Win: Mitchell Johnson (3-2) Loss: Chris Kirkland (3-4)
Inning: 1 Boston John Daniel pitching. Hiroshi Samata grounds out to the second baseman. Sachio Matsui walks. Eddie Benton singles to right field. Sachio Matsui advances to third on the hit. Jason Zachary grounds out to the second baseman. Sachio Matsui scores. Eddie Benton advances to second on the play. Ike Conway singles to right field. Eddie Benton scores. Brickyard Jude walks. Dib Moore grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 New York Larry Ausmus pitching. Harold Reynolds grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Griffith singles to center field. Yasiel Gongora strikes out. Art Mahaffey flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Harry Michaels flies out to the left fielder. Larry Ausmus grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Hiroshi Samata singles to center field. Sachio Matsui strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Masahiro Sajikihara singles to right field. Thornton Wallace singles to center field. Masahiro Sajikihara advances to third on the hit. Howie Roman lines out to the shortstop. Rick Madden singles to right field. Masahiro Sajikihara scores. John Daniel lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Harold Reynolds grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Boston Eddie Benton grounds out to the shortstop. Jason Zachary pops out to the first baseman. Ike Conway grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Jeff Griffith lines out to the shortstop. Yasiel Gongora strikes out. Art Mahaffey walks. Masahiro Sajikihara grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Brickyard Jude flies out to the center fielder. Dib Moore grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Harry Michaels doubles past the first baseman. Larry Ausmus grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Thornton Wallace singles to center field. Howie Roman singles to left field. Thornton Wallace advances to third on the hit. Rick Madden singles to left field. Thornton Wallace scores. Howie Roman advances to third on the hit. John Daniel reached on a fielding error by Ike Conway. Howie Roman scores. Harold Reynolds flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Griffith flies out to the center fielder. Yasiel Gongora singles to center field. Rick Madden scores. John Daniel advances to third on the hit. Art Mahaffey strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Boston Hiroshi Samata grounds out to the shortstop. Sachio Matsui grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Eddie Benton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Masahiro Sajikihara grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Thornton Wallace grounds out to the third baseman. Howie Roman singles to left field. Rick Madden grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Howie Roman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Jason Zachary grounds out to the second baseman. Ike Conway is hit by a pitch. Brickyard Jude grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ike Conway is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Brickyard Jude steals second. Dib Moore reached on a 2-base throwing error by John Daniel. Brickyard Jude scores. Harry Michaels strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York John Daniel pops out to the first baseman. Harold Reynolds flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Griffith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Bob Steevens is pinch hitting for Larry Ausmus. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bob Steevens walks. Hiroshi Samata reached on a 2-base fielding error by Masahiro Sajikihara. Sachio Matsui flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Bob Steevens scores. Eddie Benton flies out to the right fielder. Jason Zachary strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Stu Parnham pitching. Yasiel Gongora flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Art Mahaffey flies out to the center fielder. Masahiro Sajikihara flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Ike Conway singles to left field. Brickyard Jude flies out to the center fielder. Dib Moore flies out to the right fielder. Ike Conway steals second. Tony McDonald comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Harry Michaels grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Thornton Wallace walks. Howie Roman flies out to the right fielder. Rick Madden flies out to the center fielder. Jake Beckley is pinch hitting for Tony McDonald. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jake Beckley grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Thornton Wallace is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Joe Weeden pitching. Ethan Lajoie is pinch hitting for Stu Parnham. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Ethan Lajoie walks. Hiroshi Samata flies out to the left fielder. Sachio Matsui walks. Eddie Benton strikes out. Jason Zachary grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 New York Kiyoshi Takahashi pitching. Harold Reynolds grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jeff Griffith strikes out. Yasiel Gongora flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Boston Ike Conway singles to right field. Brickyard Jude lines out to the shortstop. Dib Moore grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 New York Art Mahaffey strikes out. Masahiro Sajikihara flies out to the right fielder. Thornton Wallace strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Boston Harry Michaels reached on a 2-base throwing error by Rick Madden. Jason Smith is pinch hitting for Kiyoshi Takahashi. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jason Smith flies out to the left fielder. Hiroshi Samata grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Michaels advances to third on the play. Sachio Matsui pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 New York Chris Kirkland pitching. Howie Roman singles in front of the left fielder. Rick Madden singles to left field. Howie Roman advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Zack Wheat is pinch hitting for Joe Weeden. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Zack Wheat grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rick Madden advances to second on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Harold Reynolds walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Jeff Griffith strikes out. Yasiel Gongora grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 12 Boston Mitchell Johnson pitching. Eddie Benton grounds out to the pitcher. Jason Zachary strikes out. Ike Conway strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 New York Art Mahaffey doubles to center field. Masahiro Sajikihara pops out to the shortstop. Thornton Wallace doubles past the third baseman. Art Mahaffey scores. Boston total runners left on base: 10 New York total runners left on base: 11
Game Notes Larry Ausmus is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ed James did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Clarence Lysander did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Hector Hungling did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Clarence Lysander did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Clarence Lysander did not respond to coaching in 1B
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Henry Hinds did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Elijah Cox did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ossee Cooper did not respond to coaching in velocity Pat Thomas did not respond to coaching in control