Win: Frank Henning (1-0) Loss: Greg Swindell (0-1)
Save: Del Acosta (1)
Inning: 1 Detroit Greg Swindell pitching. Lou Snyder singles to left field. Bob Shore strikes out. Phil Suppan singles to left field. Lou Snyder aggressively advances to third on the hit. Ramon Kiefer singles to right field. Lou Snyder scores. Ken Butcher walks. Paul Adams flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Phil Suppan scores. Bob Larkin grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Boston Frank Henning pitching. Jack Maurer strikes out. Greg Stearns hits an infield single to the first baseman. Piggy Huffman doubles to left field. Greg Stearns uses his aggressiveness and scores. Paul Walters doubles to center field. Piggy Huffman scores. Johnny Caraway grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Titcomb flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Dan Hildebrand strikes out. Frank Henning flies out to the center fielder. Lou Snyder strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Akira Kitahara strikes out. Elly Diaz flies out to the right fielder. Greg Swindell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Bob Shore pops out to the shortstop. Phil Suppan grounds out to the third baseman. Ramon Kiefer hits an infield single to the third baseman. Ken Butcher singles to left field. Ramon Kiefer advances to third on the hit. Paul Adams singles to left field. Ramon Kiefer scores. Bob Larkin walks. Dan Hildebrand doubles to left field. Ken Butcher scores. Paul Adams scores. Bob Larkin uses his aggressiveness and scores. Putsy Haas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Henning grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Jack Maurer doubles to left field. Greg Stearns walks. Jack Maurer steals third. Greg Stearns steals second. There goes the runner on third! Jack Maurer is out trying to steal home. Piggy Huffman strikes out. Paul Walters walks. Johnny Caraway flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Lou Snyder grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bob Shore strikes out. Phil Suppan lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Ed Titcomb strikes out. Akira Kitahara grounds out to the third baseman. Elly Diaz singles to right field. Putsy Haas strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Ramon Kiefer grounds out to the shortstop. Ken Butcher walks. Paul Adams grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ken Butcher advances to second on the play. Bob Larkin walks. Dan Hildebrand singles past the second baseman. Frank Henning grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Boston Jack Maurer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Greg Stearns flies out to the center fielder. Piggy Huffman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Lou Snyder singles to left field. Lou Snyder steals second. Bob Shore grounds out to the third baseman. Phil Suppan grounds out to the pitcher. Ramon Kiefer grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Paul Walters strikes out. Johnny Caraway doubles to center field. Ed Titcomb singles to right field. Akira Kitahara strikes out. Elly Diaz singles to right field. Johnny Caraway scores. Putsy Haas strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Ken Butcher walks. Paul Adams grounds out to the second baseman. Ken Butcher advances to second on the play. Bob Larkin flies out to the left fielder. Dan Hildebrand grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Dave Puddy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Jack Maurer flies out to the right fielder. Greg Stearns singles to left field. Piggy Huffman grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Bill Walker is pinch hitting for Dave Puddy. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Walker flies out to the left fielder. Lou Snyder hits a home run. Al Cremins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Shore pops out to the shortstop. Phil Suppan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Lenny Hale pitching. Paul Walters flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Caraway walks. Ed Titcomb flies out to the center fielder. Jake Wilson is pinch hitting for Akira Kitahara. Johnny Caraway is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Ramon Kiefer lines out to the shortstop. Ken Butcher flies out to the left fielder. Paul Adams strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Jake Wilson walks. Elly Diaz walks. Del Acosta comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bud Figga is pinch hitting for Al Cremins. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bud Figga hits a home run. Jake Wilson scores. Elly Diaz scores. Jack Maurer walks. Greg Stearns walks. Piggy Huffman grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Maurer advances to third on the play. Greg Stearns advances to second on the play. Paul Walters pops out to the third baseman. Johnny Caraway flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners LOB: 8 Boston total runners LOB: 8
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Keith Wade did not respond to coaching in velocity Keith Wade did not respond to coaching in control Terry Clark improves in power_vs_righty Frank Potter did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ismael Stewart improves in range Erik Elliott improves in contact_vs_righty Chujiro Hayashi did not respond to coaching in range Erik Elliott did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Erik Elliott did not respond to coaching in 2B