Win: Earl Connolly (1-0) Loss: Pete Sullivan (0-1)
Save: Von Tobin (1)
Inning: 1 Detroit Pete Sullivan pitching. Tom Stricklett grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dan Kauffman singles to right field. Pep McNabb flies out to the center fielder. Duke Sims pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Boston Bret Saberhagen pitching. Dennis Cihocki flies out to the left fielder. Alex Bailey strikes out. Carlos Gomez triples. Mitsuhito Kouchi pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Al Palmer singles to right field. J.R. Robinson grounds out to the pitcher. Al Palmer advances to second on the play. Bo Pearson reached on a fielding error by Jeff Meadows. Terry Herrmann grounds out to the pitcher. Bo Pearson advances to second on the play. Bret Saberhagen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Boston Hector Adkins strikes out. Slicker Turner singles to right field. Jeff Meadows flies out to the center fielder. Frank Scalzi singles past the third baseman. Slicker Turner advances to third on the hit. Pete Sullivan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Tom Stricklett flies out to the right fielder. Dan Kauffman doubles to left field. Pep McNabb strikes out. Duke Sims flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Dennis Cihocki grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alex Bailey flies out to the left fielder. Carlos Gomez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Al Palmer pops out to the first baseman. J.R. Robinson strikes out. Bo Pearson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Mitsuhito Kouchi doubles to left field. Hector Adkins grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Slicker Turner walks. Jeff Meadows flies out to the left fielder. Frank Scalzi doubles to right field. Mitsuhito Kouchi scores. Pete Sullivan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Terry Herrmann grounds out to the second baseman. Bret Saberhagen grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Stricklett grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Dennis Cihocki flies out to the right fielder. Alex Bailey singles to center field. Carlos Gomez grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Alex Bailey is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mitsuhito Kouchi flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Dan Kauffman grounds out to the shortstop. Pep McNabb grounds out to the third baseman. Duke Sims grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Hector Adkins grounds out to the third baseman. Earl Connolly comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Slicker Turner singles to center field. Jeff Meadows lines out to the shortstop. Frank Scalzi grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Slicker Turner is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Al Palmer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). J.R. Robinson flies out to the right fielder. Bo Pearson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Pete Sullivan pops out to the second baseman. Dennis Cihocki strikes out. Alex Bailey walks. Carlos Gomez pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Terry Herrmann hits a home run. Larry Baker is pinch hitting for Earl Connolly. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Larry Baker singles to left field. Larry Baker steals second. Jim Burns 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. Tom Stricklett grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Baker advances to third on the play. Dan Kauffman singles to center field. Larry Baker scores. Pep McNabb reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jeff Meadows. Duke Sims strikes out. Al Palmer reached on a 2-base fielding error by Slicker Turner. Dan Kauffman scores. Pep McNabb scores. J.R. Robinson pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Diego Segui pitching. Mitsuhito Kouchi strikes out. Hector Adkins strikes out. Slicker Turner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Bo Pearson flies out to the right fielder. Terry Herrmann flies out to the center fielder. Bob Kelly is pinch hitting for Diego Segui. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob Kelly singles to left field. Tom Stricklett grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Von Tobin pitching. Jeff Meadows strikes out. Frank Scalzi grounds out to the second baseman. Masakazu Hirose is pinch hitting for Jim Burns. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Masakazu Hirose grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 6 Boston total runners LOB: 8
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Milt Keener did not respond to coaching in velocity Walter Forsythe did not respond to coaching in velocity Vern Rapp did not respond to coaching in velocity Walter Forsythe did not respond to coaching in velocity
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bobby Cortazzo did not respond to coaching in control Denny Hunter improves in contact_vs_righty Denny Hunter improves in power_vs_righty Tex Gentile improves in arm