Win: John Maksudian (3-2) Loss: Leon Ortiz (7-10)
Save: Charlie Hopkins (33)
Inning: 1 Detroit Ray Oliver pitching. Mike Brown singles to center field. Bobby Ribant walks. Brian Davis strikes out. Ken Veryzer walks. Paddy Slaughter singles to left field. Mike Brown scores. Bobby Ribant scores. Ken Veryzer advances to third on the hit. Mark Urrea strikes out. Gus Chamberlain grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cleveland Leon Ortiz pitching. Elmer Mooneyham strikes out. Tim Dixon strikes out. Jeff Banks hits a home run. Jim Haberer singles to center field. Red Schlafly strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Oreste Smith singles to left field. Leon Ortiz lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Brown walks. Bobby Ribant grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Mike Brown is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Brian Davis pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Lew McMackin triples. Glenn James singles to center field. Lew McMackin scores. John Blackwell strikes out. Ray Oliver fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ray Oliver flies out to the right fielder. Elmer Mooneyham doubles past the left fielder. Glenn James uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tim Dixon flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Ken Veryzer singles to right field. Paddy Slaughter flies out to the right fielder. Mark Urrea grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Jeff Banks grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Haberer walks. Red Schlafly flies out to the center fielder. Lew McMackin grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Jim Haberer is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Gus Chamberlain singles to center field. Oreste Smith grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Gus Chamberlain is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Leon Ortiz lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 2-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Glenn James singles to right field. John Blackwell strikes out. Ray Oliver lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Glenn James forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Elmer Mooneyham flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Mike Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Ribant walks. John Maksudian comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Brian Davis flies out to the center fielder. Ken Veryzer walks. Paddy Slaughter walks. Mark Urrea grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Cleveland Tim Dixon singles to left field. Tim Dixon steals second. Jeff Banks flies out to the center fielder. Jim Haberer grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Dixon advances to third on the play. Red Schlafly walks. Lew McMackin reached on a 2-base fielding error by Paddy Slaughter. Tim Dixon scores. Glenn James flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Gus Chamberlain grounds out to the shortstop. Oreste Smith flies out to the center fielder. Leon Ortiz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland John Blackwell hits a home run. Rivington Hetling comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lucky Feinberg is pinch hitting for John Maksudian. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Lucky Feinberg strikes out. Elmer Mooneyham strikes out. Tim Dixon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Joe Lane pitching. Mike Brown pops out to the shortstop. Bobby Ribant flies out to the center fielder. Brian Davis lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Jeff Banks singles to center field. Jim Haberer grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jeff Banks is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Red Schlafly strikes out. Lew McMackin grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jim Haberer is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Ken Veryzer flies out to the center fielder. Paddy Slaughter grounds out to the shortstop. Mark Urrea grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Glenn James grounds out to the shortstop. John Blackwell strikes out. Jim Jackson is pinch hitting for Joe Lane. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Jim Jackson walks. Elmer Mooneyham strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Charlie Hopkins pitching. Gus Chamberlain strikes out. Oreste Smith doubles to right field. Fumio Kamai is pinch hitting for Rivington Hetling. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Fumio Kamai grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Oreste Smith advances to third on the play. Mike Brown flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners left on base: 8 Cleveland total runners left on base: 8
Game Notes Red Schlafly is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ron Davis did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ron Davis did not respond to coaching in range Alejandro Burnett did not respond to coaching in control John Mattis improves in arm Mark Fox did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Walter Haney did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Orval Martin improves in arm Rufus Potts improves in range Tony Carmel improves in power_vs_lefty Rufus Potts improves in arm Orval Martin did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jamie Bell improves in arm Willie Nolan did not respond to coaching in 1B