Win: Bill Chesnes (3-1) Loss: Benito Beltre (0-3)
Save: Al Cardenas (2)
Inning: 1 Boston Luther Stokes pitching. Ed Stevens strikes out. Craig Rudi strikes out. Pete Cianfrocco walks. Shunsuke Ichimura walks. Kevin Shetrone reached on a 2-base throwing error by Del Morgan. Pete Cianfrocco scores. Julio Frazier strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Texas Benito Beltre pitching. Fred Hastings grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pete Hobbs strikes out. Paul Leslie walks. Del Morgan flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Frank Listach is hit by a pitch. Frank Listach steals second. Rex Sims strikes out. Benito Beltre grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Listach advances to third on the play. Ed Stevens hits a home run. Frank Listach scores. Craig Rudi hits a home run. Pete Cianfrocco flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Floyd Pawelek flies out to the left fielder. Otto Oldham grounds out to the third baseman. John Anderson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Shunsuke Ichimura flies out to the right fielder. Kevin Shetrone grounds out to the second baseman. Julio Frazier doubles to left field. Frank Listach strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Ron Fultz singles to right field. Luther Stokes lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Fred Hastings singles to center field. Ron Fultz scores. Pete Hobbs flies out to the left fielder. Paul Leslie flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Rex Sims doubles to center field. Benito Beltre fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Benito Beltre singles to center field. Rex Sims scores. Ed Stevens grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Benito Beltre is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Craig Rudi flies out to the left fielder. Pete Cianfrocco singles to center field. Ed Stevens advances to third on the hit. Shunsuke Ichimura grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Texas Del Morgan grounds out to the third baseman. Floyd Pawelek flies out to the center fielder. Otto Oldham singles to center field. John Anderson triples. Otto Oldham scores. Ron Fultz singles to center field. John Anderson scores. Mike Gibson is pinch hitting for Luther Stokes. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mike Gibson singles to right field. Fred Hastings doubles to left field. Ron Fultz scores. Mike Gibson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Pete Hobbs hits a home run. Fred Hastings scores. Bob Bowles comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Paul Leslie grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Bill Chesnes pitching. Kevin Shetrone strikes out. Julio Frazier grounds out to the pitcher. Frank Listach lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Del Morgan singles to right field. Floyd Pawelek strikes out. Otto Oldham strikes out. John Anderson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Rex Sims strikes out. Bob Parsons is pinch hitting for Bob Bowles. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Bob Parsons flies out to the center fielder. Ed Stevens flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Arkie Alma pitching. Ron Fultz flies out to the left fielder. Stan Baker is pinch hitting for Bill Chesnes. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Stan Baker flies out to the center fielder. Fred Hastings flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Harry Bennett pitching. Craig Rudi strikes out. Pete Cianfrocco singles to left field. Shunsuke Ichimura flies out to the right fielder. Pete Cianfrocco is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Pete Hobbs walks. Paul Leslie flies out to the center fielder. Del Morgan strikes out. Pete Hobbs steals second. Floyd Pawelek strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Kevin Shetrone singles to right field. Julio Frazier flies out to the right fielder. Frank Listach singles to center field. Rex Sims strikes out. Joe Pickett is pinch hitting for Arkie Alma. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Joe Pickett grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Texas Shun Arisawa pitching. Otto Oldham grounds out to the shortstop. Stephen Richards is pinch hitting for John Anderson. Stephen Richards grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Gharrity is pinch hitting for Ron Fultz. Jim Gharrity singles to center field. Harry Bennett strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Ed Stevens grounds out to the third baseman. Al Cardenas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Craig Rudi grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Cianfrocco grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners left on base: 7 Texas total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Julio Frazier (2), Rex Sims (5).HR - Ed Stevens (3), Craig Rudi (3).HBP - Frank Listach (2). Baserunning: SB - Frank Listach (5).CS - Pete Cianfrocco (1).
Game Notes Joe Pickett is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Brent Marsh did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bruce McCauley did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty John McDowell did not respond to coaching in control Roy Smith did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty George Smith improves in control Frank Rice did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mike Hammer did not respond to coaching in velocity Pat Osborn did not respond to coaching in range Levi Yuhas improves in contact_vs_lefty Fred Sadecki did not respond to coaching in arm Pat Strahler did not respond to coaching in CF
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Harvey Jones did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Homer Mancuso improves in power_vs_righty Joe Farrow did not respond to coaching in speed Roger Bayless did not respond to coaching in range Frank Sheets did not respond to coaching in velocity Louis Twitty improves in contact_vs_righty Clyde Doherty improves in speed Homer Mancuso did not respond to coaching in range Jeff Walker did not respond to coaching in range Tony King improves in arm