Win: John Scanlan (1-4) Loss: George Bennett (7-12)
Inning: 1 Boston John Scanlan pitching. Joe Shores flies out to the right fielder. Bert Brady grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Walker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit George Bennett pitching. Mike Torrez grounds out to the second baseman. Clyde Freeman strikes out. Seven Costanza grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Ed Rudi grounds out to the third baseman. Sam Edwards grounds out to the shortstop. Hi Mitchell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Charlie Benz flies out to the left fielder. Tom McLean singles to center field. Barry Boyle strikes out. Passed ball. Tom McLean advances to second. Dave Bailey triples. Tom McLean scores. Kelly Leak strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Bobby Lankford pops out to the shortstop. Ray Henriksen flies out to the center fielder. George Bennett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit John Scanlan strikes out. Mike Torrez singles past the second baseman. Clyde Freeman flies out to the left fielder. Seven Costanza strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Joe Shores singles to center field. Bert Brady grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Steve Walker pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Charlie Benz flies out to the left fielder. Tom McLean grounds out to the third baseman. Barry Boyle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Ed Rudi strikes out. Sam Edwards grounds out to the third baseman. Hi Mitchell walks. Bobby Lankford grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Hi Mitchell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Dave Bailey lines out to the second baseman. Kelly Leak reached on a 2-base fielding error by Hi Mitchell. John Scanlan walks. Mike Torrez grounds into a force play to the first baseman. John Scanlan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Clyde Freeman singles to center field. Kelly Leak scores. Seven Costanza pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Boston Ray Henriksen triples. George Bennett strikes out. Joe Shores lines out to the third baseman. Bert Brady strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Charlie Benz grounds out to the pitcher. Tom McLean pops out to the first baseman. Barry Boyle grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Steve Walker singles to left field. Ed Rudi strikes out. Sam Edwards walks. Hi Mitchell grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Stan Young is pinch hitting for Dave Bailey. Stan Young reached on a 2-base fielding error by Hi Mitchell. Kelly Leak grounds out to the third baseman. John Scanlan strikes out. Mike Torrez singles past the second baseman. Stan Young scores. Clyde Freeman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Bryan Yvars enters the game as a defensive replacement for Stan Young at RF. Bobby Lankford grounds out to the pitcher. Ray Henriksen grounds out to the shortstop. George Bennett singles to right field. Joe Shores walks. Bert Brady singles past the second baseman. George Bennett uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Shores advances to third on the hit. Steve Walker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Seven Costanza strikes out. Charlie Benz triples. Tom McLean hits a home run. Charlie Benz scores. Miguel Meekin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Barry Boyle singles to left field. Bryan Yvars reached on a fielding error by Bert Brady. Kelly Leak flies out to the center fielder. George Prothro is pinch hitting for John Scanlan. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. George Prothro doubles to right field. Barry Boyle scores. Bryan Yvars is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Kelly Smith pitching. Ed Rudi strikes out. Toshiaki Nishikawa is pinch hitting for Sam Edwards. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Toshiaki Nishikawa strikes out. Hi Mitchell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners left on base: 5 Detroit total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes George Prothro is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Chris Meyer did not respond to coaching in speed Danny Cochran did not respond to coaching in range Derek Theiss did not respond to coaching in arm Bruce Karpel did not respond to coaching in velocity Bruce Karpel did not respond to coaching in control Chris Meyer improves in power_vs_lefty Danny Cochran improves in C
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Elmer Klawitter did not respond to coaching in velocity Sanders M. Day did not respond to coaching in control Sanders M. Day improves in control Sam James did not respond to coaching in velocity Elmer Klawitter did not respond to coaching in control Leo Litt did not respond to coaching in control