Win: Doug Thompson (12-9) Loss: Eric Grace (12-8)
Save: Alex Nitcholas (31)
Inning: 1 Detroit Doug Thompson pitching. Sidney DeFate walks. Jay Smith flies out to the right fielder. Jake Taylor flies out to the left fielder. Sean Casey flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cleveland Eric Grace pitching. Roy Swacina strikes out. Ed Powell singles to center field. Steve Griffin singles to right field. Ed Powell advances to third on the hit. Jim Bullard grounds out to the pitcher. Steve Griffin advances to second on the play. Ed Prendergast walks. Al Yaryan singles to center field. Ed Powell scores. Steve Griffin scores. Ed Prendergast is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Duke Sims strikes out. Katsuo Machida flies out to the center fielder. Klondike Douglass strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Art Murray strikes out. John Wright grounds out to the second baseman. Doug Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Bob Bailor strikes out. Eric Grace flies out to the left fielder. Sidney DeFate flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Roy Swacina grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Powell strikes out. Steve Griffin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Jay Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jake Taylor strikes out. Sean Casey flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Jim Bullard hits a home run. Ed Prendergast grounds out to the second baseman. Al Yaryan grounds out to the second baseman. Art Murray strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Duke Sims grounds out to the shortstop. Katsuo Machida strikes out. Klondike Douglass grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland John Wright walks. Doug Thompson lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 1-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Roy Swacina pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Bob Bailor strikes out. Eric Grace singles to right field. Sidney DeFate walks. Jay Smith singles in front of the left fielder. Jake Taylor singles to right field. Eric Grace scores. Sean Casey flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Sidney DeFate scores. Duke Sims grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Ed Powell walks. Steve Griffin singles to left field. Jim Bullard flies out to the center fielder. Ed Prendergast grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Katsuo Machida singles to center field. Klondike Douglass strikes out. Katsuo Machida steals second. Bob Bailor strikes out. Desi Coco is pinch hitting for Eric Grace. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Desi Coco grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Dutch Ford pitching. Al Yaryan strikes out. Art Murray grounds out to the shortstop. John Wright walks. Doug Thompson singles to center field. Roy Swacina grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Sidney DeFate grounds out to the pitcher. Todd Helton is pinch hitting for Jay Smith. Todd Helton grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jake Taylor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Tetsuya Akagi enters the game as a defensive replacement for Todd Helton at RF. Ed Powell lines out to the third baseman. Steve Griffin strikes out. Jim Bullard walks. Ed Prendergast flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Alex Nitcholas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Sean Casey grounds out to the shortstop. Duke Sims flies out to the center fielder. Katsuo Machida grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners left on base: 4 Cleveland total runners left on base: 5
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Tike Weathers did not respond to coaching in endurance Bobby Altizer improves in range Eric Nagy did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Roy Baldwin did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Pedro Wheaton improves in velocity Ivan Jensen did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Art Anderson improves in speed Don Shea did not respond to coaching in control