Inning: 1 Detroit Robbie Forsch pitching. Leon Kotke lines out to the first baseman. Curtis Byrd flies out to the right fielder. Buck Lumley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Boston Rob Acosta pitching. Kirby Terrell lines out to the shortstop. Jason Ignasiak walks. Jason Ignasiak is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bill Winsett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Frank Bennett singles to center field. Larry Alten walks. Bill Butler singles to left field. Greg Leonard singles to left field. Frank Bennett scores. Larry Alten scores. Bill Butler advances to third on the hit. Homer Webb grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Bill Butler scores. Rob Acosta pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Carlos Knode flies out to the center fielder. Jot Tipple flies out to the right fielder. Jose Jefferson singles to right field. Dave Baker hits a home run. Jose Jefferson scores. Bobby Vazquez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Leon Kotke singles to right field. Curtis Byrd singles to right field. Leon Kotke advances to third on the hit. Buck Lumley flies out to the center fielder. Frank Bennett flies out to the left fielder. Larry Alten reached on a fielding error by Bobby Vazquez. Leon Kotke scores. Bill Butler strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Boston Robbie Forsch pops out to the first baseman. Kirby Terrell triples. Jason Ignasiak flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Kirby Terrell scores. Bill Winsett grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Greg Leonard flies out to the left fielder. Homer Webb grounds out to the shortstop. Rob Acosta strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Carlos Knode grounds out to the shortstop. Jot Tipple grounds out to the pitcher. Jose Jefferson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Leon Kotke hits a home run. Curtis Byrd walks. Buck Lumley flies out to the left fielder. Frank Bennett singles to left field. Larry Alten grounds out to the second baseman. Curtis Byrd advances to third on the play. Frank Bennett advances to second on the play. Bill Butler flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Boston Dave Baker flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Vazquez doubles to center field. Robbie Forsch strikes out. Kirby Terrell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Greg Leonard doubles to left field. Jackie Hill comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Homer Webb singles to right field. Rob Acosta grounds out to the second baseman. Homer Webb advances to second on the play. Leon Kotke doubles to center field. Greg Leonard scores. Homer Webb scores. Curtis Byrd singles to center field. Leon Kotke scores. Buck Lumley flies out to the left fielder. Frank Bennett pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Jason Ignasiak singles to center field. Bill Winsett singles to center field. Carlos Knode singles to left field. Jason Ignasiak scores. Jot Tipple strikes out. Jose Jefferson flies out to the center fielder. Dave Baker strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Snipe Velarde comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Larry Alten flies out to the center fielder. Bill Butler grounds out to the shortstop. Greg Leonard singles to left field. Homer Webb grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Greg Leonard is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Bobby Vazquez flies out to the center fielder. Jeison Fondin is pinch hitting for Snipe Velarde. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jeison Fondin grounds out to the shortstop. Kirby Terrell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Jim LaForest pitching. Rob Acosta strikes out. Leon Kotke singles to center field. Curtis Byrd flies out to the center fielder. Buck Lumley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Ray Tauscher is pinch hitting for Jason Ignasiak. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ray Tauscher flies out to the left fielder. Bill Winsett grounds out to the shortstop. Carlos Knode singles to center field. Mickey Robles is pinch hitting for Jot Tipple. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mickey Robles singles to center field. Jose Jefferson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Frank Bennett strikes out. Larry Alten reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bill Winsett. Bill Butler walks. Greg Leonard grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Larry Alten advances to third on the play. Bill Butler advances to second on the play. Homer Webb pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Boston Dave Baker pops out to the shortstop. Bobby Vazquez hits a home run. Dick Kleinow is pinch hitting for Jim LaForest. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dick Kleinow flies out to the center fielder. Kirby Terrell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 9 Boston total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Bobby Vazquez (11).3B - Kirby Terrell (5).HR - Dave Baker (9), Bobby Vazquez (1).SF - Jason Ignasiak. Baserunning: CS - Jason Ignasiak (4). Fielding: E - Bill Winsett, Bobby Vazquez.
Game Notes Greg Leonard is injured and is expected to be out 45 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Luis Moore improves in arm Archi Hunter improves in contact_vs_righty Chris Paniagua did not respond to coaching in speed Joe Smith did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Sergio Kelley did not respond to coaching in control Glenn Pena improves in speed Jack Yoshii did not respond to coaching in speed Johnny Morrison improves in range Rex Poulsen did not respond to coaching in 1B