Win: Dave Cox (4-4) Loss: Sparky "The Count" Lyle (0-4)
Save: Gordon Shaute (8)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Jim Lonborg pitching. Chick Ramirez singles to right field. Kelly Phillips pops out to the catcher. Bill Douglas grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Chick Ramirez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ray Jones hits an infield single to the shortstop. Makoto Taniguchi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Boston Joe Lake pitching. Luis E. Aparicio grounds out to the second baseman. Carl Reginald Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Phil Gagliano strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Uke Marzano grounds out to the third baseman. Yukinori Honda walks. Yukinori Honda steals second. Milton Hester grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Lake singles to right field. Yukinori Honda scores. Chick Ramirez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Ben Oglivie singles to center field. Ben Oglivie is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Joe Lahoud singles to left field. George Thomas flies out to the center fielder. Dean Monge grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Kelly Phillips flies out to the left fielder. Bill Douglas hits a home run. Ray Jones singles to right field. Makoto Taniguchi grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ray Jones is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Makoto Taniguchi is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Don Pavletich reached on a fielding error by Milton Hester. Don Pavletich is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jim Lonborg doubles to right field. Luis E. Aparicio lines out to the first baseman. Carl Reginald Smith singles to left field. Jim Lonborg scores. Phil Gagliano flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Uke Marzano flies out to the center fielder. Yukinori Honda singles to right field. Milton Hester grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Yukinori Honda is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Joe Lake singles to center field. Milton Hester is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Ben Oglivie grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Lahoud flies out to the center fielder. George Thomas walks. Dean Monge grounds into a force play to the third baseman. George Thomas is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Chick Ramirez walks. Kelly Phillips flies out to the center fielder. Bill Douglas walks. Ray Jones strikes out. Makoto Taniguchi singles to center field. Uke Marzano grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Boston Don Pavletich grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Lonborg grounds out to the third baseman. Luis E. Aparicio strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Yukinori Honda singles to left field. Milton Hester grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Yukinori Honda is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe Lake lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Chick Ramirez grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Carl Reginald Smith triples. Phil Gagliano singles to left field. Carl Reginald Smith scores. Ben Oglivie grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Joe Lahoud flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Ed McConnell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kelly Phillips grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Douglas flies out to the left fielder. Ray Jones flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Billy Conigliaro is pinch hitting for George Thomas. Billy Conigliaro walks. Juan Beniquez is pinch hitting for Dean Monge. Juan Beniquez singles to center field. Cecil Cooper is pinch hitting for Don Pavletich. Cecil Cooper singles to left field. Billy Conigliaro is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Juan Beniquez advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the corners in. Carl Yastrzemski is pinch hitting for Ed McConnell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Carl Yastrzemski singles to left field. Juan Beniquez scores. Cecil Cooper advances to third on the hit. Luis E. Aparicio flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Cecil Cooper is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Ken Tatum pitching. George Scott enters the game as a defensive replacement for Billy Conigliaro at 1B. Duane Josephson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Cecil Cooper at C. Makoto Taniguchi flies out to the center fielder. Uke Marzano singles to right field. Yukinori Honda grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Dave Cox comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Carl Reginald Smith strikes out. Phil Gagliano singles to center field. Ben Oglivie grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Phil Gagliano is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Joe Lahoud singles to center field. Ben Oglivie advances to third on the hit. George Scott strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Sparky The Count Lyle comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Milton Hester singles to center field. Walt Main is pinch hitting for Dave Cox. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Milton Hester steals second. Walt Main singles to left field. Milton Hester scores. Ken Brett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chick Ramirez singles to left field. Walt Main advances to third on the hit. Kelly Phillips grounds out to the shortstop. Walt Main scores. Chick Ramirez advances to second on the play. Bill Douglas flies out to the center fielder. Ray Jones hits a home run. Chick Ramirez scores. Bobby Bolin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Makoto Taniguchi singles to center field. Uke Marzano flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Gordon Shaute pitching. Juan Beniquez singles to left field. Duane Josephson flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Bolin lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Luis E. Aparicio singles to left field. Juan Beniquez scores. Carl Reginald Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 9 Boston total runners LOB: 7
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Riccardo Becker did not respond to coaching in control Fred Hayden improves in range Ed Spongberg did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Clarence Killebrew improves in contact_vs_lefty Don Tollberg did not respond to coaching in C
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Danny Cater did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jim Shears improves in speed Jim Shears did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty David Javier improves in arm Jim Shears did not respond to coaching in C