Win: Alex Rodriguez (3-1) Loss: George Evans (0-4)
Inning: 1 Boston Alex Rodriguez pitching. Doug Kreutzer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Billy Eschen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hick Griner walks. Harry Lee grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay George Evans pitching. Tom Radcliff pops out to the second baseman. Bobby Ortiz grounds out to the second baseman. Don Mohler grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Jeff Batch flies out to the left fielder. Rick Reames grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lorenzo Minarcin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Kojiro Muto grounds out to the second baseman. Heinie Mack grounds out to the pitcher. Ben Gonzalez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Elmer Judd doubles to center field. George Evans lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Elmer Judd is thrown out at third. Doug Kreutzer strikes out. Billy Eschen pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Rusty McNertney grounds out to the shortstop. Al Crump hits a home run. Alex Rodriguez grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Radcliff strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Hick Griner strikes out. Harry Lee grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jeff Batch strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Bobby Ortiz doubles to left field. Don Mohler grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Ortiz advances to third on the play. Kojiro Muto walks. Heinie Mack hits a home run. Bobby Ortiz scores. Kojiro Muto scores. Ben Gonzalez singles to left field. Rusty McNertney singles to left field. Al Crump singles to right field. Ben Gonzalez scores. Rusty McNertney advances to third on the hit. Alex Rodriguez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Al Crump advances to second on the play. Tom Radcliff walks. Bobby Ortiz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Boston Rick Reames grounds out to the second baseman. Lorenzo Minarcin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Elmer Judd grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Don Mohler singles to right field. Don Mohler steals second. Kojiro Muto grounds out to the second baseman. Don Mohler advances to third on the play. Heinie Mack grounds out to the pitcher. Ben Gonzalez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston George Evans grounds out to the second baseman. Doug Kreutzer grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Eschen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Rusty McNertney grounds out to the second baseman. Al Crump singles to right field. Alex Rodriguez fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Alex Rodriguez singles past the second baseman. Al Crump advances to third on the hit. Tom Radcliff hits a home run. Al Crump scores. Alex Rodriguez scores. Bobby Ortiz flies out to the left fielder. Don Mohler grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Hick Griner singles to right field. Harry Lee doubles to left field. Jeff Batch grounds out to the pitcher. Rick Reames singles to center field. Hick Griner scores. Lorenzo Minarcin walks. Elmer Judd flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Harry Lee scores. George Evans strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Kojiro Muto singles to right field. Kojiro Muto steals second. Elmer Judd throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Heinie Mack singles to center field. Kojiro Muto scores. Ben Gonzalez grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Rusty McNertney strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Doug Kreutzer strikes out. Billy Eschen singles to right field. Hick Griner grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Terry Haydel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Al Crump strikes out. Alex Rodriguez strikes out. Cotton Canseco is pinch hitting for Tom Radcliff. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Cotton Canseco walks. Dick Richards is pinch hitting for Bobby Ortiz. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dick Richards grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Cotton Canseco is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Harry Lee flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Batch grounds out to the second baseman. Rick Reames grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners left on base: 4 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 5
Game Notes Dick Richards is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: D- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dick Borkowski did not respond to coaching in speed Fred Brown improves in arm Bill Allen improves in velocity Fred Brown improves in range
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Giomar Bielecki improves in contact_vs_righty Pete Kingery did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave Bell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Emil Stoops did not respond to coaching in endurance