Win: Francisco Liriano (1-0) Loss: Nolan Ryan (0-1)
Save: Hank Sand (1)
Inning: 1 Boston Nolan Ryan pitching. Rod Carew pops out to the second baseman. Ron Macha hits a home run. Alan Wertz grounds out to the second baseman. Kent Hrbek strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Francisco Liriano pitching. Angelo Bartowski grounds out to the second baseman. Ryan Ross strikes out. Curt Flanigan pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Ammara Safdar singles to center field. Bob Perry walks. Royce Lewis strikes out. Rich Petralli flies out to the right fielder. Francisco Liriano pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 New York Paul Molitor walks. Dan Rodriguez singles to center field. Paul Molitor advances to third on the hit. Jack Wood strikes out. Bill Zauchin pops out to the first baseman. Carl Perkovich strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Boston Rod Carew strikes out. Ron Macha grounds out to the second baseman. Alan Wertz grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Nolan Ryan singles to center field. Angelo Bartowski strikes out. Ryan Ross singles to center field. Nolan Ryan advances to third on the hit. Curt Flanigan walks. Paul Molitor flies out to the center fielder. Dan Rodriguez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Boston Kent Hrbek grounds out to the third baseman. Ammara Safdar pops out to the shortstop. Bob Perry strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Jack Wood walks. Bill Zauchin grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jack Wood is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Carl Perkovich grounds into a force play to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Bill Zauchin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Nolan Ryan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Royce Lewis grounds out to the second baseman. Rich Petralli grounds out to the shortstop. Francisco Liriano reached on a 2-base throwing error by Dan Rodriguez. Rod Carew grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Angelo Bartowski singles to center field. Ryan Ross strikes out. Curt Flanigan walks. Paul Molitor grounds out to the second baseman. Angelo Bartowski advances to third on the play. Curt Flanigan advances to second on the play. Dan Rodriguez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Boston Ron Macha flies out to the right fielder. Alan Wertz grounds out to the second baseman. Kent Hrbek strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Jack Wood singles to center field. Bill Zauchin flies out to the center fielder. Carl Perkovich strikes out. Nolan Ryan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Ammara Safdar grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Perry strikes out. Royce Lewis flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Angelo Bartowski grounds out to the shortstop. Ryan Ross grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Curt Flanigan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Rich Petralli pops out to the shortstop. Francisco Liriano strikes out. Rod Carew strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Santo Schegg enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ron Macha at SS. Kody Clemens enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bob Perry at RF. Jon Bergamo enters the game as a defensive replacement for Royce Lewis at 3B. Paul Molitor strikes out. Dan Rodriguez strikes out. Jack Wood singles to right field. Bill Zauchin grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jack Wood is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Santo Schegg singles to left field. Alan Wertz singles to left field. Santo Schegg advances to third on the hit. Kent Tekulve comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Kent Hrbek singles to center field. Santo Schegg scores. Ammara Safdar flies out to the right fielder. Kody Clemens walks. Jon Bergamo strikes out. Rich Petralli strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 New York Carl Perkovich walks. Tom Gagliano is pinch hitting for Kent Tekulve. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tom Gagliano walks. Hank Sand comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Angelo Bartowski strikes out. Ryan Ross flies out to the right fielder. Curt Flanigan grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tom Gagliano is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Boston total runners LOB: 6 New York total runners LOB: 12
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Denard Span improves in contact_vs_lefty John Smoltz did not respond to coaching in control Denard Span improves in speed Derek Keltner did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Denard Span improves in LF
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ross Marchildon improves in control Neil Good did not respond to coaching in control Eddie Lindsey did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Felix Murphy improves in contact_vs_lefty