Win: Lenny Hale (6-3) Loss: John Joost (8-6)
Save: Del Acosta (34)
Inning: 1 Boston Jim Eighteentwo pitching. Jack Maurer walks. Greg Stearns flies out to the center fielder. Piggy Huffman singles to left field. Jack Maurer advances to third on the hit. Paul Walters grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Maurer scores. Piggy Huffman advances to second on the play. Johnny Caraway strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Elmer Fletcher pitching. Hal Wright strikes out. Bob Shore grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Walker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Ed Titcomb flies out to the left fielder. Elly Diaz hits a home run. Dan Haeffner grounds out to the shortstop. Elmer Fletcher walks. Jack Maurer walks. Greg Stearns singles to center field. Elmer Fletcher scores. Jack Maurer advances to third on the hit. Greg Stearns steals second. Piggy Huffman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Lou Snyder doubles to center field. Lou Snyder is out trying to steal third. Phil Suppan strikes out. Pat Long grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Paul Walters grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny Caraway grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Titcomb strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Bob Larkin pops out to the catcher. Zeb Hudgens grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Eighteentwo flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Elly Diaz singles to center field. Dan Haeffner walks. Elmer Fletcher lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jack Maurer strikes out. Greg Stearns strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Hal Wright singles past the second baseman. Bob Shore hits a home run. Hal Wright scores. Bill Walker walks. Lou Snyder flies out to the right fielder. Phil Suppan pops out to the first baseman. Pat Long walks. Bob Larkin singles to right field. Bill Walker scores. Zeb Hudgens grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Boston Piggy Huffman strikes out. Paul Walters grounds out to the pitcher. Johnny Caraway reached on a 2-base fielding error by Bill Walker. Ed Titcomb flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Jim Eighteentwo singles to right field. Hal Wright strikes out. Bob Shore strikes out. Bill Walker singles to center field. Lou Snyder singles to left field. Phil Suppan singles to left field. Jim Eighteentwo scores. Bill Walker scores. Lou Snyder advances to third on the hit. Nerio Clarey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pat Long pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Boston Elly Diaz singles to left field. Elly Diaz is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Dan Haeffner hits a home run. Joan Delgado comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Nerio Clarey grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Maurer walks. Greg Stearns grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Bob Larkin singles to center field. Bob Larkin is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Zeb Hudgens singles to center field. Joan Delgado lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Hal Wright singles to right field. Bob Shore pops out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Boston Piggy Huffman grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Walters strikes out. Johnny Caraway singles to left field. Ed Titcomb singles to left field. Johnny Caraway advances to third on the hit. Elly Diaz walks. Dan Haeffner lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Detroit Bill Walker walks. Lou Snyder flies out to the center fielder. Phil Suppan hits a home run. Bill Walker scores. Putsy Haas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pat Long grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Larkin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Paul Adams enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bob Shore at 1B. Ken Butcher enters the game as a defensive replacement for Zeb Hudgens at LF. Jake Wilson is pinch hitting for Putsy Haas. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jake Wilson walks. Jack Maurer reached on a fielding error by Bob Larkin. Greg Stearns grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jack Maurer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Piggy Huffman strikes out. Paul Walters hits a home run. Jake Wilson scores. Greg Stearns scores. Lenny Hale comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johnny Caraway grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit John Joost pitching. Ken Butcher singles to center field. John McCurry is pinch hitting for Lenny Hale. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John McCurry doubles to center field. Hal Wright hits a home run. Ken Butcher scores. John McCurry scores. Al Cremins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Paul Adams walks. Bill Walker pops out to the first baseman. Paul Adams is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Lou Snyder singles to right field. Phil Suppan grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Lou Snyder is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Del Acosta pitching. Ed Titcomb flies out to the center fielder. Elly Diaz singles to center field. Dan Haeffner walks. Billy Shears is pinch hitting for Al Cremins. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Billy Shears walks. Jack Maurer singles to left field. Elly Diaz scores. Dan Haeffner scores. Billy Shears advances to third on the hit. Greg Stearns strikes out. Piggy Huffman strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Boston total runners left on base: 12 Detroit total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Lou Snyder (25), John McCurry (4).HR - Hal Wright (16), Bob Shore (13), Phil Suppan (24). Baserunning: CS - Paul Adams (5), Lou Snyder (9), Bob Larkin (7). Fielding: E - Bill Walker, Bob Larkin.
Game Notes Johnny Caraway is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Erik Elliott improves in power_vs_righty Ski Long did not respond to coaching in range Chujiro Hayashi did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Gene Capra improves in range Erik Elliott improves in 2B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dusty Miller did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tarrik Kalin improves in range Frank Potter improves in arm Walker Pettit did not respond to coaching in control Frank Potter did not respond to coaching in 2B