Win: Ken Flaherty (1-0) Loss: Cal Nutter (0-1)
Save: Billy Handrahan (2)
Inning: 1 Boston Ben Sosa pitching. Kazumasa Aoyama strikes out. Red Clarke flies out to the right fielder. Bill Weyhing grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Ellemeno Pea pitching. Ralph Groskloss flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Bell singles to center field. John Dougherty flies out to the right fielder. Jesse James grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jeff Bell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Fernando Dayett reached on a 2-base fielding error by Lee Adams. Fernando Dayett steals third. Ben Becquer strikes out. Marshall Page grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fernando Dayett scores. Doc Shinall walks. Mike Stahl strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Mul Cohen grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Charley Lewis grounds out to the pitcher. Lee Adams flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Ellemeno Pea grounds out to the shortstop. Kazumasa Aoyama strikes out. Red Clarke grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Jessie White singles to center field. Ben Sosa lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Jessie White forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Ralph Groskloss grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Bill Weyhing grounds out to the pitcher. Fernando Dayett grounds out to the second baseman. Ben Becquer doubles to center field. Marshall Page strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Jeff Bell singles to center field. John Dougherty grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jeff Bell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jesse James pops out to the first baseman. Mul Cohen hits a home run. John Dougherty scores. Charley Lewis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Doc Shinall hits a home run. Mike Stahl pops out to the shortstop. Ellemeno Pea strikes out. Kazumasa Aoyama hits a home run. Red Clarke flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Lee Adams singles to center field. Jessie White doubles to right field. Lee Adams uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ben Sosa lays a bunt down the third base line. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Ralph Groskloss flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Bell reached on a 2-base throwing error by Doc Shinall. Jessie White scores. John Dougherty flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Ben Sosa scores. Jesse James grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Bill Weyhing grounds out to the shortstop. Fernando Dayett strikes out. Ben Becquer pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Mul Cohen flies out to the center fielder. Charley Lewis walks. Lee Adams grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charley Lewis advances to second on the play. Jessie White flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Marshall Page flies out to the right fielder. Doc Shinall singles to center field. Chris P. Frye is pinch hitting for Mike Stahl. Chris P. Frye is hit by a pitch. Ed Guterman is pinch hitting for Ellemeno Pea. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Ed Guterman strikes out. Kazumasa Aoyama grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Chris P. Frye is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Shigeki Yoshioka pitching. Bobby Emery enters the game as a defensive replacement for Chris P. Frye at 3B. Ben Sosa flies out to the right fielder. Ralph Groskloss pops out to the second baseman. Jeff Bell hits a home run. Joe Mora comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Dougherty grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Red Clarke grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Weyhing walks. Fernando Dayett strikes out. Ben Becquer singles to right field. Bill Weyhing aggressively advances to third on the hit. Moose Higbee 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 2nd. Marshall Page singles to left field. Bill Weyhing scores. Ben Becquer advances to third on the hit. Marshall Page is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Jesse James flies out to the left fielder. Mul Cohen hits a home run. Ken Flaherty comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charley Lewis doubles to right field. Lee Adams flies out to the center fielder. Jessie White pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Cal Nutter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Doc Shinall walks. Bobby Emery singles to center field. Hugh Gorecki is pinch hitting for Ken Flaherty. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Hugh Gorecki walks. Kazumasa Aoyama walks. Doc Shinall scores. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Bobby Emery scores. Red Clarke singles to center field. Hugh Gorecki scores. Kazumasa Aoyama scores. Matt Tate comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Weyhing pops out to the first baseman. Fernando Dayett walks. Ben Becquer singles to left field. Red Clarke scores. Marshall Page pops out to the second baseman. Doc Shinall singles to left field. Fernando Dayett scores. Ben Becquer advances to third on the hit. Bobby Emery grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Billy Handrahan pitching. Chris Hudson is pinch hitting for Matt Tate. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Chris Hudson flies out to the right fielder. Ralph Groskloss singles to center field. Jeff Bell flies out to the left fielder. John Dougherty hits an infield single to the third baseman. Jesse James doubles to center field. Ralph Groskloss scores. Mul Cohen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Boston total runners LOB: 7 Detroit total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Jesse James (10), Charley Lewis (5), Jessie White (5).HR - Jeff Bell (5), Mul Cohen 2 (5).SF - John Dougherty.GIDP - Ralph Groskloss. Fielding: E - Lee Adams.
Game Notes Ben Becquer is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Wimpy Smith did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Count Sebra improves in power_vs_lefty Phil Janzen did not respond to coaching in endurance Mark Lavan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Bob Alvarez did not respond to coaching in arm Count Sebra did not respond to coaching in 2B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Elmer Reilley improves in arm Bob Zimmerman did not respond to coaching in velocity Kenta Maedomari did not respond to coaching in speed Glenn Mays improves in contact_vs_lefty Bobby Nye did not respond to coaching in range Kenta Maedomari did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ty Fischer did not respond to coaching in C