Pedro Martínez made his 1st start for the Boston Splinters after 5 2/3 innings of scoreless 1-hit relief work. Martínez struck out 11 in 7 innings, but Dick Allen and Adrián Beltré hit solo homers, and 2 more runs scored thanks to a Charlie Blackwell triple as Pedro was outdueled by Detroit Rockets starter Roger Clemens. For the 2nd straight game, the Splinters hitters were silent. Clemens allowed just one earned run on 5 hits in 7 innings. Clemens improved to 3-1, while Martínez picked up his 1st loss. Dick Allen hit 2 homers to tie Ted Williams for the league lead. Detroit improved to 8-7, while Boston fell to 10-5.