Win: Rod Smith (1-1) Loss: Don Ryan (2-4)
Save: Roy Wallace (3)
Inning: 1 Detroit Don Ryan pitching. Nobuhiro Koike grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ray Wortham grounds out to the second baseman. Timo Roman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Boston Rod Smith pitching. Bert McGlothlin flies out to the right fielder. Kingpin Skinny flies out to the left fielder. Raul Funk walks. Turkey Daley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Walt Calvert singles to center field. Chris Trout flies out to the left fielder. Glen Wohlers hits a home run. Walt Calvert scores. Bill Higbee singles to center field. Harry Elliott flies out to the center fielder. Rod Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Bob Tettleton strikes out. Bruce Moran strikes out. Cesar Layton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Nobuhiro Koike grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Wortham reached on a 2-base fielding error by Tom Bradford. Timo Roman walks. Walt Calvert hits a home run. Ray Wortham scores. Timo Roman scores. Chris Trout flies out to the left fielder. Glen Wohlers singles to center field. Bill Higbee grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Tom Bradford grounds out to the third baseman. Don Ryan grounds out to the shortstop. Bert McGlothlin pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Harry Elliott lines out to the third baseman. Rod Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Nobuhiro Koike grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Kingpin Skinny singles to center field. Raul Funk singles to center field. Turkey Daley grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Kingpin Skinny advances to third on the play. Bob Tettleton walks. Bruce Moran grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Ray Wortham flies out to the right fielder. Timo Roman walks. Walt Calvert flies out to the left fielder. Chris Trout strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Cesar Layton grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Bradford strikes out. Don Ryan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Glen Wohlers grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Higbee singles to center field. Skel Graham comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harry Elliott grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Bert McGlothlin grounds out to the pitcher. Kingpin Skinny walks. Kingpin Skinny steals second. Raul Funk singles to center field. Kingpin Skinny scores. Turkey Daley strikes out. Bob Tettleton walks. Tom Veil 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. Bruce Moran grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Don Zimmerman is pinch hitting for Tom Veil. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Don Zimmerman singles to center field. Nobuhiro Koike walks. Ray Wortham flies out to the center fielder. Don Zimmerman is out trying to steal third. Timo Roman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston George Narron pitching. Cesar Layton flies out to the left fielder. Tom Bradford doubles past the right fielder. Sammy Becker is pinch hitting for Skel Graham. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Sammy Becker walks. Bert McGlothlin grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Bradford advances to third on the play. Sammy Becker advances to second on the play. Kingpin Skinny singles to left field. Tom Bradford scores. Sammy Becker scores. Roy Wallace comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Raul Funk walks. Turkey Daley walks. Bob Tettleton pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Detroit Orie Dennehey pitching. Walt Calvert singles to right field. Chris Trout grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Glen Wohlers singles to left field. Fernando Torres is pinch hitting for Bill Higbee. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Fernando Torres grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Glen Wohlers is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Ed Jackson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Nobuhiro Koike at LF. Bill Wathan enters the game as a defensive replacement for Timo Roman at 1B. Leroy Stivetts is pinch hitting for Bruce Moran. Leroy Stivetts flies out to the right fielder. Paul Farrell is pinch hitting for Cesar Layton. Paul Farrell flies out to the left fielder. Tom Bradford strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Rob Meacham enters the game as a defensive replacement for Paul Farrell at C. Harry Elliott grounds out to the shortstop. Roy Wallace singles to left field. Ed Jackson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Orlando Adams is pinch hitting for Orie Dennehey. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Orlando Adams strikes out. Bert McGlothlin grounds out to the shortstop. Kingpin Skinny singles to left field. Raul Funk strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 5 Boston total runners LOB: 9
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Kip Johnson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Sam Kirk improves in range Jim Murfee improves in arm Kip Johnson improves in power_vs_righty Kip Johnson did not respond to coaching in 2B
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Angel Creeden did not respond to coaching in control Mark Bowlin improves in speed Jim Osborne did not respond to coaching in arm Hal Hamilton did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty