Inning: 1 Detroit Sid Gosger pitching. Clarence Dobens hits a home run. Ricardo Barker reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ernie Nolan. Glenn Sprinz strikes out. Archie Bauers flies out to the center fielder. Kazuaki Sato grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Boston Andy Cardenas pitching. Alex Petoskey flies out to the center fielder. Joey DeMontreville pops out to the first baseman. Russ Lyons singles past the second baseman. Russ Lyons is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Clay Sheridan singles to right field. Don George flies out to the center fielder. Osdanis Gracial strikes out. Andy Cardenas flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Bud Christopher pops out to the catcher. Ernie Nolan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jeff Kirk singles to right field. John Amalfitano walks. Phil Herring strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Clarence Dobens walks. Ricardo Barker doubles to right field. Glenn Sprinz walks. Archie Bauers grounds into a fielders choice to the third baseman. Clarence Dobens is out at home. Kazuaki Sato grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Boston Sid Gosger strikes out. Alex Petoskey strikes out. Joey DeMontreville grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Clay Sheridan singles to right field. Don George strikes out. Osdanis Gracial strikes out. Andy Cardenas strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Russ Lyons walks. Bud Christopher hits a home run. Russ Lyons scores. Ernie Nolan grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Kirk grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Amalfitano grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Clarence Dobens flies out to the right fielder. Ricardo Barker strikes out. Glenn Sprinz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Phil Herring singles to center field. Sid Gosger lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Alex Petoskey strikes out. Joey DeMontreville singles to left field. Russ Lyons hits a home run. Phil Herring scores. Joey DeMontreville scores. Bud Christopher strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Archie Bauers strikes out. Kazuaki Sato pops out to the second baseman. Clay Sheridan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Ernie Nolan singles to right field. Ernie Nolan is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jeff Kirk flies out to the center fielder. John Amalfitano grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Don George strikes out. Osdanis Gracial pops out to the second baseman. Masami Kojima is pinch hitting for Andy Cardenas. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Masami Kojima singles to center field. Clarence Dobens grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Masami Kojima is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Mike Daniels pitching. Phil Herring lines out to the shortstop. Win Kirkpatrick is pinch hitting for Sid Gosger. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Win Kirkpatrick singles to left field. Alex Petoskey lines out to the shortstop. Joey DeMontreville hits a home run. Win Kirkpatrick scores. Cy Crawford comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Russ Lyons singles to left field. Bud Christopher singles to center field. Russ Lyons advances to third on the hit. Ernie Nolan hits an infield single to the first baseman. Russ Lyons scores. Jeff Kirk pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Kazuhide Yamada pitching. Ricardo Barker strikes out. Glenn Sprinz singles to center field. Archie Bauers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Glenn Sprinz advances to second on the play. Kazuaki Sato grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston John Amalfitano grounds out to the shortstop. Phil Herring reached on a fielding error by Kazuaki Sato. Kazuhide Yamada lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Alex Petoskey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Koichi Ariyoshi is pinch hitting for Clay Sheridan. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Koichi Ariyoshi walks. Don George flies out to the left fielder. Osdanis Gracial strikes out. Brian Williams is pinch hitting for Cy Crawford. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Brian Williams singles to right field. Koichi Ariyoshi advances to third on the hit. Clarence Dobens grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners left on base: 9 Boston total runners left on base: 5
Game Notes Kazuhide Yamada is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Danny Archer did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Larry Brenly did not respond to coaching in control Ross Davis did not respond to coaching in velocity Ross Davis improves in velocity Joe Powers did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Lu Johnson improves in power_vs_righty
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ravelo Stephenson did not respond to coaching in range Ed White did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Willis Curd did not respond to coaching in arm Frank Havens did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Travis Oliver improves in power_vs_righty Derrick Johnson did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Stairs improves in 3B