Win: Joe Furcal (4-0) Loss: Jake Lanfranconi (0-1)
Save: George Winn (5)
Inning: 1 Boston Reinier Aballe pitching. Steve Silva flies out to the right fielder. Delos Nealon grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Wilmot grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Koichi Nakanishi pitching. Chico Mullins lines out to the pitcher. Frederick Massey strikes out. Nick Nelson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Jo-Jo Gonzalez hits a home run. Rafael Devers grounds out to the shortstop. Peter Worden flies out to the left fielder. Jake Clemons grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Steve Hogan strikes out. Ramon Vaughn grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Battle singles to center field. Owen Downs strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Burgess Scheffler pops out to the second baseman. Koichi Nakanishi pops out to the third baseman. Steve Silva hits a home run. Delos Nealon grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Spencer Niggeling singles to left field. Reinier Aballe lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Spencer Niggeling forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Chico Mullins strikes out. Frederick Massey lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Bill Wilmot strikes out. Jo-Jo Gonzalez grounds out to the second baseman. Rafael Devers singles to center field. Peter Worden strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Nick Nelson flies out to the left fielder. Steve Hogan triples. Ramon Vaughn flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Steve Hogan scores. Johnny Battle pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Jake Clemons strikes out. Burgess Scheffler doubles to right field. Koichi Nakanishi strikes out. Steve Silva strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Owen Downs strikes out. Spencer Niggeling singles to center field. Reinier Aballe fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Reinier Aballe strikes out. Chico Mullins strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Delos Nealon strikes out. Bill Wilmot singles to right field. Jo-Jo Gonzalez singles to center field. Bill Wilmot advances to third on the hit. Rafael Devers strikes out. Peter Worden grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Texas Frederick Massey grounds out to the second baseman. Nick Nelson walks. Steve Hogan strikes out. Ramon Vaughn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Ed Bella is pinch hitting for Jake Clemons. Ed Bella strikes out. Burgess Scheffler singles to right field. Koichi Nakanishi lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Steve Silva grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Brian Pappalau enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ed Bella at C. Jim Wilfong is pinch hitting for Johnny Battle. Jim Wilfong flies out to the right fielder. Owen Downs singles to left field. Spencer Niggeling grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Owen Downs advances to second on the play. Mickey Toliver is pinch hitting for Reinier Aballe. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Mickey Toliver singles to right field. Owen Downs scores. Jake Lanfranconi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chico Mullins strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Joe Furcal pitching. Delos Nealon strikes out. Bill Wilmot strikes out. Jo-Jo Gonzalez doubles to left field. Rafael Devers lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Frederick Massey hits a home run. Nick Nelson flies out to the left fielder. Steve Hogan grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Johnny Wright comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ramon Vaughn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston George Winn comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Peter Worden walks. Brian Pappalau flies out to the center fielder. Burgess Scheffler grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners left on base: 6 Texas total runners left on base: 5
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ralph Berman improves in power_vs_righty Dave Smith did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Lee Ryan did not respond to coaching in control John Hach did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Sheerin did not respond to coaching in 1B
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Doc Menosky did not respond to coaching in control Bert Troedson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Luke Herrmann improves in contact_vs_lefty Rube Padden did not respond to coaching in velocity