Win: Oyster Collins (9-7) Loss: Michel Garcia (6-12)
Save: Scott Bailey (21)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Michel Garcia pitching. Edifus Fitzgerald hits a home run. Kevin Melillo singles past the third baseman. Jack Hammer flies out to the center fielder. Tony Brewer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kevin Melillo advances to second on the play. Ed Berran strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Oyster Collins pitching. John Quirk flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Joyce strikes out. Herb Wortham grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Russ Davis grounds out to the third baseman. Gil Murff strikes out. Kaiser Myers pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Gene Shirley singles to center field. Gene Shirley steals second. Lep Pascual strikes out. Kim Camper singles to center field. Gene Shirley scores. Jeff Starrette walks. Koji Otake pops out to the first baseman. Michel Garcia strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Oyster Collins flies out to the left fielder. Edifus Fitzgerald doubles to left field. Kevin Melillo triples. Edifus Fitzgerald scores. Jack Hammer strikes out. Tony Brewer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit John Quirk lines out to the shortstop. Jerry Joyce grounds out to the third baseman. Herb Wortham lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Ed Berran strikes out. Russ Davis singles to center field. Russ Davis steals second. Gil Murff lines out to the second baseman. Kaiser Myers grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Gene Shirley walks. Lep Pascual lines out to the shortstop. Kim Camper grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Oyster Collins strikes out. Edifus Fitzgerald singles to center field. Edifus Fitzgerald steals second. Kevin Melillo flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Jack Hammer reached on a 2-base throwing error by Herb Wortham. Edifus Fitzgerald scores. Tony Brewer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Jeff Starrette walks. Jeff Starrette steals second. Koji Otake pops out to the second baseman. Jeff Starrette is out trying to steal third. Michel Garcia grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Ed Berran walks. Russ Davis grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Gil Murff flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit John Quirk flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Joyce flies out to the left fielder. Herb Wortham singles to left field. Gene Shirley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Kaiser Myers strikes out. Oyster Collins pops out to the second baseman. Edifus Fitzgerald doubles to left field. Kevin Melillo strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Lep Pascual flies out to the left fielder. Kim Camper grounds out to the pitcher. Jeff Starrette singles to center field. Koji Otake singles to center field. Jeff Starrette advances to third on the hit. Tom Sebra is pinch hitting for Michel Garcia. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Tom Sebra grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Len Southworth pitching. Jack Hammer hits a home run. Masato Watanabe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tony Brewer pops out to the third baseman. Ed Berran pops out to the first baseman. Russ Davis pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit German Stewart comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. John Quirk grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Joyce lines out to the pitcher. Herb Wortham singles to left field. Gene Shirley singles to left field. Herb Wortham aggressively advances to third on the hit. Lep Pascual singles to center field. Herb Wortham scores. Gene Shirley advances to third on the hit. Kim Camper grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Gil Murff grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kaiser Myers grounds out to the shortstop. Brian Hinrichs is pinch hitting for German Stewart. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Brian Hinrichs grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Scott Bailey pitching. Jeff Starrette grounds out to the shortstop. Koji Otake strikes out. Don Fallon is pinch hitting for Masato Watanabe. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Don Fallon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners LOB: 5 Detroit total runners LOB: 7
Game Notes Koji Otake is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jason Goodson improves in velocity Mike Fried improves in power_vs_lefty Rheal Baird did not respond to coaching in speed Stan Lindeman improves in contact_vs_lefty Rheal Baird did not respond to coaching in SS
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Robinson Johnson improves in arm Tommy Anderson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Hal White did not respond to coaching in range Tommy Anderson did not respond to coaching in speed