Win: Masaru Niiyama (2-2) Loss: George Block (0-2)
Inning: 1 Chicago Masaru Niiyama pitching. Hank Heffner grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bobby Akers reached on a fielding error by Masaru Niiyama. Bobby Akers steals second. Dave Loiselle flies out to the right fielder. Joe Altobelli walks. Cecil Coleman walks. Jackie Dorgan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Boston George Block pitching. Alberto Bale singles past the shortstop. Luke Harvey grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Alberto Bale is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Kevin Leiter walks. Salomon Foutz grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Ezra Santana grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Paniagua singles to right field. George Block lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Ed Paniagua forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Hank Heffner pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston John Graney singles to right field. Tom Kenney is hit by a pitch. Tom Ceccarelli reached on a 2-base fielding error by Joe Altobelli. John Graney scores. John Kreitz grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Kenney scores. Tom Ceccarelli advances to third on the play. Masaru Niiyama grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Ceccarelli scores. Alberto Bale singles to center field. Luke Harvey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Bobby Akers walks. Dave Loiselle grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Joe Altobelli lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Kevin Leiter singles to left field. Salomon Foutz grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Kevin Leiter is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. John Graney grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Salomon Foutz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tom Kenney is hit by a pitch. Tom Ceccarelli grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tom Kenney is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Chicago Cecil Coleman doubles to left field. Jackie Dorgan singles past the second baseman. Cecil Coleman scores. Ezra Santana strikes out. Ed Paniagua strikes out. George Block singles to center field. Jackie Dorgan advances to third on the hit. Hank Heffner strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston John Kreitz lines out to the first baseman. Masaru Niiyama strikes out. Alberto Bale strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Bobby Akers is hit by a pitch. Dave Loiselle strikes out. Joe Altobelli grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Akers advances to second on the play. Cecil Coleman reached on a fielding error by Masaru Niiyama. Jackie Dorgan hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bobby Akers scores. Ezra Santana singles to right field. Cecil Coleman is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Luke Harvey strikes out. Kevin Leiter singles to center field. Salomon Foutz hits a home run. Kevin Leiter scores. John Graney singles to left field. Tom Kenney strikes out. Tom Ceccarelli hits a home run. John Graney scores. Patrick Raney comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Kreitz doubles to left field. Masaru Niiyama walks. Alberto Bale walks. Luke Harvey strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Chicago Ed Paniagua flies out to the center fielder. Sal Glade is pinch hitting for Patrick Raney. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Sal Glade grounds out to the shortstop. Hank Heffner grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Takashi Shiokawa pitching. Kevin Leiter hits a home run. Salomon Foutz grounds out to the shortstop. John Graney pops out to the second baseman. Tom Kenney grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Bobby Akers hits an infield single to the shortstop. Bobby Akers is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Dave Loiselle singles to left field. Joe Altobelli walks. Cecil Coleman strikes out. Jackie Dorgan singles to left field. Dave Loiselle scores. Ezra Santana grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Boston Tom Ceccarelli strikes out. John Kreitz singles to right field. Masaru Niiyama lays a bunt down the third base line. The third baseman fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 5-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Sandy Eastwick enters the game as a defensive replacement for John Kreitz at 2B. Ed Paniagua flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Gene Salmon is pinch hitting for Takashi Shiokawa. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Gene Salmon flies out to the right fielder. Hank Heffner singles to center field. Bobby Akers strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Jim Mairena pitching. Alberto Bale grounds out to the third baseman. Luke Harvey walks. Kevin Leiter bunts for a base hit. Rinaldo Burke is pinch hitting for Salomon Foutz. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rinaldo Burke flies out to the right fielder. John Graney pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Chicago Sergio Palacios enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rinaldo Burke at CF. Dave Loiselle hits a home run. Rafael Rixey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Altobelli grounds out to the shortstop. Cecil Coleman flies out to the right fielder. Jackie Dorgan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Chicago total runners left on base: 10 Boston total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Cecil Coleman (3).HR - Dave Loiselle (3).GIDP - Dave Loiselle.HBP - Bobby Akers (1). Baserunning: SB - Bobby Akers (4).CS - Bobby Akers (1). Fielding: E - Joe Altobelli.
Game Notes Hank Heffner is injured and is expected to be out 54 days.
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ozzie Austin did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Dick Lacey did not respond to coaching in control Johnny Sherman did not respond to coaching in range Dan Turner did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ricky Wagner did not respond to coaching in SS
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jesse Wertz improves in contact_vs_lefty Todd Mauldin improves in contact_vs_righty Lynn Cross did not respond to coaching in arm Paul Spencer did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty