Win: Morrie Brown (2-0) Loss: Glen Dempster (0-3)
Save: August Derleth (1)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Ray Rolls pitching. Jim Curtis flies out to the center fielder. Joe Ernaga strikes out. Sadie LaGrow singles to left field. Steve Matuzak grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Sadie LaGrow is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Russ Heydeman pitching. Ed Russell singles to left field. Jim Moreno strikes out. Pedro Gerber singles to center field. Ed Russell advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Sherry Schulte strikes out. Sam Bottenfield strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Frank Finney strikes out. Jim LaChance pops out to the third baseman. Bill Kime strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Dutch Verbanic strikes out. Bill McHale strikes out. George Connolly singles to right field. Ray Rolls grounds into a force play to the shortstop. George Connolly is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Bob Mertz grounds out to the second baseman. Russ Heydeman flies out to the right fielder. Jim Curtis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Ed Russell strikes out. Jim Moreno doubles to right field. Pedro Gerber flies out to the left fielder. Sherry Schulte walks. Sam Bottenfield grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Joe Ernaga strikes out. Sadie LaGrow grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Matuzak pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Dutch Verbanic grounds out to the third baseman. Bill McHale grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! George Connolly hits an infield single to the pitcher. Ray Rolls strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Frank Finney doubles to left field. Jim LaChance grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Kime flies out to the center fielder. Bob Mertz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Ed Russell strikes out. Jim Moreno grounds out to the third baseman. Pedro Gerber singles to left field. Sherry Schulte grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Pedro Gerber is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Doc Hood is pinch hitting for Russ Heydeman. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Doc Hood grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Jim Curtis grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Ernaga reached on a fielding error by Bill McHale. Joe Ernaga is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Morrie Brown pitching. Sam Bottenfield strikes out. Dutch Verbanic flies out to the center fielder. Bill McHale flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Sadie LaGrow singles to center field. Steve Matuzak grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Sadie LaGrow is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Frank Finney flies out to the center fielder. Art Ramos is pinch hitting for Jim LaChance. Steve Matuzak is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Harry Scheer enters the game as a defensive replacement for Art Ramos at C. George Connolly grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Acosta is pinch hitting for Ray Rolls. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Harry Acosta grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Russell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Glen Dempster pitching. Harry Scheer singles to right field. Bill Kime pops out to the first baseman. Bob Mertz doubles to right field. Harry Scheer uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tom Klee is pinch hitting for Morrie Brown. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Tom Klee grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bob Mertz advances to third on the play. Jim Curtis walks. Joe Ernaga strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit August Derleth pitching. Jim Moreno flies out to the right fielder. Pedro Gerber flies out to the left fielder. Sherry Schulte singles to left field. Sam Bottenfield flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Sadie LaGrow triples. Steve Matuzak grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sadie LaGrow scores. Frank Finney grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Scheer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Dutch Verbanic grounds out to the shortstop. Bill McHale flies out to the right fielder. George Connolly grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners LOB: 4 Detroit total runners LOB: 8
Game Notes Russ Heydeman is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dave McCarthy did not respond to coaching in velocity Julio Hendricks did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave McCarthy did not respond to coaching in control Greg Kirke did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Phil Wert improves in speed Bobby Froats improves in contact_vs_righty Mike Bosetti improves in speed Bill Robertson improves in arm