Win: Troy Kazak (17-8) Loss: Rocky Lawrence (10-8)
Save: Frank Hamilton (31)
Inning: 1 Boston Troy Kazak pitching. Bronson Tyler strikes out. Toyokazu Kameyama walks. Justin Gardner flies out to the left fielder. Jarrod Mitchell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Rocky Lawrence pitching. George Torrez flies out to the left fielder. Eddie Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Bernie Salkeld grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston John Vizquel walks. Fritz Shannabrook flies out to the center fielder. Scott Gould singles to center field. John Vizquel advances to third on the hit. Steve Smith grounds out to the shortstop. John Vizquel scores. Scott Gould advances to second on the play. Rocky Lawrence strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Toshio Horiuchi walks. Art Robles strikes out. Creepy Crider strikes out. Wally Pujols singles to left field. Toshio Horiuchi advances to third on the hit. Wally Pujols is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Bronson Tyler singles to left field. Toyokazu Kameyama flies out to the left fielder. Bronson Tyler steals second. Justin Gardner grounds out to the second baseman. Bronson Tyler advances to third on the play. Jarrod Mitchell singles to center field. Bronson Tyler scores. John Vizquel grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jarrod Mitchell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Takeshi Takahashi flies out to the right fielder. Troy Kazak strikes out. George Torrez hits a home run. Eddie Brown walks. Bernie Salkeld strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Fritz Shannabrook grounds out to the third baseman. Scott Gould grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Smith pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Toshio Horiuchi strikes out. Art Robles pops out to the shortstop. Creepy Crider flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Rocky Lawrence strikes out. Bronson Tyler grounds out to the pitcher. Toyokazu Kameyama singles to right field. Justin Gardner reached on a 2-base fielding error by George Torrez. Jarrod Mitchell pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Wally Pujols flies out to the right fielder. Takeshi Takahashi grounds out to the shortstop. Troy Kazak grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston John Vizquel grounds out to the third baseman. Fritz Shannabrook strikes out. Scott Gould grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit George Torrez strikes out. Eddie Brown triples. Bernie Salkeld singles past the shortstop. Eddie Brown scores. Toshio Horiuchi strikes out. Art Robles singles to left field. Bernie Salkeld advances to third on the hit. Creepy Crider singles in front of the center fielder. Bernie Salkeld scores. Art Robles advances to third on the hit. Wally Pujols grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Boston Steve Smith singles to center field. Ted Starnagle is pinch hitting for Rocky Lawrence. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Ted Starnagle strikes out. Bronson Tyler grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Steve Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Toyokazu Kameyama strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Jim Pearce pitching. Takeshi Takahashi flies out to the center fielder. 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 the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Ren Johnson strikes out. George Torrez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Cal Killebrew pitching. Justin Gardner triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Jarrod Mitchell strikes out. John Vizquel walks. The defense is playing the corners in. Fritz Shannabrook strikes out. Scott Gould grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Eddie Brown strikes out. Bernie Salkeld strikes out. Toshio Horiuchi singles to right field. Toshio Horiuchi steals second. Art Robles grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Frank Hamilton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Steve Smith walks. Eddie Wood is pinch hitting for Jim Pearce. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Eddie Wood grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Smith advances to second on the play. Bronson Tyler flies out to the left fielder. Toyokazu Kameyama grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners left on base: 9 Detroit total runners left on base: 5
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Pat Stone improves in contact_vs_lefty John Barnowski did not respond to coaching in velocity Harry Alvarez improves in speed Ernie Thompson did not respond to coaching in velocity Greg Colliflower did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Harry Alvarez improves in range
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ben Dees improves in speed Ben Dees improves in power_vs_righty Frank Hargan did not respond to coaching in velocity Denny Zuber improves in range Mike Harrell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Dale Mueller did not respond to coaching in velocity Harry Page did not respond to coaching in SS