Win: Josh Beckett (1-0) Loss: Horace King (0-1)
Save: Denny McLain Jr. (2)
Inning: 1 Detroit Josh Beckett pitching. Jerry Golsteyn strikes out. Ken Fantetti hits a home run. Luther Blue grounds out to the third baseman. Homer Elias pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland George Mathewson pitching. Marty Cordova doubles to left field. Rod Rucker singles to center field. Marty Cordova scores. Irv Krsnich strikes out. Phil Keefe doubles to left field. Rod Rucker uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jimmie Foxx Jr. singles to right field. Phil Keefe is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Von Joshua flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Bubba Baker singles to center field. Bubba Baker steals second. Herman Weaver singles to center field. Bubba Baker scores. Herman Weaver steals second. Keith Dorney doubles past the first baseman. Herman Weaver scores. Gustavo Flores flies out to the center fielder. George Mathewson grounds out to the second baseman. Keith Dorney advances to third on the play. Jerry Golsteyn singles to center field. Keith Dorney scores. Jerry Golsteyn steals second. Ken Fantetti grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Wonderful Monds singles to left field. Butch Wynegar grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Josh Beckett walks. Marty Cordova grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Josh Beckett is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Luther Blue grounds out to the second baseman. Homer Elias strikes out. Bubba Baker singles to center field. Herman Weaver grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Rod Rucker singles to center field. Rod Rucker is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Irv Krsnich singles to center field. Phil Keefe flies out to the left fielder. Jimmie Foxx Jr. doubles to left field. Irv Krsnich uses his aggressiveness and scores. Von Joshua doubles to left field. Jimmie Foxx Jr. scores. Ray Bob Oldham comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Wonderful Monds pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Keith Dorney grounds out to the second baseman. Gustavo Flores singles to right field. Gustavo Flores steals second. Ray Bob Oldham pops out to the third baseman. Jerry Golsteyn pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Butch Wynegar singles to left field. Josh Beckett lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Marty Cordova grounds out to the third baseman. Rod Rucker walks. Irv Krsnich flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Ken Fantetti pops out to the catcher. Luther Blue hits a home run. Homer Elias strikes out. Bubba Baker grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Phil Keefe grounds out to the second baseman. Jimmie Foxx Jr. grounds out to the third baseman. Von Joshua strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Herman Weaver lines out to the pitcher. Keith Dorney grounds out to the second baseman. Gustavo Flores singles to right field. Ray Bob Oldham walks. Jerry Golsteyn strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Wonderful Monds strikes out. Horace King comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Butch Wynegar flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Josh Beckett walks. Marty Cordova singles to left field. Josh Beckett advances to third on the hit. Rod Rucker walks. Irv Krsnich strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Detroit Ken Fantetti pops out to the shortstop. Luther Blue grounds out to the shortstop. Homer Elias walks. Bubba Baker grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Homer Elias is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Phil Keefe grounds out to the third baseman. Jimmie Foxx Jr. singles to center field. Von Joshua walks. Wonderful Monds walks. Dexter Bussey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Butch Wynegar lines out to the third baseman. Dixie Walker is pinch hitting for Josh Beckett. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Dixie Walker walks. Jimmie Foxx Jr. scores. Marty Cordova walks. Von Joshua scores. Rod Rucker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Detroit Denny McLain Jr. pitching. Herman Weaver grounds out to the second baseman. Keith Dorney grounds out to the second baseman. Gustavo Flores grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Irv Krsnich pops out to the second baseman. Phil Keefe flies out to the left fielder. Jimmie Foxx Jr. strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Karl Chandler is pinch hitting for Dexter Bussey. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Karl Chandler strikes out. Jerry Golsteyn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ken Fantetti doubles to center field. Luther Blue grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners left on base: 7 Cleveland total runners left on base: 11
Batting:2B - Ken Fantetti (4), Keith Dorney (1).HR - Ken Fantetti (1), Luther Blue (1). Baserunning: SB - Jerry Golsteyn (1), Bubba Baker (1), Herman Weaver (1), Gustavo Flores (2).
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Glenn Stricklett improves in contact_vs_righty Rob Rubick did not respond to coaching in velocity Rob Rubick did not respond to coaching in velocity Guy Fawkes improves in power_vs_righty Chuck Long did not respond to coaching in C
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Larry Gura did not respond to coaching in endurance Sandy Alcantara did not respond to coaching in endurance Roy Halladay did not respond to coaching in velocity Larry Gura did not respond to coaching in endurance Danny Tartabull improves in SS