Win: John Simpson (2-5) Loss: Yuniesky Cuesta (5-3)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Windy Easterly pitching. Jim Wagner singles to center field. Nolan Anderson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Wagner advances to second on the play. Gabe Shirley grounds out to the shortstop. Randy Lopez singles to center field. Jim Wagner scores. Randy Lopez is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Pop Conde pitching. Justin Reagan walks. Randy Houtz strikes out. Steve Munger grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Justin Reagan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Gio Witmeyer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Rondell Johnson strikes out. Lew Durbin reached on a fielding error by Cesar Watkins. Emil Hamrick pops out to the shortstop. Sam Hollingsworth singles to right field. Lew Durbin aggressively advances to third on the hit. Pop Conde singles to right field. Lew Durbin scores. Jim Wagner doubles to right field. Sam Hollingsworth scores. Nolan Anderson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Ray Dillard hits an infield single to the shortstop. Ray Dillard steals second. Jack Kingsale grounds out to the second baseman. Ray Dillard advances to third on the play. Ed Powell grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Dillard scores. Cesar Watkins walks. Jake Eaddy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Windy Easterly walks. Justin Reagan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Gabe Shirley grounds out to the third baseman. Randy Lopez grounds out to the shortstop. Rondell Johnson lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Yuniesky Cuesta comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Randy Houtz hits a home run. Steve Munger grounds out to the second baseman. Gio Witmeyer flies out to the right fielder. Ray Dillard singles to center field. Jack Kingsale singles to center field. Ed Powell lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Lew Durbin grounds out to the shortstop. Emil Hamrick strikes out. Sam Hollingsworth singles to right field. Yuniesky Cuesta walks. Jim Wagner grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Yuniesky Cuesta is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Cesar Watkins flies out to the center fielder. Windy Easterly grounds out to the third baseman. Justin Reagan grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Nolan Anderson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Gabe Shirley singles in front of the left fielder. Randy Lopez strikes out. Rondell Johnson doubles past the first baseman. Lew Durbin hits a home run. Gabe Shirley scores. Rondell Johnson scores. Tex Thomas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Emil Hamrick doubles to center field. Sam Hollingsworth strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Randy Houtz grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Munger strikes out. Gio Witmeyer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Yuniesky Cuesta strikes out. Jim Wagner singles to left field. Nolan Anderson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Ray Dillard flies out to the right fielder. Jack Kingsale reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jim Wagner. Ed Powell singles to right field. Jack Kingsale scores. Cesar Watkins singles to right field. Tex Thomas lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Ed Powell is thrown out at third. Cesar Watkins advances to second on the play. Cesar Watkins advances to second on the play. Justin Reagan singles past the second baseman. Cesar Watkins scores. Randy Houtz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Gabe Shirley walks. Randy Lopez flies out to the right fielder. Rondell Johnson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Steve Munger flies out to the right fielder. Gio Witmeyer grounds out to the second baseman. Ray Dillard singles to left field. Jack Kingsale grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Ray Dillard is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Lew Durbin grounds out to the second baseman. Emil Hamrick singles to right field. Dick Pickett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Relief Pitchers stats. Sam Hollingsworth walks. Yuniesky Cuesta pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Jim Wagner strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Ed Powell walks. Cesar Watkins hits a home run. Ed Powell scores. Chris Lerian is pinch hitting for Dick Pickett. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Chris Lerian strikes out. Justin Reagan strikes out. Randy Houtz singles to left field. Steve Munger flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland John Simpson pitching. Harvey Varga is pinch hitting for Nolan Anderson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Harvey Varga walks. Gabe Shirley grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Randy Lopez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Gio Witmeyer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ray Dillard flies out to the left fielder. Jack Kingsale hits a home run. Cleveland total runners left on base: 7 Detroit total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Jim Wagner (15), Rondell Johnson (15), Emil Hamrick (14).HR - Lew Durbin (16).GIDP - Nolan Anderson, Gabe Shirley, Rondell Johnson. Baserunning: CS - Randy Lopez (9). Fielding: E - Jim Wagner.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: George Waddell did not respond to coaching in control Mickey Smykal did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Eusebio Veryzer improves in contact_vs_lefty Jim Garagiola did not respond to coaching in control Scott Conigliaro did not respond to coaching in LF
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Leslie Gore did not respond to coaching in control Waddy Uknow did not respond to coaching in control John Blackburn did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Sachi Nimura improves in control L.M. Steen did not respond to coaching in 3B