Win: Floyd Metzen (14-9) Loss: Alex Hughes (13-12)
Inning: 1 Boston Floyd Metzen pitching. Charlie Hocking strikes out. Bob Lavan singles to center field. Bob Lavan is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Hiroomi Yata hits an infield single to the pitcher. Hiroomi Yata steals second. Stan Hurley singles to right field. Hiroomi Yata is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Alex Hughes pitching. Danny Brooks walks. Jackie McWilliams strikes out. Arnold Bond grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Danny Brooks advances to second on the play. Nick Prieto singles to center field. Danny Brooks uses his aggressiveness and scores. Eddie McAllister flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Curt Williams grounds out to the pitcher. Ed Gumbert grounds out to the second baseman. Andy Barry strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay John Hernandez grounds out to the third baseman. Gordon Reno pops out to the first baseman. Homer James doubles to center field. Floyd Metzen grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Palmer Gibson strikes out. Alex Hughes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charlie Hocking strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Danny Brooks flies out to the center fielder. Jackie McWilliams grounds out to the shortstop. Arnold Bond singles to center field. Nick Prieto grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Bob Lavan strikes out. Hiroomi Yata singles to left field. Stan Hurley flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Hiroomi Yata steals second. Hiroomi Yata is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Eddie McAllister lines out to the third baseman. John Hernandez grounds out to the shortstop. Gordon Reno grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Curt Williams flies out to the center fielder. Ed Gumbert grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Andy Barry grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Homer James singles to center field. Floyd Metzen lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Danny Brooks grounds out to the catcher. Jackie McWilliams doubles to center field. Homer James scores. Arnold Bond pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Palmer Gibson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alex Hughes pops out to the second baseman. Charlie Hocking singles to left field. Bob Lavan walks. Hiroomi Yata strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Nick Prieto reached on a 2-base fielding error by Ed Gumbert. Eddie McAllister singles to right field. Nick Prieto scores. John Hernandez strikes out. Gordon Reno strikes out. Homer James grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Eddie McAllister is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Stan Hurley grounds out to the third baseman. Curt Williams doubles to right field. Ed Gumbert grounds out to the pitcher. Andy Barry strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Chuck Tapia is pinch hitting for Floyd Metzen. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Chuck Tapia walks. Danny Brooks singles to left field. Chuck Tapia advances to third on the hit. Jackie McWilliams walks. Arnold Bond grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Chuck Tapia scores. Danny Brooks advances to third on the play. Jackie McWilliams advances to second on the play. Nick Prieto grounds out to the third baseman. Danny Brooks scores. Jackie McWilliams advances to third on the play. David Goodhue is pinch hitting for Eddie McAllister. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. David Goodhue lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Dave Tinning pitching. Palmer Gibson singles to center field. Palmer Gibson steals second. Alex Hughes lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Charlie Hocking flies out to the right fielder. Don Gotay is pinch hitting for Bob Lavan. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Don Gotay grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay John Hernandez flies out to the right fielder. Gordon Reno grounds out to the second baseman. Adolph Vasquez is pinch hitting for Homer James. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Adolph Vasquez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Hiroomi Yata flies out to the left fielder. Stan Hurley doubles to center field. Curt Williams pops out to the shortstop. Ed Gumbert pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners left on base: 6 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 6
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Del Tennant did not respond to coaching in velocity Del Tennant did not respond to coaching in endurance Bill Knox did not respond to coaching in speed Ross Oldham did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dick Williams did not respond to coaching in C
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tony Padgua did not respond to coaching in control Steve Robinson improves in velocity Glenn Castle improves in power_vs_righty Bobby Fallenstein did not respond to coaching in velocity