Win: Mike Ponce (11-9) Loss: Tom Ware (13-8)
Save: Scott Nichol (37)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Tom Ware pitching. Mel Taylor flies out to the left fielder. Wheezer Corridon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rollie Cline singles past the shortstop. Tom Welch grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Rollie Cline is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Boston Mike Ponce pitching. George Kline grounds out to the shortstop. Pat Bradford grounds out to the second baseman. Mack Thompson lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Yorkis Dreke doubles to right field. George Plank strikes out. Ed Asadoor hits a home run. Yorkis Dreke scores. Dmitri Hearn doubles to right field. Mike Ponce doubles to right field. Dmitri Hearn scores. Mel Taylor singles to center field. Wheezer Corridon singles to left field. Mike Ponce scores. Mel Taylor advances to third on the hit. Rollie Cline walks. Tom Welch grounds out to the shortstop. Mel Taylor scores. Wheezer Corridon advances to third on the play. Rollie Cline advances to second on the play. Bob Dedmon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yorkis Dreke grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Boston Chris Waits singles to right field. Yasniel Guerra strikes out. Craig Lanier strikes out. Troy Delahanty lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay George Plank grounds out to the pitcher. Ed Asadoor grounds out to the third baseman. Dmitri Hearn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Javier Paris grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Bob Dedmon grounds out to the second baseman. George Kline doubles to right field. Pat Bradford strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Mike Ponce grounds out to the third baseman. Mel Taylor strikes out. Wheezer Corridon singles to left field. Rollie Cline grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Wheezer Corridon is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Mack Thompson reached on a 2-base throwing error by Rollie Cline. Chris Waits singles to center field. Mack Thompson scores. Yasniel Guerra strikes out. Chris Waits steals second. Craig Lanier bunts for a base hit. Craig Lanier is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Troy Delahanty flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Tom Welch grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Yorkis Dreke grounds out to the pitcher. George Plank pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Javier Paris strikes out. Ben Lemon is pinch hitting for Bob Dedmon. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ben Lemon grounds out to the third baseman. George Kline strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Yuji Ibe pitching. Ed Asadoor singles past the shortstop. Ed Asadoor steals second. Dmitri Hearn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Asadoor advances to third on the play. Mike Ponce strikes out. Mel Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Pat Bradford walks. Pat Bradford steals second. Pat Bradford is out trying to steal third. Mack Thompson singles to right field. Chris Waits strikes out. Mack Thompson steals second. Yasniel Guerra hits a home run. Mack Thompson scores. Craig Lanier singles to center field. Jerry Voyles is pinch hitting for Troy Delahanty. Jerry Voyles grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Wheezer Corridon strikes out. Rollie Cline singles to left field. Tom Welch grounds out to the second baseman. Rollie Cline advances to second on the play. Yorkis Dreke grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Zip Durrett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Carl Edens is pinch hitting for Javier Paris. Carl Edens strikes out. George Busch is pinch hitting for Yuji Ibe. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. George Busch flies out to the right fielder. George Kline singles to right field. Pat Bradford walks. Mack Thompson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Ruben Putnam pitching. David Davis enters the game as a defensive replacement for Carl Edens at C. George Plank grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Ed Asadoor singles to left field. Ed Asadoor steals second. Dmitri Hearn singles past the shortstop. Ed Asadoor scores. Mutsuo Okubo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Marlon Fields is pinch hitting for Zip Durrett. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Marlon Fields grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Mark Karchner pitching. Chris Waits singles to right field. Yasniel Guerra grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Craig Lanier strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Mel Taylor singles to right field. Wheezer Corridon strikes out. Rollie Cline flies out to the center fielder. Tom Welch grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Mel Taylor is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Scott Nichol comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jerry Voyles reached on a fielding error by Mel Taylor. David Davis grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. John Nolan is pinch hitting for Mutsuo Okubo. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. John Nolan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 7 Boston total runners LOB: 6
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Don Enright did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Joe Santiago did not respond to coaching in range Spider Easler did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dick Tauscher did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Moseley did not respond to coaching in control Vince Johnson did not respond to coaching in control Bill White improves in arm Ismael Garriott improves in range