Inning: 1 Cleveland Pat Baldwin pitching. Buddy Holly grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Linton grounds out to the second baseman. Ducky Mallard grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Tom Vargus pitching. Tom Welch strikes out. Jack Mercedes singles to center field. Jack Mercedes steals second. Bill Brown singles to center field. Jack Mercedes scores. Bill Brown steals second. Lyle McCurdy walks. Bert Lintz strikes out. Jerry Boyle pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Mickey Cuppy strikes out. Sam Rowan walks. Darin Cohen lines out to the shortstop. Trevor Todd grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Sam Rowan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Del Reynolds doubles to left field. George Brashear grounds out to the second baseman. Del Reynolds advances to third on the play. Pat Baldwin strikes out. Tom Welch strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Hiroshi Ota grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Vargus grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Buddy Holly grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Jack Mercedes grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Brown walks. Lyle McCurdy flies out to the left fielder. Bert Lintz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Bill Linton walks. Bill Linton steals second. Ducky Mallard strikes out. Mickey Cuppy flies out to the center fielder. Sam Rowan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Jerry Boyle walks. Del Reynolds grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. George Brashear grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Darin Cohen grounds out to the second baseman. Trevor Todd grounds out to the shortstop. Hiroshi Ota reached on a fielding error by Pat Baldwin. Tom Vargus grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Hiroshi Ota is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Pat Baldwin grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Welch walks. Jack Mercedes grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Welch advances to second on the play. Bill Brown doubles past the third baseman. Tom Welch scores. Lyle McCurdy doubles to left field. Bill Brown scores. Bert Lintz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Buddy Holly flies out to the left fielder. Bill Linton flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Ducky Mallard grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Jerry Boyle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Del Reynolds walks. George Brashear reached on a fielding error by Mickey Cuppy. Pat Baldwin pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Tom Welch singles to center field. Del Reynolds scores. George Brashear advances to third on the hit. Jack Mercedes flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Dave Fox enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tom Welch at 3B. Bill Lajoie enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jack Mercedes at SS. Mickey Cuppy strikes out. Sam Rowan grounds out to the shortstop. Darin Cohen singles to right field. Trevor Todd strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Bill Brown flies out to the left fielder. Lyle McCurdy hits a home run. Marty Anderson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Del Nen is pinch hitting for Bert Lintz. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Del Nen strikes out. Jerry Boyle grounds out to the catcher - great play by the catcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Hiroshi Ota grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Doug Delahanty is pinch hitting for Marty Anderson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Doug Delahanty grounds out to the second baseman. Buddy Holly singles to right field. Bill Linton grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Buddy Holly is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Davenport Couch pitching. Del Reynolds singles to left field. George Brashear strikes out. Jamie Gibbons is pinch hitting for Pat Baldwin. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jamie Gibbons singles to center field. Del Reynolds is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Dave Fox doubles to center field. Jamie Gibbons uses his aggressiveness and scores. March Hare comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Lajoie grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Dave Rhiel pitching. Ducky Mallard pops out to the third baseman. Mickey Cuppy grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Sam Rowan doubles to center field. Darin Cohen singles past the shortstop. Trevor Todd strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Cleveland total runners left on base: 7 Detroit total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Dave Fox (16), Bill Brown (25), Lyle McCurdy (7), Del Reynolds (6).HR - Lyle McCurdy (4).GIDP - Del Reynolds. Baserunning: SB - Jack Mercedes (15), Bill Brown (26). Fielding: E - Pat Baldwin.
Game Notes Pat Baldwin is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Hardy did not respond to coaching in endurance Jim Rader improves in arm Joe Hardy did not respond to coaching in control Ed Martinez improves in control
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rudy Felix improves in arm Jim Mangan improves in power_vs_righty Joe Mueller did not respond to coaching in control John May did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty