Win: Gus Kelsey (3-3) Loss: Bobby Elliott (2-5)
Save: Ken Woods (4)
Inning: 1 Detroit Bobby Elliott pitching. Leon Taylor grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Vaughn strikes out. Reggie Sutton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Boston Gus Kelsey pitching. Ned Carnett strikes out. Jimmy Fuentes singles to right field. Rod Lemaster grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Les Daniels flies out to the center fielder. Matt Murtaugh grounds out to the shortstop. Rick Shields pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Soichiro Hattori walks. Shinichiro Watanabe grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Al Bockman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit George Dalcanton grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Speer grounds out to the shortstop. Gus Kelsey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Allen Maloney strikes out. Butch Hoffman flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Elliott strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Leon Taylor doubles past the third baseman. Bob Vaughn singles to center field. Leon Taylor scores. Reggie Sutton flies out to the right fielder. Les Daniels singles to right field. Bob Vaughn advances to third on the hit. Les Daniels steals second. Matt Murtaugh doubles to right field. Bob Vaughn scores. Les Daniels scores. Rick Shields strikes out. George Dalcanton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Ned Carnett pops out to the third baseman. Jimmy Fuentes singles to right field. Rod Lemaster flies out to the center fielder. Soichiro Hattori strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Steve Speer flies out to the right fielder. Gus Kelsey singles to left field. Leon Taylor grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Gus Kelsey is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bob Vaughn grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Shinichiro Watanabe reached on a fielding error by Gus Kelsey. Al Bockman flies out to the left fielder. Allen Maloney pops out to the second baseman. Butch Hoffman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Reggie Sutton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Les Daniels singles to center field. Les Daniels is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Matt Murtaugh singles to left field. Rick Shields strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Bobby Elliott walks. Ned Carnett flies out to the center fielder. Jimmy Fuentes strikes out. Rod Lemaster flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit George Dalcanton grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Speer strikes out. Gus Kelsey pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Soichiro Hattori singles to right field. Shinichiro Watanabe strikes out. Al Bockman grounds out to the pitcher. Soichiro Hattori advances to second on the play. Jack Carroll 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. Allen Maloney grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Leon Taylor doubles to left field. John Lee 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. Bob Vaughn lines out to the shortstop. Reggie Sutton strikes out. Les Daniels grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Butch Hoffman singles to left field. John Lee lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ned Carnett pops out to the shortstop. Jimmy Fuentes walks. Rod Lemaster walks. Soichiro Hattori is hit by a pitch. Butch Hoffman scores. John Scott comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Shinichiro Watanabe pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Detroit Matt Murtaugh flies out to the right fielder. Rick Shields walks. Rick Shields is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). George Dalcanton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Ken Woods comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Al Bockman grounds out to the second baseman. Allen Maloney singles to left field. Butch Hoffman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Allen Maloney advances to second on the play. Quilvio Barton is pinch hitting for John Lee. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Quilvio Barton walks. Ned Carnett strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners LOB: 4 Boston total runners LOB: 9
Game Notes Matt Murtaugh is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Acker improves in contact_vs_righty Joe Mahaffey improves in arm Joe Mahaffey improves in contact_vs_lefty George Carswell improves in speed Joe Mahaffey did not respond to coaching in 2B
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Nicholls improves in arm Gary Koegel improves in endurance Mike Fischer did not respond to coaching in control Ray Stripp did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Nicholls did not respond to coaching in 1B