Inning: 1 Detroit Riccardo Cooney pitching. George Mueller grounds out to the second baseman. George Appier grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Jackson hits a home run. Chris Trout flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Chris St.Claire pitching. Hal Nagel strikes out. Albert Weeden grounds out to the third baseman. Masa Tanaka grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Bobby Lyons grounds out to the third baseman. Wiley Edwards grounds out to the shortstop. Daryl Dragon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Joe Tate strikes out. Walt Hollmig flies out to the left fielder. Clem Swormstedt flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Dave Tendy walks. Chris St.Claire pops up a bunt to the pitcher. George Mueller strikes out. George Appier grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dave Tendy is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Luis Regan singles to center field. Fred DiPino grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Riccardo Cooney flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Ed Jackson strikes out. Chris Trout grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Lyons pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Hal Nagel hits a home run. Albert Weeden walks. Albert Weeden steals second. Masa Tanaka flies out to the center fielder. Joe Tate pops out to the third baseman. Walt Hollmig strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Wiley Edwards strikes out. Daryl Dragon strikes out. Dave Tendy singles to center field. Chris St.Claire strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Clem Swormstedt strikes out. Luis Regan doubles to center field. Fred DiPino grounds out to the third baseman. Riccardo Cooney singles past the third baseman. Luis Regan scores. Hal Nagel strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit George Mueller walks. George Appier strikes out. Ed Jackson strikes out. Chris Trout flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Albert Weeden grounds out to the second baseman. Masa Tanaka flies out to the center fielder. Joe Tate grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Felipe Patton enters the game as a defensive replacement for Albert Weeden at 1B. Lee Davis enters the game as a defensive replacement for Masa Tanaka at RF. Bobby Lyons strikes out. Wiley Edwards flies out to the right fielder. Daryl Dragon grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Walt Hollmig strikes out. John Cooney is pinch hitting for Clem Swormstedt. John Cooney flies out to the center fielder. Luis Regan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Lee Tapani enters the game as a defensive replacement for John Cooney at 3B. Harvey Keitel is pinch hitting for Dave Tendy. Harvey Keitel grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Glen Wohlers is pinch hitting for Chris St.Claire. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Glen Wohlers strikes out. George Mueller pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Jim Afenir pitching. Mike Hulen enters the game as a defensive replacement for Harvey Keitel at C. Fred DiPino strikes out. Riccardo Cooney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hal Nagel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit George Appier reached on a 2-base throwing error by Lee Tapani. George Goliat 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. Russ Baumgartner is pinch hitting for Ed Jackson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Russ Baumgartner singles to right field. The defense is playing the corners in. Chris Trout strikes out. The defense is playing the corners in. Bobby Lyons flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, George Appier scores. Wiley Edwards walks. Daryl Dragon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Felipe Patton strikes out. Lee Davis strikes out. Joe Tate hits an infield single to the third baseman. Walt Hollmig flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Detroit Mike Hulen singles to right field. Eric Ortegas is pinch hitting for Jim Afenir. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Eric Ortegas grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Hulen advances to second on the play. George Mueller singles to right field. Mike Hulen scores. George Appier grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Cleveland Slick Foster pitching. Lee Tapani singles to left field. Luis Regan flies out to the left fielder. Fred DiPino strikes out. Doug Meyer is pinch hitting for George Goliat. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Doug Meyer singles to center field. Lee Tapani advances to third on the hit. Hal Nagel reached on a 2-base fielding error by George Appier. Lee Tapani scores. Felipe Patton singles to center field. Doug Meyer scores. Detroit total runners left on base: 5 Cleveland total runners left on base: 3
Game Notes Jim Afenir is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Dave Greene improves in contact_vs_righty Anson Sadler improves in power_vs_righty George Small improves in contact_vs_righty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Ren Long did not respond to coaching in SS
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tomo Nagatomi did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Wes Hess did not respond to coaching in velocity Hank Shirley did not respond to coaching in control Andy Spencer improves in range Clarence McGuire did not respond to coaching in 1B