Win: Jimmie Harrington (1-0) Loss: Frank Taylor (1-1)
Inning: 1 Boston Bump McCarren pitching. Charlie Hanning strikes out. Jimmy Fuentes singles to left field. Rod Lemaster strikes out. Soichiro Hattori walks. Shinichiro Watanabe strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Detroit Neil Burkett pitching. Luke Cias grounds out to the shortstop. Larry Laskey singles to center field. Larry Laskey steals second. Brian Hermansen pops out to the first baseman. Les Daniels flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Butch Hoffman hits a home run. Al Bockman strikes out. Dizzy Baxter grounds out to the second baseman. Neil Burkett singles to right field. Charlie Hanning flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Matt Murtaugh flies out to the center fielder. Steve Speer grounds out to the third baseman. George Dalcanton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Jimmy Fuentes singles to left field. Rod Lemaster flies out to the center fielder. Soichiro Hattori flies out to the center fielder. Shinichiro Watanabe walks. Butch Hoffman grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Shinichiro Watanabe is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Bob Vaughn grounds out to the shortstop. Bump McCarren grounds out to the shortstop. Luke Cias strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Al Bockman singles to right field. Dizzy Baxter grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Al Bockman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Neil Burkett lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Charlie Hanning flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Larry Laskey grounds out to the third baseman. Brian Hermansen pops out to the second baseman. Les Daniels doubles to right field. Matt Murtaugh strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Jimmy Fuentes grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Rod Lemaster singles to center field. Soichiro Hattori flies out to the right fielder. Shinichiro Watanabe hits a home run. Rod Lemaster scores. Butch Hoffman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Steve Speer grounds out to the shortstop. George Dalcanton grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Vaughn pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Al Bockman walks. Dizzy Baxter strikes out. Neil Burkett lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Charlie Hanning grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Lou Archer is pinch hitting for Bump McCarren. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Lou Archer doubles to center field. Luke Cias singles to center field. Lou Archer scores. Luke Cias is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Larry Laskey strikes out. Brian Hermansen doubles to right field. Les Daniels flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston German Sanders pitching. Jimmy Fuentes grounds out to the second baseman. Rod Lemaster flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Soichiro Hattori grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Matt Murtaugh flies out to the center fielder. Steve Speer reached on a fielding error by Dizzy Baxter. Steve Speer steals second. Frank Taylor 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. George Dalcanton strikes out. Bob Vaughn singles to right field. Steve Speer scores. Ted Kerfeld is pinch hitting for German Sanders. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ted Kerfeld strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Jimmie Harrington pitching. Shinichiro Watanabe pops out to the catcher. Butch Hoffman flies out to the center fielder. Al Bockman singles to left field. Dizzy Baxter flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Luke Cias walks. Luke Cias steals second. Larry Laskey flies out to the right fielder. Brian Hermansen doubles to left field. Luke Cias scores. Cotton Griffin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Les Daniels walks. Matt Murtaugh singles to center field. Brian Hermansen scores. Les Daniels advances to third on the hit. Steve Speer grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Harry Lewis is pinch hitting for Cotton Griffin. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Harry Lewis grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Hanning strikes out. Jimmy Fuentes flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners left on base: 8 Detroit total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Brian Hermansen 2 (3), Les Daniels (2), Lou Archer (1).GIDP - Steve Speer. Baserunning: SB - Luke Cias (3), Larry Laskey (3), Steve Speer (5).CS - Luke Cias (4).
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Scipio Witek did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jim Nicholls did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bob Smith improves in power_vs_righty Marvin Veselic did not respond to coaching in velocity
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bobby Ballard improves in speed Domingo Boland improves in control Bobby Ballard improves in contact_vs_righty Bobby Ballard did not respond to coaching in speed Charlie Alvarez did not respond to coaching in SS