Win: Tom Knight (6-6) Loss: Tim W Dellaero (3-5)
Save: John Molyneaux (3)
Inning: 1 Detroit Bobby Michalak pitching. Dennis Yan strikes out. Chris White walks. Don Hedlund strikes out. Jason Lowrey singles to center field. Chris White advances to third on the hit. Frank Wynn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cleveland Chuck Biemiller pitching. Tomoaki Nakagawa strikes out. Jack Belk hits an infield single to the second baseman. Lee Mason doubles to center field. Jack Belk uses his aggressiveness and scores. Russ Davis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lee Mason advances to third on the play. Brian Hinrichs flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Dan Duryea triples. Billy Sullivan strikes out. Johnny Stairs grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Duryea scores. Chuck Biemiller strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Eddie Metheny triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Kaiser Myers hits a home run. Eddie Metheny scores. Drake McGwire pops out to the third baseman. Bobby Michalak grounds out to the third baseman. Tomoaki Nakagawa hits an infield single to the shortstop. Jack Belk hits a home run. Tomoaki Nakagawa scores. Roy Perkins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lee Mason singles to center field. Russ Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Dennis Yan walks. Chris White grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Dennis Yan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Don Hedlund strikes out. Jason Lowrey pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Brian Hinrichs strikes out. Eddie Metheny grounds out to the shortstop. Kaiser Myers strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Frank Wynn strikes out. Dan Duryea flies out to the right fielder. Billy Sullivan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Drake McGwire pops out to the third baseman. Bobby Michalak grounds out to the shortstop. Tomoaki Nakagawa grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Johnny Stairs grounds out to the third baseman. Roy Perkins grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dennis Yan singles to left field. Chris White strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Jack Belk walks. Lee Mason grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Russ Davis reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jason Lowrey. Brian Hinrichs strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Don Hedlund hits a home run. Ed Francona comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Jason Lowrey flies out to the left fielder. Frank Wynn walks. Dan Duryea pops out to the first baseman. Billy Sullivan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Eddie Metheny walks. Kaiser Myers strikes out. Eddie Metheny steals second. Drake McGwire lines out to the shortstop. Eddie Metheny is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Johnny Stairs grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny Shea is pinch hitting for Roy Perkins. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Johnny Shea grounds out to the third baseman. Dennis Yan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Tom Knight pitching. Steve Cotter is pinch hitting for Ed Francona. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Steve Cotter flies out to the center fielder. Tomoaki Nakagawa strikes out. Jack Belk singles to left field. Lee Mason grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jack Belk is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Carlos Johnston pitching. Chris White singles to right field. Don Hedlund walks. Jason Lowrey grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Chris White advances to third on the play. Don Hedlund advances to second on the play. Frank Wynn doubles to left field. Chris White scores. Don Hedlund scores. Tim W Dellaero comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Wynn steals third. Dan Duryea singles to left field. Frank Wynn scores. Billy Sullivan singles to left field. Johnny Stairs singles to center field. Dan Duryea scores. Billy Sullivan advances to third on the hit. Alan Donnels is pinch hitting for Tom Knight. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Alan Donnels grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Sullivan scores. Johnny Stairs advances to second on the play. Don Busch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dennis Yan grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland John Molyneaux pitching. Russ Davis grounds out to the second baseman. Brian Hinrichs flies out to the right fielder. Eddie Metheny grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Chris White walks. Don Hedlund strikes out. Jason Lowrey doubles to left field. Chris White uses his aggressiveness and scores. Frank Wynn grounds out to the pitcher. Dan Duryea doubles to right field. Jason Lowrey scores. Billy Sullivan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Kaiser Myers flies out to the right fielder. Drake McGwire flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Hillis is pinch hitting for Don Busch. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Charlie Hillis grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 7 Cleveland total runners LOB: 4
Batting:2B - Jason Lowrey (24), Frank Wynn (24), Dan Duryea (18).3B - Dan Duryea (5).HR - Don Hedlund (6). Baserunning: SB - Frank Wynn (15). Fielding: E - Jason Lowrey.
Batting:2B - Lee Mason (37).3B - Eddie Metheny (8).HR - Jack Belk (10), Kaiser Myers (21).GIDP - Lee Mason. Baserunning: SB - Eddie Metheny (27).CS - Eddie Metheny (18).
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: John Burkart did not respond to coaching in velocity Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Tom Ritter improves in contact_vs_lefty Tom Ritter improves in range John Shriver did not respond to coaching in 1B
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Earl McCabe improves in speed Gil Murff improves in range Al Phillips did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Howard Halas improves in contact_vs_lefty Doug Office did not respond to coaching in 1B