Win: Ken Woods (1-0) Loss: Neil Burkett (0-2)
Save: Freddie Schuster (1)
Inning: 1 Boston Jeff Higuera pitching. Harry Lewis singles to center field. Paul Vidro walks. Quilvio Barton doubles to center field. Harry Lewis scores. Paul Vidro uses his aggressiveness and scores. Soichiro Hattori strikes out. Shinichiro Watanabe lines out to the shortstop. Butch Hoffman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Neil Burkett pitching. Leon Taylor grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Laskey grounds out to the third baseman. Reggie Sutton hits a home run. Les Daniels strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Allen Maloney grounds out to the second baseman. Rod Lemaster pops out to the second baseman. Neil Burkett singles to right field. Harry Lewis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Matt Murtaugh flies out to the right fielder. Bob Vaughn triples. George Dalcanton grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Vaughn scores. Steve Speer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Paul Vidro flies out to the left fielder. Quilvio Barton strikes out. Soichiro Hattori walks. Shinichiro Watanabe lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Jeff Higuera lines out to the second baseman. Leon Taylor grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Larry Laskey flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Butch Hoffman reached on a fielding error by Reggie Sutton. Allen Maloney strikes out. Rod Lemaster flies out to the left fielder. Neil Burkett grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Butch Hoffman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Reggie Sutton grounds out to the second baseman. Les Daniels walks. Matt Murtaugh grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Harry Lewis flies out to the left fielder. Paul Vidro singles past the shortstop. Quilvio Barton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Paul Vidro advances to second on the play. Soichiro Hattori strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Bob Vaughn grounds out to the shortstop. George Dalcanton strikes out. Steve Speer walks. Steve Speer is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Shinichiro Watanabe flies out to the center fielder. Butch Hoffman singles past the second baseman. Allen Maloney strikes out. Rod Lemaster flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Doc Rittwage is pinch hitting for Jeff Higuera. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Doc Rittwage grounds out to the shortstop. Leon Taylor flies out to the center fielder. Larry Laskey singles to right field. Larry Laskey steals second. Reggie Sutton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Ken Woods pitching. Neil Burkett strikes out. Harry Lewis grounds out to the pitcher. Paul Vidro flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Les Daniels flies out to the center fielder. Matt Murtaugh lines out to the first baseman. Bob Vaughn grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Quilvio Barton grounds out to the third baseman. Soichiro Hattori pops out to the shortstop. Shinichiro Watanabe grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit George Dalcanton flies out to the right fielder. Steve Speer walks. Luke Cias is pinch hitting for Ken Woods. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Luke Cias is hit by a pitch. Sam Monday 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. Leon Taylor walks. Larry Laskey singles to right field. Steve Speer scores. Luke Cias scores. Reggie Sutton flies out to the right fielder. Les Daniels flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Boston John Scott pitching. Butch Hoffman walks. Allen Maloney strikes out. Rod Lemaster flies out to the center fielder. George Billiard is pinch hitting for Sam Monday. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. George Billiard doubles to left field. Butch Hoffman uses his aggressiveness and scores. Freddie Schuster comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Passed ball. George Billiard advances to third. Harry Lewis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners left on base: 7 Detroit total runners left on base: 3
Batting:3B - Bob Vaughn (1).HR - Reggie Sutton (1).GIDP - Matt Murtaugh.HBP - Luke Cias (1). Baserunning: SB - Larry Laskey (1).CS - Steve Speer (3). Fielding: E - Reggie Sutton.PB - Matt Murtaugh.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Gary Koegel did not respond to coaching in control Skel Deal improves in arm Gary Jones improves in power_vs_righty Bob Doster did not respond to coaching in range Jim Nicholls did not respond to coaching in 1B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Mahaffey did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jimmie Harrington did not respond to coaching in control Larry Smith improves in contact_vs_righty Jim Lint did not respond to coaching in control Charlie Alvarez did not respond to coaching in SS