Win: Mike Shearer (5-0) Loss: Chick Sherrill (1-2)
Inning: 1 Detroit Chick Sherrill pitching. Clarence Dobens reached on a fielding error by Chick Sherrill. Bruce Burkle hits a home run. Clarence Dobens scores. Ricardo Barker grounds out to the second baseman. Archie Bauers grounds out to the third baseman. Glenn Sprinz flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Boston Mike Shearer pitching. Alex Petoskey strikes out. Johnny Keck grounds out to the second baseman. Russ Lyons strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Joe Andersen grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Timlin singles past the first baseman. Ricardo Lastre singles to right field. Mike Shearer fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Mike Shearer grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Ravelo Stephenson doubles to center field. Travis Oliver singles past the third baseman. Ravelo Stephenson scores. Joey DeMontreville grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jeff Kirk flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Clarence Dobens flies out to the center fielder. Bruce Burkle walks. Ricardo Barker pops out to the catcher. Archie Bauers grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bruce Burkle is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Rikkert Wood strikes out. Chick Sherrill grounds out to the second baseman. Alex Petoskey grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Glenn Sprinz singles past the second baseman. Joe Andersen flies out to the left fielder. Billy Timlin flies out to the left fielder. Ricardo Lastre strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Johnny Keck grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Russ Lyons bunts for a base hit. Russ Lyons gets picked off first. Ravelo Stephenson singles to center field. Travis Oliver grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ravelo Stephenson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Mike Shearer walks. Clarence Dobens hits a home run. Mike Shearer scores. Bruce Burkle doubles to center field. Ricardo Barker singles to center field. Bruce Burkle scores. Archie Bauers singles to center field. Ricardo Barker advances to third on the hit. Glenn Sprinz grounds out to the third baseman. Ricardo Barker scores. Archie Bauers advances to second on the play. Kazuhide Yamada comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Andersen grounds out to the second baseman. Archie Bauers advances to third on the play. Billy Timlin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Joey DeMontreville doubles to right field. Jeff Kirk pops out to the shortstop. Rikkert Wood singles to center field. Joey DeMontreville scores. Kazuhide Yamada lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Alex Petoskey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Ricardo Lastre grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Shearer singles to center field. Clarence Dobens doubles to center field. Bruce Burkle singles to right field. Mike Shearer scores. Clarence Dobens scores. Sig Clarkson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bruce Burkle steals second. Ricardo Barker hits a home run. Bruce Burkle scores. Archie Bauers walks. Glenn Sprinz walks. Joe Andersen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Archie Bauers advances to third on the play. Glenn Sprinz advances to second on the play. Billy Timlin strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Boston Johnny Keck walks. Russ Lyons grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny Keck advances to second on the play. Ravelo Stephenson pops out to the third baseman. Travis Oliver singles to center field. Johnny Keck scores. Joey DeMontreville flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Ricardo Lastre pops out to the shortstop. Mike Shearer reached on a 2-base fielding error by Joey DeMontreville. Hy Dean is pinch hitting for Clarence Dobens. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Hy Dean grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Shearer advances to third on the play. Bruce Burkle hits a home run. Mike Shearer scores. Sig MacDonald is pinch hitting for Ricardo Barker. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Sig MacDonald singles to right field. Passed ball. Sig MacDonald advances to second. Archie Bauers strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Jeff Kirk singles to right field. Rikkert Wood doubles to left field. Jeff Kirk uses his aggressiveness and scores. Sig Clarkson lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Alex Petoskey walks. Johnny Keck grounds out to the shortstop. Rikkert Wood scores. Alex Petoskey advances to second on the play. Opie Otterby comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Russ Lyons grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Mike Staley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Glenn Sprinz flies out to the center fielder. Joe Powers is pinch hitting for Joe Andersen. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe Powers singles to center field. Billy Timlin reached on a 2-base throwing error by Alex Petoskey. Ricardo Lastre flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Joe Powers scores. Jeff Himes is pinch hitting for Opie Otterby. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jeff Himes singles to left field. Billy Timlin scores. Hy Dean strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Joe Renko pitching. Ravelo Stephenson hits a home run. Travis Oliver walks. Frank Havens is pinch hitting for Joey DeMontreville. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Frank Havens grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Travis Oliver advances to second on the play. Jeff Kirk doubles to center field. Travis Oliver scores. Mike Daniels comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rikkert Wood reached on a fielding error by Hy Dean. Ron Darr is pinch hitting for Mike Staley. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Ron Darr strikes out. Willis Curd is pinch hitting for Alex Petoskey. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Willis Curd triples. Jeff Kirk scores. Rikkert Wood scores. Johnny Keck flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Ken Parker pitching. Bruce Burkle hits a home run. Sig MacDonald flies out to the center fielder. Archie Bauers grounds out to the third baseman. Glenn Sprinz singles to right field. Joe Powers grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Glenn Sprinz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Russ Lyons singles to left field. Russ Lyons steals second. Ravelo Stephenson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Russ Lyons advances to third on the play. Travis Oliver grounds out to the third baseman. Russ Lyons scores. Frank Havens flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 9 Boston total runners LOB: 5
Game Notes Ravelo Stephenson is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Chad Taber did not respond to coaching in range Ryoji Oshio improves in contact_vs_righty Chad Taber did not respond to coaching in arm Chad Taber improves in speed Rich Sparks did not respond to coaching in speed Rich Sparks did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Rawly Kubenka did not respond to coaching in CF
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Fred Burnitz did not respond to coaching in control Jason Kennedy improves in speed Allan Yount did not respond to coaching in range Joaquin Brock did not respond to coaching in arm Chris Clay did not respond to coaching in control Joaquin Brock improves in arm Bob Fetzer did not respond to coaching in 2B