Win: George Ford (18-2) Loss: Joe Shea (6-12)
Save: Casey Kennedy (33)
Inning: 1 Detroit Joe Shea pitching. Randy Hunt strikes out. Tom Baker singles to right field. Brad Gehrig grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Baker advances to second on the play. Oscar Staton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Boston George Ford pitching. Alberto Bale grounds out to the second baseman. Daryl Orme grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dick Grim walks. Kevin Leiter grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dick Grim is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Matt Arnold strikes out. Leo Cardenas flies out to the center fielder. Bump Brunsberg singles past the second baseman. Bobby Villanueva strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Tom Ceccarelli flies out to the center fielder. Connie Loftus grounds out to the pitcher. Sandy Eastwick strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit George Ford flies out to the center fielder. Randy Hunt hits a home run. Tom Baker grounds out to the pitcher. Brad Gehrig singles to right field. Oscar Staton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Craig Hiland strikes out. Joe Shea singles to right field. Alberto Bale flies out to the left fielder. Daryl Orme walks. Dick Grim flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Matt Arnold grounds out to the second baseman. Leo Cardenas flies out to the center fielder. Bump Brunsberg singles to right field. Bobby Villanueva flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Kevin Leiter triples. Tom Ceccarelli singles to left field. Kevin Leiter scores. Tom Ceccarelli steals second. Connie Loftus grounds out to the third baseman. Sandy Eastwick strikes out. Craig Hiland flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit George Ford lines out to the pitcher. Randy Hunt strikes out. Tom Baker pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Joe Shea pops out to the first baseman. Alberto Bale grounds out to the second baseman. Daryl Orme grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Brad Gehrig grounds out to the third baseman. Oscar Staton singles to left field. Oscar Staton is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Matt Arnold singles past the third baseman. Leo Cardenas grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Matt Arnold is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Dick Grim strikes out. Kevin Leiter grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Ceccarelli strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Bump Brunsberg pops out to the shortstop. Bobby Villanueva strikes out. George Ford strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Connie Loftus singles to right field. Sandy Eastwick singles to left field. Connie Loftus aggressively advances to third on the hit. Neill Simmons is pinch hitting for Craig Hiland. Neill Simmons flies out to the right fielder. Joe Shea grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Mitsuo Tanaka enters the game as a defensive replacement for Neill Simmons at RF. Randy Hunt hits a home run. Tom Baker grounds out to the third baseman. Brad Gehrig lines out to the second baseman. Oscar Staton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Alberto Bale grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Daryl Orme grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Dick Grim grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Matt Arnold singles to left field. Leo Cardenas walks. Bump Brunsberg strikes out. Bobby Villanueva hits a home run. Matt Arnold scores. Leo Cardenas scores. Yuri Malenchenko comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Ford lines out to the third baseman. Randy Hunt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Kevin Leiter singles past the third baseman. Tom Ceccarelli walks. Casey Kennedy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Connie Loftus flies out to the center fielder. Sandy Eastwick hits a home run. Kevin Leiter scores. Tom Ceccarelli scores. Mitsuo Tanaka doubles past the third baseman. Salomon Foutz is pinch hitting for Yuri Malenchenko . Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ernie McCauley is pinch running for Mitsuo Tanaka on 2nd base. Salomon Foutz walks. Alberto Bale grounds out to the second baseman. Ernie McCauley advances to third on the play. Salomon Foutz advances to second on the play. Daryl Orme grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners LOB: 5 Boston total runners LOB: 7
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Eisenstat improves in contact_vs_lefty Red Blake improves in arm Jerry Jones did not respond to coaching in control Gene Swacina did not respond to coaching in control
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Todd Mauldin improves in power_vs_lefty Sumner Hackman improves in speed Phil Mashore improves in contact_vs_lefty George Herrnstein did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty