Win: Luis Cerce (4-1) Loss: Frank Howell (1-1)
Save: Sam Enwright (2)
Inning: 1 Boston Ernie Jones pitching. Ted Blackburn reached on a fielding error by Bill Larkin. Elmer Greenberg strikes out. Roy Simmons strikes out. Art Mumphrey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Ed Iott pitching. Vern Rasmussen walks. Paul Dailey grounds out to the third baseman. Vern Rasmussen advances to second on the play. King Bragan strikes out. Keizo Kawahara strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Mark Ingram singles to center field. Curt Lawton strikes out. Jimmy Hammond grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mark Ingram is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Al Stephenson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jimmy Hammond is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Casey Cheadle grounds out to the third baseman. Oddibe Castillo walks. Bill Larkin strikes out. Roy Wolf is hit by a pitch. Ernie Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Boston Ed Iott grounds out to the second baseman. Ted Blackburn pops out to the third baseman. Elmer Greenberg singles to center field. Roy Simmons pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Vern Rasmussen flies out to the left fielder. Paul Dailey singles to right field. King Bragan lines out to the shortstop. Keizo Kawahara lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Art Mumphrey grounds out to the second baseman. Mark Ingram lines out to the second baseman. Curt Lawton singles to right field. Jimmy Hammond singles to right field. Curt Lawton advances to third on the hit. Al Stephenson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Casey Cheadle walks. Oddibe Castillo grounds out to the pitcher. Casey Cheadle advances to second on the play. Bill Larkin flies out to the right fielder. Roy Wolf grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Ed Iott grounds out to the shortstop. Ted Blackburn pops out to the shortstop. Elmer Greenberg lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Ted Gross is pinch hitting for Ernie Jones. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ted Gross grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Vern Rasmussen singles to right field. Paul Dailey grounds out to the shortstop. Vern Rasmussen advances to second on the play. King Bragan singles to left field. Vern Rasmussen scores. Keizo Kawahara grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Sandy Moeller pitching. Roy Simmons grounds out to the second baseman. Art Mumphrey grounds out to the second baseman. Mark Ingram reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bill Larkin. Curt Lawton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Casey Cheadle grounds out to the shortstop. Oddibe Castillo walks. Bill Larkin flies out to the right fielder. Roy Wolf doubles past the third baseman. Claude Terry is pinch hitting for Sandy Moeller. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Claude Terry grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Boston Red Mitchell pitching. Bob West is pinch hitting for Jimmy Hammond. Bob West triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Al Stephenson strikes out. The defense is playing the infield in. George Lane is pinch hitting for Ed Iott. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. George Lane singles to left field. Bob West scores. Luis Cerce comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ted Blackburn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Lane advances to second on the play. Elmer Greenberg singles to left field. George Lane scores. Elmer Greenberg steals second. Roy Simmons grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Frank Howell pitching. Mike Wilson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bob West at C. Vern Rasmussen flies out to the center fielder. Paul Dailey singles to right field. King Bragan reached on a 2-base fielding error by Ted Blackburn. Keizo Kawahara strikes out. Casey Cheadle flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Boston Art Mumphrey grounds out to the second baseman. Mark Ingram grounds out to the second baseman. Curt Lawton walks. Mike Wilson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Oddibe Castillo strikes out. Bill Larkin singles to center field. Roy Wolf singles to right field. Bill Larkin advances to third on the hit. Al Boland is pinch hitting for Luis Cerce. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Al Boland grounds out to the third baseman. Roy Wolf advances to second on the play. Vern Rasmussen is hit by a pitch. Paul Dailey singles to right field. Bill Larkin scores. Roy Wolf uses his aggressiveness and scores. Vern Rasmussen advances to third on the hit. Carl Hardy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Paul Dailey steals second. King Bragan singles past the second baseman. Vern Rasmussen scores. Paul Dailey is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Sam Enwright pitching. Al Stephenson walks. Benny Boris is pinch hitting for Carl Hardy. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Benny Boris pops out to the first baseman. Ted Blackburn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Al Stephenson advances to second on the play. Elmer Greenberg pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners left on base: 9 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 11
Game Notes Luis Cerce is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: George Boswell did not respond to coaching in control Jake Ruffing did not respond to coaching in velocity George Smith improves in range Pat Cannon did not respond to coaching in control
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Shag Hughes did not respond to coaching in control Sonny Brewer did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Duke Boss did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jim Mielke did not respond to coaching in velocity