Inning: 1 Boston Kikuo Ohtonei pitching. Dennis Cihocki strikes out. Frank Scalzi singles past the shortstop. Masakazu Hirose doubles to center field. Frank Scalzi uses his aggressiveness and scores. Slicker Turner strikes out. Alex Bailey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Rennie Billings pitching. Larry Baker strikes out. Raul Morrill walks. Raul Morrill steals second. Tom Stricklett singles to left field. Raul Morrill uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tom Stricklett steals second. Tod Bell throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Dan Kauffman grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Stricklett scores. Joe Stone lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Mitsuhito Kouchi strikes out. Tod Bell singles to left field. Bobby Richert flies out to the center fielder. Rennie Billings grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tod Bell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Fred Lynn strikes out. Al Palmer doubles to center field. Duke Sims walks. Kikuo Ohtonei 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. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Boston Dennis Cihocki strikes out. Frank Scalzi flies out to the left fielder. Masakazu Hirose grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Raul Morrill singles to center field. Raul Morrill steals second. Tom Stricklett strikes out. Dan Kauffman reached on a 2-base fielding error by Frank Scalzi. Raul Morrill scores. Joe Stone strikes out. Fred Lynn pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Slicker Turner strikes out. Alex Bailey grounds out to the third baseman. Mitsuhito Kouchi walks. Tod Bell grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Mitsuhito Kouchi is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Al Palmer grounds out to the third baseman. Duke Sims flies out to the right fielder. Kikuo Ohtonei grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Bobby Richert strikes out. Rennie Billings strikes out. Dennis Cihocki grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Larry Baker walks. Raul Morrill pops out to the second baseman. Larry Baker steals second. Tom Stricklett singles to center field. Larry Baker is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Dan Kauffman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Frank Scalzi lines out to the shortstop. Masakazu Hirose flies out to the left fielder. Slicker Turner grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Joe Stone walks. Fred Lynn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Stone advances to second on the play. Al Palmer doubles to right field. Joe Stone scores. Red Taveras comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Duke Sims walks. Kikuo Ohtonei 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. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Boston Alex Bailey grounds out to the third baseman. Mitsuhito Kouchi strikes out. Tod Bell pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Raul Morrill strikes out. Tom Stricklett doubles to left field. Dan Kauffman grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Stone flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Yasiel Perez is pinch hitting for Bobby Richert. Yasiel Perez singles to center field. Jeff Meadows is pinch hitting for Red Taveras. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jeff Meadows strikes out. Dennis Cihocki flies out to the center fielder. Frank Scalzi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Jim Burns pitching. Carlos Gomez enters the game as a defensive replacement for Yasiel Perez at 2B. Fred Lynn grounds out to the second baseman. Al Palmer walks. Duke Sims strikes out. J.R. Robinson is pinch hitting for Kikuo Ohtonei. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. J.R. Robinson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Diego Segui pitching. Masakazu Hirose grounds out to the second baseman. Slicker Turner walks. Alex Bailey grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners left on base: 4 Detroit total runners left on base: 8
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ernie Maldonado did not respond to coaching in control Lisban Santoya did not respond to coaching in speed Tex Gentile did not respond to coaching in arm Ernie Maldonado improves in control
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Vern Rapp improves in control Lou Noyes improves in power_vs_righty Walter Forsythe did not respond to coaching in control Lou Noyes improves in contact_vs_lefty