Win: Sparky Vail (1-0) Loss: Francisco Liriano (1-1)
Inning: 1 Detroit Francisco Liriano pitching. Marley Wiggins strikes out. Louie Omura hits a home run. Mike Garciaparra strikes out. Abel Wizenewski grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Boston Sparky Vail pitching. Rod Carew walks. Ron Macha grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rod Carew advances to second on the play. Alan Wertz lines out to the shortstop. Kent Hrbek grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Win Moses flies out to the left fielder. Craig Gedeon walks. Mike Picken doubles past the center fielder. Craig Gedeon uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Santana grounds out to the shortstop. Sparky Vail grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Ammara Safdar hits a home run. Bob Perry flies out to the right fielder. Royce Lewis strikes out. Rich Petralli flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Marley Wiggins walks. Marley Wiggins steals second. Louie Omura singles to left field. Louie Omura steals second. Mike Garciaparra walks. Abel Wizenewski hits a home run. Marley Wiggins scores. Louie Omura scores. Mike Garciaparra scores. Lou Holman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Win Moses grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Craig Gedeon strikes out. Mike Picken grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Lou Holman pops out to the second baseman. Rod Carew flies out to the left fielder. Ron Macha strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Bill Santana singles to right field. Sparky Vail lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Bill Santana forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Marley Wiggins pops out to the third baseman. Louie Omura strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Alan Wertz strikes out. Kent Hrbek strikes out. Ammara Safdar grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Mike Garciaparra walks. Abel Wizenewski flies out to the center fielder. Win Moses singles to left field. Mike Garciaparra advances to third on the hit. Craig Gedeon grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Bob Perry strikes out. Royce Lewis singles to center field. Rich Petralli walks. Sadayuki Miura is pinch hitting for Lou Holman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Sadayuki Miura grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Rich Petralli is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Rod Carew grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Al Barnes pitching. Mike Picken flies out to the right fielder. Bill Santana grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Sparky Vail singles to left field. Marley Wiggins singles to left field. Louie Omura walks. Mike Garciaparra flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Boston Ron Macha grounds out to the second baseman. Alan Wertz flies out to the right fielder. Kent Hrbek grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Abel Wizenewski strikes out. Win Moses singles to left field. Dell Radford comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Craig Gedeon strikes out. Mike Picken singles to right field. Win Moses advances to third on the hit. Bill Santana doubles to center field. Win Moses scores. Mike Picken uses his aggressiveness and scores. Sparky Vail strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Ammara Safdar strikes out. Bob Perry flies out to the left fielder. Jon Bergamo is pinch hitting for Royce Lewis. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jon Bergamo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Marley Wiggins doubles to left field. Louie Omura grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Marley Wiggins advances to third on the play. Mike Garciaparra doubles to center field. Marley Wiggins scores. Ernie Pippen 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. Abel Wizenewski strikes out. Win Moses singles to left field. Mike Garciaparra scores. Craig Gedeon grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Win Moses is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Andy Mesner is pinch hitting for Rich Petralli. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Andy Mesner grounds out to the third baseman. Kody Clemens is pinch hitting for Ernie Pippen. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Kody Clemens strikes out. Rod Carew singles to center field. Ron Macha flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Hank Sand pitching. Mike Picken pops out to the shortstop. Bill Santana singles to center field. Sam Watanabe is pinch hitting for Sparky Vail. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Sam Watanabe singles to center field. Dizzy Stobbs is pinch hitting for Marley Wiggins. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dizzy Stobbs pops out to the shortstop. Louie Omura doubles to left field. Bill Santana scores. Sam Watanabe scores. Mike Garciaparra grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Eddie Mientkiewicz pitching. Lesli Brownson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mike Garciaparra at CF. Del Klaus enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bill Santana at C. Alan Wertz is hit by a pitch. Kent Hrbek strikes out. Ammara Safdar strikes out. Bob Perry lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 9 Boston total runners LOB: 5
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Silas Prow improves in speed Jack Spragins did not respond to coaching in velocity Alex Heise did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Evans did not respond to coaching in control Leo MacLane did not respond to coaching in 3B
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ivan Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Brian Dozier did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Wyatt Earp did not respond to coaching in velocity Ernie Whitt did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Brian Dozier did not respond to coaching in 3B