Win: Pat Swingle (11-7) Loss: Chris Batchelder (4-3)
Save: Wayne Hughes (31)
Inning: 1 Boston Pat Swingle pitching. Rod Carew singles to center field. Ron Macha flies out to the right fielder. Alan Wertz pops out to the first baseman. Rod Carew steals second. Kent Hrbek strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Chris Batchelder pitching. Dan Congalton strikes out. Louie Omura grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Garciaparra flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Ammara Safdar strikes out. Jose McFadden strikes out. Rich Petralli strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Jonah Zupo strikes out. Craig Gedeon singles to left field. Mike Picken strikes out. Marley Wiggins hits an infield single to the pitcher. Del Klaus strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Boston Royce Lewis strikes out. Chris Batchelder grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Rod Carew flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Pat Swingle grounds out to the third baseman. Dan Congalton grounds out to the third baseman. Louie Omura strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Ron Macha grounds out to the second baseman. Alan Wertz strikes out. Kent Hrbek singles to right field. Ammara Safdar singles to center field. Kent Hrbek advances to third on the hit. Jose McFadden strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Mike Garciaparra triples. Jonah Zupo grounds out to the pitcher. Craig Gedeon strikes out. Mike Picken flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Rich Petralli doubles to right field. Royce Lewis flies out to the center fielder. Chris Batchelder flies out to the center fielder. Rod Carew strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Marley Wiggins grounds out to the pitcher. Del Klaus strikes out. Pat Swingle grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Ron Macha lines out to the third baseman. Alan Wertz strikes out. Kent Hrbek grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Dan Congalton singles to right field. Dan Congalton is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Louie Omura reached on a 2-base throwing error by Royce Lewis. Mike Garciaparra singles to left field. Louie Omura scores. Jonah Zupo hits an infield single to the pitcher. Craig Gedeon singles to left field. Mike Garciaparra scores. Jonah Zupo advances to third on the hit. Mike Picken grounds out to the third baseman. Craig Gedeon advances to second on the play. Marley Wiggins strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Boston Ammara Safdar grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jon Bergamo is pinch hitting for Jose McFadden. Jon Bergamo strikes out. Rich Petralli doubles to center field. Royce Lewis grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Bob Perry enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jon Bergamo at 1B. Del Klaus strikes out. Win Moses is pinch hitting for Pat Swingle. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Win Moses grounds out to the second baseman. Dan Congalton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Tak Tsuchiya pitching. Chris Batchelder flies out to the center fielder. Rod Carew grounds out to the third baseman. Ron Macha strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Louie Omura flies out to the left fielder. Mike Garciaparra hits a home run. Jonah Zupo flies out to the center fielder. Craig Gedeon walks. Mike Picken singles to right field. Lou Holman 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. Marley Wiggins grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Boston Dizzy Stobbs enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dan Congalton at 2B. Derek Keltner enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jonah Zupo at LF. Lesli Brownson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Craig Gedeon at RF. Wayne Hughes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Alan Wertz grounds out to the pitcher. Kent Hrbek grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ammara Safdar strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners left on base: 5 Detroit total runners left on base: 7
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Smoltz improves in velocity Greg Gagne did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bob Feller did not respond to coaching in control Fred Carter did not respond to coaching in velocity Chuck Knoblauch did not respond to coaching in SS
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Billy Bierbauer improves in arm Billy Bierbauer improves in power_vs_righty Tim Williams did not respond to coaching in velocity Alex Heise did not respond to coaching in velocity Silas Prow did not respond to coaching in C