Win: Roy Riske (3-3) Loss: Charlie Greenwell (3-5)
Save: Pedro Williams (18)
Inning: 1 Boston Roy Riske pitching. Milt Lyons flies out to the right fielder. Luis Burns flies out to the right fielder. Daryl Ball singles to left field. John Newell hits an infield single to the shortstop. Evans Hernandez singles to right field. Daryl Ball scores. John Newell advances to third on the hit. Lefty Jones reached on a fielding error by Lance Qualters. John Newell scores. Bob Behenna strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Detroit Charlie Greenwell pitching. Tatsuya Mimura strikes out. Kunio Togano hits a home run. Herm Creel flies out to the center fielder. Steve Brown flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Pete Ciardi grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Greenwell grounds out to the shortstop. Milt Lyons flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Kazuo Nakajima walks. Lance Qualters walks. Bill Raffensberger walks. Ken Gladd singles to right field. Kazuo Nakajima scores. Roy Riske grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Lance Qualters scores. Bill Raffensberger advances to third on the play. Tatsuya Mimura grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Luis Burns flies out to the center fielder. Daryl Ball flies out to the left fielder. John Newell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Kunio Togano walks. Herm Creel flies out to the center fielder. Steve Brown flies out to the center fielder. Kazuo Nakajima strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Evans Hernandez flies out to the center fielder. Lefty Jones strikes out. Bob Behenna grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Lance Qualters singles to right field. Bill Raffensberger strikes out. Lance Qualters steals second. Ken Gladd pops out to the shortstop. Roy Riske strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Pete Ciardi strikes out. Charlie Greenwell strikes out. Milt Lyons flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Tatsuya Mimura strikes out. Kunio Togano singles to left field. Herm Creel flies out to the right fielder. Steve Brown grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Kunio Togano is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Luis Burns strikes out. Daryl Ball walks. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. John Newell strikes out. Evans Hernandez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Daryl Boyle comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kazuo Nakajima walks. Lance Qualters singles to left field. Kazuo Nakajima advances to third on the hit. Bill Raffensberger doubles to left field. Kazuo Nakajima scores. Lance Qualters uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ken Gladd strikes out. Roy Riske grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Raffensberger advances to third on the play. Tatsuya Mimura grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Randy Sykes is pinch hitting for Lefty Jones. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Randy Sykes grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Behenna grounds out to the second baseman. Pete Ciardi hits an infield single to the shortstop. Yamid Lea is pinch hitting for Daryl Boyle. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Yamid Lea singles to right field. Brant Blank is pinch hitting for Milt Lyons. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Brant Blank strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Roy Leon pitching. Kunio Togano grounds out to the pitcher. Herm Creel strikes out. Steve Brown grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Luis Burns strikes out. Mike Kreitner is pinch hitting for Daryl Ball. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mike Kreitner pops out to the shortstop. John Newell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Kazuo Nakajima grounds out to the shortstop. Lance Qualters grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Raffensberger singles to right field. Dick Mertz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ken Gladd singles to right field. Bob Main is pinch hitting for Roy Riske. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bob Main singles to right field. Tatsuya Mimura grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Boston Pedro Williams pitching. Evans Hernandez strikes out. Randy Sykes grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Behenna triples. Pete Ciardi flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners left on base: 6 Detroit total runners left on base: 8
Game Notes Milt Lyons is injured and is expected to be out 7 days.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bobby Birtsas did not respond to coaching in control Jose Thome did not respond to coaching in control Jack Byrnes did not respond to coaching in control Roberto Kerfeld did not respond to coaching in speed Jimmy Andrews did not respond to coaching in 2B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dick Reynolds improves in speed Dick Reynolds did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jerry Cuccinello improves in range Sparky Harper did not respond to coaching in control