Inning: 1 Detroit David Calhoun pitching. Katsuyuki Higasa grounds out to the catcher. Al Skiff lines out to the third baseman. Takeshi Takahashi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Boston Cap Hargrave pitching. Terry Yount flies out to the center fielder. Toyokazu Kameyama strikes out. Steve Smith singles to center field. Eddie Wood singles to left field. Herb Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Bernie Salkeld grounds out to the third baseman. Art Robles strikes out. Eddie Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston John Vizquel grounds out to the pitcher. Domingo Llenas flies out to the right fielder. Rick Slade flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Raikel Gurriel singles to center field. Ed Kasko strikes out. Raikel Gurriel is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Cap Hargrave strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston David Calhoun grounds out to the third baseman. Terry Yount grounds out to the third baseman. Toyokazu Kameyama grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Katsuyuki Higasa flies out to the center fielder. Al Skiff strikes out. Takeshi Takahashi doubles to center field. Bernie Salkeld grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Steve Smith flies out to the center fielder. Eddie Wood grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Herb Smith doubles to center field. John Vizquel strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Art Robles grounds out to the second baseman. Eddie Brown flies out to the left fielder. Raikel Gurriel singles to center field. Ed Kasko flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Domingo Llenas grounds out to the pitcher. Herb Jackson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Rick Slade singles to right field. David Calhoun fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. David Calhoun grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Herb Jackson grounds out to the second baseman. Katsuyuki Higasa flies out to the right fielder. Al Skiff strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Terry Yount pops out to the shortstop. Toyokazu Kameyama flies out to the right fielder. Steve Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Takeshi Takahashi singles to right field. Bernie Salkeld grounds out to the third baseman. Takeshi Takahashi advances to second on the play. Art Robles grounds out to the second baseman. Takeshi Takahashi advances to third on the play. Eddie Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Eddie Wood flies out to the center fielder. Herb Smith grounds out to the shortstop. John Vizquel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Raikel Gurriel strikes out. Ed Kasko grounds out to the third baseman. Ren Johnson is pinch hitting for Herb Jackson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ren Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Yozaburo Morimitsu pitching. Domingo Llenas strikes out. Rick Slade singles to left field. Justin Gardner is pinch hitting for David Calhoun. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Justin Gardner walks. Terry Yount flies out to the left fielder. Toyokazu Kameyama flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Bob Fahey pitching. Katsuyuki Higasa grounds out to the shortstop. Al Skiff singles past the first baseman. Takeshi Takahashi strikes out. Bernie Salkeld flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Steve Smith hits an infield single to the shortstop. Eddie Wood walks. Herb Smith grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Steve Smith advances to third on the play. John Vizquel pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Detroit Art Robles flies out to the right fielder. Eddie Brown strikes out. Raikel Gurriel doubles to left field. Ed Kasko strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Boston Domingo Llenas walks. Rick Slade singles to left field. Bronson Tyler is pinch hitting for Bob Fahey. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bronson Tyler grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Domingo Llenas advances to third on the play. Terry Yount grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Detroit Pedro Wyse pitching. Ariel Proenza is pinch hitting for Yozaburo Morimitsu. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ariel Proenza strikes out. Katsuyuki Higasa strikes out. Al Skiff strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Boston Tadashi Sasaki pitching. Toyokazu Kameyama pops out to the third baseman. Steve Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Eddie Wood grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Detroit Takeshi Takahashi grounds out to the second baseman. Bernie Salkeld flies out to the right fielder. Art Robles strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Boston Herb Smith flies out to the right fielder. John Vizquel flies out to the center fielder. Domingo Llenas pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 13 Detroit Eddie Brown singles to right field. Raikel Gurriel pops out to the second baseman. Ed Kasko flies out to the right fielder. Hunkey Butera is pinch hitting for Tadashi Sasaki. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hunkey Butera strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 13 Boston Arnie Beech pitching. Rick Slade singles to center field. Ted Starnagle is pinch hitting for Pedro Wyse. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Ted Starnagle pops out to the second baseman. Terry Yount pops out to the catcher. Toyokazu Kameyama singles past the shortstop. Rick Slade advances to third on the hit. Steve Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 14 Detroit Taiji Ando pitching. Katsuyuki Higasa singles to center field. Katsuyuki Higasa steals second. Al Skiff strikes out. Takeshi Takahashi flies out to the center fielder. Bernie Salkeld pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 14 Boston Eddie Wood flies out to the center fielder. Herb Smith strikes out. John Vizquel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 15 Detroit Art Robles strikes out. Eddie Brown strikes out. Raikel Gurriel walks. Ed Kasko singles to right field. Wally Pujols is pinch hitting for Arnie Beech. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Wally Pujols doubles to left field. Raikel Gurriel scores. Ed Kasko uses his aggressiveness and scores. Julian Hernandez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Katsuyuki Higasa grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 15 Boston Neal Potts pitching. Domingo Llenas walks. Rick Slade strikes out. Fernando Easter is pinch hitting for Julian Hernandez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Fernando Easter strikes out. Terry Yount singles to right field. Toyokazu Kameyama pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners LOB: 8 Boston total runners LOB: 11
Game Notes Cap Hargrave is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Frank Hargan did not respond to coaching in control George Johnson improves in control Joe Ernaga did not respond to coaching in control Brian Bushelman did not respond to coaching in velocity Harry Page improves in speed Creepy Crider did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ben Dees did not respond to coaching in CF
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Scott Gould did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dave Culmer did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jarrod Mitchell did not respond to coaching in arm John Barnowski did not respond to coaching in control John Barnowski improves in control Whitey Moran improves in contact_vs_righty