Win: Jeff Fitzgerald (3-4) Loss: Dick Loaiza (4-4)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Dick Loaiza pitching. Roy Swacina hits a home run. Ed Powell walks. Steve Griffin singles to left field. Ed Powell advances to third on the hit. Jim Bullard grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Griffin advances to second on the play. Ed Prendergast grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Ed Powell scores. Steve Griffin advances to third on the play. Al Yaryan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Jeff Fitzgerald pitching. Sidney DeFate flies out to the left fielder. Tetsuya Akagi singles to left field. Todd Helton singles to left field. Sean Casey walks. Duke Sims lines out to the shortstop. Chuck Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Cleveland John Wright grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Eichelberger flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Fitzgerald strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Klondike Douglass grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Bailor strikes out. Dick Loaiza strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Roy Swacina grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Powell singles to right field. Steve Griffin singles to left field. Ed Powell advances to third on the hit. Jim Bullard singles to center field. Ed Powell scores. Steve Griffin advances to third on the hit. Ed Prendergast flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Steve Griffin scores. Al Yaryan singles to left field. John Wright pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Sidney DeFate singles to center field. Tetsuya Akagi singles to left field. Todd Helton flies out to the left fielder. Sean Casey pops out to the first baseman. Duke Sims pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Jim Eichelberger strikes out. Jeff Fitzgerald grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Swacina flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Chuck Jones hits a home run. Klondike Douglass doubles to center field. Bob Bailor pops out to the shortstop. Dick Loaiza singles to left field. Sidney DeFate pops out to the third baseman. Tetsuya Akagi grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cleveland Ed Powell strikes out. Steve Griffin singles past the second baseman. Jim Bullard grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Steve Griffin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ed Prendergast grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Todd Helton walks. Sean Casey flies out to the right fielder. Passed ball. Todd Helton advances to second. Duke Sims doubles to left field. Todd Helton scores. Chuck Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Duke Sims advances to third on the play. Klondike Douglass strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Al Yaryan grounds out to the third baseman. John Wright flies out to the left fielder. John Holbert comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Jim Eichelberger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Bob Bailor singles to center field. Bob Bailor steals second. John Holbert lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Bob Bailor is thrown out at third. Sidney DeFate flies out to the left fielder. Tetsuya Akagi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Jeff Fitzgerald strikes out. Roy Swacina flies out to the right fielder. Ed Powell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Todd Helton strikes out. Sean Casey grounds out to the third baseman. Duke Sims grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Steve Griffin strikes out. Jim Bullard singles to center field. Jim Bullard steals second. Ed Prendergast grounds out to the shortstop. Al Yaryan doubles to left field. Jim Bullard scores. Jimmy Callahan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Wright is hit by a pitch. Jim Eichelberger singles to center field. Al Yaryan scores. John Wright advances to third on the hit. Reggie Givens is pinch hitting for Jeff Fitzgerald. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Reggie Givens walks. Roy Swacina strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Detroit B.J. Streuli pitching. Chuck Jones singles to left field. Klondike Douglass pops out to the second baseman. Chuck Jones steals second. Bob Bailor flies out to the left fielder. Desi Coco is pinch hitting for Jimmy Callahan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Desi Coco grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Don Drysdale pitching. Ed Powell singles to center field. Ed Powell steals second. Steve Griffin hits a home run. Ed Powell scores. Luis Kent comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Bullard grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Prendergast flies out to the left fielder. Al Yaryan walks. John Wright flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Sidney DeFate singles to center field. Tetsuya Akagi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sidney DeFate advances to second on the play. Todd Helton walks. Sean Casey strikes out. Duke Sims grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Cleveland total runners LOB: 8 Detroit total runners LOB: 12
Batting:2B - Al Yaryan (10).HR - Roy Swacina (13), Steve Griffin (10).SF - Ed Prendergast.HBP - John Wright (2). Baserunning: SB - Ed Powell (8), Jim Bullard (9). Fielding: PB - John Wright.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Cliff Wells improves in velocity Kid Bahnsen improves in range Tookie Valle did not respond to coaching in velocity Kerry McRae improves in power_vs_righty
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Pedro Garcia did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Joe Coleman improves in velocity Rick McIntosh did not respond to coaching in velocity Ellis Valentine improves in arm