Inning: 1 Boston Garry Roggenburk pitching. Hector Sage pops out to the third baseman. Harry Jensen singles to center field. Doc Steiner grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Angel Boone pitching. Jose Vidal grounds out to the second baseman. Doug Gedman walks. Mike Ferraro grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Doug Gedman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Elmer Lavender singles to left field. Rick Gomez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Boston Bob Alvarez strikes out. Gordie Jensen strikes out. Ott Autry grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Eddie Cabrera singles to center field. Freddie Velazquez grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Eddie Cabrera is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Walt Costello grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Elmo Long walks. Jim Freeman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Elmo Long advances to second on the play. Angel Boone flies out to the left fielder. Hector Sage grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Garry Roggenburk walks. Jose Vidal strikes out. Doug Gedman grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Garry Roggenburk is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Mike Ferraro grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Doug Gedman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Harry Jensen strikes out. Doc Steiner singles to center field. Bob Alvarez reached on a 2-base throwing error by Rick Gomez. Gordie Jensen walks. Ott Autry strikes out. Elmo Long walks. Doc Steiner scores. Jim Freeman strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Detroit Elmer Lavender singles to center field. Rick Gomez walks. Eddie Cabrera grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Rick Gomez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Eddie Cabrera steals second. Freddie Velazquez pops out to the shortstop. Walt Costello singles to center field. Elmer Lavender scores. Eddie Cabrera scores. Garry Roggenburk grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Walt Costello is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Angel Boone strikes out. Hector Sage walks. Harry Jensen grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Hector Sage is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Doc Steiner strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Jose Vidal singles to center field. Doug Gedman grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jose Vidal is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mike Ferraro grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Doug Gedman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Elmer Lavender lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Bob Alvarez grounds out to the shortstop. Gordie Jensen doubles to left field. Ott Autry grounds out to the second baseman. Gordie Jensen advances to third on the play. Elmo Long singles past the second baseman. Gordie Jensen scores. Jim Freeman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Rick Gomez singles to center field. Eddie Cabrera grounds out to the third baseman. Rick Gomez advances to second on the play. Freddie Velazquez grounds out to the second baseman. Rick Gomez advances to third on the play. Walt Costello grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Angel Boone strikes out. Hector Sage strikes out. Harry Jensen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Garry Roggenburk grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jose Vidal singles to right field. Jim Thacker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Russ Snyder is pinch hitting for Doug Gedman. Russ Snyder strikes out. Mike Ferraro walks. Elmer Lavender hits a home run. Jose Vidal scores. Mike Ferraro scores. Michio Tomioka comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rick Gomez hits a home run. Eddie Cabrera pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Dian Hurtado enters the game as a defensive replacement for Russ Snyder at 2B. Doc Steiner grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Alvarez singles to center field. Gordie Jensen pops out to the shortstop. Ott Autry singles to right field. Bob Alvarez advances to third on the hit. Elmo Long flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Freddie Velazquez grounds out to the shortstop. Walt Costello flies out to the left fielder. Bill Batton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rich Rollins is pinch hitting for Garry Roggenburk. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Rich Rollins strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Randy Welday pitching. Derek Giard is pinch hitting for Jim Freeman. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Derek Giard singles past the second baseman. Ray McQueen is pinch hitting for Bill Batton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ray McQueen flies out to the center fielder. Hector Sage flies out to the center fielder. Derek Giard is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners left on base: 8 Detroit total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes Angel Boone is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Clint Kennedy did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Clint Kennedy did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Steve Maynard did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jim Wright did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Clint Kennedy improves in 3B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Goggin did not respond to coaching in control Slim Brower improves in power_vs_lefty Slim Brower improves in range Jim Ross improves in contact_vs_righty Leo Lewis did not respond to coaching in C