Inning: 1 Boston Troy Kazak pitching. Eddie Wood lines out to the first baseman. Toyokazu Kameyama grounds out to the shortstop. Herb Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit David Calhoun pitching. George Torrez walks. Toshio Horiuchi strikes out. Bernie Salkeld flies out to the center fielder. Creepy Crider triples. George Torrez scores. Art Robles grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Fernando Easter grounds out to the shortstop. Jarrod Mitchell singles to center field. Fritz Shannabrook grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jarrod Mitchell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Terry Yount grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Eddie Brown flies out to the right fielder. Katsuyuki Higasa pops out to the second baseman. Takeshi Takahashi walks. Troy Kazak singles to left field. Takeshi Takahashi advances to third on the hit. George Torrez reached on a fielding error by Fritz Shannabrook. Takeshi Takahashi scores. Toshio Horiuchi strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Boston Steve Smith grounds out to the pitcher. David Calhoun grounds out to the shortstop. Eddie Wood strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Bernie Salkeld strikes out. Creepy Crider grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Art Robles flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Toyokazu Kameyama strikes out. Herb Smith flies out to the center fielder. Fernando Easter flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Eddie Brown strikes out. Katsuyuki Higasa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Takeshi Takahashi triples. Troy Kazak grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Jarrod Mitchell grounds out to the third baseman. Fritz Shannabrook lines out to the shortstop. Terry Yount flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit George Torrez singles to center field. Toshio Horiuchi flies out to the center fielder. Bernie Salkeld strikes out. Creepy Crider grounds into a force play to the second baseman. George Torrez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Steve Smith singles to right field. David Calhoun lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Steve Smith forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Eddie Wood grounds into a force play to the first baseman. David Calhoun is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Toyokazu Kameyama grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Eddie Wood is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Art Robles flies out to the center fielder. Eddie Brown singles to center field. Katsuyuki Higasa doubles to right field. Eddie Brown uses his aggressiveness and scores. Takeshi Takahashi pops out to the first baseman. Troy Kazak grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Herb Smith singles to left field. Fernando Easter singles to right field. Herb Smith advances to third on the hit. Jarrod Mitchell flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Herb Smith scores. Fritz Shannabrook grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit George Torrez singles to right field. Toshio Horiuchi walks. Bernie Salkeld grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. George Torrez advances to third on the play. Creepy Crider walks. Art Robles strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Boston Terry Yount grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Smith flies out to the right fielder. David Calhoun flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Eddie Brown singles to left field. Eddie Brown steals second. Jim Pearce 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. Katsuyuki Higasa singles to right field. Katsuyuki Higasa steals second. Takeshi Takahashi grounds out to the third baseman. Eddie Brown scores. Katsuyuki Higasa advances to third on the play. Ren Johnson is pinch hitting for Troy Kazak. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Passed ball. Katsuyuki Higasa scores. Slats Ryan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ren Johnson grounds out to the pitcher. George Torrez hits a home run. Julian Hernandez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Toshio Horiuchi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Frank Hamilton pitching. Eddie Wood hits a home run. Toyokazu Kameyama singles to right field. Herb Smith pops out to the shortstop. John Vizquel is pinch hitting for Fernando Easter. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Vizquel pops out to the catcher. Justin Gardner is pinch hitting for Jarrod Mitchell. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Justin Gardner singles to center field. Toyokazu Kameyama advances to third on the hit. Fritz Shannabrook flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Boston total runners left on base: 4 Detroit total runners left on base: 8
Game Notes Slats Ryan is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Paddy Groom did not respond to coaching in velocity John Melillo improves in power_vs_righty Whitey Moran did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dan Baldwin improves in arm Les Quinn improves in range Tim Inks improves in arm
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Denny Zuber did not respond to coaching in speed Harry Page improves in power_vs_righty Cal Parkinson did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Vidro improves in velocity Mike Harrell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Frank Hargan did not respond to coaching in control Harry Page did not respond to coaching in SS