Win: Masato Maeda (4-3) Loss: Jack Blanco (5-4)
Save: Toichiro Tani (8)
Inning: 1 Detroit Masato Maeda pitching. Ed LaCoss grounds out to the second baseman. Brad Eckert singles to center field. Brad Eckert is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). JoJo Blalock strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Boston Jack Blanco pitching. George Zupcic grounds out to the shortstop. Don Healy singles to right field. Don Healy steals second. Rawly Wilson flies out to the center fielder. Ed Pelty grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Earl Schmidt grounds out to the shortstop. Dale Grubbs flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Ownbey walks. Jess Rautzhan grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jerry Ownbey is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Nap Ostrowski hits a home run. Bob Baumgartner grounds out to the third baseman. Guillermo Santiago pops out to the first baseman. Al Witmeyer grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Pete Lundquist singles to center field. Jack Blanco lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ed LaCoss grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pete Lundquist advances to third on the play. Brad Eckert grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Masato Maeda grounds out to the shortstop. George Zupcic pops out to the second baseman. Don Healy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit JoJo Blalock flies out to the right fielder. Earl Schmidt singles to center field. Dale Grubbs strikes out. Jerry Ownbey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Rawly Wilson grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Pelty strikes out. Nap Ostrowski strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Jess Rautzhan strikes out. Pete Lundquist strikes out. Jack Blanco strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Bob Baumgartner hits an infield single to the second baseman. Guillermo Santiago strikes out. Al Witmeyer flies out to the left fielder. Masato Maeda flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Ed LaCoss grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Brad Eckert grounds out to the second baseman. JoJo Blalock pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston George Zupcic grounds out to the shortstop. Don Healy flies out to the right fielder. Rawly Wilson flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Earl Schmidt singles to center field. Dale Grubbs grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Earl Schmidt is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jerry Ownbey strikes out. Dale Grubbs steals second. Jess Rautzhan pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Ed Pelty pops out to the third baseman. Nap Ostrowski hits a home run. Doc Vandagrift comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Baumgartner grounds out to the second baseman. Guillermo Santiago flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Pete Lundquist flies out to the center fielder. Jim Leitner is pinch hitting for Doc Vandagrift. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Jim Leitner grounds out to the shortstop. Ed LaCoss grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Penn Plumbtrick pitching. Al Witmeyer grounds out to the second baseman. Chris LeMaster is pinch hitting for Masato Maeda. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Chris LeMaster grounds out to the second baseman. George Zupcic walks. Don Healy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Toichiro Tani pitching. Brad Eckert pops out to the third baseman. JoJo Blalock strikes out. Earl Schmidt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners left on base: 4 Boston total runners left on base: 3
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jim Saenz improves in range Frank Sizemore did not respond to coaching in control Gus Kelly did not respond to coaching in control Rick Dinneen did not respond to coaching in endurance
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tom Curd improves in range Harry Diggs did not respond to coaching in control Tom Howitt did not respond to coaching in velocity Kazuhiro Crumling improves in power_vs_righty