Win: Fred Merritt (16-7) Loss: Heinie Akerfelds (1-14)
Inning: 1 Detroit Heinie Akerfelds pitching. Ken Wyrostek doubles to right field. Stan Haselman strikes out. Ryan Pena singles to left field. Jamie Pitlock singles to center field. Ken Wyrostek scores. Ryan Pena is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Richie Nitz grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Boston Fred Merritt pitching. John Miles grounds out to the pitcher. Jarrod Sutherland strikes out. Danny Cochran singles to left field. Marsh Canizaro singles to center field. Ron Jones singles to center field. Danny Cochran scores. Marsh Canizaro advances to third on the hit. Eddie Brantley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Red Williams flies out to the left fielder. Bill Quillen pops out to the first baseman. Ad Killins doubles to center field. Fred Merritt flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Mark Cerutti walks. Kyson Suh flies out to the left fielder. Mark Cerutti steals second. Heinie Akerfelds grounds out to the shortstop. John Miles grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Ken Wyrostek grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Stan Haselman grounds out to the second baseman. Ryan Pena walks. Jamie Pitlock walks. Richie Nitz hits a home run. Ryan Pena scores. Jamie Pitlock scores. Red Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Jarrod Sutherland grounds out to the second baseman. Danny Cochran grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Marsh Canizaro singles to left field. Ron Jones flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Bill Quillen singles to left field. Ad Killins strikes out. Fred Merritt lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Passed ball. Bill Quillen advances to third. Ken Wyrostek flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Eddie Brantley grounds out to the shortstop. Mark Cerutti grounds out to the second baseman. Kyson Suh walks. Heinie Akerfelds strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Stan Haselman walks. Ryan Pena doubles to left field. Stan Haselman uses his aggressiveness and scores. Lew Martin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ryan Pena steals third. Jamie Pitlock flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Ryan Pena scores. Richie Nitz flies out to the center fielder. Red Williams flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston John Miles reached on a 2-base fielding error by Jamie Pitlock. Jarrod Sutherland doubles to left field. John Miles scores. Danny Cochran strikes out. Marsh Canizaro flies out to the center fielder. Ron Jones hits an infield single to the shortstop. Eddie Brantley lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Bill Quillen lines out to the shortstop. Ad Killins grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fred Merritt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Mark Cerutti strikes out. Kyson Suh flies out to the left fielder. Lew Martin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Ken Wyrostek singles in front of the center fielder. Stan Haselman singles to center field. Ken Wyrostek advances to third on the hit. Ryan Pena flies out to the center fielder. Jamie Pitlock singles to right field. Ken Wyrostek scores. Stan Haselman advances to third on the hit. Richie Nitz hits a home run. Stan Haselman scores. Jamie Pitlock scores. Red Williams flies out to the center fielder. Bill Quillen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston John Miles flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Jarrod Sutherland strikes out. Danny Cochran grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Ad Killins singles to left field. Fred Merritt lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ken Wyrostek strikes out. Stan Haselman pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Marsh Canizaro grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Fansler is pinch hitting for Ron Jones. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jeff Fansler singles to right field. Jeff Fansler is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Eddie Brantley grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Ryan Pena doubles to center field. Al Butler is pinch hitting for Jamie Pitlock. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Al Butler grounds out to the shortstop. Richie Nitz strikes out. Red Williams walks. Carlos Leon 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. Bill Quillen singles to right field. Ryan Pena scores. Red Williams advances to third on the hit. Ad Killins grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Boston Mark Cerutti singles to right field. Kyson Suh hits a home run. Mark Cerutti scores. Steve Walker is pinch hitting for Carlos Leon. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Steve Walker strikes out. John Miles grounds out to the pitcher. Jarrod Sutherland walks. Danny Cochran flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 6 Boston total runners LOB: 8
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Lawson Millbarge did not respond to coaching in velocity Darren Murphy improves in endurance Jorge Foster improves in range Sam Beane did not respond to coaching in control Jorge Foster did not respond to coaching in arm Jorge Foster improves in power_vs_righty
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill James did not respond to coaching in velocity Erv Lasher did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ken Sexton did not respond to coaching in velocity Willie Durham improves in range Larry Gardner improves in arm Larry Gardner improves in power_vs_righty