Win: Jeff Kelly (3-4) Loss: Mark Gonzales (5-6)
Save: Ervin Ollom (19)
Inning: 1 Detroit Dwight Bushelman pitching. Osvaldo Moreno lines out to the shortstop. Salty Hassett doubles to left field. Masataka Higashida singles to right field. Salty Hassett scores. John Spoljaric strikes out. Yulieski Cespedes pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Boston Mike Heathcote pitching. Syd Pare strikes out. Herbert Savage singles to center field. Verdad De Sangre flies out to the center fielder. Neil Robinson is hit by a pitch. Hector Gomez doubles to left field. Herbert Savage scores. Neil Robinson scores. Charlie Holland triples. Hector Gomez scores. Bug McCray strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Bill Bowman flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Beryl Pittinger lines out to the third baseman. Tom Leary singles to right field. Mike Heathcote grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tom Leary is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Andrew Youngblood strikes out. Dwight Bushelman pops out to the second baseman. Syd Pare grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Osvaldo Moreno singles to right field. Salty Hassett singles to left field. Masataka Higashida doubles to center field. Osvaldo Moreno scores. Salty Hassett uses his aggressiveness and scores. John Spoljaric hits a home run. Masataka Higashida scores. Armando Moss comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yulieski Cespedes flies out to the left fielder. Bill Bowman singles to right field. Beryl Pittinger grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Bill Bowman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Tom Leary singles to center field. Beryl Pittinger advances to third on the hit. Mike Heathcote pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Boston Herbert Savage doubles to left field. Verdad De Sangre flies out to the right fielder. Neil Robinson singles to right field. Herbert Savage scores. Hector Gomez strikes out. Charlie Holland triples. Neil Robinson scores. Bug McCray grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Osvaldo Moreno hits a home run. Salty Hassett strikes out. Masataka Higashida flies out to the left fielder. John Spoljaric strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Andrew Youngblood pops out to the catcher. Armando Moss strikes out. Syd Pare flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Yulieski Cespedes strikes out. Bill Bowman singles to right field. Mark Gonzales comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Bowman steals second. Beryl Pittinger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Bowman advances to third on the play. Tom Leary flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Sumpter MacDonald comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Herbert Savage strikes out. Verdad De Sangre strikes out. Neil Robinson walks. Hector Gomez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Johnny King is pinch hitting for Sumpter MacDonald. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Johnny King walks. Osvaldo Moreno flies out to the left fielder. Salty Hassett grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Jeff Kelly pitching. Charlie Holland singles to right field. Bug McCray strikes out. Andrew Youngblood walks. Mark Gonzales lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Syd Pare grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Masataka Higashida flies out to the center fielder. John Spoljaric grounds out to the second baseman. Yulieski Cespedes singles to left field. Bill Bowman grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Yulieski Cespedes is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Francis Thomas III is pinch hitting for Herbert Savage. Francis Thomas III hits a home run. Verdad De Sangre strikes out. Neil Robinson singles to center field. Hector Gomez grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Neil Robinson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Charlie Holland walks. Bug McCray grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Hector Gomez is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Max Von Marburg enters the game as a defensive replacement for Francis Thomas III at CF. Beryl Pittinger strikes out. Tom Leary hits a home run. Bill Maul is pinch hitting for Jeff Kelly. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Bill Maul doubles to right field. Paul Andujar comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Osvaldo Moreno grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Maul advances to third on the play. Salty Hassett flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Ervin Ollom pitching. Andrew Youngblood singles to center field. Ed Poole is pinch hitting for Paul Andujar. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ed Poole grounds out to the shortstop. Andrew Youngblood advances to second on the play. Syd Pare singles past the shortstop. Andrew Youngblood is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Max Von Marburg singles past the shortstop. Syd Pare advances to third on the hit. Verdad De Sangre grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Preston Ryan pitching. Masataka Higashida flies out to the left fielder. John Spoljaric walks. John Spoljaric is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Yulieski Cespedes flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Neil Robinson singles to left field. Hector Gomez singles to center field. Charlie Holland strikes out. Bug McCray singles to center field. Andrew Youngblood strikes out. John Cooley is pinch hitting for Preston Ryan. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. John Cooley pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Detroit total runners LOB: 7 Boston total runners LOB: 12
Game Notes Mark Gonzales is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Frank Taylor improves in power_vs_lefty Hideki Bailey did not respond to coaching in control Matty Lindsay did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ed Propst did not respond to coaching in range Earl Shifflett did not respond to coaching in control Lyn Kunkel did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Taylor did not respond to coaching in C
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Sacar Juarez did not respond to coaching in velocity Lynn Redmon improves in power_vs_righty Vamos Matalon improves in arm Charlie Puccinelli improves in contact_vs_righty Slap Holliday did not respond to coaching in control Jimmy Flynn improves in contact_vs_lefty Dean Potts did not respond to coaching in C