Win: Mike Liddle (11-2) Loss: Kazunori Inagawa (0-6)
Inning: 1 Detroit Yonel Pestano pitching. Brian Sleater grounds out to the pitcher. Calvin Mizell grounds out to the third baseman. Carlos Grilli strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Clay Diehl pitching. Buck Damon grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Brown doubles to left field. Jim Harrell grounds out to the third baseman. Don Bell singles to center field. Jim Brown scores. Gene Lynch strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit B.J. Neibauer hits a home run. Harry Nelson grounds out to the shortstop. Alan Johnson doubles past the right fielder. Willie Dingman pops out to the catcher. Frank Frazetta pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Bill Ilsley grounds out to the second baseman. Randall Bieser grounds out to the second baseman. Gene Pignatano grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Clay Diehl grounds out to the second baseman. Brian Sleater strikes out. Calvin Mizell singles to center field. Carlos Grilli flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Yonel Pestano strikes out. Buck Damon walks. Jim Brown singles to right field. Buck Damon advances to third on the hit. Jim Harrell strikes out. Don Bell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit B.J. Neibauer singles to left field. B.J. Neibauer steals second. Harry Nelson walks. Alan Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Willie Dingman singles to left field. B.J. Neibauer scores. Harry Nelson advances to third on the hit. Frank Frazetta singles in front of the center fielder. Harry Nelson scores. Willie Dingman advances to third on the hit. Clay Diehl grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Willie Dingman scores. Frank Frazetta advances to second on the play. Brian Sleater singles to center field. Frank Frazetta scores. Calvin Mizell grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Brian Sleater is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Gene Lynch singles to left field. Gene Lynch steals second. Bill Ilsley strikes out. Randall Bieser singles to right field. Gene Lynch is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Gene Pignatano flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Zoilo Rebel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Carlos Grilli singles to center field. B.J. Neibauer singles to center field. Harry Nelson grounds out to the pitcher. Carlos Grilli advances to third on the play. B.J. Neibauer advances to second on the play. Alan Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Carlos Grilli scores. B.J. Neibauer advances to third on the play. Willie Dingman pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Jim Campbell is pinch hitting for Zoilo Rebel. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Jim Campbell strikes out. Buck Damon singles to center field. Jim Brown walks. Jim Harrell strikes out. Don Bell singles to left field. Buck Damon scores. Jim Brown advances to third on the hit. Gene Lynch singles to center field. Jim Brown scores. Dick Larkin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Ilsley hits a home run. Don Bell scores. Gene Lynch scores. Kazunori Inagawa comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Randall Bieser grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Mike Liddle pitching. Frank Frazetta strikes out. Kazunori Inagawa strikes out. Brian Sleater grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Gene Pignatano walks. Mike Liddle lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Buck Damon reached on a fielding error by Calvin Mizell. Buck Damon steals second. Jim Brown singles to center field. Gene Pignatano scores. Buck Damon scores. Magdiel Garlobo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Harrell hits a home run. Jim Brown scores. Troy Ellis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Don Bell pops out to the second baseman. Gene Lynch doubles to center field. Bill Ilsley triples. Gene Lynch scores. Randall Bieser walks. Gene Pignatano strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Calvin Mizell walks. Calvin Mizell is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Carlos Grilli lines out to the shortstop. B.J. Neibauer pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Johnny Guevara is pinch hitting for Mike Liddle. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Johnny Guevara hits a home run. Buck Damon flies out to the center fielder. Jim Brown walks. Jim Brown steals second. Jim Brown is out trying to steal third. Jim Harrell singles to left field. Don Bell hits a home run. Jim Harrell scores. Gene Lynch pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Rico Osinski pitching. Harry Nelson hits a home run. Alan Johnson strikes out. Willie Dingman flies out to the left fielder. Frank Frazetta pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Bill Ilsley grounds out to the shortstop. Randall Bieser flies out to the right fielder. Gene Pignatano hits a home run. Craig Willis is pinch hitting for Rico Osinski. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Craig Willis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Joe Gill pitching. Karim Gilbert is pinch hitting for Troy Ellis. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Karim Gilbert bunts for a base hit. Dan Handiboe is pinch hitting for Brian Sleater. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dan Handiboe pops out to the third baseman. Calvin Mizell strikes out. Carlos Grilli singles to center field. B.J. Neibauer strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners left on base: 6 Cleveland total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Jim Brown (14), Gene Lynch (7).3B - Bill Ilsley (3).HR - Jim Harrell (22), Don Bell (19), Bill Ilsley (20), Gene Pignatano (5), Johnny Guevara (14). Baserunning: SB - Buck Damon (10), Jim Brown (13), Gene Lynch (12).CS - Jim Brown (6).
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Kent Remy improves in contact_vs_lefty Dick Delaney did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Sandy Earley did not respond to coaching in velocity Sandy Earley did not respond to coaching in control Fred Suggs did not respond to coaching in range John Cobb did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Cedeno did not respond to coaching in SS
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Al Twombly did not respond to coaching in arm Phil Thomas did not respond to coaching in control Gene McHale did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Crone improves in velocity Joe Lerch improves in contact_vs_lefty Roy Langford improves in range Fritz Martin did not respond to coaching in 2B