Win: Kazumi Shimizu (1-1) Loss: Joe Shockley (0-1)
Save: Ed Hobbie (5)
Inning: 1 Boston Joe Shockley pitching. Bill Hennis singles to left field. Pete Breitenstein strikes out. Frank McNamara singles to left field. Tim Farrell strikes out. Danny Wilkins walks. Felix Raschi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Baltimore Tom Baker pitching. Michael Gonzalez walks. Herman Lee grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Michael Gonzalez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Herman Lee is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Hitoshi Motoi flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Frank Byrne flies out to the right fielder. Swede Strahler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Baker walks. Bill Hennis singles to right field. Pete Breitenstein singles to right field. Tom Baker is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Baltimore Edwin Rios singles to right field. Yusuke Nakamura doubles to center field. Scott Dodson singles to center field. Edwin Rios scores. Yusuke Nakamura scores. Alex Brogna singles to right field. Whitey Nyman strikes out. Joe Shockley lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Michael Gonzalez grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Boston Frank McNamara flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Tim Farrell grounds out to the second baseman. Danny Wilkins grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Baltimore Herman Lee strikes out. Hitoshi Motoi flies out to the center fielder. Edwin Rios strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Felix Raschi singles to center field. Frank Byrne grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Swede Strahler reached on a 2-base fielding error by Michael Gonzalez. Tom Baker singles to center field. Swede Strahler scores. Bill Hennis singles to left field. Tom Baker aggressively advances to third on the hit. Pete Breitenstein lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Baltimore Yusuke Nakamura grounds out to the shortstop. Scott Dodson singles to center field. Alex Brogna grounds into a force play to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Scott Dodson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Whitey Nyman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Frank McNamara grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tim Farrell grounds out to the second baseman. Danny Wilkins pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Baltimore Joe Shockley flies out to the left fielder. Michael Gonzalez walks. Herman Lee strikes out. Hitoshi Motoi walks. Edwin Rios singles to right field. Yusuke Nakamura flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Boston Felix Raschi grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Byrne grounds out to the third baseman. Swede Strahler singles to center field. Tom Baker grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Swede Strahler is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Baltimore Scott Dodson grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Brogna grounds out to the third baseman. Whitey Nyman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Bill Hennis singles to center field. Pete Breitenstein strikes out. Frank McNamara strikes out. Tim Farrell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Baltimore Joe Shockley singles to center field. Michael Gonzalez singles to center field. Herman Lee flies out to the center fielder. Hitoshi Motoi grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Danny Wilkins hits a home run. Felix Raschi walks. Frank Byrne strikes out. Swede Strahler strikes out. Tom Baker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Baltimore Edwin Rios strikes out. Yusuke Nakamura singles to center field. Scott Dodson walks. Kazumi Shimizu 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. Milt Butler is pinch hitting for Alex Brogna. Milt Butler flies out to the right fielder. Whitey Nyman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Boston Jim Tebbetts enters the game as a defensive replacement for Milt Butler at 3B. Bill Hennis flies out to the left fielder. Pete Breitenstein grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Frank McNamara singles past the second baseman. Tim Farrell walks. Billy Ewing comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Danny Wilkins singles to left field. Frank McNamara scores. Felix Raschi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Baltimore Ed Hobbie comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Mark Schreckengost is pinch hitting for Billy Ewing. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mark Schreckengost flies out to the right fielder. Michael Gonzalez singles to left field. Herman Lee strikes out. Hitoshi Motoi grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Michael Gonzalez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners LOB: 11 Baltimore total runners LOB: 10
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Mickey Lea did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Keeler improves in power_vs_lefty Sam Smith did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Mike Blume did not respond to coaching in velocity Israel Metzger did not respond to coaching in range Eddie Lembo improves in contact_vs_righty
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Al Hammond did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tom Kustus improves in power_vs_lefty Steve Starrette did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Paul Amalfitano improves in speed Steve Starrette did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Al Hammond did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Carlos Ayers did not respond to coaching in 1B