Win: Jing Mitchell (18-3) Loss: Zeus Shilling (17-5)
Save: Joe Handiboe (33)
Inning: 1 Boston Jing Mitchell pitching. Rico Rice walks. Fred Williams grounds out to the second baseman. Rico Rice advances to second on the play. Sid Naehring grounds out to the shortstop. Manny Ramirez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Zeus Shilling pitching. Al Lundstedt flies out to the right fielder. Bob Hennis flies out to the center fielder. Jake Pettit strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Chip Conigliaro singles to left field. Pat Meyer grounds out to the third baseman. Chip Conigliaro advances to second on the play. Fred Lynn flies out to the center fielder. Si John strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Darrell Reichle strikes out. Wayne Anderson walks. Joey Berres grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Zeus Shilling strikes out. Rico Rice grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fred Williams flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Oscar McLaughlin grounds out to the second baseman. Shawn Daly singles to left field. Jing Mitchell lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Al Lundstedt grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Sid Naehring pops out to the first baseman. Manny Ramirez grounds out to the shortstop. Chip Conigliaro grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Bob Hennis hits a home run. Jake Pettit walks. Darrell Reichle singles to right field. Jake Pettit advances to third on the hit. Wayne Anderson singles to right field. Jake Pettit scores. Joey Berres walks. Oscar McLaughlin strikes out. Shawn Daly singles to center field. Darrell Reichle scores. Wayne Anderson scores. Joey Berres advances to third on the hit. Jing Mitchell flies out to the left fielder. Al Lundstedt walks. Bob Hennis pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Boston Pat Meyer grounds out to the third baseman. Fred Lynn walks. Si John flies out to the center fielder. Zeus Shilling flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Jake Pettit pops out to the shortstop. Darrell Reichle singles to right field. Wayne Anderson strikes out. Joey Berres strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Rico Rice strikes out. Fred Williams strikes out. Sid Naehring hits a home run. Manny Ramirez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Oscar McLaughlin grounds out to the pitcher. Shawn Daly reached on a 2-base throwing error by Pat Meyer. Jing Mitchell pops out to the catcher. Al Lundstedt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Chip Conigliaro pops out to the first baseman. Pat Meyer strikes out. Fred Lynn grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Rube Foster comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Hennis singles to left field. Jake Pettit flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Darrell Reichle grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Will Arntzen enters the game as a defensive replacement for Joey Berres at C. Vito Varitek is pinch hitting for Si John. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Vito Varitek hits a home run. Dewey Evans is pinch hitting for Rube Foster. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dewey Evans singles to right field. Rico Rice grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Fred Williams grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Mean Joe Wood pitching. Wayne Anderson strikes out. Will Arntzen flies out to the left fielder. Oscar McLaughlin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Joe Handiboe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Sid Naehring flies out to the center fielder. Manny Ramirez strikes out. Chip Conigliaro doubles to center field. Pat Meyer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners left on base: 4 Detroit total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes Jing Mitchell is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ernie Tolar did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Oscar Wilshere did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Chet Jaeger did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Bierbauer did not respond to coaching in speed
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: J.R. Gunning did not respond to coaching in velocity Ellie Bridges did not respond to coaching in speed Cliff Moreno improves in arm Sam Stremmel did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Poepping did not respond to coaching in C