Win: Eric Grace (14-8) Loss: Rene Edmondson (8-13)
Inning: 1 Boston Eric Grace pitching. Rich Gomez flies out to the center fielder. Billy Coquillette singles to center field. Chick Herzog flies out to the right fielder. Brook Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Rene Edmondson pitching. Sidney DeFate walks. Jay Smith grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Sidney DeFate is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Todd Helton strikes out. Tetsuya Akagi hits an infield single to the pitcher. Duke Sims singles to center field. Jay Smith scores. Katsuo Machida pops out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Boston Randy Lange walks. Joe Necciai grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Harry Bradford singles to right field. Roger Walsh strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Jose Cruz Jr. flies out to the center fielder. Bob Bailor walks. Eric Grace lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Bob Bailor forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Sidney DeFate strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Rene Edmondson strikes out. Rich Gomez singles past the shortstop. Billy Coquillette grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rich Gomez advances to second on the play. Chick Herzog strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Jay Smith singles to right field. Todd Helton bunts for a base hit. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Tetsuya Akagi singles to center field. Jay Smith scores. Todd Helton scores. Duke Sims flies out to the center fielder. Katsuo Machida lines out to the first baseman. Jose Cruz Jr. hits a home run. Tetsuya Akagi scores. Bob Bailor strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Brook Johnson strikes out. Randy Lange singles to left field. Joe Necciai grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Randy Lange is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Passed ball. Joe Necciai advances to second. Harry Bradford grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Eric Grace walks. Sidney DeFate singles to left field. Eric Grace aggressively advances to third on the hit. Jay Smith strikes out. Todd Helton hits a home run. Eric Grace scores. Sidney DeFate scores. Tetsuya Akagi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Duke Sims walks. Clay Ayers comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Katsuo Machida flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Roger Walsh singles to left field. Clay Ayers lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rich Gomez bunts for a base hit. Billy Coquillette strikes out. Chick Herzog flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Jose Cruz Jr. singles to center field. Bob Bailor singles to center field. Jose Cruz Jr. advances to third on the hit. Eric Grace grounds out to the third baseman. Jose Cruz Jr. scores. Bob Bailor advances to second on the play. Sidney DeFate grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Bailor advances to third on the play. Jay Smith reached on a fielding error by Harry Bradford. Bob Bailor scores. Todd Helton singles to center field. Jay Smith aggressively advances to third on the hit. Tetsuya Akagi flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Boston Brook Johnson strikes out. Randy Lange grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Necciai flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Duke Sims flies out to the center fielder. Katsuo Machida hits a home run. Jose Cruz Jr. strikes out. Bob Bailor pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Harry Bradford grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Roger Walsh grounds out to the third baseman. Buck King is pinch hitting for Clay Ayers. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Buck King hits a home run. Rich Gomez singles to left field. Billy Coquillette flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Joe Decker pitching. Eric Grace grounds out to the shortstop. Sidney DeFate singles to right field. Jay Smith singles to right field. Sidney DeFate advances to third on the hit. Todd Helton strikes out. Tetsuya Akagi singles to center field. Sidney DeFate scores. Duke Sims flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Boston Chick Herzog grounds out to the shortstop. Brook Johnson strikes out. Randy Lange walks. Joe Necciai singles to center field. Randy Lange advances to third on the hit. Harry Bradford strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Katsuo Machida singles to center field. Jose Cruz Jr. singles to left field. Bob Bailor strikes out. Eric Grace pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Sidney DeFate grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Boston Roger Walsh grounds out to the shortstop. Bryan Doster is pinch hitting for Joe Decker. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bryan Doster grounds out to the third baseman. Rich Gomez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners left on base: 9 Detroit total runners left on base: 10
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Brumfield did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Gene Drake did not respond to coaching in velocity Scott Tavener improves in power_vs_righty Bill Burks improves in arm
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Roy Baldwin did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Eric Nagy did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bobby Altizer improves in contact_vs_lefty Rick McIntosh did not respond to coaching in endurance