Win: Ned House (8-0) Loss: Ben Mulligan (5-5)
Save: Uriah Forrest (5)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Ned House pitching. Phil Buchanan grounds out to the pitcher. John Hancock pops out to the first baseman. Wayne Gutierrez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Ben Mulligan pitching. Gene Saier flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Don Knowlson grounds out to the shortstop. Verne Walton singles to left field. Kevin Espy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Larry Moon lines out to the third baseman. Eddie Watkins grounds out to the shortstop. Ron Lacy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Terry McGee flies out to the center fielder. Edward Biddle grounds out to the third baseman. Paul Ashburn grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Howard Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Masayuki Nagano walks. Ben Mulligan lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Phil Buchanan walks. John Hancock flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Takeshi Tajiri grounds out to the shortstop. Ned House strikes out. Gene Saier grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Wayne Gutierrez doubles to center field. Larry Moon grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Wayne Gutierrez advances to third on the play. Eddie Watkins pops out to the second baseman. Ron Lacy singles to right field. Wayne Gutierrez scores. Howard Miller strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Don Knowlson flies out to the center fielder. Verne Walton doubles past the right fielder. Kevin Espy doubles to center field. Verne Walton scores. Terry McGee pops out to the second baseman. Edward Biddle strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Masayuki Nagano strikes out. Ben Mulligan grounds out to the shortstop. Phil Buchanan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Paul Ashburn singles past the shortstop. Takeshi Tajiri walks. Ned House lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Gene Saier flies out to the right fielder. Don Knowlson singles in front of the right fielder. Paul Ashburn scores. Takeshi Tajiri scores. Verne Walton walks. Kevin Espy grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Verne Walton is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland John Hancock grounds out to the second baseman. Wayne Gutierrez strikes out. Larry Moon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Terry McGee flies out to the center fielder. Edward Biddle singles to right field. Edward Biddle is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Paul Ashburn grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Eddie Watkins grounds out to the second baseman. Ron Lacy flies out to the left fielder. Bill Brown is pinch hitting for Howard Miller. Bill Brown grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Art Taylor enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bill Brown at C. Gary Bonds comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Takeshi Tajiri flies out to the left fielder. Ned House grounds out to the third baseman. Gene Saier flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Masayuki Nagano pops out to the second baseman. Jay Wright is pinch hitting for Gary Bonds. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jay Wright strikes out. Phil Buchanan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Mike Cook pitching. Tracy Bemis is pinch hitting for Don Knowlson. Tracy Bemis strikes out. Verne Walton walks. Verne Walton steals second. Kevin Espy walks. Terry McGee flies out to the left fielder. Edward Biddle strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Dave Nichting enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tracy Bemis at 2B. Uriah Forrest comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. John Hancock flies out to the left fielder. Wayne Gutierrez strikes out. Larry Moon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners left on base: 3 Detroit total runners left on base: 6
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Luis Lush improves in contact_vs_lefty Fred Walls improves in arm Josh Bass did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Duncan improves in power_vs_righty
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Saburo Okubo did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Domingo Wachtel did not respond to coaching in control Isidro Driessen improves in range Raul Kurtz did not respond to coaching in control Isidro Driessen did not respond to coaching in 1B