Win: George Easley (2-0) Loss: Gary Koegel (0-1)
Save: Ken Woods (7)
Inning: 1 Boston Bump McCarren pitching. Ned Carnett grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Rod Lemaster grounds out to the third baseman. Allen Maloney flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Neil Burkett pitching. Luke Cias walks. Brian Hermansen singles to left field. Luke Cias advances to third on the hit. Brian Hermansen is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Les Daniels pops out to the third baseman. Matt Murtaugh grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Al Bockman singles to center field. Soichiro Hattori singles to right field. Butch Hoffman singles to right field. Jimmy Fuentes singles to left field. Al Bockman scores. Soichiro Hattori scores. Butch Hoffman advances to third on the hit. Dizzy Baxter walks. Neil Burkett strikes out. Ned Carnett grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Butch Hoffman is out at home. Rod Lemaster singles to right field. Jimmy Fuentes scores. Allen Maloney walks. Dizzy Baxter scores. Al Bockman strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Detroit Rick Shields strikes out. George Dalcanton pops out to the second baseman. Bob Vaughn walks. Scott Walsh walks. Bump McCarren flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Boston Soichiro Hattori singles to center field. Butch Hoffman strikes out. Jimmy Fuentes grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Soichiro Hattori is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dizzy Baxter grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jimmy Fuentes is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Luke Cias singles to left field. Luke Cias steals second. Brian Hermansen singles to left field. Luke Cias scores. Les Daniels flies out to the center fielder. Matt Murtaugh doubles to right field. Brian Hermansen uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rick Shields singles to center field. Matt Murtaugh scores. Rick Shields steals second. Rick Shields steals third. George Dalcanton flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Rick Shields scores. Bob Vaughn pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Neil Burkett singles to center field. Jack Carroll comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ned Carnett grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Rod Lemaster walks. Allen Maloney walks. Al Bockman grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Scott Walsh grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jack Carroll strikes out. Luke Cias flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Soichiro Hattori strikes out. Butch Hoffman hits a home run. George Easley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jimmy Fuentes strikes out. Dizzy Baxter grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Brian Hermansen hits a home run. Gary Koegel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Les Daniels walks. Matt Murtaugh pops out to the catcher. Les Daniels steals second. Les Daniels steals third. Rick Shields singles to right field. Les Daniels scores. George Dalcanton strikes out. Bob Vaughn grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Shinichiro Watanabe is pinch hitting for Gary Koegel. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Shinichiro Watanabe walks. Ned Carnett singles to right field. Rod Lemaster flies out to the left fielder. Allen Maloney strikes out. Al Bockman grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ned Carnett is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Steve Carrigan pitching. Scott Walsh grounds out to the second baseman. George Easley strikes out. Luke Cias flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Soichiro Hattori grounds out to the third baseman. Butch Hoffman walks. Jimmy Fuentes grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Butch Hoffman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dizzy Baxter grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Brian Hermansen grounds out to the shortstop. Les Daniels flies out to the left fielder. Matt Murtaugh strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Steve Carrigan strikes out. Ned Carnett walks. Rod Lemaster singles to center field. Ned Carnett advances to third on the hit. John Scott comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Allen Maloney flies out to the right fielder. Al Bockman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Rick Shields pops out to the shortstop. George Dalcanton grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Vaughn singles to right field. Bob Vaughn is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). 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. Soichiro Hattori singles to center field. Butch Hoffman strikes out. Jimmy Fuentes strikes out. Dizzy Baxter singles to center field. Harry Lewis is pinch hitting for Steve Carrigan. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Harry Lewis grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Boston total runners left on base: 13 Detroit total runners left on base: 4
Batting:2B - Matt Murtaugh (7).HR - Brian Hermansen (6).SF - George Dalcanton. Baserunning: SB - Luke Cias (9), Les Daniels 2 (9), Rick Shields 2 (15).CS - Brian Hermansen (2), Bob Vaughn (7).
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Gary Jones improves in range Jim Nicholls improves in range Skel Deal improves in range Tommy Callaway improves in power_vs_righty 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 improves in contact_vs_righty Jimmie Harrington did not respond to coaching in control Miguel Delahanty did not respond to coaching in control Miguel Delahanty did not respond to coaching in velocity Charlie Alvarez did not respond to coaching in SS