Win: Jake Ruffing (1-0) Loss: Guy Niekro (0-2)
Save: Roger Johnson (1)
Inning: 1 Texas Jake Ruffing pitching. Jon Massa strikes out. Akihiko Adachi singles to center field. Gary Edwards grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Akihiko Adachi is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Joe Stallcup strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Boston Guy Niekro pitching. Josh Stewart strikes out. Ted Blackburn strikes out. Lou Beard doubles past the left fielder. Roy Simmons grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Matt Koback strikes out. Delino Pennock grounds out to the second baseman. Toby Starr reached on a fielding error by Josh Stewart. Brent Heist walks. Guy Niekro grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Brent Heist is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Boston Bill Durrington grounds out to the third baseman. Mark Ingram grounds out to the pitcher. Curt Lawton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Jon Massa strikes out. Akihiko Adachi singles to center field. Akihiko Adachi steals second. Gary Edwards pops out to the shortstop. Joe Stallcup grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Cliff Hill strikes out. Jake Ruffing strikes out. Josh Stewart singles to center field. Ted Blackburn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Matt Koback pops out to the first baseman. Delino Pennock walks. Toby Starr flies out to the center fielder. Brent Heist strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Lou Beard reached on a fielding error by Joe Stallcup. Roy Simmons singles to left field. Lou Beard advances to third on the hit. Bill Durrington reached on a 2-base fielding error by Gary Edwards. Lou Beard scores. Mark Ingram doubles to left field. Roy Simmons scores. Bill Durrington scores. Curt Lawton flies out to the center fielder. Cliff Hill singles to right field. Mark Ingram scores. Jake Ruffing pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Cliff Hill steals second. Josh Stewart grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Guy Niekro strikes out. Jon Massa grounds out to the second baseman. Akihiko Adachi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Ted Blackburn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lou Beard grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Simmons flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Gary Edwards pops out to the second baseman. Joe Stallcup strikes out. Matt Koback grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Bill Durrington flies out to the center fielder. Mark Ingram singles to center field. Curt Lawton strikes out. Bill Atkinson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Mark Ingram is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Delino Pennock singles to center field. Toby Starr is hit by a pitch. Brent Heist walks. Erik Minor is pinch hitting for Bill Atkinson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Erik Minor grounds out to the second baseman. Delino Pennock scores. Toby Starr advances to third on the play. Brent Heist advances to second on the play. Jon Massa singles to left field. Toby Starr scores. Brent Heist scores. George Boswell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Akihiko Adachi grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Tacks Forsythe pitching. Cliff Hill grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Fuminori Sato is pinch hitting for George Boswell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Fuminori Sato singles to center field. Josh Stewart singles to center field. Ted Blackburn flies out to the left fielder. Lou Beard grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Josh Stewart is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Texas Roger Johnson pitching. Gary Edwards strikes out. Joe Stallcup singles to left field. Joe Stallcup is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Matt Koback walks. Delino Pennock strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Roy Simmons flies out to the right fielder. Bill Durrington pops out to the first baseman. Mark Ingram grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Toby Starr strikes out. Brent Heist walks. Lena Aguayo is pinch hitting for Tacks Forsythe. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Lena Aguayo grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Brent Heist is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jon Massa strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners left on base: 7 Boston total runners left on base: 5
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Fred Lewis did not respond to coaching in control Tom Clarke did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Frank Brower did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Duke Stanton improves in power_vs_lefty Pete McCaskill improves in 3B
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Cameron Dole improves in power_vs_lefty Cameron Dole improves in contact_vs_lefty Cameron Dole did not respond to coaching in speed Ernie Yount did not respond to coaching in control Cameron Dole did not respond to coaching in 1B