frank Goeckel grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Bunny Patterson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Brent Heist strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Ted Blackburn flies out to the center fielder. Elmer Greenberg flies out to the right fielder. Art Mumphrey walks. Del Gleason walks. Mark Ingram strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Boston total runners left on base: 11 Texas total runners left on base: 5
Game Notes Akihiko Adachi is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tim Price did not respond to coaching in control Cliff Hill did not respond to coaching in range Jake Ruffing did not respond to coaching in control Pat Cannon did not respond to coaching in control
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rick Franks did not respond to coaching in velocity Chris Stansbury did not respond to coaching in speed Chris Stansbury improves in power_vs_righty Tom Clarke did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty