Inning: 1 Boston Bill Marquis pitching. Huck Crockett strikes out. Kid McRae walks. Kid McRae is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Paolo Espinosa grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Wyatt Bosman pitching. Tony Gwynn flies out to the left fielder. Salvi Vina walks. Salvi Vina steals second. Bobby Higginson flies out to the center fielder. Ellis Valentine grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Cory Stallion flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Wilson singles to center field. Jerry Wilson steals second. Travis Leahy grounds out to the third baseman. Red Bell reached on a 2-base throwing error by Tony Gwynn. Jerry Wilson scores. Nolan Hollins grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Mike Piazza grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Nolan grounds out to the second baseman. Matt Holliday singles to right field. Bobby Abreu doubles to right field. Matt Holliday uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Marquis grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Wyatt Bosman flies out to the left fielder. Huck Crockett pops out to the second baseman. Kid McRae grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Tony Gwynn bunts for a base hit. Tony Gwynn steals second. Salvi Vina flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Higginson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tony Gwynn advances to third on the play. Ellis Valentine flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Paolo Espinosa singles to center field. Cory Stallion singles to right field. Paolo Espinosa advances to third on the hit. Jerry Wilson singles past the third baseman. Paolo Espinosa scores. Cory Stallion advances to third on the hit. Travis Leahy strikes out. Red Bell singles to right field. Cory Stallion scores. Jerry Wilson advances to third on the hit. Nolan Hollins strikes out. Wyatt Bosman strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Mike Piazza flies out to the center fielder. Joe Nolan singles to center field. Matt Holliday singles to left field. Joe Nolan advances to third on the hit. Bobby Abreu pops out to the third baseman. Bill Marquis strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Boston Huck Crockett grounds out to the third baseman. Kid McRae grounds out to the shortstop. Paolo Espinosa flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Tony Gwynn grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Salvi Vina strikes out. Bobby Higginson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Cory Stallion walks. Jerry Wilson grounds out to the pitcher. Cory Stallion advances to second on the play. Travis Leahy strikes out. Red Bell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Ellis Valentine hits a home run. Mike Piazza grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Nolan singles to left field. Matt Holliday singles to right field. Bobby Abreu grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Nolan Hollins strikes out. Wyatt Bosman strikes out. Huck Crockett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Riley Greene is pinch hitting for Bill Marquis. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Riley Greene strikes out. Tony Gwynn singles to center field. Salvi Vina walks. Bobby Higginson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Mac Suzuki pitching. Kid McRae walks. Paolo Espinosa grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Kid McRae is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Cory Stallion pops out to the first baseman. Jerry Wilson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Ellis Valentine grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Piazza singles to center field. Mike Piazza is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Joe Nolan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Travis Leahy hits a home run. Red Bell flies out to the left fielder. Nolan Hollins strikes out. Kazuyuki Nagakawa is pinch hitting for Wyatt Bosman. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Kazuyuki Nagakawa reached on a fielding error by Tony Gwynn. Huck Crockett flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit George Niemiec pitching. Matt Holliday hits a home run. Nelson Simmons is pinch hitting for Bobby Abreu. Nelson Simmons grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rudy Pemberton is pinch hitting for Mac Suzuki. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Rudy Pemberton doubles to center field. Tony Gwynn grounds out to the second baseman. Rudy Pemberton advances to third on the play. Salvi Vina singles to left field. Rudy Pemberton scores. Alvaro Soler comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bobby Higginson singles to center field. Salvi Vina advances to third on the hit. Ellis Valentine singles to left field. Salvi Vina scores. Boston total runners left on base: 6 Detroit total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Bobby Abreu (1), Rudy Pemberton (1).HR - Ellis Valentine (3), Matt Holliday (2).GIDP - Bobby Higginson, Bobby Abreu. Baserunning: SB - Tony Gwynn (3), Salvi Vina (3).CS - Mike Piazza (1). Fielding: E - Tony Gwynn 2.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Sergio Bailey did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Brown did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Brown did not respond to coaching in control Monte Herrin did not respond to coaching in control Carson Pastrano did not respond to coaching in CF
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Felix Jose improves in speed Joe DiMaggio improves in arm Chip Hale did not respond to coaching in arm Felix Jose improves in speed Josh Hamilton did not respond to coaching in 2B