Win: George Schwenck (3-1) Loss: Herb Herring (2-2)
Save: Sparky Fortune (1)
Inning: 1 Boston George Schwenck pitching. Wayne Garbark flies out to the right fielder. Donald Kelly flies out to the left fielder. Tyson Bryan grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Herb Herring pitching. Dick Hayworth strikes out. Steve Wise doubles to center field. Kenichiro Tsujii strikes out. Sparky Nunez doubles to center field. Steve Wise scores. Bud Platte grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Richard Dane grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Owen flies out to the left fielder. Jim Grunwald singles past the second baseman. Dick Auker pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Jody Grace grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Macleod flies out to the right fielder. Amby Burns lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Dutch Gibson flies out to the right fielder. Herb Herring grounds out to the shortstop. Wayne Garbark flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay George Schwenck strikes out. Dick Hayworth singles to right field. Steve Wise strikes out. Kenichiro Tsujii grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Donald Kelly grounds out to the shortstop. Tyson Bryan singles to left field. Richard Dane strikes out. Tyson Bryan steals second. Jim Owen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Sparky Nunez grounds out to the shortstop. Bud Platte doubles to center field. Jody Grace hits a home run. Bud Platte scores. Harry Macleod grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Amby Burns grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Jim Grunwald flies out to the center fielder. Dick Auker singles to center field. Dutch Gibson walks. Herb Herring lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Wayne Garbark strikes out. Donald Kelly singles to center field. Dick Auker scores. Tyson Bryan pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay George Schwenck flies out to the right fielder. Dick Hayworth strikes out. Steve Wise walks. Kenichiro Tsujii grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Steve Wise is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Richard Dane strikes out. Jim Owen grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Grunwald grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Sparky Nunez flies out to the left fielder. Bud Platte grounds out to the shortstop. Jody Grace grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Dick Auker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dutch Gibson grounds out to the third baseman. Herb Herring singles to center field. Wayne Garbark strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Harry Macleod singles to left field. Amby Burns strikes out. George Schwenck lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dick Hayworth doubles to center field. Harry Macleod scores. Steve Wise strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Bob Roberts enters the game as a defensive replacement for Steve Wise at CF. Mike Nelson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jody Grace at 3B. Haruo Kondo enters the game as a defensive replacement for Harry Macleod at 1B. Donald Kelly grounds out to the pitcher. Tyson Bryan flies out to the right fielder. Richard Dane singles to center field. Jim Owen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Kenichiro Tsujii singles to right field. Kenichiro Tsujii is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Sparky Nunez doubles to center field. Bob Beers comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bud Platte singles to center field. Sparky Nunez is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Bud Platte is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Sparky Fortune comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jim Grunwald singles to center field. Dick Auker pops out to the third baseman. Mac Jeffcoat is pinch hitting for Dutch Gibson. Mac Jeffcoat flies out to the left fielder. Trace Ward is pinch hitting for Bob Beers. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Trace Ward grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners left on base: 8 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 4
Game Notes Harry Macleod is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jim Conley did not respond to coaching in velocity Kevin Fowler improves in range Dutch Eckert did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Conley improves in endurance George Barragan did not respond to coaching in 3B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mike Doyle did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty John Balboni improves in power_vs_righty George DeCinces did not respond to coaching in control Don Meadows did not respond to coaching in arm