Win: Rod Smith (4-4) Loss: Tommy Schulmerich (2-13)
Save: Slick Foster (8)
Inning: 1 Detroit Tommy Schulmerich pitching. Ed Jackson strikes out. Kip Johnson strikes out. Chris Trout flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Boston Rod Smith pitching. Raul Funk grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bob Tettleton flies out to the center fielder. Bruce Moran singles to center field. Cesar Layton grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Bruce Moran is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Marcus Pinn flies out to the left fielder. Harry Elliott strikes out. Bill Wathan grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Tom Bradford strikes out. Ned Youngs singles to left field. Leroy Stivetts strikes out. Sammy Becker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Bill Higbee grounds out to the second baseman. Nobuhiro Koike flies out to the right fielder. Rod Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Tommy Schulmerich singles to right field. Raul Funk flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Bob Tettleton grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Ed Jackson flies out to the center fielder. Kip Johnson singles to right field. Chris Trout walks. Marcus Pinn singles to center field. Kip Johnson scores. Chris Trout advances to third on the hit. Harry Elliott walks. Bill Wathan grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston Bruce Moran pops out to the first baseman. Cesar Layton pops out to the catcher. Tom Bradford grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Bill Higbee grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Nobuhiro Koike walks. 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. Ed Jackson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Ned Youngs grounds out to the third baseman. Leroy Stivetts grounds out to the shortstop. Sammy Becker grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Kip Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Chris Trout singles to left field. Marcus Pinn hits a home run. Chris Trout scores. Harry Elliott singles to center field. Bill Wathan flies out to the left fielder. Harry Elliott steals second. Bill Higbee grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Tommy Schulmerich singles to center field. Raul Funk grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bob Tettleton singles past the shortstop. Bob Tettleton steals second. Bruce Moran strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Nobuhiro Koike doubles to left field. Rod Smith lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Glen Wohlers is pinch hitting for Ed Jackson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Glen Wohlers strikes out. Kip Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Cesar Layton singles to right field. Tom Bradford walks. George Narron comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Ned Youngs grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Cesar Layton advances to third on the play. Leroy Stivetts flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Eric Ortegas is pinch hitting for Chris Trout. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Eric Ortegas walks. 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. Eric Ortegas advances to second on the play. Harry Elliott grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Wathan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Walt Calvert enters the game as a defensive replacement for Kip Johnson at 3B. Fernando Torres enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bill Higbee at C. Bobby Lyons enters the game as a defensive replacement for Nobuhiro Koike at LF. Sammy Becker grounds out to the third baseman. Tommy Schulmerich strikes out. Raul Funk pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Fernando Torres grounds out to the catcher. Bobby Lyons grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Don Zimmerman is pinch hitting for George Narron. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Don Zimmerman walks. Glen Wohlers pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Slick Foster pitching. Bob Tettleton flies out to the left fielder. Bruce Moran grounds out to the second baseman. Cesar Layton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 7 Boston total runners LOB: 4
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jim Murfee improves in power_vs_righty Sam Kirk improves in range Bob Lowell improves in power_vs_lefty Joe Lavender improves in velocity Mike Dillman did not respond to coaching in 3B
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Pete Cosey improves in speed Joe Davis improves in speed Mike Payton improves in contact_vs_righty Joe Davis improves in power_vs_lefty