Win: Merlin Koppe (13-10) Loss: Herb Torborg (2-6)
Inning: 1 Detroit Herb Torborg pitching. Jackson Leiper strikes out. Fred Mayer walks. Algie Claire grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Fred Mayer is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Wayne Lutz singles to right field. Algie Claire advances to third on the hit. Claude Welch grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cleveland Merlin Koppe pitching. Jim Morgan grounds out to the third baseman. Yamid Peraza flies out to the center fielder. Nolan Anderson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Hunter Bradley flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Young walks. Bob Fernandez grounds out to the pitcher. Charlie Young advances to second on the play. Merlin Koppe grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Mike Schaeffer pops out to the second baseman. Lew Durbin grounds out to the shortstop. Rodney Johnson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Jackson Leiper flies out to the center fielder. Fred Mayer flies out to the right fielder. Algie Claire grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Bob Fohl walks. Cy Nevers strikes out. Herb Torborg lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jim Morgan pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Wayne Lutz grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Claude Welch singles to center field. Claude Welch steals second. Hunter Bradley grounds out to the second baseman. Claude Welch advances to third on the play. Charlie Young strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Yamid Peraza flies out to the right fielder. Nolan Anderson strikes out. Mike Schaeffer singles to center field. Lew Durbin pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Bob Fernandez strikes out. Merlin Koppe strikes out. Jackson Leiper flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Rodney Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Bob Fohl walks. Bob Fohl steals second. Cy Nevers grounds out to the shortstop. Herb Torborg pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Fred Mayer singles to center field. Algie Claire grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Wayne Lutz hits a home run. Ralph Tate comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Claude Welch grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Jim Morgan strikes out. Yamid Peraza singles to center field. Nolan Anderson pops out to the second baseman. Mike Schaeffer walks. Lew Durbin grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Hunter Bradley singles to left field. Joe Patterson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Young grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Bob Fernandez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Rodney Johnson strikes out. Howie Crockett is pinch hitting for Bob Fohl. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Howie Crockett grounds out to the shortstop. Cy Nevers flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Merlin Koppe hits a home run. Jake Eaddy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jackson Leiper grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Mayer flies out to the left fielder. Algie Claire grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Jim Draper is pinch hitting for Jake Eaddy. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Draper pops out to the shortstop. Jim Morgan flies out to the center fielder. Yamid Peraza pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Fred Roque pitching. Wayne Lutz singles to left field. Yoshimasa Goto comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Claude Welch reached on a 2-base throwing error by Howie Crockett. Hunter Bradley walks. Ron Mantilla comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Young strikes out. Bob Fernandez hits a home run. Wayne Lutz scores. Claude Welch scores. Hunter Bradley scores. Merlin Koppe reached on a fielding error by Ron Mantilla. Jackson Leiper grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Merlin Koppe is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Cat Dancing is pinch hitting for Fred Mayer. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Cat Dancing singles to left field. Jackson Leiper advances to third on the hit. Algie Claire pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Nolan Anderson grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Mike Schaeffer flies out to the right fielder. Lew Durbin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 6 Cleveland total runners LOB: 5
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Tim Leovich did not respond to coaching in speed Norsk Stein improves in speed Alessandro Nave improves in velocity Norsk Stein improves in LF
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. John Hechinger improves in power_vs_righty Rikkert Griffith improves in range