Win: Stephen Strasburg (15-2) Loss: Ray Bob Oldham (3-2)
Save: Denny McLain Jr. (29)
Inning: 1 Detroit Stephen Strasburg pitching. Jerry Golsteyn walks. Herman Weaver doubles to left field. Jerry Golsteyn uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ken Fantetti strikes out. Homer Elias flies out to the center fielder. Luther Blue singles to center field. Herman Weaver scores. Bubba Baker doubles to center field. Luther Blue uses his aggressiveness and scores. Doc Schmidt walks. Gustavo Flores singles to center field. Bubba Baker scores. Bash Brannigan grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Gustavo Flores is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cleveland Bash Brannigan pitching. Marty Cordova strikes out. Irv Krsnich strikes out. Rod Rucker walks. Phil Keefe singles to center field. Rod Rucker advances to third on the hit. Von Joshua grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Jerry Golsteyn walks. Herman Weaver flies out to the left fielder. Ken Fantetti grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Francisco Lindor strikes out. Butch Wynegar doubles to right field. Danny Tartabull strikes out. Stephen Strasburg grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Homer Elias singles to left field. Luther Blue pops out to the shortstop. Bubba Baker singles to left field. Homer Elias is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Doc Schmidt singles to right field. Gustavo Flores doubles past the right fielder. Bubba Baker scores. Doc Schmidt uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bash Brannigan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Marty Cordova singles to right field. Irv Krsnich strikes out. Rod Rucker pops out to the second baseman. Marty Cordova steals second. Phil Keefe flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Jerry Golsteyn pops out to the second baseman. Herman Weaver strikes out. Ken Fantetti grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Von Joshua strikes out. Francisco Lindor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Butch Wynegar strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Homer Elias walks. Luther Blue walks. Bubba Baker pops out to the second baseman. Doc Schmidt walks. Gustavo Flores strikes out. Bash Brannigan strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Cleveland Danny Tartabull strikes out. Stephen Strasburg hits an infield single to the pitcher. Marty Cordova strikes out. Irv Krsnich singles in front of the center fielder. Stephen Strasburg advances to third on the hit. Rod Rucker hits a home run. Stephen Strasburg scores. Irv Krsnich scores. Phil Keefe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Jerry Golsteyn reached on a 2-base throwing error by Danny Tartabull. Herman Weaver singles to right field. Jerry Golsteyn scores. Ken Fantetti strikes out. Homer Elias grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Von Joshua strikes out. Francisco Lindor flies out to the center fielder. Butch Wynegar singles to center field. Butch Wynegar steals second. Danny Tartabull grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Luther Blue singles to center field. Bubba Baker pops out to the shortstop. Doc Schmidt strikes out. Gustavo Flores grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Stephen Strasburg pops out to the third baseman. Marty Cordova grounds out to the shortstop. Irv Krsnich grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Keith Dorney is pinch hitting for Bash Brannigan. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Keith Dorney singles to left field. Keith Dorney steals second. Jerry Golsteyn grounds out to the second baseman. Keith Dorney advances to third on the play. Herman Weaver grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Keith Dorney scores. Ken Fantetti singles to center field. Homer Elias strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Horace King pitching. Rod Rucker singles to left field. Phil Keefe singles to right field. Rod Rucker advances to third on the hit. Von Joshua flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Rod Rucker scores. Francisco Lindor walks. Butch Wynegar strikes out. Jackson Holliday is pinch hitting for Danny Tartabull. Jackson Holliday hits a home run. Phil Keefe scores. Francisco Lindor scores. Ray Bob Oldham comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dixie Walker is pinch hitting for Stephen Strasburg. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Dixie Walker walks. Dixie Walker steals second. Marty Cordova singles to right field. Dixie Walker scores. Irv Krsnich walks. Rod Rucker singles to right field. Marty Cordova scores. Irv Krsnich advances to third on the hit. Eric Hipple comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Phil Keefe strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Denny McLain Jr. pitching. Luther Blue singles past the second baseman. Bubba Baker flies out to the right fielder. Doc Schmidt flies out to the left fielder. Luther Blue is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners left on base: 8 Cleveland total runners left on base: 7
Game Notes Ray Bob Oldham is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: George Mathewson did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Gabrielson did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Skladany improves in arm Ken Callicutt did not respond to coaching in speed Dave Pureifory did not respond to coaching in C
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ralph Garr did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tom Reinbach did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Schmidt did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tom Reinbach did not respond to coaching in control