Win: Denny McLain Jr. (3-1) Loss: Jim Cohen (1-4)
Save: Isidro Marquez (10)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Denny McLain Jr. pitching. Leo Neagle walks. Mike Jordan grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Mike Andre flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Jim Cohen pitching. Halo Rozema walks. Jigger Statz flies out to the left fielder. Halo Rozema steals second. Billy Queen strikes out. Prince Fielder walks. Magglio Ordonez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Wally Cook flies out to the left fielder. Josh Hamilton flies out to the right fielder. Bill Connolly lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Clarence Gaston grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Morales reached on a fielding error by Wally Cook. Klondike Douglass grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Morales advances to second on the play. Denny McLain Jr. singles to right field. Mike Morales scores. Halo Rozema singles to left field. Denny McLain Jr. advances to third on the hit. Jigger Statz singles past the second baseman. Denny McLain Jr. scores. Billy Queen strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Doc Stirnweiss singles to left field. Vince Shantz grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Jim Cohen grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Prince Fielder flies out to the center fielder. Magglio Ordonez flies out to the right fielder. Clarence Gaston grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Leo Neagle hits an infield single to the second baseman. Leo Neagle is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mike Jordan grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Andre pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Mike Morales strikes out. Klondike Douglass flies out to the right fielder. Denny McLain Jr. grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Wally Cook pops out to the second baseman. Josh Hamilton singles to left field. Bill Connolly singles to right field. Josh Hamilton advances to third on the hit. Doc Stirnweiss grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Connolly advances to second on the play. Vince Shantz singles to center field. Josh Hamilton scores. Jim Cohen strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Halo Rozema singles to left field. Jigger Statz walks. Billy Queen singles to right field. Halo Rozema scores. Jigger Statz advances to third on the hit. Prince Fielder singles to left field. Jigger Statz scores. Billy Queen advances to third on the hit. Magglio Ordonez singles to left field. Billy Queen scores. Clarence Gaston strikes out. Mike Morales pops out to the third baseman. Klondike Douglass pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Leo Neagle flies out to the center fielder. Mike Jordan walks. Mike Andre pops out to the second baseman. Wally Cook grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mike Jordan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Denny McLain Jr. flies out to the center fielder. Halo Rozema pops out to the third baseman. Jigger Statz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Josh Hamilton hits a home run. Bill Connolly flies out to the right fielder. Doc Stirnweiss flies out to the center fielder. Vince Shantz lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Billy Queen strikes out. Whitey Cleveland comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Prince Fielder flies out to the right fielder. Magglio Ordonez singles to center field. Clarence Gaston flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Chipper Jones enters the game as a defensive replacement for Prince Fielder at 1B. Vladimir Guerrrero enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mike Morales at 3B. Juan Fox is pinch hitting for Whitey Cleveland. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Juan Fox grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Leo Neagle bunts for a base hit. Mike Jordan singles to left field. Mike Andre grounds out to the second baseman. Leo Neagle advances to third on the play. Mike Jordan advances to second on the play. Wally Cook grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Jay Price pitching. Vladimir Guerrrero grounds out to the second baseman. Klondike Douglass strikes out. Roy Montero is pinch hitting for Denny McLain Jr.. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Roy Montero strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Isidro Marquez pitching. Josh Hamilton doubles to right field. Bill Connolly singles to center field. Josh Hamilton scores. Doc Stirnweiss grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Bill Connolly is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Vince Shantz flies out to the right fielder. Harry Hentgen is pinch hitting for Jay Price. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Harry Hentgen flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners left on base: 6 Detroit total runners left on base: 7
Game Notes Isidro Marquez is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: D Improvements: Jim Holt did not respond to coaching in arm Ed Brantley did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tom Andre did not respond to coaching in control Byron Deviney did not respond to coaching in control Slicker Hermansen did not respond to coaching in CF
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Chase Utley did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dal Maxvill did not respond to coaching in range Lynn Jones did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Luis Leal improves in control Hank Aaron did not respond to coaching in C