Win: Ken Donovan (1-0) Loss: Frank Pennington (2-1)
Inning: 1 Chicago Jack Breeding pitching. Roger Stillwell flies out to the center fielder. Bob Reynolds singles to left field. John Romano flies out to the center fielder. Daniel Drake walks. Rafael York flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Boston Bill Maltzberger pitching. Farmer Miller walks. Farmer Miller steals second. Chuck Heabner singles to right field. Farmer Miller scores. Leo Pike singles to center field. BooRay Decker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chuck Heabner advances to third on the play. Leo Pike advances to second on the play. Willie McGee reached on a fielding error by Bob Reynolds. Chuck Heabner scores. Cal Ripken flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Leo Pike is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Sam Militello pops out to the second baseman. Al Smyres singles to left field. Jake Bochy walks. Bill Maltzberger lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Roger Stillwell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Boston Yoshinori Kondo grounds out to the third baseman. Dennys Donovan grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Breeding singles to right field. Farmer Miller grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jack Breeding is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Bob Reynolds strikes out. John Romano grounds out to the second baseman. Daniel Drake grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Chuck Heabner flies out to the center fielder. Leo Pike strikes out. BooRay Decker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Rafael York flies out to the left fielder. Sam Militello grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Al Smyres walks. Al Smyres steals second. Jake Bochy singles to left field. Al Smyres scores. Bill Maltzberger strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Willie McGee singles to center field. Cal Ripken grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Willie McGee advances to second on the play. Yoshinori Kondo strikes out. Dennys Donovan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Roger Stillwell doubles to left field. Bob Reynolds grounds out to the pitcher. John Romano flies out to the left fielder. Daniel Drake reached on a fielding error by Dennys Donovan. Rafael York singles to center field. Roger Stillwell scores. Daniel Drake advances to third on the hit. Sam Militello singles to right field. Daniel Drake scores. Rafael York advances to third on the hit. Sam Militello is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Jack Breeding strikes out. Farmer Miller singles past the first baseman. Chuck Heabner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Farmer Miller advances to second on the play. Leo Pike walks. BooRay Decker walks. Willie McGee grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Farmer Miller is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Chicago Al Smyres strikes out. Jake Bochy flies out to the left fielder. Bill Maltzberger lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Cal Ripken hits an infield single to the second baseman. Yoshinori Kondo grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Dennys Donovan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Roger Stillwell singles to right field. Bob Reynolds walks. John Romano flies out to the center fielder. Daniel Drake walks. Rafael York singles to left field. Roger Stillwell scores. Bob Reynolds scores. Sam Militello grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Jack B Nimbal is pinch hitting for Jack Breeding. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jack B Nimbal grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Farmer Miller singles to right field. Chuck Heabner flies out to the center fielder. Leo Pike singles to center field. Hiromi Kawabata 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. BooRay Decker doubles to left field. Farmer Miller scores. Willie McGee strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Chicago Jack Reacher pitching. Al Smyres pops out to the shortstop. Jake Bochy strikes out. Ike Brady is pinch hitting for Hiromi Kawabata. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ike Brady flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Jerry Haney pitching. Cal Ripken strikes out. Yoshinori Kondo flies out to the right fielder. Dennys Donovan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Roger Stillwell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Reynolds walks. John Romano singles to center field. Bob Reynolds advances to third on the hit. Daniel Drake strikes out. Rafael York strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Boston Julio Valentino comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Blaise Fuchs is pinch hitting for Jack Reacher. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Blaise Fuchs walks. Farmer Miller flies out to the center fielder. Chuck Heabner hits a home run. Blaise Fuchs scores. Frank Pennington comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Leo Pike singles past the shortstop. Leo Pike is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). BooRay Decker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Chicago Roberto Montero pitching. Sam Militello grounds out to the pitcher. Al Smyres grounds out to the pitcher. Jake Bochy is hit by a pitch. Frank Pennington grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jake Bochy is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Boston Willie McGee walks. Cal Ripken grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Yoshinori Kondo flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Chicago Roger Stillwell pops out to the first baseman. Bob Reynolds flies out to the center fielder. John Romano singles to right field. Daniel Drake grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! John Romano is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Boston Dennys Donovan grounds out to the second baseman. Hammer Head is pinch hitting for Roberto Montero. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Hammer Head singles to left field. Farmer Miller walks. Chuck Heabner grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Chicago Ken Donovan pitching. Rafael York grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sam Militello flies out to the left fielder. Al Smyres singles to left field. Jake Bochy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Boston Leo Pike walks. BooRay Decker grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Willie McGee strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 13 Chicago Frank Pennington grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Roger Stillwell grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Reynolds grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 13 Boston Cal Ripken singles to right field. Yoshinori Kondo walks. Dennys Donovan singles to center field. Cal Ripken scores. Chicago total runners left on base: 12 Boston total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Roger Stillwell (22).GIDP - Sam Militello.HBP - Jake Bochy (2). Baserunning: SB - Al Smyres (11).CS - Sam Militello (2). Fielding: E - Bob Reynolds.
Game Notes Sam Militello is injured and is expected to be out 20 days. Willie McGee is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rafael Sauer improves in power_vs_lefty Hisakazu Oki did not respond to coaching in velocity Scott Jarvis did not respond to coaching in control Hisakazu Oki did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve Smith did not respond to coaching in 1B
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jim Maddox did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Barry Datz did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jim Maddox did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jack Botting improves in power_vs_lefty Len Harper did not respond to coaching in SS