Win: Charlie Little (8-11) Loss: Tommy Scharein (4-4)
Inning: 1 Boston Tommy Scharein pitching. Paul Fanzone flies out to the left fielder. Bob Wicker flies out to the left fielder. Ryan Flynn singles to left field. Dink Johnson doubles to right field. Bill Holton hits a home run. Ryan Flynn scores. Dink Johnson scores. Isamu Takahashi walks. Isamu Takahashi is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Charlie Little pitching. Bobby Agganis strikes out. Roy Bailey strikes out. George Jay singles to left field. Miguel Jeter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Takehiko Ogura walks. Gene Johnson grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Takehiko Ogura is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Charlie Little lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Paul Fanzone doubles past the left fielder. Gene Johnson scores. Bob Wicker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Kevin Douglas grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Mahaffey grounds out to the shortstop. Pat Baumgarten strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Ryan Flynn lines out to the third baseman. Dink Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Holton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Mark Iorg flies out to the left fielder. Tommy Scharein flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Agganis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Isamu Takahashi pops out to the third baseman. Takehiko Ogura strikes out. Gene Johnson hits a home run. Charlie Little strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Roy Bailey singles to left field. George Jay strikes out. Miguel Jeter flies out to the right fielder. Kevin Douglas grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Roy Bailey is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Paul Fanzone walks. Bob Wicker strikes out. Paul Fanzone is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Ryan Flynn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Ray Mahaffey doubles to left field. Pat Baumgarten grounds out to the shortstop. Mark Iorg walks. Takao Shiozaki is pinch hitting for Tommy Scharein. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Takao Shiozaki flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Agganis strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Boston Dave McIlwain pitching. Dink Johnson singles past the second baseman. Bill Holton grounds out to the second baseman. Dink Johnson advances to second on the play. Isamu Takahashi walks. Takehiko Ogura strikes out. Gene Johnson grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Isamu Takahashi is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Roy Bailey doubles to right field. George Jay singles past the second baseman. Roy Bailey scores. Miguel Jeter strikes out. George Jay steals second. Kevin Douglas strikes out. Ray Mahaffey walks. Pat Baumgarten strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Boston Charlie Little strikes out. Paul Fanzone grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Wicker doubles to center field. Ryan Flynn singles to right field. Dink Johnson hits a home run. Bob Wicker scores. Ryan Flynn scores. Bill Workman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Holton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Mark Iorg hits a home run. Bill Workman doubles to center field. Bobby Agganis pops out to the pitcher. Tuck Sixsmith 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. Roy Bailey walks. George Jay pops out to the catcher. Miguel Jeter walks. Kevin Douglas grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Boston Isamu Takahashi walks. Yoandry Leyva is pinch hitting for Takehiko Ogura. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Yoandry Leyva grounds out to the second baseman. Isamu Takahashi advances to second on the play. March Romano is pinch hitting for Gene Johnson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. March Romano singles to right field. Isamu Takahashi scores. Stan See is pinch hitting for Tuck Sixsmith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Stan See walks. Paul Fanzone strikes out. Bob Wicker hits a home run. March Romano scores. Stan See scores. Quinton Coombs comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ryan Flynn lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Bob Curd pitching. Ray Mahaffey grounds out to the second baseman. Les Morales is pinch hitting for Pat Baumgarten. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Les Morales strikes out. Mark Iorg grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Dink Johnson walks. Bill Holton grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dink Johnson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Isamu Takahashi grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Holton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Yoandry Leyva singles to center field. Isamu Takahashi advances to third on the hit. March Romano reached on a fielding error by George Jay. Isamu Takahashi scores. Roland Hollandsworth is pinch hitting for Bob Curd. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Roland Hollandsworth reached on a fielding error by Kevin Douglas. Paul Fanzone grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Harry Flair pitching. Roxy Mantei is pinch hitting for Quinton Coombs. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Roxy Mantei strikes out. Bobby Agganis singles in front of the right fielder. Roy Bailey singles to left field. George Jay lines out to the second baseman. Miguel Jeter walks. Kevin Douglas flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Boston total runners LOB: 6 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 12
Batting:2B - Paul Fanzone (18), Bob Wicker (19), Dink Johnson (18).HR - Bob Wicker (24), Dink Johnson (12), Bill Holton (4), Gene Johnson (4). Baserunning: CS - Paul Fanzone (9), Isamu Takahashi (7).
Batting:2B - Roy Bailey (17), Ray Mahaffey (16), Bill Workman (1).HR - Mark Iorg (7). Baserunning: SB - George Jay (8). Fielding: E - George Jay, Kevin Douglas.
Game Notes Pat Baumgarten is injured and is expected to be out 6 days.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: John Gibson did not respond to coaching in range Felix Wilson improves in velocity Felix Wilson did not respond to coaching in control Felix Wilson did not respond to coaching in control
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Rusty Phillips did not respond to coaching in control Oscar Brunansky improves in speed Oscar Brunansky improves in range Rusty Phillips did not respond to coaching in velocity Eric Steengrafe did not respond to coaching in 2B