Win: Roberto Noriega (1-0) Loss: Javier Carrithers (0-1)
Inning: 1 Detroit Jonah Kerksieck pitching. Jack Fox singles to right field. Jason Farmer flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Val Cochrane walks. Mysterious Hiller lines out to the shortstop. Manny Hanning walks. Al Ramirez doubles to left field. Jack Fox scores. Val Cochrane scores. Manny Hanning uses his aggressiveness and scores. Frank Thorpe grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Boston Corey Gould pitching. Cookie White pops out to the third baseman. Cesar Cress singles to left field. Lance Freeman strikes out. Bob Signer grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Cesar Cress is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Craig Molina walks. Corey Gould lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Craig Molina forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Jack Fox strikes out. Jason Farmer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Brian Jackson walks. Ed Fanwell grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Jim Zettlein strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Val Cochrane grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mysterious Hiller strikes out. Manny Hanning singles to left field. Al Ramirez grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Manny Hanning is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Ramon Treadaway strikes out. Jonah Kerksieck strikes out. Cookie White flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Frank Thorpe grounds out to the third baseman. Craig Molina strikes out. Corey Gould grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Cesar Cress walks. Lance Freeman flies out to the center fielder. Bob Signer doubles to left field. Cesar Cress uses his aggressiveness and scores. Brian Jackson pops out to the first baseman. Ed Fanwell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Jack Fox grounds out to the second baseman. Jason Farmer flies out to the center fielder. Val Cochrane singles to right field. Mysterious Hiller strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Jim Zettlein grounds out to the second baseman. Ramon Treadaway grounds out to the shortstop. Jonah Kerksieck flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Manny Hanning grounds out to the third baseman. Al Ramirez strikes out. Frank Thorpe singles to left field. Frank Thorpe steals second. Craig Molina strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Cookie White grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cesar Cress singles to left field. Lance Freeman strikes out. Bob Signer doubles past the left fielder. Cesar Cress uses his aggressiveness and scores. Brian Jackson walks. Ed Fanwell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Corey Gould flies out to the center fielder. Jack Fox flies out to the right fielder. Jason Farmer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Jim Zettlein grounds out to the pitcher. Ramon Treadaway strikes out. Toshinori Tahara is pinch hitting for Jonah Kerksieck. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Toshinori Tahara singles to left field. Cookie White grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Lew Wells pitching. Val Cochrane strikes out. Mysterious Hiller doubles past the left fielder. Manny Hanning grounds out to the shortstop. Al Ramirez singles past the second baseman. Mysterious Hiller scores. Roberto Noriega comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Thorpe pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Cesar Cress singles to center field. Cesar Cress steals second. Lance Freeman walks. Bob Signer lines out to the second baseman. Ed Ryan 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. Brian Jackson strikes out. Ed Fanwell singles to left field. Cesar Cress scores. Lance Freeman advances to third on the hit. George White is pinch running for Ed Fanwell on 1st base. George White steals second. Jim Zettlein grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Al Ott enters the game as a defensive replacement for George White at C. Craig Molina strikes out. Blaine Firova is pinch hitting for Ed Ryan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Blaine Firova flies out to the right fielder. Jack Fox strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Javier Carrithers pitching. Ramon Treadaway singles to right field. Chet Rapp is pinch hitting for Roberto Noriega. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ramon Treadaway steals second. Frank Thorpe throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Chet Rapp singles to right field. Ramon Treadaway scores. Cookie White flies out to the center fielder. Cesar Cress singles to center field. Lance Freeman flies out to the right fielder. Bob Signer singles to center field. Brian Jackson singles to right field. Chet Rapp scores. Detroit total runners left on base: 6 Boston total runners left on base: 7
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ken Bowen improves in arm Kim Bomback did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Starr improves in speed Don Elliott did not respond to coaching in speed
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Chris Liebhardt improves in arm Bunky Smith improves in control Mike Witasick did not respond to coaching in control Zaza Jones improves in contact_vs_lefty