Win: Livan Gongora (8-15) Loss: Tom Flowers (5-16)
Save: Rico Grant (25)
Inning: 1 Detroit Livan Gongora pitching. Sergio Wertz flies out to the center fielder. Jelly Taylor walks. Herb Souell strikes out. Jim Springer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Boston Tom Flowers pitching. Brad Marion lines out to the second baseman. Kazumasa Fujieda grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hugh Maskrey hits a home run. Bob Gallagher singles to right field. Bob Gallagher is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Eric Bushey singles to right field. Billy Marshall flies out to the center fielder. Slats Meixell strikes out. Rogelio Alonso pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Tom Freeman pops out to the first baseman. Stan Pappo singles to center field. Dane Doolan grounds out to the pitcher. Stan Pappo advances to second on the play. Daniel Tamayo reached on a fielding error by Jelly Taylor. Livan Gongora strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Tom Flowers singles to left field. Sergio Wertz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Flowers advances to second on the play. Jelly Taylor strikes out. Herb Souell flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Brad Marion pops out to the third baseman. Kazumasa Fujieda singles to left field. Hugh Maskrey strikes out. Bob Gallagher flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Jim Springer grounds out to the second baseman. Eric Bushey strikes out. Billy Marshall pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Tom Freeman flies out to the right fielder. Stan Pappo flies out to the center fielder. Dane Doolan walks. Dane Doolan steals second. Daniel Tamayo singles to right field. Dane Doolan scores. Livan Gongora grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Slats Meixell pops out to the second baseman. Rogelio Alonso singles to right field. Tom Flowers lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Sergio Wertz singles to center field. Rogelio Alonso scores. Jelly Taylor walks. Herb Souell walks. Jim Springer strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Boston Brad Marion flies out to the left fielder. Kazumasa Fujieda grounds out to the shortstop. Hugh Maskrey reached on a fielding error by Herb Souell. Bob Gallagher singles to left field. Hugh Maskrey advances to third on the hit. Tom Freeman grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Eric Bushey singles to right field. Eric Bushey is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Billy Marshall flies out to the center fielder. Slats Meixell singles to right field. Rogelio Alonso lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Stan Pappo grounds out to the shortstop. Dane Doolan strikes out. Daniel Tamayo reached on a fielding error by Billy Marshall. Tyson VanRobays 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 1st. Livan Gongora strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Tyson VanRobays strikes out. Sergio Wertz strikes out. Jelly Taylor grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Brad Marion doubles to left field. Kazumasa Fujieda grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Brad Marion advances to third on the play. Hugh Maskrey grounds out to the shortstop. Brad Marion scores. Bob Gallagher grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Herb Souell hits a home run. Jim Springer strikes out. Eric Bushey grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Marshall grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Tom Freeman singles to right field. Tom Freeman steals second. Stan Pappo flies out to the center fielder. Dane Doolan doubles to center field. Tom Freeman scores. Jayhawk McLemore comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Daniel Tamayo strikes out. Mariano Perez is pinch hitting for Livan Gongora. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Mariano Perez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Rico Grant pitching. Slats Meixell strikes out. Rogelio Alonso strikes out. Willie Chiles is pinch hitting for Jayhawk McLemore. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Willie Chiles grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners left on base: 7 Boston total runners left on base: 8
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rick Bowen improves in range Morris Virgil did not respond to coaching in speed Whitey Bligh did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Joe Scotland improves in arm
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Roy Ponce improves in arm Greg Hernandez did not respond to coaching in control Bill Sturm improves in contact_vs_lefty Len Evers improves in power_vs_righty Roy Ponce improves in 2B