Win: Billy McClure (2-2) Loss: Morrie Brown (1-2)
Save: Ken Jolly (1)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Matt Murray pitching. Steve Hernandez singles to right field. Steve Hernandez steals second. Jim Curtis walks. Sadie LaGrow walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Billy Matthews singles to center field. Steve Hernandez scores. Jim Curtis scores. Sadie LaGrow aggressively advances to third on the hit. Steve Matuzak flies out to the left fielder. Frank Finney flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Sadie LaGrow scores. Eric Hyatt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim LaChance grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Russ Heydeman pitching. Sachio Ishihara singles to center field. Sherry Schulte grounds out to the pitcher. Sachio Ishihara advances to second on the play. Sam Bottenfield strikes out. Bill McHale strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Frank Martinez grounds out to the shortstop. Russ Heydeman pops out to the third baseman. Steve Hernandez walks. Jim Curtis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Chip Ullrich flies out to the left fielder. Dutch Verbanic strikes out. Harry Acosta singles to right field. Derek Pyle grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Harry Acosta is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Sadie LaGrow walks. Billy Matthews flies out to the left fielder. Steve Matuzak singles to right field. Sadie LaGrow advances to third on the hit. Lou Clements comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Frank Finney walks. Jim LaChance grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Lou Clements singles to center field. Sachio Ishihara triples. Lou Clements scores. Sherry Schulte singles to center field. Sachio Ishihara scores. Sam Bottenfield flies out to the left fielder. Bill McHale grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Frank Martinez pops out to the second baseman. Russ Heydeman pops out to the second baseman. Steve Hernandez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Chip Ullrich grounds out to the second baseman. Dutch Verbanic hits a home run. Harry Acosta walks. Derek Pyle pops out to the third baseman. Lou Clements grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Jim Curtis flies out to the left fielder. Sadie LaGrow flies out to the left fielder. Billy Matthews flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Sachio Ishihara strikes out. Sherry Schulte doubles to left field. Sam Bottenfield flies out to the center fielder. Passed ball. Sherry Schulte advances to third. Bill McHale strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Steve Matuzak flies out to the center fielder. Frank Finney walks. Jim LaChance singles to right field. Frank Finney advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Rafael Low comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Frank Martinez strikes out. Dave Lieberthal is pinch hitting for Russ Heydeman. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Dave Lieberthal singles past the shortstop. Frank Finney scores. Jim LaChance is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Ron Hudek pitching. Chip Ullrich strikes out. Dutch Verbanic flies out to the center fielder. Harry Acosta flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Steve Hernandez strikes out. Jim Curtis strikes out. Sadie LaGrow strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Derek Pyle walks. Wes Schulz is pinch hitting for Rafael Low. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Wes Schulz singles to left field. Jose Anderson is pinch running for Wes Schulz on 1st base. Sachio Ishihara singles to center field. Derek Pyle scores. Jose Anderson advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Morrie Brown comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sherry Schulte grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Sachio Ishihara advances to second on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Sam Bottenfield strikes out. Bill McHale flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Billy McClure pitching. Billy Matthews strikes out. Steve Matuzak grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Finney flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Chip Ullrich walks. Dutch Verbanic strikes out. Harry Acosta singles to left field. Chip Ullrich advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Derek Pyle flies out to the left fielder. Mike Bird is pinch hitting for Billy McClure. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Mike Bird singles to right field. Chip Ullrich scores. Ron Hallett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sachio Ishihara singles past the first baseman. Sherry Schulte pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Cleveland Ken Jolly pitching. Keith Batiste enters the game as a defensive replacement for Sam Bottenfield at RF. Jim LaChance grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Martinez singles past the second baseman. Doc Hood is pinch hitting for Ron Hallett. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Doc Hood grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Martinez advances to second on the play. Steve Hernandez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners left on base: 6 Detroit total runners left on base: 9
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jim Gonzalez did not respond to coaching in control Dave McCarthy did not respond to coaching in control Virgil Smith improves in contact_vs_lefty Otto Fisher improves in power_vs_lefty Frank McBride did not respond to coaching in 3B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Fred Daringer did not respond to coaching in arm Ty Foley did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Vic Retzer improves in speed Bobby Froats did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty