Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Ben Sample pitching. Bud Platte grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Hayworth strikes out. Steve Wise hits a home run. Sparky Nunez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Boston Ed Small pitching. George Barragan hits a home run. Jim Owen singles to left field. Shannon Flaherty walks. Jim Grunwald lines out to the first baseman. Johnny Wessinger grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Mike Nelson strikes out. Mike Doyle singles past the shortstop. Mike Doyle is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Alan Selkirk singles to left field. Greg Carroll flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Pat Manno walks. Rip Rensa flies out to the center fielder. Kevin Fowler singles to right field. Ben Sample lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. George Barragan lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Ed Small singles to right field. Bud Platte doubles to right field. Dick Hayworth grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Small scores. Bud Platte advances to third on the play. Steve Wise strikes out. Sparky Nunez pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Jim Owen singles to left field. Shannon Flaherty strikes out. Jim Grunwald grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Owen advances to second on the play. Johnny Wessinger singles to left field. Jim Owen scores. Pat Manno strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Mike Nelson flies out to the center fielder. Mike Doyle lines out to the second baseman. Alan Selkirk doubles to left field. Greg Carroll hits a home run. Alan Selkirk scores. Ed Small singles past the third baseman. Bud Platte flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Rip Rensa strikes out. Kevin Fowler singles to center field. Josh Bigbee is pinch hitting for Ben Sample. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Josh Bigbee flies out to the right fielder. George Barragan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Harry Duffalo pitching. Dick Hayworth grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Wise grounds out to the pitcher. Sparky Nunez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Jim Owen hits a home run. Shannon Flaherty grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Grunwald strikes out. Johnny Wessinger grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Mike Nelson strikes out. Mike Doyle grounds out to the shortstop. Alan Selkirk pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Pat Manno grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Rip Rensa pops out to the first baseman. Kevin Fowler grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Don Meadows is pinch hitting for Greg Carroll. Don Meadows doubles to center field. Ed Small lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Bud Platte walks. Dick Hayworth flies out to the right fielder. Steve Wise flies out to the center fielder. Sparky Nunez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Boston John Balboni enters the game as a defensive replacement for Don Meadows at C. Dian Bague is pinch hitting for Harry Duffalo. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Dian Bague strikes out. George Barragan pops out to the third baseman. Jim Owen singles to center field. Shannon Flaherty flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Del Westerberg pitching. Mike Nelson grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Doyle singles to center field. Alan Selkirk grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Jim Grunwald flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Wessinger strikes out. Pat Manno hits a home run. Billy Axis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rip Rensa singles to right field. Kevin Fowler reached on a fielding error by Alan Selkirk. Del Westerberg grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay John Balboni flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Bales is pinch hitting for Billy Axis. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bobby Bales hits an infield single to the third baseman. Bud Platte grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Bales advances to second on the play. Dick Hayworth reached on a 2-base throwing error by Del Westerberg. Bobby Bales scores. Steve Wise flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Sparky Fortune pitching. George Barragan hits a home run. Jim Owen strikes out. Shannon Flaherty grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Grunwald pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Tampa Bay Sparky Nunez hits a home run. Bob Beers comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Nelson lines out to the shortstop. Mike Doyle grounds out to the third baseman. Alan Selkirk strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Boston Jimmy Adams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johnny Wessinger flies out to the left fielder. Pat Manno singles to left field. Dick Auker is pinch running for Pat Manno on 1st base. Rip Rensa walks. Kevin Fowler grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Rip Rensa is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Hajime Dass is pinch hitting for Bob Beers. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Hajime Dass walks. George Barragan doubles past the first baseman. Dick Auker scores. Kevin Fowler scores. Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 7 Boston total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Bud Platte (3), Alan Selkirk (1), Don Meadows (4).HR - Steve Wise (6), Sparky Nunez (6), Greg Carroll (2).GIDP - Alan Selkirk. Baserunning: CS - Mike Doyle (3). Fielding: E - Alan Selkirk.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Harry Jones did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Joe Harkness did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty George Leach did not respond to coaching in control Michael Capel did not respond to coaching in speed
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Larry Pitlock did not respond to coaching in velocity Larry Pitlock did not respond to coaching in velocity Dutch Warner improves in contact_vs_righty George Taylor improves in arm Pete Jeter did not respond to coaching in C