Win: Rod Smith (3-2) Loss: Ben Halter (3-10)
Save: Slick Foster (3)
Inning: 1 Boston Rod Smith pitching. Bert McGlothlin grounds out to the shortstop. Kingpin Skinny singles to center field. Raul Funk pops out to the catcher. Turkey Daley grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Kingpin Skinny is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Ben Halter pitching. Harry Elliott hits a home run. Ed Jackson singles to center field. Chris Trout reached on a 2-base fielding error by Tom Bradford. Marcus Pinn walks. Bill Higbee grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Ed Jackson scores. Chris Trout advances to third on the play. Nobuhiro Koike singles to left field. Chris Trout scores. Bill Wathan singles to right field. Nobuhiro Koike advances to third on the hit. Walt Calvert strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Boston Bob Tettleton grounds out to the shortstop. Bruce Moran singles to center field. Cesar Layton strikes out. Tom Bradford flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Rod Smith strikes out. Harry Elliott grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Jackson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Ben Halter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bert McGlothlin singles to center field. Kingpin Skinny flies out to the center fielder. Raul Funk strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Chris Trout flies out to the center fielder. Marcus Pinn walks. Bill Higbee singles to right field. Marcus Pinn advances to third on the hit. Nobuhiro Koike walks. Bill Wathan grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston Turkey Daley strikes out. Bob Tettleton strikes out. Bruce Moran walks. Cesar Layton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Walt Calvert singles to right field. Rod Smith lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Harry Elliott strikes out. Ed Jackson pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Tom Bradford reached on a 2-base throwing error by Walt Calvert. Ben Halter lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Bert McGlothlin is hit by a pitch. Kingpin Skinny grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Bradford scores. Ben Halter advances to third on the play. Bert McGlothlin advances to second on the play. Raul Funk grounds out to the shortstop. Ben Halter scores. Bert McGlothlin advances to third on the play. Turkey Daley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Chris Trout hits a home run. Skel Graham comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Marcus Pinn pops out to the third baseman. Bill Higbee singles to center field. Nobuhiro Koike grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Bob Tettleton walks. Bruce Moran grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bob Tettleton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Cesar Layton flies out to the right fielder. Tom Bradford strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Bill Wathan doubles to center field. Walt Calvert strikes out. Rod Smith flies out to the left fielder. Harry Elliott grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston 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 flies out to the right fielder. Bert McGlothlin walks. Kingpin Skinny strikes out. Raul Funk grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bert McGlothlin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Bob Sprague pitching. Glen Wohlers is pinch hitting for Ed Jackson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Glen Wohlers doubles to left field. Chris Trout grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Wortham is pinch hitting for Marcus Pinn. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ray Wortham grounds out to the second baseman. Glen Wohlers advances to third on the play. Fernando Torres is pinch hitting for Bill Higbee. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Fernando Torres lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Turkey Daley strikes out. Bob Tettleton hits a home run. Bruce Moran grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Leroy Stivetts is pinch hitting for Cesar Layton. Leroy Stivetts singles to center field. Tom Bradford flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Rob Meacham enters the game as a defensive replacement for Leroy Stivetts at C. Nobuhiro Koike pops out to the shortstop. Bill Wathan hits an infield single to the third baseman. Kip Johnson is pinch hitting for Walt Calvert. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Kip Johnson strikes out. Timo Roman is pinch hitting for Rod Smith. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bill Wathan is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Slick Foster pitching. Paul Farrell is pinch hitting for Bob Sprague. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Paul Farrell flies out to the right fielder. Bert McGlothlin grounds out to the shortstop. Kingpin Skinny grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners left on base: 8 Detroit total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Glen Wohlers (7), Bill Wathan (6).HR - Harry Elliott (3), Chris Trout (7).GIDP - Bill Higbee, Nobuhiro Koike, Bill Wathan. Baserunning: CS - Bill Wathan (6). Fielding: E - Walt Calvert.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Pete Cosey did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mark Bowlin improves in arm Angel Creeden did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Payton improves in arm
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bobby Lyons did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty George Alten improves in range Gary Gwyndala improves in control Joe Lavender did not respond to coaching in control Mike Dillman did not respond to coaching in 3B