Win: Mike May (14-10) Loss: Francisco Liriano (4-18)
Save: Jim Keeton (35)
Inning: 1 Boston Mike May pitching. Ammara Safdar strikes out. Tomas Cruz grounds out to the shortstop. Alan Wertz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Dennys Ripple pitching. Ren Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Horace Jones singles to right field. Charley Jolly flies out to the left fielder. Dan Bevan grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Bob Perry flies out to the right fielder. Cordy Cordova singles to right field. Ron Macha grounds out to the second baseman. Cordy Cordova advances to second on the play. Royce Lewis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Dave Triplett singles to right field. Dave Triplett steals second. Rafael Harris strikes out. Fred Shifflett lines out to the shortstop. Clarence Dillard strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Rich Petralli pops out to the shortstop. Dennys Ripple flies out to the right fielder. Ammara Safdar strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Mike May grounds out to the third baseman. Ren Smith flies out to the right fielder. Horace Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Tomas Cruz singles to center field. Alan Wertz grounds out to the shortstop. Tomas Cruz advances to second on the play. Bob Perry flies out to the center fielder. Cordy Cordova flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Charley Jolly flies out to the right fielder. Dan Bevan flies out to the center fielder. Dave Triplett grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Ron Macha flies out to the center fielder. Royce Lewis walks. Rich Petralli flies out to the right fielder. Dennys Ripple strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Rafael Harris doubles to right field. Fred Shifflett reached on a fielding error by Royce Lewis. Clarence Dillard strikes out. Mike May grounds out to the pitcher. Fred Shifflett advances to second on the play. Ren Smith singles to center field. Rafael Harris scores. Fred Shifflett scores. Horace Jones flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Ammara Safdar grounds out to the shortstop. Tomas Cruz walks. Alan Wertz grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Charley Jolly walks. Dan Bevan singles past the second baseman. Dave Triplett pops out to the shortstop. Rafael Harris doubles to right field. Charley Jolly scores. Dan Bevan uses his aggressiveness and scores. Marty Gumbert comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Fred Shifflett singles to right field. Rafael Harris uses his aggressiveness and scores. Clarence Dillard flies out to the center fielder. Mike May strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Bob Perry flies out to the right fielder. Cordy Cordova walks. Ron Macha strikes out. Santo Schegg is pinch hitting for Royce Lewis. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Santo Schegg grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Cordy Cordova is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Ren Smith strikes out. Horace Jones strikes out. Charley Jolly strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Rich Petralli strikes out. Sadayuki Miura is pinch hitting for Marty Gumbert. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Sadayuki Miura grounds out to the second baseman. Ammara Safdar singles to left field. Tomas Cruz pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Ernie Pippen pitching. Dan Bevan walks. Dan Bevan steals second. Dave Triplett flies out to the left fielder. Rafael Harris grounds out to the pitcher. Fred Shifflett strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Alan Wertz pops out to the third baseman. Bob Perry doubles past the third baseman. Cordy Cordova doubles to center field. Bob Perry scores. Ron Macha reached on a 2-base fielding error by Ren Smith. Cordy Cordova scores. Jim Keeton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Santo Schegg singles to center field. Ron Macha scores. Rich Petralli grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Santo Schegg is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jon Bergamo is pinch hitting for Ernie Pippen. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jon Bergamo singles to center field. Ammara Safdar flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Boston total runners left on base: 7 Detroit total runners left on base: 5
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ed Sheldon improves in contact_vs_lefty Ed Sheldon improves in power_vs_righty Jimmy Farmer did not respond to coaching in control Bob Maskrey did not respond to coaching in control Ed Sheldon improves in LF
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Charlie Parrish did not respond to coaching in range Stacy Baxes did not respond to coaching in control Pat Ewing did not respond to coaching in arm Pop Fielder improves in contact_vs_righty