Win: Sam McElveen (9-9) Loss: Charlie Clarkson (8-15)
Save: Mike Thayer (11)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Charlie Clarkson pitching. Roberto Curtis flies out to the left fielder. Paul Kern grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ray Aikens grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Sam McElveen pitching. Leo Teed grounds out to the second baseman. Matt Leshnock flies out to the center fielder. Steve Congalton hits a home run. Bob Kekich grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Arthur Gibson grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Davis singles to left field. Stan Diering hits a home run. Steve Davis scores. Butch Reynolds grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Lemon triples. Sam McElveen singles to right field. Bobby Lemon scores. Roberto Curtis reached on a 2-base fielding error by Ricardo Hargrave. Paul Kern grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Ricardo Hargrave pops out to the shortstop. Larry Webster flies out to the center fielder. Rudy Brown singles past the third baseman. Vicente Aragon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Ray Aikens flies out to the center fielder. Arthur Gibson singles to left field. Steve Davis pops out to the first baseman. Stan Diering singles to center field. Butch Reynolds singles to center field. Bobby Lemon singles to right field. Arthur Gibson scores. Sam McElveen strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Detroit Charlie Clarkson flies out to the left fielder. Leo Teed singles to left field. Matt Leshnock flies out to the right fielder. Steve Congalton grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Leo Teed is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Roberto Curtis grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Kern strikes out. Ray Aikens walks. Ray Aikens steals second. Arthur Gibson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Bob Kekich strikes out. Ricardo Hargrave grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Webster flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Steve Davis flies out to the right fielder. Stan Diering singles to right field. Butch Reynolds grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Stan Diering advances to second on the play. Bobby Lemon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Rudy Brown singles to right field. Rudy Brown steals second. Vicente Aragon grounds out to the second baseman. Rudy Brown advances to third on the play. Charlie Clarkson strikes out. Leo Teed flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Sam McElveen strikes out. Roberto Curtis flies out to the center fielder. Paul Kern strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Matt Leshnock grounds out to the pitcher. Steve Congalton walks. Bob Kekich pops out to the catcher. Ricardo Hargrave walks. Larry Webster grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Roy Moreno comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ray Aikens singles to right field. Arthur Gibson singles to center field. Steve Davis strikes out. Stan Diering strikes out. Butch Reynolds grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Arthur Gibson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Whitey Smith enters the game as a defensive replacement for Paul Kern at 2B. Arlie Stigman enters the game as a defensive replacement for Stan Diering at 3B. Rudy Brown strikes out. Vicente Aragon flies out to the right fielder. Sam Stone is pinch hitting for Roy Moreno. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Sam Stone singles to center field. Leo Teed strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Russ Ley pitching. Bobby Lemon grounds out to the pitcher. Claude Lazar is pinch hitting for Sam McElveen. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Claude Lazar grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Roberto Curtis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Mike Thayer pitching. Matt Leshnock grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Congalton grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Kekich flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Whitey Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Aikens strikes out. Arthur Gibson singles to left field. Steve Davis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Ricardo Hargrave lines out to the second baseman. Larry Webster grounds out to the second baseman. Rudy Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners LOB: 10 Detroit total runners LOB: 6
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Toots Cicero improves in power_vs_righty Bunny Lynch did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Toots Cicero improves in arm Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Buddy Lee did not respond to coaching in endurance Hal Smoltz did not respond to coaching in velocity Zak Phillips did not respond to coaching in range Jake Sheehan improves in contact_vs_righty Joel Collins did not respond to coaching in SS