Win: Bret Saberhagen (4-1) Loss: Mike Tuttle (3-4)
Inning: 1 Detroit Mike Tuttle pitching. Larry Baker singles to center field. Raul Morrill walks. Tom Stricklett singles to left field. Larry Baker scores. Raul Morrill advances to third on the hit. Dan Kauffman hits a home run. Raul Morrill scores. Tom Stricklett scores. Red Taveras comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Stone flies out to the center fielder. Fred Lynn flies out to the right fielder. Al Palmer grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Boston Bret Saberhagen pitching. Frank Scalzi doubles to right field. Masakazu Hirose strikes out. Alex Bailey grounds out to the shortstop. Phil Clemons strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Duke Sims walks. Bret Saberhagen lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Larry Baker strikes out. Raul Morrill walks. Tom Stricklett flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Boston Slicker Turner doubles to right field. Mitsuhito Kouchi pops out to the second baseman. Tod Bell walks. Bobby Richert grounds out to the third baseman. Slicker Turner advances to third on the play. Tod Bell advances to second on the play. Red Taveras grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Dan Kauffman grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Joe Stone grounds out to the third baseman. Fred Lynn walks. Jim Burns comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al Palmer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Frank Scalzi pops out to the second baseman. Masakazu Hirose strikes out. Alex Bailey walks. Phil Clemons grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Alex Bailey is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Duke Sims flies out to the left fielder. Bret Saberhagen pops out to the shortstop. Larry Baker triples. Raul Morrill singles to right field. Larry Baker scores. Tom Stricklett walks. Dan Kauffman pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston Slicker Turner strikes out. Mitsuhito Kouchi flies out to the left fielder. Tod Bell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Joe Stone flies out to the right fielder. Fred Lynn grounds out to the third baseman. Al Palmer grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Bobby Richert strikes out. Jim Burns grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Scalzi grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Duke Sims triples. Bret Saberhagen grounds out to the second baseman. Duke Sims scores. Larry Baker hits a home run. Raul Morrill grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Stricklett flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Masakazu Hirose hits a home run. Alex Bailey strikes out. Phil Clemons singles to center field. Slicker Turner flies out to the right fielder. Von Tobin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Mitsuhito Kouchi grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Phil Clemons is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Dan Kauffman singles to center field. Joe Stone flies out to the right fielder. Fred Lynn flies out to the center fielder. Al Palmer grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Dan Kauffman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Tod Bell flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Bobby Richert strikes out. Hector Adkins is pinch hitting for Jim Burns. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hector Adkins singles past the second baseman. Frank Scalzi singles to right field. Hector Adkins advances to third on the hit. Masakazu Hirose singles to left field. Hector Adkins scores. Frank Scalzi advances to third on the hit. Alex Bailey pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Carl Caldwell pitching. Duke Sims hits a home run. Bob Kelly is pinch hitting for Von Tobin. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob Kelly pops out to the shortstop. Larry Baker grounds out to the shortstop. Raul Morrill walks. Tom Stricklett grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Raul Morrill is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Steve Clark pitching. Phil Clemons flies out to the center fielder. Slicker Turner walks. Mitsuhito Kouchi grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Slicker Turner is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tod Bell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Dan Kauffman grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Stone grounds out to the third baseman. Fred Lynn grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Bobby Richert hits an infield single to the pitcher. Dennis Cihocki is pinch hitting for Carl Caldwell. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bobby Richert steals second. Dennis Cihocki doubles to right field. Bobby Richert scores. Frank Scalzi grounds out to the pitcher. Masakazu Hirose grounds out to the second baseman. Dennis Cihocki advances to third on the play. Alex Bailey singles to left field. Dennis Cihocki scores. Phil Clemons flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 7 Boston total runners LOB: 9
Game Notes Steve Clark is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Zach Ewing improves in speed Rob Madison improves in range Will Pounds did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Mike Gregg improves in power_vs_lefty
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Chief Dunn did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Johnny Webster did not respond to coaching in control Jack Roebuck did not respond to coaching in control Dutch Smith improves in control