Win: Bret Saberhagen (7-5) Loss: Bob Dillman (3-8)
Save: Diego Segui (10)
Inning: 1 Detroit Bob Dillman pitching. Larry Baker grounds out to the second baseman. Raul Morrill grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Stricklett grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Boston Bret Saberhagen pitching. Frank Scalzi strikes out. Slicker Turner strikes out. Mitsuhito Kouchi hits a home run. Masakazu Hirose flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Dan Kauffman grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Stone singles to right field. Joe Stone steals second. Fred Lynn walks. Al Palmer flies out to the center fielder. Duke Sims grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Boston Alex Bailey grounds out to the shortstop. Phil Clemons singles to center field. Tod Bell pops out to the first baseman. Bobby Richert strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Bret Saberhagen strikes out. Larry Baker flies out to the right fielder. Raul Morrill flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Bob Dillman grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Scalzi singles to right field. Slicker Turner hits an infield single to the third baseman. Mitsuhito Kouchi walks. Masakazu Hirose grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Scalzi scores. Slicker Turner advances to third on the play. Mitsuhito Kouchi advances to second on the play. Alex Bailey walks. Phil Clemons flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Detroit Tom Stricklett singles to right field. Dan Kauffman reached on a 2-base throwing error by Phil Clemons. Joe Stone strikes out. Fred Lynn singles to left field. Tom Stricklett scores. Dan Kauffman scores. Al Palmer flies out to the left fielder. Fred Lynn is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Tod Bell grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Bobby Richert flies out to the center fielder. Bob Dillman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Duke Sims walks. Bret Saberhagen 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 singles to left field. Duke Sims scores. Raul Morrill walks. Tom Stricklett flies out to the left fielder. Dan Kauffman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Boston Frank Scalzi grounds out to the third baseman. Slicker Turner grounds out to the second baseman. Mitsuhito Kouchi grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Joe Stone strikes out. Fred Lynn strikes out. Al Palmer grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Masakazu Hirose grounds out to the third baseman. Alex Bailey grounds out to the third baseman. Von Tobin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Phil Clemons walks. Tod Bell reached on a 2-base fielding error by Fred Lynn. Bobby Richert strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Duke Sims singles to right field. J.R. Robinson is pinch hitting for Von Tobin. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Duke Sims steals second. J.R. Robinson walks. Larry Baker walks. Raul Morrill strikes out. Tom Stricklett grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Duke Sims scores. J.R. Robinson advances to third on the play. Larry Baker advances to second on the play. Dan Kauffman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Boston Earl Connolly pitching. Bob Dillman walks. Frank Scalzi singles to right field. Bob Dillman is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Slicker Turner strikes out. Mitsuhito Kouchi grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Frank Scalzi is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Joe Stone singles to left field. Fred Lynn singles past the first baseman. Joe Stone advances to third on the hit. Carl Caldwell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al Palmer walks. Duke Sims pops out to the catcher. Bob Kelly is pinch hitting for Earl Connolly. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob Kelly pops out to the second baseman. Larry Baker flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Boston Steve Clark pitching. Masakazu Hirose flies out to the left fielder. Alex Bailey flies out to the right fielder. Phil Clemons flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Raul Morrill grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Stricklett flies out to the right fielder. Dan Kauffman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Diego Segui comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tod Bell flies out to the right fielder. Dennis Cihocki is pinch hitting for Bobby Richert. Dennis Cihocki lines out to the second baseman. Yasiel Perez is pinch hitting for Carl Caldwell. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Yasiel Perez doubles to left field. Frank Scalzi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 9 Boston total runners LOB: 8
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tom Cromer did not respond to coaching in control Will Pounds did not respond to coaching in arm Milt Keener did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Gregg did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Blas Jones improves in contact_vs_lefty Denny Hunter improves in arm Lisban Santoya improves in speed Bobby Cortazzo did not respond to coaching in velocity