Win: Matt Stewart (1-0) Loss: Luis Cerce (1-1)
Save: Ed Iott (2)
Inning: 1 Boston Billy Distel pitching. Curt Lawton grounds out to the third baseman. Ted Blackburn strikes out. Roy Simmons hits a home run. Mark Ingram strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Nick Holden pitching. Vern Rasmussen hits a home run. Paul Dailey grounds out to the shortstop. King Bragan strikes out. Keizo Kawahara strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Lou Beard singles to right field. Fuminori Sato strikes out. Elmer Greenberg singles to center field. Lou Beard advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Jimmy Hammond strikes out. Nick Holden strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Casey Cheadle walks. Oddibe Castillo walks. Bill Larkin singles past the third baseman. Casey Cheadle scores. Oddibe Castillo advances to third on the hit. Roy Wolf singles to right field. Oddibe Castillo scores. Billy Distel lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Vern Rasmussen walks. Paul Dailey grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Larkin scores. Roy Wolf advances to third on the play. Vern Rasmussen advances to second on the play. King Bragan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Boston Curt Lawton singles to right field. Ted Blackburn singles to right field. Curt Lawton advances to third on the hit. Roy Simmons hits a home run. Curt Lawton scores. Ted Blackburn scores. Red Mitchell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mark Ingram pops out to the catcher. Lou Beard strikes out. Fuminori Sato flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Keizo Kawahara strikes out. Casey Cheadle walks. Casey Cheadle steals second. Oddibe Castillo grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Larkin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Elmer Greenberg grounds out to the shortstop. Jimmy Hammond strikes out. Nick Holden strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Roy Wolf singles past the second baseman. Red Mitchell lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Roy Wolf forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Vern Rasmussen flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Paul Dailey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Curt Lawton flies out to the center fielder. Ted Blackburn grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Simmons flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay King Bragan flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Keizo Kawahara flies out to the center fielder. Casey Cheadle walks. Oddibe Castillo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Mark Ingram grounds out to the second baseman. Lou Beard grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fuminori Sato pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Matt Stewart comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Larkin singles to center field. Roy Wolf flies out to the left fielder. Ted Gross is pinch hitting for Red Mitchell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Ted Gross strikes out. Vern Rasmussen grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bill Larkin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Luis Cerce pitching. Art Mumphrey is pinch hitting for Elmer Greenberg. Art Mumphrey hits a home run. Sandy Moeller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jimmy Hammond grounds out to the pitcher. Johnny Smith is pinch hitting for Matt Stewart. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Johnny Smith strikes out. Curt Lawton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Eddie Barton pitching. Paul Dailey flies out to the right fielder. King Bragan strikes out. Keizo Kawahara grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Ted Blackburn flies out to the center fielder. Roy Simmons grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mark Ingram grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Casey Cheadle singles past the second baseman. Oddibe Castillo pops out to the shortstop. Bill Larkin grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Lou Beard flies out to the right fielder. Fuminori Sato strikes out. Art Mumphrey pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Ed Iott comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Roy Wolf singles past the first baseman. Claude Terry is pinch hitting for Sandy Moeller. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Claude Terry walks. Vern Rasmussen strikes out. Paul Dailey strikes out. King Bragan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Boston total runners LOB: 2 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 8
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Cameron Dole did not respond to coaching in speed Bruce McDonald did not respond to coaching in control Pete LaChance improves in power_vs_lefty Ernie Yount did not respond to coaching in control
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Shag Hughes improves in control Harry Rajsich improves in arm Barry Singleton did not respond to coaching in velocity Aramis Williams improves in contact_vs_righty