Inning: 1 Boston Mike Ponce pitching. George Kline hits a home run. Pat Bradford grounds out to the shortstop. Mack Thompson flies out to the right fielder. Yasniel Guerra singles to left field. Craig Lanier grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Mike Calhoun pitching. Tom Welch grounds out to the pitcher. Marlon Fields strikes out. Rey Dobson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Chris Waits strikes out. Jerry Voyles walks. Javier Paris grounds out to the pitcher. Jerry Voyles advances to second on the play. Mike Calhoun grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Wheezer Corridon flies out to the right fielder. Yorkis Dreke strikes out. George Plank reached on a fielding error by George Kline. Jim Roberson singles to right field. Jerry Ostdiek grounds into a force play to the third baseman. George Plank is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Boston George Kline flies out to the right fielder. Pat Bradford grounds out to the pitcher. Mack Thompson singles to left field. Yasniel Guerra grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Mike Ponce grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Welch flies out to the right fielder. Marlon Fields grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Craig Lanier flies out to the right fielder. Chris Waits singles to right field. Jerry Voyles strikes out. Javier Paris strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Rey Dobson grounds out to the third baseman. Wheezer Corridon lines out to the shortstop. Yorkis Dreke grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Mike Calhoun strikes out. George Kline flies out to the right fielder. Pat Bradford walks. Mack Thompson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay George Plank strikes out. Jim Roberson pops out to the first baseman. Jerry Ostdiek flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Yasniel Guerra strikes out. Craig Lanier doubles to left field. Chris Waits grounds out to the shortstop. Terry McQuillan is pinch hitting for Jerry Voyles. Terry McQuillan hits an infield single to the second baseman. Ben Lemon is pinch hitting for Javier Paris. Ben Lemon singles to center field. Craig Lanier scores. Terry McQuillan advances to third on the hit. Charles Lund 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. Mike Calhoun strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Rollie Cline enters the game as a defensive replacement for Terry McQuillan at SS. David Davis enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ben Lemon at C. Les Moren is pinch hitting for Charles Lund. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Les Moren strikes out. Tom Welch pops out to the catcher. Marlon Fields grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Lou Brittain pitching. George Kline doubles to right field. Pat Bradford grounds out to the second baseman. George Kline advances to third on the play. Mack Thompson reached on a 2-base throwing error by Rey Dobson. George Kline scores. Yasniel Guerra triples. Mack Thompson scores. Craig Lanier strikes out. John Phillips is pinch hitting for Chris Waits. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Phillips triples. Yasniel Guerra scores. Rollie Cline singles to right field. John Phillips scores. Herb Tuero 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. David Davis grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Rollie Cline is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Rey Dobson grounds out to the shortstop. Wheezer Corridon hits a home run. Yorkis Dreke singles to left field. George Plank strikes out. Jim Roberson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Mike Calhoun strikes out. George Kline singles to right field. Pat Bradford strikes out. George Kline steals second. Mack Thompson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Jerry Ostdiek flies out to the center fielder. Zip Hill is pinch hitting for Herb Tuero. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Zip Hill pops out to the pitcher. Tom Welch singles past the third baseman. Marlon Fields singles to left field. Rey Dobson hits a home run. Tom Welch scores. Marlon Fields scores. Bob Dedmon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Wheezer Corridon flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Yoenis Ramirez pitching. Yasniel Guerra hits a home run. Craig Lanier flies out to the left fielder. John Phillips singles to right field. John Phillips steals second. Rollie Cline walks. David Davis strikes out. Carl Edens is pinch hitting for Bob Dedmon. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Carl Edens singles to center field. John Phillips scores. Rollie Cline advances to third on the hit. Lenny Kalbfus comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Carl Edens steals second. George Kline flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Butch Wilson pitching. Yorkis Dreke grounds out to the second baseman. George Plank flies out to the center fielder. Jim Roberson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners LOB: 11 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 3
Batting:2B - George Kline (24), Craig Lanier (15).3B - Yasniel Guerra (5), John Phillips (2).HR - George Kline (22), Yasniel Guerra (20). Baserunning: SB - George Kline (29), John Phillips (8), Carl Edens (4). Fielding: E - George Kline.
Game Notes Lou Brittain is injured and is expected to be out 33 days. Charles Lund is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Curt McKee did not respond to coaching in speed Danny Petrick did not respond to coaching in control Vince Johnson did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill White did not respond to coaching in arm
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Mark Karchner did not respond to coaching in control Mark Karchner did not respond to coaching in velocity Dick Tauscher did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bill Stanton improves in power_vs_lefty