Win: Terry Cummings (1-0) Loss: Mototoshi Nishimura (0-2)
Inning: 1 Detroit Terry Cummings pitching. Wally Larkin flies out to the left fielder. Eddie Decker strikes out. Al Cueto walks. Clay Baker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Boston Mototoshi Nishimura pitching. Bill Hilton flies out to the center fielder. Ben Richie flies out to the right fielder. George Schattinger flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Bernie Uglesich flies out to the right fielder. Takashi Ohtsuka pops out to the third baseman. Manuel Garcia-Castellon singles to center field. Manuel Garcia-Castellon is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Bobby Miller grounds out to the third baseman. Ezra Collum walks. Andy Thomas grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ezra Collum is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Junie Henry grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Mark Stein strikes out. Mototoshi Nishimura singles to right field. Wally Larkin hits a home run. Mototoshi Nishimura scores. Eddie Decker strikes out. Al Cueto strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Russ Wright doubles past the first baseman. Terry Cummings lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bill Hilton hits a home run. Russ Wright scores. Ben Richie flies out to the right fielder. George Schattinger doubles to right field. Bobby Miller singles past the shortstop. George Schattinger scores. Ezra Collum walks. Andy Thomas pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Clay Baker grounds out to the shortstop. Bernie Uglesich lines out to the shortstop. Takashi Ohtsuka strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Junie Henry walks. Russ Wright walks. Terry Cummings lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bill Hilton hits an infield single to the second baseman. Junie Henry scores. Walter Garrett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Hilton steals second. Ben Richie doubles to left field. Russ Wright scores. Bill Hilton scores. George Schattinger flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Miller flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Manuel Garcia-Castellon grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Mark Stein singles to center field. Mark Stein is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Walter Garrett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Ezra Collum grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Andy Thomas flies out to the right fielder. Junie Henry walks. Russ Wright grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Junie Henry is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Wally Larkin reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bobby Miller. Eddie Decker grounds out to the shortstop. Al Cueto strikes out. Wally Larkin steals third. Clay Baker grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Chuck Stephens is pinch hitting for Terry Cummings. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Chuck Stephens singles to left field. Ed Hajek comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Bill Hilton hits a home run. Chuck Stephens scores. Bud Wilson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ben Richie strikes out. George Schattinger singles past the shortstop. Bobby Miller grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Keith Flood pitching. Bernie Uglesich grounds out to the third baseman. Takashi Ohtsuka grounds out to the second baseman. Manuel Garcia-Castellon singles to center field. Mark Stein walks. Jim Warner is pinch hitting for Bud Wilson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Warner pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Boston Fuzz James pitching. Ezra Collum pops out to the third baseman. Andy Thomas strikes out. Junie Henry doubles to center field. Russ Wright singles to left field. Junie Henry scores. Hensley Tising comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Henry Brown is pinch hitting for Keith Flood. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Henry Brown triples. Russ Wright scores. Bill Hilton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Masaru Wakabayashi pitching. Wally Larkin singles to left field. Eddie Decker pops out to the second baseman. Wally Larkin steals second. Al Cueto strikes out. Clay Baker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Ben Richie walks. George Schattinger grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ben Richie is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bobby Miller singles to right field. George Schattinger advances to third on the hit. Ezra Collum singles to center field. George Schattinger scores. Bobby Miller advances to third on the hit. Andy Thomas flies out to the left fielder. Bob Galvin is pinch hitting for Junie Henry. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bob Galvin singles to center field. Bobby Miller scores. Russ Wright doubles to left field. Ezra Collum scores. Masaru Wakabayashi grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Bernie Uglesich pops out to the third baseman. Takashi Ohtsuka walks. Takashi Ohtsuka is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Manuel Garcia-Castellon singles to left field. Bartolo Torres is pinch hitting for Mark Stein. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Manuel Garcia-Castellon steals second. Bartolo Torres grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners left on base: 6 Boston total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Ben Richie (2), George Schattinger (1), Junie Henry (1), Russ Wright 2 (2).3B - Henry Brown (1).HR - Bill Hilton 2 (2).GIDP - Bobby Miller. Baserunning: SB - Bill Hilton (2). Fielding: E - Bobby Miller.
Game Notes Henry Brown is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: A Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Tom Clark did not respond to coaching in control Arnie Clark did not respond to coaching in speed Tom McMillan improves in range Dan Garcia did not respond to coaching in arm
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Walt Leopold did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Crazy Turang did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Walt Leopold did not respond to coaching in arm Dummy Kern did not respond to coaching in range Mike Sales did not respond to coaching in C