Win: John Houck (9-9) Loss: Fred Currie (5-12)
Save: Tom Ryan (31)
Inning: 1 Detroit Fred Currie pitching. Clarence Dobens flies out to the center fielder. Bruce Burkle grounds out to the pitcher. Ricardo Barker singles to right field. Glenn Sprinz walks. Archie Bauers strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cleveland John Houck pitching. Joe Pena walks. Mule Diaz grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Pena advances to second on the play. Lenny Dessens pops out to the first baseman. Bobby Henderson doubles to center field. Joe Pena scores. Michel Concepcion grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Kazuaki Sato flies out to the center fielder. Joe Andersen singles to left field. Chikao Taguchi grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joe Andersen is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. John Houck is hit by a pitch. Clarence Dobens grounds into a force play to the second baseman. John Houck is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Dennis Northey pops out to the second baseman. Chris Oliver grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Elmer Guzman hits a home run. Fred Currie grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Bruce Burkle strikes out. Ricardo Barker grounds out to the shortstop. Glenn Sprinz pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Joe Pena flies out to the right fielder. Mule Diaz singles to center field. Lenny Dessens flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Henderson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Archie Bauers grounds out to the third baseman. Kazuaki Sato walks. Joe Andersen is hit by a pitch. Chikao Taguchi singles to left field. Kazuaki Sato scores. John Houck lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Clarence Dobens triples. Joe Andersen scores. Chikao Taguchi scores. Bruce Burkle strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Michel Concepcion strikes out. Dennis Northey flies out to the left fielder. Chris Oliver flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Ricardo Barker grounds out to the second baseman. Glenn Sprinz lines out to the second baseman. Archie Bauers grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Elmer Guzman singles to left field. Fred Currie lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Elmer Guzman forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Joe Pena walks. Mule Diaz pops out to the shortstop. Lenny Dessens strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Kazuaki Sato strikes out. Joe Andersen grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Chikao Taguchi walks. John Houck grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Bobby Henderson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Michel Concepcion singles to center field. Dennis Northey strikes out. Michel Concepcion steals second. Chris Oliver strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Clarence Dobens singles to center field. Bruce Burkle strikes out. Ricardo Barker singles to center field. Clarence Dobens advances to third on the hit. Glenn Sprinz strikes out. Carlos Drumright comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Archie Bauers grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Elmer Guzman pops out to the shortstop. Akiro Nakamura is pinch hitting for Carlos Drumright. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Akiro Nakamura grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Pena flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Jim Ray pitching. Kazuaki Sato flies out to the center fielder. Joe Andersen lines out to the shortstop. Chikao Taguchi walks. Masami Kojima is pinch hitting for John Houck. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Masami Kojima strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Tom Ryan pitching. Mule Diaz singles to center field. Lenny Dessens strikes out. Mule Diaz is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bobby Henderson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Clarence Dobens singles past the second baseman. Bruce Burkle singles to center field. Clarence Dobens advances to third on the hit. Ricardo Barker strikes out. Glenn Sprinz grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Michel Concepcion flies out to the center fielder. Dennis Northey walks. Dennis Northey steals second. Chris Oliver flies out to the left fielder. Elmer Guzman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 10 Cleveland total runners LOB: 6
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Paul Raziano improves in range Ross Davis did not respond to coaching in control Danny Archer did not respond to coaching in range Rawly Kubenka did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Rawly Kubenka improves in range Erik Watt did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Tony Lipski improves in arm Ellie Jones did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tony Lipski improves in contact_vs_lefty Tom Beech improves in power_vs_righty Gabby Moore improves in contact_vs_righty Nobuo Moriguchi did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Eddie Johnson did not respond to coaching in 1B