Win: Lute Roberts (18-9) Loss: Hunter Meeks (10-15)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Lute Roberts pitching. Lee Mason strikes out. Edifus Fitzgerald strikes out. Roy Handley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Hunter Meeks pitching. Jerry Joyce pops out to the catcher. Chris White strikes out. Glenn McAuley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Gil Murff grounds out to the pitcher. Kaiser Myers strikes out. Russ Davis singles to left field. Joe Noonan grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Russ Davis is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Jax Popplewell pops out to the second baseman. Ted Deal singles past the third baseman. Ensign Cardenal pops out to the first baseman. Dan Rice walks. Steve Maloney flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Brian Hinrichs singles to center field. Hunter Meeks fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Hunter Meeks strikes out. Brian Hinrichs gets picked off first. Lee Mason grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Lute Roberts strikes out. Jerry Joyce singles to left field. Chris White doubles to left field. Jerry Joyce uses his aggressiveness and scores. Glenn McAuley singles to center field. Chris White scores. Jax Popplewell walks. Ted Deal grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jax Popplewell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ensign Cardenal pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Edifus Fitzgerald grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Roy Handley grounds out to the second baseman. Gil Murff strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Dan Rice singles to center field. Steve Maloney pops out to the second baseman. Lute Roberts lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jerry Joyce flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Kaiser Myers doubles to center field. Russ Davis strikes out. Joe Noonan grounds out to the second baseman. Kaiser Myers advances to third on the play. Brian Hinrichs strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Chris White flies out to the left fielder. Glenn McAuley walks. Jax Popplewell flies out to the left fielder. Ted Deal flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Hunter Meeks strikes out. Lee Mason grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Edifus Fitzgerald pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Ensign Cardenal walks. Dan Rice walks. Steve Maloney grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Ensign Cardenal advances to third on the play. Lute Roberts strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Jeff Starrette enters the game as a defensive replacement for Steve Maloney at 2B. Roy Handley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gil Murff grounds out to the pitcher. Kaiser Myers strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Jerry Joyce grounds out to the third baseman. Chris White flies out to the left fielder. Glenn McAuley doubles to center field. Scott Bailey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Jax Popplewell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Russ Davis singles to left field. Joe Noonan grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Brian Hinrichs flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Ted Deal pops out to the catcher. Ensign Cardenal flies out to the left fielder. Dan Rice grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Jack Belk is pinch hitting for Scott Bailey. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jack Belk strikes out. Lee Mason flies out to the right fielder. Edifus Fitzgerald grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners left on base: 8
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dick Kamp improves in power_vs_lefty Sammy Wood did not respond to coaching in control Harry Hogg did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Doug Office did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Sam McAndrew did not respond to coaching in 2B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Al Kubek did not respond to coaching in control Roy Perkins did not respond to coaching in velocity Bobby Yeager did not respond to coaching in velocity Herb Wortham did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Gene Shirley did not respond to coaching in 1B