Inning: 1 Boston Alvin Bluege pitching. Alex Petoskey strikes out. Win Kirkpatrick strikes out. Joey DeMontreville singles to center field. Bill Pujols doubles to right field. Doug Stoll walks. Ernie Nolan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Detroit John Henrich pitching. Clarence Dobens doubles past the center fielder. Bruce Burkle lines out to the third baseman. Ricardo Barker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Clarence Dobens advances to third on the play. Glenn Sprinz grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston John Amalfitano strikes out. Luther Runger flies out to the right fielder. John Henrich strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Archie Bauers grounds out to the third baseman. Kazuaki Sato flies out to the right fielder. Joe Andersen grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Alex Petoskey grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Win Kirkpatrick strikes out. Joey DeMontreville grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Chikao Taguchi flies out to the left fielder. Alvin Bluege pops out to the catcher. Clarence Dobens grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Bill Pujols grounds out to the second baseman. Doug Stoll strikes out. Ernie Nolan lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Bruce Burkle doubles to left field. Ricardo Barker pops out to the second baseman. Glenn Sprinz grounds out to the shortstop. Archie Bauers grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston John Amalfitano flies out to the right fielder. Luther Runger grounds out to the second baseman. John Henrich strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Kazuaki Sato strikes out. Joe Andersen grounds out to the second baseman. Chikao Taguchi walks. Alvin Bluege grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Chikao Taguchi is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Alex Petoskey triples. Win Kirkpatrick singles to left field. Alex Petoskey scores. Joey DeMontreville doubles to left field. Win Kirkpatrick uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Pujols strikes out. Doug Stoll strikes out. Ernie Nolan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Clarence Dobens singles to left field. Bruce Burkle strikes out. Ricardo Barker strikes out. Glenn Sprinz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston John Amalfitano walks. Luther Runger singles to right field. John Amalfitano advances to third on the hit. John Henrich grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. John Amalfitano scores. Alex Petoskey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Archie Bauers grounds out to the shortstop. Kazuaki Sato flies out to the center fielder. Joe Andersen grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Win Kirkpatrick singles to center field. Win Kirkpatrick is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Joey DeMontreville strikes out. Bill Pujols strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Russ Lyons enters the game as a defensive replacement for Win Kirkpatrick at CF. Dave Gonzalez enters the game as a defensive replacement for John Amalfitano at RF. Chikao Taguchi singles to left field. Masami Kojima is pinch hitting for Alvin Bluege. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Masami Kojima flies out to the left fielder. Clarence Dobens strikes out. Bruce Burkle singles to right field. Burt Brideweser 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. Ricardo Barker singles to left field. Chikao Taguchi is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Osdanis Gavilan pitching. Doug Stoll grounds out to the second baseman. Ernie Nolan lines out to the third baseman. Dave Gonzalez walks. Luther Runger singles to right field. Dave Gonzalez advances to third on the hit. Ted King is pinch hitting for Burt Brideweser. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Luther Runger steals second. Ted King singles to center field. Dave Gonzalez scores. Luther Runger scores. Tom Ryan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alex Petoskey singles to center field. Russ Lyons walks. Joey DeMontreville singles to center field. Ted King scores. Alex Petoskey scores. Russ Lyons advances to third on the hit. Bill Pujols strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Todd Lint pitching. Glenn Sprinz grounds out to the shortstop. Archie Bauers singles to right field. Kazuaki Sato strikes out. Joe Andersen pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners LOB: 6 Detroit total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes Bruce Burkle is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ravelo Stephenson did not respond to coaching in speed Ravelo Stephenson did not respond to coaching in arm Travis Oliver did not respond to coaching in speed Derrick Johnson did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Havens did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mike Staley did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Havens did not respond to coaching in CF
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Cy Crawford did not respond to coaching in control Mike Shearer did not respond to coaching in velocity Danny Archer improves in contact_vs_lefty Lu Johnson improves in range Cy Crawford did not respond to coaching in velocity Ross Davis did not respond to coaching in control Joe Powers did not respond to coaching in SS