Inning: 1 Boston Gus Kelsey pitching. Ned Carnett grounds out to the catcher - great play by the catcher to prevent a single! Jimmy Fuentes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harry Lewis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Bobby Elliott pitching. Leon Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Larry Laskey triples. Reggie Sutton grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Laskey scores. Les Daniels flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Soichiro Hattori strikes out. Shinichiro Watanabe grounds out to the shortstop. Al Bockman grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Matt Murtaugh grounds out to the shortstop. Rick Shields walks. George Dalcanton strikes out. Steve Speer walks. Gus Kelsey singles to left field. Rick Shields scores. Steve Speer advances to third on the hit. Leon Taylor singles to right field. Steve Speer scores. Gus Kelsey advances to third on the hit. Leon Taylor steals second. Allen Maloney throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Gus Kelsey scores. Larry Laskey grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Allen Maloney grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Rod Lemaster strikes out. Bobby Elliott flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Reggie Sutton strikes out. Les Daniels strikes out. Matt Murtaugh lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Ned Carnett grounds out to the third baseman. Jimmy Fuentes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harry Lewis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Rick Shields grounds out to the second baseman. George Dalcanton walks. Steve Speer grounds into a force play to the third baseman. George Dalcanton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Gus Kelsey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Soichiro Hattori singles past the shortstop. Shinichiro Watanabe strikes out. Al Bockman singles to center field. Soichiro Hattori advances to third on the hit. Allen Maloney singles to left field. Soichiro Hattori scores. Al Bockman advances to third on the hit. Rod Lemaster walks. Bobby Elliott flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Al Bockman scores. Ned Carnett grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Rod Lemaster is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Leon Taylor doubles to center field. Larry Laskey walks. Reggie Sutton singles to left field. Leon Taylor is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Larry Laskey advances to third on the play. Reggie Sutton is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Les Daniels strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Jimmy Fuentes flies out to the left fielder. Harry Lewis grounds out to the third baseman. Soichiro Hattori singles to center field. Shinichiro Watanabe strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Matt Murtaugh is hit by a pitch. Rick Shields doubles to right field. Matt Murtaugh uses his aggressiveness and scores. Frank Taylor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Dalcanton singles to center field. Rick Shields scores. Steve Speer grounds into a force play to the pitcher. George Dalcanton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bob Vaughn is pinch hitting for Gus Kelsey. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bob Vaughn strikes out. Leon Taylor flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Jack Carroll pitching. Al Bockman walks. Allen Maloney flies out to the center fielder. Rod Lemaster singles to center field. Al Bockman advances to third on the hit. Frank Taylor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rod Lemaster advances to second on the play. Ned Carnett strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Larry Laskey lines out to the second baseman. Reggie Sutton flies out to the left fielder. Les Daniels grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Jimmy Fuentes strikes out. Harry Lewis strikes out. Soichiro Hattori grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Matt Murtaugh walks. Rick Shields grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Matt Murtaugh is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rick Shields steals second. George Dalcanton grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Speer singles to right field. Rick Shields scores. John Lee comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Luke Cias is pinch hitting for Jack Carroll. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Luke Cias singles to right field. Steve Speer advances to third on the hit. Luke Cias steals second. Leon Taylor singles to center field. Steve Speer scores. Luke Cias scores. Leon Taylor is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Freddie Schuster pitching. Shinichiro Watanabe strikes out. Al Bockman strikes out. Allen Maloney strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners left on base: 5 Detroit total runners left on base: 4
Batting:2B - Leon Taylor (3), Rick Shields (1).3B - Larry Laskey (1).HBP - Matt Murtaugh (2). Baserunning: SB - Leon Taylor (3), Rick Shields (3), Luke Cias (1).CS - Leon Taylor (2), Reggie Sutton (2).
Game Notes Larry Laskey is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Nicholls did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jim Bush improves in speed Skel Deal did not respond to coaching in speed Dizzy Baxter improves in speed Dizzy Baxter did not respond to coaching in 2B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Conroy did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Miguel Delahanty did not respond to coaching in velocity Harry Pena did not respond to coaching in control Larry Smith improves in range Bill Conroy did not respond to coaching in SS