Win: John Henrich (10-6) Loss: Tom Ryan (2-7)
Save: Kazuhide Yamada (28)
Inning: 1 Boston Opie Otterby pitching. Alex Petoskey strikes out. Joey DeMontreville grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Pujols grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Gene Cuccurullo pitching. Clarence Dobens singles past the second baseman. Bruce Burkle flies out to the right fielder. Ricardo Barker singles to right field. Glenn Sprinz singles to center field. Clarence Dobens scores. Ricardo Barker advances to third on the hit. Archie Bauers grounds out to the second baseman. Ricardo Barker scores. Glenn Sprinz advances to second on the play. Joe Andersen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Doug Stoll strikes out. Bud Christopher singles to left field. Bud Christopher is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Ernie Nolan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Chikao Taguchi grounds out to the shortstop. Brian Williams flies out to the left fielder. Opie Otterby flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Jeff Kirk singles to left field. Jeff Kirk steals second. Russ Lyons grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Kirk advances to third on the play. Gene Cuccurullo strikes out. Alex Petoskey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Clarence Dobens strikes out. Bruce Burkle grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ricardo Barker walks. Glenn Sprinz singles to left field. Archie Bauers grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston Joey DeMontreville flies out to the left fielder. Bill Pujols singles to center field. Doug Stoll singles to right field. Bud Christopher grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Pujols advances to third on the play. Doug Stoll advances to second on the play. Ernie Nolan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Joe Andersen flies out to the left fielder. Chikao Taguchi strikes out. Brian Williams strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Jeff Kirk grounds out to the second baseman. Russ Lyons pops out to the shortstop. Gene Cuccurullo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Opie Otterby grounds out to the third baseman. Clarence Dobens grounds out to the catcher. Bruce Burkle flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Alex Petoskey strikes out. Joey DeMontreville walks. Bill Pujols flies out to the right fielder. Doug Stoll singles to center field. Joey DeMontreville advances to third on the hit. Bud Christopher flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Ricardo Barker strikes out. Glenn Sprinz hits a home run. Archie Bauers flies out to the center fielder. Joe Andersen grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Ernie Nolan singles to right field. Ernie Nolan steals second. Jeff Kirk singles to center field. Ernie Nolan scores. Russ Lyons grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jeff Kirk is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Gene Cuccurullo lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Russ Lyons forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Alex Petoskey triples. Gene Cuccurullo scores. Joey DeMontreville walks. Bill Pujols grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Chikao Taguchi grounds out to the shortstop. Brian Williams grounds out to the third baseman. Masami Kojima is pinch hitting for Opie Otterby. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Masami Kojima strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Tom Ryan pitching. Doug Stoll flies out to the right fielder. Bud Christopher strikes out. Ernie Nolan reached on a 2-base throwing error by Brian Williams. Jeff Kirk grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit John Henrich comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Clarence Dobens walks. Bruce Burkle pops out to the shortstop. Ricardo Barker flies out to the left fielder. Glenn Sprinz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Russ Lyons flies out to the left fielder. Win Kirkpatrick is pinch hitting for John Henrich. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Win Kirkpatrick singles to center field. Alex Petoskey reached on a 2-base throwing error by Brian Williams. The defense is playing the infield in. Joey DeMontreville doubles to right field. Win Kirkpatrick scores. Alex Petoskey scores. Bill Pujols flies out to the left fielder. Doug Stoll strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Kazuhide Yamada pitching. Archie Bauers strikes out. Joe Andersen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chikao Taguchi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners LOB: 9 Detroit total runners LOB: 4
Game Notes Brian Williams is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Harry Peterman did not respond to coaching in control Ted King improves in speed Willis Curd improves in speed Travis Oliver did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Willis Curd did not respond to coaching in range Dan Winters did not respond to coaching in velocity Rikkert Wood did not respond to coaching in 2B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Neal Loes did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ross Davis did not respond to coaching in control Mike Shearer did not respond to coaching in control Paul Raziano improves in range Lu Johnson improves in range Erik Watt did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Joe Powers did not respond to coaching in 2B