Win: Ray Nelson (1-0) Loss: Art Carrasquel (0-1)
Save: Chris Kirkland (1)
Inning: 1 Boston Art Carrasquel pitching. Ike Conway singles to left field. Elmer Thevenow strikes out. Dib Moore strikes out. Ethan Lajoie hits an infield single to the third baseman. Brickyard Jude grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 New York Ray Nelson pitching. Harold Reynolds singles to right field. Jeff Griffith strikes out. Yasiel Gongora grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Cliff Lyons flies out to the right fielder. Harry Michaels flies out to the right fielder. Bob Steevens walks. Ray Nelson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Art Mahaffey singles to right field. Masahiro Sajikihara grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Thornton Wallace grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Ike Conway grounds out to the shortstop. Elmer Thevenow walks. Dib Moore strikes out. Ethan Lajoie singles past the shortstop. Brickyard Jude singles to left field. Elmer Thevenow scores. Ethan Lajoie advances to third on the hit. Cliff Lyons doubles to center field. Ethan Lajoie scores. Brickyard Jude uses his aggressiveness and scores. Harry Michaels strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Howie Roman grounds out to the second baseman. Rick Madden singles to center field. Art Carrasquel lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Harold Reynolds singles to left field. Rick Madden scores. Jeff Griffith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Bob Steevens grounds out to the second baseman. Ray Nelson grounds out to the pitcher. Ike Conway strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Yasiel Gongora pops out to the shortstop. Art Mahaffey grounds out to the shortstop. Masahiro Sajikihara walks. Thornton Wallace grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Elmer Thevenow strikes out. Dib Moore flies out to the left fielder. Ethan Lajoie singles to right field. Brickyard Jude strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Howie Roman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rick Madden pops out to the second baseman. Art Carrasquel grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Cliff Lyons triples. Harry Michaels grounds out to the second baseman. Cliff Lyons scores. Bob Steevens grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ray Nelson lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Harold Reynolds singles past the shortstop. Jeff Griffith grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Harold Reynolds is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Yasiel Gongora flies out to the right fielder. Art Mahaffey pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Mitchell Johnson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ike Conway doubles to left field. Elmer Thevenow singles to left field. Dib Moore strikes out. Ethan Lajoie strikes out. Brickyard Jude flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 New York Masahiro Sajikihara walks. Thornton Wallace flies out to the center fielder. Howie Roman flies out to the center fielder. Rick Madden strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Cliff Lyons strikes out. Harry Michaels pops out to the second baseman. Bob Steevens grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Jake Beckley is pinch hitting for Mitchell Johnson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jake Beckley walks. Jake Beckley steals second. Harold Reynolds walks. Stu Parnham 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. Jeff Griffith strikes out. Yasiel Gongora flies out to the left fielder. Art Mahaffey pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Boston Joe Weeden pitching. Dave Shantz is pinch hitting for Stu Parnham. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Dave Shantz flies out to the center fielder. Ike Conway lines out to the third baseman. Elmer Thevenow strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Doug Fister pitching. Masahiro Sajikihara singles past the shortstop. Thornton Wallace hits a home run. Masahiro Sajikihara scores. Chris Kirkland comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Howie Roman strikes out. Rick Madden flies out to the right fielder. Zack Wheat is pinch hitting for Joe Weeden. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Zack Wheat strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners LOB: 7 New York total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes Howie Roman is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Pete Douthit improves in power_vs_lefty Clarence Lysander did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Hector Hungling improves in range Frank Raney did not respond to coaching in control
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ed Herbel did not respond to coaching in velocity Ossee Cooper did not respond to coaching in control Shawn Matos did not respond to coaching in speed Kevin Blocker did not respond to coaching in range