Win: Jeff Spongberg (17-4) Loss: Manny Downs (6-17)
Inning: 1 Anaheim Manny Downs pitching. Alex Fosse walks. Bobby Carroll pops out to the second baseman. Speed Dammann singles to right field. Junior Spencer doubles to left field. Alex Fosse scores. Speed Dammann uses his aggressiveness and scores. Eric Arroyo strikes out. Mike Pena walks. Juan Kelly grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mike Pena is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Boston Jeff Spongberg pitching. Milt Lyons strikes out. Luis Burns doubles to left field. Daryl Ball strikes out. Evans Hernandez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Anaheim Babe Sax pops out to the second baseman. Jeff Spongberg singles to right field. Alex Fosse grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Jeff Spongberg is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bobby Carroll bunts for a base hit. Speed Dammann singles to right field. Alex Fosse scores. Bobby Carroll aggressively advances to third on the hit. Junior Spencer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Boston Bob Behenna flies out to the center fielder. Jimmy Tesreau grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Randy Sykes flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Anaheim Eric Arroyo doubles past the right fielder. Mike Pena flies out to the center fielder. Juan Kelly doubles to center field. Eric Arroyo scores. Babe Sax walks. Jeff Spongberg lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Alex Fosse flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Boston Yamid Lea flies out to the center fielder. Manny Downs grounds out to the shortstop. Milt Lyons flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Anaheim Bobby Carroll flies out to the right fielder. Speed Dammann grounds out to the pitcher. Junior Spencer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Luis Burns grounds out to the second baseman. Daryl Ball reached on a 2-base fielding error by Juan Kelly. Evans Hernandez grounds out to the second baseman. Daryl Ball advances to third on the play. Bob Behenna strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Anaheim Eric Arroyo flies out to the left fielder. Mike Pena singles to right field. Juan Kelly flies out to the center fielder. Babe Sax pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Jimmy Tesreau strikes out. Randy Sykes grounds out to the second baseman. Yamid Lea grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Anaheim Daryl Boyle comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jeff Spongberg flies out to the right fielder. Alex Fosse pops out to the shortstop. Bobby Carroll grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Daryl Boyle strikes out. Milt Lyons grounds out to the third baseman. Luis Burns singles to left field. Daryl Ball strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Anaheim Speed Dammann strikes out. Junior Spencer reached on a 2-base throwing error by Randy Sykes. Eric Arroyo strikes out. Don Davis is pinch hitting for Mike Pena. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Don Davis walks. Miguel Cassini comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Juan Kelly grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Don Davis is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Boston Evans Hernandez singles to center field. Evans Hernandez steals second. Bob Behenna grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Evans Hernandez advances to third on the play. Terry Stengel is pinch hitting for Jimmy Tesreau. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Terry Stengel grounds out to the second baseman. Evans Hernandez scores. Randy Sykes singles to center field. Yamid Lea flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Anaheim Babe Sax strikes out. Bronson Hall is pinch hitting for Jeff Spongberg. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Bronson Hall strikes out. Alex Fosse hits a home run. Boom-Boom Slattery comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bobby Carroll pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Rick Geraghty pitching. Boom-Boom Slattery pops out to the shortstop. Brant Blank is pinch hitting for Milt Lyons. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Brant Blank grounds out to the second baseman. Luis Burns strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Anaheim Speed Dammann singles to left field. Junior Spencer pops out to the first baseman. Eric Arroyo strikes out. Roy Leon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Don Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Mike Kreitner is pinch hitting for Daryl Ball. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mike Kreitner singles to right field. Evans Hernandez grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mike Kreitner is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bob Behenna grounds out to the second baseman. Evans Hernandez advances to second on the play. Terry Stengel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Anaheim total runners LOB: 10 Boston total runners LOB: 5
Game Notes Jimmy Tesreau is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
Anaheim Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Yukio Yoshizawa did not respond to coaching in arm Jesse Shelton did not respond to coaching in arm Harry Tovar did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Harry Tovar improves in range Gary Clyde did not respond to coaching in 3B
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jack Byrnes did not respond to coaching in control Jose Thome did not respond to coaching in velocity Jimmy Andrews improves in arm Curly Wilson did not respond to coaching in control Jimmy Andrews did not respond to coaching in 2B