Inning: 1 Boston Dickie Speed pitching. Dan Bradley singles to left field. Dan Bradley steals second. Garland Rigney strikes out. Dan Bradley steals third. Jeff Metcalf singles to right field. Dan Bradley scores. Tim McCormick pops out to the first baseman. Bob Jones grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jeff Metcalf is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Jamie Tessmer pitching. Jack Nelson singles to center field. Mark Kraus grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Mike Will reached on a 2-base throwing error by Mo Bruner. Jim Maul pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Carlos Straker flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Mo Bruner flies out to the right fielder. Jim Meehan singles to right field. Jamie Tessmer singles to left field. Jim Meehan advances to third on the hit. Dan Bradley walks. Garland Rigney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Detroit Craig Ley singles to center field. Adrian Gajkowski reached on a 2-base throwing error by Garland Rigney. Jim Gideon strikes out. Lee Aguayo singles to left field. Craig Ley scores. Adrian Gajkowski scores. Dickie Speed lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jack Nelson singles to center field. Lee Aguayo scores. Mark Kraus flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Jeff Metcalf strikes out. Tim McCormick strikes out. Bob Jones singles past the second baseman. Carlos Straker grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bob Jones is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Mike Will flies out to the center fielder. Jim Maul walks. Craig Ley grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Mo Bruner strikes out. Jim Meehan pops out to the second baseman. Jamie Tessmer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Adrian Gajkowski flies out to the right fielder. Jim Gideon walks. Lee Aguayo strikes out. Dickie Speed grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Dan Bradley doubles to center field. Garland Rigney strikes out. Jeff Metcalf grounds out to the shortstop. Tim McCormick singles to left field. Dan Bradley scores. Bob Jones flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Jack Nelson flies out to the right fielder. Mark Kraus walks. Mark Kraus steals second. Mike Will grounds out to the second baseman. Mark Kraus advances to third on the play. Jim Maul flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Carlos Straker triples. Mo Bruner doubles to left field. Carlos Straker scores. Jim Meehan flies out to the center fielder. Jamie Tessmer strikes out. Dan Bradley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Craig Ley singles to center field. Adrian Gajkowski grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jim Gideon hits an infield single to the pitcher. Lee Aguayo strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Garland Rigney strikes out. Jeff Metcalf flies out to the right fielder. Tim McCormick grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Dickie Speed flies out to the center fielder. Jack Nelson hits a home run. Mark Kraus singles to right field. Mike Will flies out to the left fielder. Jim Maul grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Bob Jones singles to left field. Carlos Straker pops out to the first baseman. Mo Bruner singles to center field. Jim Meehan hits an infield single to the third baseman. The defense is playing the corners in. Rudy Bithorn is pinch hitting for Jamie Tessmer. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Rudy Bithorn strikes out. Dan Bradley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Detroit Ralph Dobernic pitching. Craig Ley walks. Adrian Gajkowski singles past the second baseman. Craig Ley aggressively advances to third on the hit. Jim Gideon grounds out to the second baseman. Craig Ley scores. Adrian Gajkowski advances to second on the play. Lee Aguayo singles to left field. Adrian Gajkowski scores. Hidekazu Kashiwagi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. B.J. Garbowski is pinch hitting for Dickie Speed. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. B.J. Garbowski grounds out to the shortstop. Lee Aguayo advances to second on the play. Jack Nelson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Walt Hendrick pitching. Garland Rigney strikes out. Jeff Metcalf walks. Tim McCormick flies out to the center fielder. Bob Jones grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jeff Metcalf is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners left on base: 11 Detroit total runners left on base: 7
Game Notes Ralph Dobernic is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Chris Chouinard improves in range Dick May did not respond to coaching in control Steve Kessler did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bill Holden did not respond to coaching in velocity Shawn Miller did not respond to coaching in SS
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ed Pate improves in arm Mark Brummer did not respond to coaching in arm Andujar Ferriss did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Roy Maki did not respond to coaching in velocity Herman Knudson did not respond to coaching in SS