Win: Leo Ball (8-12) Loss: Mark Gubicza (12-7)
Save: Lou Holman (1)
Inning: 1 Boston Mark Gubicza pitching. Ron Macha flies out to the left fielder. Alan Wertz singles to center field. Ammara Safdar grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Alan Wertz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jose McFadden hits a home run. Ammara Safdar scores. Wally Anderson walks. Passed ball. Wally Anderson advances to second. Rich Petralli walks. Santo Schegg singles to right field. Wally Anderson scores. Kody Clemens grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Santo Schegg is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Detroit Leo Ball pitching. Marley Wiggins singles to left field. Marley Wiggins is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Sam Watanabe flies out to the right fielder. Louie Omura singles to left field. Derek Keltner hits an infield single to the second baseman. Mike Garciaparra pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Boston Leo Ball strikes out. Ron Macha grounds out to the second baseman. Alan Wertz singles to right field. Ammara Safdar strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Dan Congalton grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Santana singles to left field. Lesli Brownson lines out to the shortstop. Mark Gubicza grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bill Santana is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Jose McFadden strikes out. Wally Anderson grounds out to the shortstop. Rich Petralli grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Marley Wiggins singles to right field. Sam Watanabe singles to right field. Marley Wiggins is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Louie Omura walks. Derek Keltner grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Louie Omura is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Derek Keltner is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Santo Schegg hits an infield single to the shortstop. Kody Clemens walks. Leo Ball lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ron Macha walks. Alan Wertz singles to right field. Santo Schegg scores. Kody Clemens scores. Ammara Safdar singles to center field. Ron Macha scores. Alan Wertz advances to third on the hit. Sam Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jose McFadden pops out to the shortstop. Wally Anderson singles past the third baseman. Alan Wertz scores. Ammara Safdar advances to third on the hit. Rich Petralli flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Mike Garciaparra singles to right field. Mike Garciaparra steals second. Dan Congalton reached on a fielding error by Wally Anderson. Bill Santana grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Mike Garciaparra scores. Lesli Brownson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Santo Schegg singles to center field. Kody Clemens strikes out. Leo Ball lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Santo Schegg forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Ron Macha grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Jonah Zupo is pinch hitting for Sam Smith. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jonah Zupo flies out to the left fielder. Marley Wiggins singles to center field. Sam Watanabe grounds out to the third baseman. Marley Wiggins advances to second on the play. Louie Omura flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Kenny Headman pitching. Alan Wertz singles to center field. Ammara Safdar flies out to the left fielder. Jose McFadden grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Alan Wertz is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Wally Anderson grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jose McFadden is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Derek Keltner walks. Derek Keltner steals second. Mike Garciaparra lines out to the pitcher. Dan Congalton singles to center field. Derek Keltner scores. Bucky Fireovid comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dan Congalton steals second. Bill Santana singles to left field. Dan Congalton scores. Lesli Brownson reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ron Macha. Mike Picken is pinch hitting for Kenny Headman. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mike Picken singles to left field. Bill Santana scores. Lesli Brownson scores. Hank Sand comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Marley Wiggins flies out to the center fielder. Sam Watanabe flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Joffrey Marquardt pitching. Rich Petralli pops out to the third baseman. Santo Schegg grounds out to the third baseman. Kody Clemens doubles to left field. Jon Bergamo is pinch hitting for Hank Sand. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Jon Bergamo pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Dell Radford pitching. Louie Omura pops out to the shortstop. Derek Keltner strikes out. Mike Garciaparra grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Ron Macha flies out to the center fielder. Alan Wertz grounds out to the third baseman. Ammara Safdar flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Royce Lewis enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ron Macha at 3B. Dan Congalton triples. Bill Santana pops out to the third baseman. Lesli Brownson walks. Del Klaus is pinch hitting for Joffrey Marquardt. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Del Klaus grounds out to the pitcher. Lesli Brownson advances to second on the play. Lou Holman 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. Marley Wiggins lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Boston Wayne Hughes pitching. Jose McFadden grounds out to the second baseman. Wally Anderson singles past the third baseman. Wally Anderson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Rich Petralli flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Sam Watanabe walks. Louie Omura grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Sam Watanabe is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Derek Keltner flies out to the right fielder. Mike Garciaparra doubles to center field. Louie Omura uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dan Congalton grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners LOB: 8 Detroit total runners LOB: 9
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ivan Rodriguez improves in contact_vs_righty Bill Lathrop did not respond to coaching in control Greg Gagne improves in arm Bill Lathrop did not respond to coaching in velocity Greg Gagne did not respond to coaching in 2B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Leo MacLane improves in contact_vs_righty Tim Cottrell did not respond to coaching in control Ransom O'Reilly did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Joaquin Quiros did not respond to coaching in velocity Silas Prow did not respond to coaching in C