Inning: 1 Boston Tomofumi Akaike pitching. Ed Rueter grounds out to the pitcher. Gus Lavelle grounds out to the second baseman. Les Thielman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Brent Sixsmith pitching. Harold Phillips grounds out to the shortstop. Eddie Kopacz flies out to the center fielder. John Heiserman doubles past the right fielder. J.T. Stone singles to center field. John Heiserman scores. Henry Erickson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Roy Valle singles to right field. Roy Valle steals second. Bob Henninger strikes out. Al Gorsica doubles to left field. Roy Valle scores. Tink Cardenas flies out to the center fielder. Fred Dunlop flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Al Kerr flies out to the left fielder. Chad Hunt strikes out. Tavo Minor hits a home run. Tomofumi Akaike strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Brent Sixsmith strikes out. Ed Rueter grounds out to the second baseman. Gus Lavelle grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Harold Phillips strikes out. Eddie Kopacz grounds out to the shortstop. John Heiserman singles to center field. J.T. Stone strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Les Thielman strikes out. Roy Valle grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bob Henninger singles past the third baseman. Al Gorsica walks. Tink Cardenas grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Al Gorsica is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Henry Erickson singles to right field. Al Kerr singles to center field. Henry Erickson advances to third on the hit. Chad Hunt grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Henry Erickson scores. Tavo Minor grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Fred Dunlop strikes out. Brent Sixsmith grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Rueter strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Tomofumi Akaike flies out to the center fielder. Harold Phillips doubles to center field. Eddie Kopacz grounds out to the second baseman. Harold Phillips advances to third on the play. John Heiserman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Gus Lavelle grounds out to the shortstop. Les Thielman singles to center field. Roy Valle walks. Bob Henninger singles to right field. Les Thielman scores. Roy Valle advances to third on the hit. Al Gorsica singles to left field. Roy Valle scores. Bob Henninger advances to third on the hit. Tink Cardenas singles to right field. Bob Henninger scores. Al Gorsica advances to third on the hit. Fred Dunlop hits an infield single to the pitcher. Al Gorsica scores. Al Lindsey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Brent Sixsmith lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ed Rueter singles to right field. Tink Cardenas scores. Fred Dunlop scores. Gus Lavelle walks. Les Thielman strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit J.T. Stone strikes out. Henry Erickson walks. Al Kerr flies out to the center fielder. Henry Erickson is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Roy Valle strikes out. Bob Henninger strikes out. Al Gorsica flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Chad Hunt triples. Tavo Minor walks. John Magrini is pinch hitting for Al Lindsey. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Magrini strikes out. Harold Phillips flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Chad Hunt scores. Eddie Kopacz grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tavo Minor is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Jody Newman pitching. Tink Cardenas lines out to the shortstop. Fred Dunlop lines out to the third baseman. Ricky Vaughn is pinch hitting for Brent Sixsmith. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ricky Vaughn singles to center field. Ed Rueter walks. Gus Lavelle grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Jim Arlin pitching. John Heiserman walks. J.T. Stone reached on a 2-base throwing error by Gus Lavelle. Henry Erickson flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, John Heiserman scores. Walter Tiegen is pinch hitting for Al Kerr. Walter Tiegen walks. Gene Brow comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chad Hunt strikes out. Tavo Minor pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Boston Les Thielman doubles to center field. Roy Valle pops out to the first baseman. Bob Henninger grounds out to the pitcher. Al Gorsica grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit B.J. Salveson is pinch hitting for Jody Newman. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. B.J. Salveson grounds out to the pitcher. Harold Phillips singles to left field. Eddie Kopacz strikes out. John Heiserman pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners LOB: 8 Detroit total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Harold Phillips (24), John Heiserman (20).3B - Chad Hunt (3).HR - Tavo Minor (2).SF - Harold Phillips, Henry Erickson.GIDP - Chad Hunt. Baserunning: CS - Henry Erickson (4).
Game Notes Jody Newman is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tony Moolic improves in speed Ed Allensworth did not respond to coaching in control Joe Bisland did not respond to coaching in arm Tony Moolic did not respond to coaching in C
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Steve Weimer improves in arm Tom Yellowhorse did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Hub Schmidt improves in contact_vs_righty