Win: Steve Abstein (1-0) Loss: John Joost (0-1)
Save: Del Acosta (2)
Inning: 1 Detroit Art Henry pitching. Lou Snyder strikes out. Bob Shore strikes out. Phil Suppan singles past the shortstop. Ramon Kiefer hits a home run. Phil Suppan scores. Ken Butcher singles to right field. Paul Adams grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ken Butcher is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Boston Joan Delgado pitching. Jack Maurer singles to right field. Greg Stearns grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jack Maurer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Billy Shears doubles to right field. Greg Stearns uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jake Wilson singles to right field. Billy Shears is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Piggy Huffman doubles to right field. Jake Wilson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ray Koupal flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Bob Larkin grounds out to the third baseman. Dan Hildebrand singles to left field. Dan Hildebrand steals second. Joan Delgado strikes out. Lou Snyder grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Akira Kitahara hits a home run. Elly Diaz grounds out to the second baseman. Art Henry strikes out. Jack Maurer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Bob Shore walks. Phil Suppan pops out to the second baseman. Ramon Kiefer strikes out. Ken Butcher grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bob Shore is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Greg Stearns grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Shears doubles to left field. Jake Wilson singles to right field. Billy Shears scores. Dolly Scanlan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Piggy Huffman grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jake Wilson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Piggy Huffman steals second. Ray Koupal pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Paul Adams flies out to the center fielder. Bob Larkin hits a home run. Dan Hildebrand grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dolly Scanlan walks. Lou Snyder singles to center field. Bob Shore grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston Akira Kitahara grounds out to the shortstop. Elly Diaz singles to left field. Elly Diaz steals second. Art Henry singles to center field. Elly Diaz scores. Jack Maurer walks. Greg Stearns grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jack Maurer is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Billy Shears grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Phil Suppan singles to left field. Phil Suppan steals second. Ramon Kiefer strikes out. Ken Butcher singles to center field. Phil Suppan is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Paul Adams flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Jake Wilson flies out to the left fielder. Piggy Huffman doubles past the left fielder. Steve Abstein comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Ray Koupal flies out to the center fielder. Akira Kitahara strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Bob Larkin singles to center field. Dan Hildebrand strikes out. Steve Abstein fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Steve Abstein grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Elly Diaz pops out to the shortstop. Art Henry strikes out. Jack Maurer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Lou Snyder walks. Bob Shore doubles to right field. Lou Snyder uses his aggressiveness and scores. John Joost comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Phil Suppan grounds out to the shortstop. Ramon Kiefer hits a home run. Bob Shore scores. Ken Butcher singles to center field. Paul Adams lines out to the shortstop. Bob Larkin singles to right field. Ken Butcher advances to third on the hit. Dan Hildebrand walks. Bill Walker is pinch hitting for Steve Abstein. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Walker singles to left field. Ken Butcher scores. Bob Larkin is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Dave Puddy pitching. Greg Stearns pops out to the third baseman. Billy Shears walks. Jake Wilson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Billy Shears is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Piggy Huffman triples. Jake Wilson scores. Ed Titcomb is pinch hitting for Ray Koupal. Ed Titcomb grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Joe Murphy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lou Snyder flies out to the center fielder. Bob Shore flies out to the left fielder. Phil Suppan singles to center field. Phil Suppan steals second. Ramon Kiefer singles past the shortstop. Phil Suppan scores. Ken Butcher flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Hal Wright enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dan Hildebrand at SS. Akira Kitahara strikes out. Elly Diaz grounds out to the pitcher. Bud Figga is pinch hitting for Joe Murphy. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bud Figga flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Jim Cooper pitching. Paul Adams flies out to the left fielder. Bob Larkin singles to center field. Bob Larkin steals second. Hal Wright strikes out. John McCurry is pinch hitting for Dave Puddy. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John McCurry strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Del Acosta pitching. Jack Maurer lines out to the second baseman. Greg Stearns walks. Billy Shears grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 9 Boston total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Bob Shore (3).HR - Ramon Kiefer 2 (2), Bob Larkin (1).GIDP - Steve Abstein. Baserunning: SB - Phil Suppan 2 (2), Bob Larkin (1), Dan Hildebrand (1).
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Chuck Simmons improves in power_vs_righty Brian Harris improves in control Tony Bosman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Frank Potter improves in contact_vs_lefty
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bip Groom did not respond to coaching in arm Chujiro Hayashi improves in power_vs_righty Erik Elliott improves in speed Harry Olivo improves in range Harry Olivo did not respond to coaching in C