Win: Donnie Philley (10-9) Loss: Bob Nippert (8-8)
Save: Steve Felix (3)
Inning: 1 Detroit Bob Nippert pitching. Jackie Derry grounds out to the shortstop. Mark Pole grounds out to the shortstop. Jimmy Jensen triples. Charlie Thompson singles to right field. Jimmy Jensen scores. Bob Bean walks. Don Lewis strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cleveland Donnie Philley pitching. Samuel Sosa grounds out to the shortstop. Sonny Day grounds out to the third baseman. Mickey Leitner flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Don Lawrence walks. Eddie Millwood strikes out. Donnie Philley fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Donnie Philley grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Fred Howell strikes out. Yoshihiro Hirashita grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Kirby flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Jackie Derry grounds out to the shortstop. Mark Pole strikes out. Jimmy Jensen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Hal Nunamaker flies out to the right fielder. Vaughn Stillman strikes out. Bob Nippert grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Charlie Thompson pops out to the second baseman. Bob Bean grounds out to the third baseman. Don Lewis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Samuel Sosa hits a home run. Sonny Day grounds out to the shortstop. Mickey Leitner flies out to the right fielder. Fred Howell lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Don Lawrence strikes out. Eddie Millwood singles to center field. Donnie Philley lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jackie Derry grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Yoshihiro Hirashita flies out to the left fielder. Joe Kirby grounds out to the shortstop. Hal Nunamaker grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Mark Pole triples. Jimmy Jensen singles to left field. Mark Pole scores. Charlie Thompson flies out to the right fielder. Bob Bean grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jimmy Jensen is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bob Bean steals second. Don Lewis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Vaughn Stillman grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Nippert singles to left field. Samuel Sosa walks. Sonny Day grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Samuel Sosa is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Mickey Leitner grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Artie Baldwin is pinch hitting for Don Lawrence. Artie Baldwin doubles to center field. Eddie Millwood flies out to the right fielder. Donnie Philley pops out to the catcher. Jackie Derry grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Jose Mantilla enters the game as a defensive replacement for Artie Baldwin at C. Fred Howell grounds out to the shortstop. Yoshihiro Hirashita walks. Yoshihiro Hirashita steals second. Joe Kirby strikes out. Karl Candelaria is pinch hitting for Hal Nunamaker. Karl Candelaria grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Stan Dupp enters the game as a defensive replacement for Karl Candelaria at RF. Mark Pole singles to center field. Jimmy Jensen singles to right field. Charlie Thompson grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Mark Pole is out at third base. Bob Bean singles to left field. Jimmy Jensen scores. Charlie Thompson advances to third on the hit. Don Lewis singles to left field. Charlie Thompson scores. Jose Mantilla grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Bean advances to third on the play. Don Lewis advances to second on the play. Eddie Millwood flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Vaughn Stillman singles to right field. Forrest Pittinger is pinch hitting for Bob Nippert. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Forrest Pittinger singles to center field. Samuel Sosa strikes out. George Frazier comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Sonny Day flies out to the center fielder. Mickey Leitner singles past the third baseman. Vaughn Stillman scores. Fred Howell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Mort Booth pitching. Malachi Thomas is pinch hitting for George Frazier. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Malachi Thomas strikes out. Jackie Derry singles to left field. Mark Pole flies out to the left fielder. Jimmy Jensen walks. Charlie Thompson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Steve Felix pitching. Yoshihiro Hirashita hits an infield single to the shortstop. Joe Kirby strikes out. Stan Dupp grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 9 Cleveland total runners LOB: 5
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Alexander did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ron Hendricks did not respond to coaching in control Dave Jonnard improves in arm Charlie Elvira did not respond to coaching in range Charlie Elvira did not respond to coaching in 2B
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Marty Moody improves in range Johnny Mason improves in range Jim Hughes improves in range Jim Hughes did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty