Win: Susumu Yokokawa (2-0) Loss: George Durham (0-1)
Inning: 1 Boston Susumu Yokokawa pitching. Boog Mack singles to right field. Josh Byrnes singles to right field. Boog Mack advances to third on the hit. Rube Berg strikes out. German Crawford grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay George Durham pitching. Bill Draper grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Inks singles to left field. Rusty Christopher grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Inks advances to second on the play. Rudy Rondon singles to center field. Joe Inks scores. Milt Zauchin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston John Peitz flies out to the left fielder. Phil Swanson grounds out to the shortstop. Brad Bean singles to center field. John Irwin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Allen Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Syd House singles to left field. Dan Bass walks. Susumu Yokokawa fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Susumu Yokokawa singles to center field. Syd House scores. Bill Draper flies out to the center fielder. Joe Inks doubles to right field. Dan Bass scores. Rusty Christopher walks. Rudy Rondon strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Boston George Durham grounds out to the third baseman. Boog Mack grounds out to the pitcher. Josh Byrnes flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Milt Zauchin grounds out to the second baseman. Allen Johnson pops out to the shortstop. Syd House walks. Dan Bass grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Syd House is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Rube Berg hits a home run. German Crawford lines out to the second baseman. John Peitz flies out to the right fielder. Phil Swanson walks. Brad Bean strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Susumu Yokokawa grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Draper walks. Joe Inks singles to center field. Bill Draper advances to third on the hit. Rusty Christopher hits a home run. Bill Draper scores. Joe Inks scores. Al Theodore comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rudy Rondon flies out to the right fielder. Milt Zauchin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston John Irwin triples. Al Theodore flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, John Irwin scores. Boog Mack doubles to center field. Josh Byrnes singles past the first baseman. Boog Mack scores. Rube Berg walks. German Crawford pops out to the second baseman. John Peitz grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Rube Berg is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Allen Johnson strikes out. Syd House pops out to the shortstop. Dan Bass flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Phil Swanson pops out to the second baseman. Brad Bean singles to right field. Blix Mimbs is pinch hitting for John Irwin. Blix Mimbs pops out to the second baseman. Al Theodore grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Butch Peterman enters the game as a defensive replacement for Blix Mimbs at 1B. Susumu Yokokawa grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Draper walks. Joe Inks flies out to the left fielder. Rusty Christopher hits a home run. Bill Draper scores. Rudy Rondon singles to right field. Milt Zauchin singles in front of the right fielder. Rudy Rondon advances to third on the hit. Allen Johnson pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Boston Boog Mack singles in front of the center fielder. Josh Byrnes lines out to the third baseman. Rube Berg grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Boog Mack is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. German Crawford grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Syd House grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Bass grounds out to the shortstop. John Batch is pinch hitting for Susumu Yokokawa. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. John Batch grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Keisuke Sakai pitching. John Peitz flies out to the left fielder. Phil Swanson lines out to the second baseman. Bill Bobb is pinch hitting for Brad Bean. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Bobb singles to center field. Butch Peterman walks. Joe Howe is pinch hitting for Al Theodore. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Joe Howe bunts for a base hit. Boog Mack strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Effie Anderson pitching. Bill Draper flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Joe Inks strikes out. Rusty Christopher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Josh Byrnes strikes out. Rube Berg singles to left field. German Crawford singles past the first baseman. Rube Berg advances to third on the hit. John Peitz is hit by a pitch. Phil Swanson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Boston total runners left on base: 12 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 7
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Honey Files did not respond to coaching in range Howie Gardella improves in speed Vicente Smith improves in arm Rick Sasaki improves in range Howie Gardella did not respond to coaching in C
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A Improvements: Tim Sherrill did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Cassady did not respond to coaching in velocity Chick Balenti did not respond to coaching in control Steve Compton improves in contact_vs_righty Hardy Washburn did not respond to coaching in SS