Inning: 1 Boston John Kiecker pitching. Curt Lawton flies out to the left fielder. Ted Blackburn singles to left field. Roy Simmons strikes out. Cliff Hill flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Lee Wittig pitching. Tom Bates grounds out to the third baseman. Richie Marquis grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Swindell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Josh Stewart triples. Fuminori Sato strikes out. Benny Boris pops out to the second baseman. Jimmy Hammond hits a home run. Josh Stewart scores. Lee Wittig grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Jack Munoz flies out to the right fielder. Martin Piktuzis walks. Jerry Bues grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Martin Piktuzis is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jerry Bues steals second. Brett Wilhelm singles to center field. Jerry Bues is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Curt Lawton flies out to the right fielder. Ted Blackburn strikes out. Roy Simmons hits a home run. Cliff Hill grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Jose Eayrs hits an infield single to the pitcher. John Kiecker lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Jose Eayrs forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Tom Bates singles to left field. John Kiecker advances to third on the hit. Richie Marquis singles to right field. John Kiecker scores. Tom Bates advances to third on the hit. Mike Swindell grounds out to the second baseman. Richie Marquis advances to second on the play. Jack Munoz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston Josh Stewart grounds out to the second baseman. Fuminori Sato grounds out to the third baseman. Benny Boris flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Martin Piktuzis hits an infield single to the shortstop. Jerry Bues walks. Martin Piktuzis steals third. Jerry Bues gets picked off first. Brett Wilhelm walks. Jose Eayrs singles to center field. Martin Piktuzis scores. Brett Wilhelm advances to third on the hit. John Kiecker walks. Tom Bates walks. Brett Wilhelm scores. Cyrus Ward comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Richie Marquis doubles to left field. Jose Eayrs scores. John Kiecker scores. Tom Bates uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mike Swindell strikes out. Jack Munoz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Jimmy Hammond walks. Cyrus Ward lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Curt Lawton grounds out to the shortstop. Ted Blackburn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Martin Piktuzis singles to left field. Martin Piktuzis steals second. Jerry Bues grounds out to the third baseman. Brett Wilhelm singles to left field. Martin Piktuzis scores. Brett Wilhelm steals second. Jose Eayrs triples. Brett Wilhelm scores. Eddie Barton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Kiecker grounds out to the third baseman. Jose Eayrs scores. Tom Bates doubles to center field. Richie Marquis pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Roy Simmons grounds out to the third baseman. Cliff Hill grounds out to the shortstop. Josh Stewart triples. Fuminori Sato strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Mike Swindell grounds out to the pitcher. Jack Munoz strikes out. Martin Piktuzis flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Gary Leeper comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Benny Boris grounds out to the shortstop. Jimmy Hammond is hit by a pitch. Michio Miura is pinch hitting for Eddie Barton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Michio Miura singles to left field. Curt Lawton grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Michio Miura is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Curt Lawton is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Nick Holden pitching. Jerry Bues walks. Jerry Bues steals second. Brett Wilhelm singles to center field. Jerry Bues scores. Jose Eayrs singles to right field. Brett Wilhelm advances to third on the hit. Franco Harris is pinch hitting for Gary Leeper. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jose Eayrs steals second. Franco Harris walks. Matt Stewart comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Bates flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Brett Wilhelm scores. Richie Marquis grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Franco Harris is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Mike Swindell singles past the shortstop. Jose Eayrs scores. Richie Marquis is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Paul Ruberto pitching. Ted Blackburn singles to center field. Roy Simmons hits a home run. Ted Blackburn scores. Cliff Hill strikes out. Josh Stewart grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fuminori Sato grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Jack Munoz hits an infield single to the first baseman. Martin Piktuzis grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jack Munoz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jerry Bues strikes out. Martin Piktuzis steals second. Brett Wilhelm walks. Jose Eayrs pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Boston Benny Boris grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jimmy Hammond reached on a fielding error by Jose Eayrs. Elmer Greenberg is pinch hitting for Matt Stewart. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Elmer Greenberg grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Jimmy Hammond is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Curt Lawton walks. Ted Blackburn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Boston total runners left on base: 6 Detroit total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Tom Bates (12), Richie Marquis (14).3B - Jose Eayrs (1).SF - Tom Bates. Baserunning: SB - Martin Piktuzis 3 (18), Jerry Bues 2 (16), Brett Wilhelm (13), Jose Eayrs (6). Fielding: E - Jose Eayrs.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Young improves in range Ernie Yount did not respond to coaching in velocity Cameron Dole improves in contact_vs_lefty George Smith improves in contact_vs_righty John Young did not respond to coaching in 2B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Duke Pate improves in control Duke Pate did not respond to coaching in control Johnny Meine did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Don Johns improves in contact_vs_righty