Win: Dwayne Gaston (3-5) Loss: Luke Pitlock (0-10)
Inning: 1 Detroit Dwayne Gaston pitching. Emanuel Sampson flies out to the right fielder. Slats Meixell singles to center field. Rogelio Alonso singles to center field. Mario Arencibia strikes out. Bill Ruffin walks. Benny Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Cleveland Luke Pitlock pitching. Bill Walsh strikes out. Mike Scott singles to left field. Felix Manning flies out to the right fielder. J C Thome grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mike Scott is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Billy Marshall grounds out to the second baseman. John Hinchliffe singles to left field. Luke Pitlock lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, John Hinchliffe forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Emanuel Sampson singles to center field. Slats Meixell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Robbie Alomar walks. Manny Ramerez walks. Joey Danning grounds out to the third baseman. Robbie Alomar advances to third on the play. Manny Ramerez advances to second on the play. Matt Hovlik reached on a fielding error by Bill Ruffin. Robbie Alomar scores. Dwayne Gaston walks. Bill Walsh grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Rogelio Alonso grounds out to the shortstop. Mario Arencibia flies out to the center fielder. Bill Ruffin hits a home run. Benny Jones flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Mike Scott reached on a fielding error by Billy Marshall. Felix Manning pops out to the shortstop. J C Thome flies out to the left fielder. Robbie Alomar walks. Manny Ramerez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Billy Marshall doubles to center field. John Hinchliffe strikes out. Luke Pitlock grounds out to the third baseman. Emanuel Sampson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Joey Danning walks. Matt Hovlik singles to right field. Dwayne Gaston lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball and Joey Danning is thrown out at third. Matt Hovlik advances to second on the play. Matt Hovlik advances to second on the play. Bill Walsh doubles to left field. Matt Hovlik scores. Dwayne Gaston uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mike Scott singles to center field. Bill Walsh scores. Felix Manning grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Scott advances to second on the play. J C Thome singles to right field. Mike Scott scores. Edward Martin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Robbie Alomar strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Slats Meixell lines out to the shortstop. Rogelio Alonso reached on a fielding error by Dwayne Gaston. Mario Arencibia strikes out. Bill Ruffin grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Manny Ramerez flies out to the center fielder. Joey Danning grounds out to the shortstop. Matt Hovlik grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Benny Jones pops out to the third baseman. Billy Marshall flies out to the left fielder. John Hinchliffe singles past the third baseman. Edward Martin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Dwayne Gaston flies out to the center fielder. Bill Walsh grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Scott strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Emanuel Sampson grounds out to the third baseman. Slats Meixell pops out to the first baseman. Rogelio Alonso hits an infield single to the pitcher. Mario Arencibia flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Felix Manning strikes out. J C Thome pops out to the shortstop. Robbie Alomar strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Bill Ruffin grounds out to the third baseman. Benny Jones strikes out. Billy Marshall walks. John Hinchliffe pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Manny Ramerez walks. Joey Danning walks. Matt Hovlik singles past the second baseman. Manny Ramerez scores. Dwayne Gaston fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Dwayne Gaston walks. John Geiger comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Walsh grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joey Danning scores. Matt Hovlik advances to third on the play. Dwayne Gaston advances to second on the play. Mike Scott strikes out. Felix Manning flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Jim Springer is pinch hitting for John Geiger. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jim Springer singles to center field. Emanuel Sampson flies out to the left fielder. Slats Meixell walks. Rogelio Alonso lines out to the shortstop. Mario Arencibia flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners left on base: 12 Cleveland total runners left on base: 8
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ben Thurston improves in contact_vs_righty Joe Scotland improves in power_vs_lefty Jack Sadler did not respond to coaching in speed Whitey Johnson did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Buehrle did not respond to coaching in 3B
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Davy Robertson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Rickie Wood did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jackie Clark improves in contact_vs_righty Jimmy Roman did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Billy Simmons did not respond to coaching in 1B