Inning: 1 Detroit Bill James pitching. Early Longmire walks. Stan Haselman flies out to the right fielder. Wally Sanicki walks. Kelly Leak walks. Ken Wyrostek singles to center field. Early Longmire scores. Wally Sanicki scores. Kelly Leak advances to third on the hit. Ryan Pena grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Boston Bert Radke pitching. John Miles singles to center field. Paul Jones singles to left field. John Miles advances to third on the hit. Bill Giggie flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, John Miles scores. Ray Murphy grounds out to the third baseman. Paul Jones advances to second on the play. Marsh Canizaro strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Bill Quillen grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Bailey pops out to the shortstop. Bert Radke flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Gary Easterday strikes out. Mark Cerutti doubles to left field. Kyson Suh strikes out. Bill James strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Early Longmire grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Stan Haselman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Wally Sanicki walks. Kelly Leak grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston John Miles singles to left field. Paul Jones grounds into a force play to the third baseman. John Miles is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bill Giggie grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Paul Jones is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ray Murphy singles to center field. Marsh Canizaro flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Ken Wyrostek flies out to the right fielder. Ryan Pena strikes out. Bill Quillen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Gary Easterday grounds out to the pitcher. Mark Cerutti flies out to the center fielder. Kyson Suh strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Dave Bailey grounds out to the third baseman. Bert Radke walks. Early Longmire grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bert Radke advances to second on the play. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Stan Haselman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Bill James strikes out. John Miles flies out to the right fielder. Paul Jones walks. Bill Giggie strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Wally Sanicki singles to center field. Kelly Leak walks. Ken Wyrostek grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Wally Sanicki advances to third on the play. Kelly Leak advances to second on the play. Ryan Pena strikes out. Bill Quillen strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Boston Ray Murphy grounds out to the shortstop. Marsh Canizaro grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gary Easterday grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Dave Bailey walks. Bert Radke lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Early Longmire grounds out to the shortstop. Stan Haselman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Mark Cerutti strikes out. Kyson Suh flies out to the left fielder. Steve Walker is pinch hitting for Bill James. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Steve Walker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit John Walker pitching. Wally Sanicki grounds out to the second baseman. Kelly Leak grounds out to the pitcher. Ken Wyrostek flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Elmer Klawitter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. John Miles doubles to right field. Paul Jones strikes out. Bill Giggie pops out to the second baseman. Ray Murphy walks. Marsh Canizaro singles to right field. John Miles scores. Gary Easterday flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Ryan Pena singles to left field. Bill Quillen lines out to the second baseman. Ryan Pena is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Dave Bailey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Norlis Morejon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mark Cerutti singles past the first baseman. Kyson Suh walks. Corey Miller is pinch hitting for John Walker. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Corey Miller grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Kyson Suh is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. John Miles flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Mark Cerutti scores. Detroit total runners left on base: 6 Boston total runners left on base: 7
Game Notes Bill James is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Nomar Bonham improves in contact_vs_lefty Ken Hilly did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Cy Gerlach did not respond to coaching in control Shane Berra did not respond to coaching in control Cy Gerlach improves in velocity Ken Hilly did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ricky Stephenson did not respond to coaching in C
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Harry Cavarretta did not respond to coaching in control Al Hansen did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jim Bratcher did not respond to coaching in velocity Carlos Leon did not respond to coaching in control Jim Bratcher did not respond to coaching in velocity Sam Schupp did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Al Hansen did not respond to coaching in C