Win: Bill Boudreau (14-13) Loss: Rudy Blauser (13-11)
Inning: 1 Detroit Bill Boudreau pitching. Cal Kvasnak strikes out. Tracy Bemis singles past the second baseman. Takeshi Tajiri flies out to the center fielder. Kevin Espy grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Boston Rudy Blauser pitching. Rafael Alyea singles to right field. Carlos Anderson singles past the first baseman. Bobby Battey singles past the second baseman. Passed ball. Rafael Alyea scores. Carlos Anderson advances to third. Bobby Battey advances to second. Greg Blanks singles to left field. Carlos Anderson scores. Bobby Battey scores. Steve Keriazakos strikes out. German Almeida flies out to the center fielder. Yulier Larosa singles past the second baseman. Andy Madrid flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Carlos Johnson grounds out to the pitcher. Terry McGee singles to center field. Ed Whitman reached on a fielding error by German Almeida. Frank Difani walks. Rudy Blauser pops out to the catcher. Cal Kvasnak singles past the second baseman. Terry McGee scores. Ed Whitman scores. Tracy Bemis grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Boston Bill Boudreau walks. Rafael Alyea grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Boudreau advances to second on the play. Carlos Anderson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Boudreau advances to third on the play. Bobby Battey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Takeshi Tajiri lines out to the third baseman. Kevin Espy strikes out. Carlos Johnson triples. Terry McGee walks. Ed Whitman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Boston Greg Blanks hits an infield single to the shortstop. Steve Keriazakos singles to right field. Greg Blanks advances to third on the hit. German Almeida walks. Yulier Larosa strikes out. Andy Madrid grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Frank Difani reached on a 2-base throwing error by German Almeida. Rudy Blauser lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Cal Kvasnak flies out to the right fielder. Tracy Bemis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Bill Boudreau grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rafael Alyea flies out to the center fielder. Carlos Anderson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Takeshi Tajiri pops out to the second baseman. Kevin Espy singles past the third baseman. Carlos Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Terry McGee flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Bobby Battey strikes out. Greg Blanks lines out to the second baseman. Steve Keriazakos flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Ed Whitman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Difani flies out to the center fielder. Rudy Blauser strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston German Almeida strikes out. Yulier Larosa strikes out. Andy Madrid pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Cal Kvasnak pops out to the third baseman. Tracy Bemis flies out to the left fielder. Takeshi Tajiri hits a home run. Kevin Espy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Bill Boudreau singles to center field. Rafael Alyea strikes out. Carlos Anderson doubles to center field. Bill Boudreau uses his aggressiveness and scores. John Mussina comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bobby Battey lines out to the pitcher. Greg Blanks doubles to left field. Carlos Anderson scores. Steve Keriazakos reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ed Whitman. Greg Blanks scores. German Almeida strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Charlie Palmer enters the game as a defensive replacement for Greg Blanks at CF. Carlos Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Terry McGee flies out to the center fielder. Ed Whitman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Yulier Larosa singles to center field. Andy Madrid strikes out. Jim Corbin is pinch hitting for Bill Boudreau. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jim Corbin walks. Rafael Alyea flies out to the left fielder. Carlos Anderson singles to left field. Bobby Battey singles to left field. Yulier Larosa scores. Caesar Rodney comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Palmer singles to left field. Jim Corbin scores. Carlos Anderson scores. Steve Keriazakos doubles to center field. Bobby Battey scores. German Almeida flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Richard Daniels pitching. Don Ballenger is pinch hitting for Frank Difani. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Don Ballenger strikes out. Rich Chris is pinch hitting for Caesar Rodney. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Rich Chris walks. Cal Kvasnak walks. Haroll Fordham is pinch hitting for Tracy Bemis. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Haroll Fordham grounds out to the second baseman. Rich Chris advances to third on the play. Cal Kvasnak advances to second on the play. Takeshi Tajiri strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners left on base: 9 Boston total runners left on base: 8
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ody Savransky did not respond to coaching in endurance Al Mathews improves in speed Jack Bagby improves in arm Hal Benjamin did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave Nichting improves in 3B
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Carl Lowry did not respond to coaching in control Carl Lowry did not respond to coaching in velocity Tacks Langston did not respond to coaching in control Gary Mellana did not respond to coaching in velocity Jose Nichols did not respond to coaching in 1B