Win: Jeff Roseboro (2-2) Loss: Putsy Haas (3-5)
Save: Del Acosta (22)
Inning: 1 Boston Jim Eighteentwo pitching. Akira Kitahara walks. Akira Kitahara steals second. Greg Stearns pops out to the pitcher. Ray Koupal singles to center field. Akira Kitahara scores. Ed Titcomb walks. Jimmy Arias strikes out. Rocky Milan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Detroit Putsy Haas pitching. Dan Hildebrand strikes out. Bob Shore grounds out to the second baseman. Ken Butcher singles to center field. Bill Walker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Ski Long strikes out. Erik Elliott strikes out. Putsy Haas pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Dusty Miller grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Zeb Hudgens grounds out to the second baseman. Pat Long grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Akira Kitahara hits a home run. Greg Stearns walks. Greg Stearns steals second. Ray Koupal grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Titcomb flies out to the left fielder. Jimmy Arias flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Bob Larkin strikes out. Jim Eighteentwo strikes out. Dan Hildebrand walks. Dan Hildebrand steals second. Bob Shore pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Rocky Milan singles past the third baseman. Ski Long grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Rocky Milan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ski Long steals second. Erik Elliott singles to center field. Ski Long scores. Erik Elliott is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Putsy Haas singles to center field. Akira Kitahara pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Ken Butcher flies out to the center fielder. Bill Walker walks. Bill Walker is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Dusty Miller flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Greg Stearns pops out to the catcher. Ray Koupal lines out to the first baseman. Ed Titcomb hits a home run. Jeff Roseboro comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jimmy Arias singles to right field. Rocky Milan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jimmy Arias is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Zeb Hudgens walks. Pat Long singles to left field. Bob Larkin walks. Jeff Roseboro strikes out. Dan Hildebrand singles to left field. Zeb Hudgens scores. Pat Long scores. Bob Shore strikes out. Ken Butcher singles to center field. Bob Larkin scores. Dan Hildebrand advances to third on the hit. Bill Walker hits a home run. Dan Hildebrand scores. Ken Butcher scores. Shuzo Higasa comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dusty Miller singles to left field. Zeb Hudgens singles to left field. Pat Long strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Boston Ski Long strikes out. Erik Elliott walks. Shuzo Higasa fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Shuzo Higasa walks. Lenny Hale comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Akira Kitahara strikes out. Greg Stearns singles to left field. Ray Koupal flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Detroit Bob Larkin singles to center field. Lenny Hale lays a bunt down the third base line. The third baseman fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Dan Hildebrand flies out to the center fielder. Bob Shore grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Lenny Hale is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Ed Titcomb strikes out. Jimmy Arias flies out to the center fielder. Rocky Milan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Ken Butcher strikes out. Bill Walker strikes out. Dusty Miller singles to center field. Zeb Hudgens grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Ray Terlecki enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bill Walker at 3B. Ski Long singles to right field. Erik Elliott grounds out to the second baseman. Ski Long advances to second on the play. Jack Maurer is pinch hitting for Shuzo Higasa. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jack Maurer flies out to the left fielder. Akira Kitahara flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Jim Cooper pitching. Ramon Kiefer is pinch hitting for Pat Long. Ramon Kiefer grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Larkin grounds out to the second baseman. John McCurry is pinch hitting for Lenny Hale. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John McCurry singles to center field. Dan Hildebrand flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Del Acosta pitching. Paul Adams enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ramon Kiefer at 1B. Greg Stearns pops out to the third baseman. Ray Koupal flies out to the left fielder. Ed Titcomb hits a home run. Jimmy Arias singles to left field. Jimmy Arias is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners left on base: 9 Detroit total runners left on base: 7
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Curt Ford did not respond to coaching in range Luis Krukow did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Frank Howitt improves in power_vs_lefty Keith Koenig did not respond to coaching in velocity Harry Olivo did not respond to coaching in 3B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Frank Potter improves in speed Tony Bosman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Chuck Simmons improves in contact_vs_lefty Tarrik Kalin improves in contact_vs_righty