Win: Marv Langston (14-6) Loss: Jack Gibson (13-13)
Save: Tom Hiatt (9)
Inning: 1 Detroit Jack Gibson pitching. Randy Hunt hits a home run. Bobby Villanueva triples. Nyls Brown singles to right field. Bobby Villanueva scores. Leo Cardenas strikes out. Nyls Brown gets picked off first. Matt Arnold singles to right field. Randy Nabors strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Boston Marv Langston pitching. Salomon Foutz singles to left field. Edgard Abrego lines out to the third baseman. Kevin Leiter grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Brad Gehrig grounds out to the second baseman. Oscar Staton flies out to the right fielder. Marv Langston strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Connie Loftus grounds out to the third baseman. Daryl Orme singles to center field. Dick Grim grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Randy Hunt walks. Bobby Villanueva walks. Nyls Brown strikes out. Leo Cardenas triples. Randy Hunt scores. Bobby Villanueva scores. Matt Arnold singles in front of the center fielder. Leo Cardenas scores. Chuck Heving comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Randy Nabors grounds out to the pitcher. Matt Arnold advances to second on the play. Brad Gehrig flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Tom Ceccarelli grounds out to the pitcher. John Kreitz lines out to the pitcher. Chuck Heving grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Oscar Staton grounds out to the second baseman. Marv Langston strikes out. Randy Hunt triples. Bobby Villanueva grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Salomon Foutz doubles to left field. Edgard Abrego flies out to the right fielder. Kevin Leiter walks. Connie Loftus grounds out to the shortstop. Salomon Foutz advances to third on the play. Kevin Leiter advances to second on the play. Daryl Orme grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Nyls Brown singles to center field. Leo Cardenas singles to left field. Nyls Brown advances to third on the hit. Matt Arnold singles to right field. Nyls Brown scores. Kersti Kaljulaid comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Randy Nabors walks. Brad Gehrig strikes out. Oscar Staton grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Boston Dick Grim doubles to right field. Tom Ceccarelli walks. John Kreitz strikes out. Kersti Kaljulaid lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Salomon Foutz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Marv Langston grounds out to the third baseman. Randy Hunt strikes out. Bobby Villanueva flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Edgard Abrego singles to center field. Kevin Leiter flies out to the right fielder. Edgard Abrego steals second. Connie Loftus grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Daryl Orme grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Nyls Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Leo Cardenas singles to left field. Matt Arnold grounds out to the third baseman. Leo Cardenas advances to second on the play. Randy Nabors pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Luke Harvey is pinch hitting for Dick Grim. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Luke Harvey walks. Tom Ceccarelli pops out to the third baseman. John Kreitz singles to center field. Neill Simmons is pinch hitting for Kersti Kaljulaid. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Neill Simmons singles to center field. Luke Harvey scores. John Kreitz advances to third on the hit. Salomon Foutz walks. Edgard Abrego flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, John Kreitz scores. Kevin Leiter grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Salomon Foutz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Rafael Rixey pitching. Brad Gehrig lines out to the third baseman. Oscar Staton singles to center field. Marv Langston lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Randy Hunt reached on a fielding error by Luke Harvey. Bobby Villanueva grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Boston Connie Loftus grounds out to the pitcher. Daryl Orme singles to right field. Luke Harvey strikes out. Tom Ceccarelli singles to center field. Tom Hiatt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Sandy Eastwick is pinch hitting for John Kreitz. Sandy Eastwick flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Nyls Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Leo Cardenas strikes out. Matt Arnold lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Mitsuo Tanaka is pinch hitting for Rafael Rixey. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mitsuo Tanaka grounds out to the third baseman. Salomon Foutz pops out to the shortstop. Edgard Abrego grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 8 Boston total runners LOB: 9
Game Notes Tom Ceccarelli is injured and is expected to be out 36 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tod Link did not respond to coaching in endurance Jack Garciaparra improves in speed Rip Perez did not respond to coaching in endurance Bill Eisenstat did not respond to coaching in speed
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Todd Mauldin improves in power_vs_lefty Mike Infante improves in arm Al Hodkey improves in power_vs_lefty Lynn Cross did not respond to coaching in range