Win: Randy Connors (1-0) Loss: Felix Hernandez (0-1)
Inning: 1 Detroit Randy Connors pitching. Roberto Luis_Medina flies out to the center fielder. Clarence Gaston strikes out. Mike Morales lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Felix Hernandez pitching. Steve Peters walks. Steve Peters steals second. Dennis Perry pops out to the third baseman. Mike Andre walks. Benjie Waynesboro flies out to the left fielder. Bill Connolly walks. Doc Stirnweiss strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Detroit Hank Aaron pops out to the catcher. Prince Fielder hits a home run. Chase Utley grounds out to the third baseman. Ron Freeman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Mike Jordan strikes out. Leo Neagle hits a home run. Randy Connors grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Peters lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Gary Thomasson walks. Felix Hernandez fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Felix Hernandez walks. Roberto Luis_Medina singles to center field. Gary Thomasson scores. Clarence Gaston singles to right field. Mike Morales grounds out to the second baseman. Felix Hernandez scores. Roberto Luis_Medina advances to third on the play. Clarence Gaston advances to second on the play. Hank Aaron pops out to the first baseman. Prince Fielder grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Dennis Perry singles to right field. Mike Andre grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dennis Perry advances to second on the play. Benjie Waynesboro strikes out. Bill Connolly flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Chase Utley lines out to the pitcher. Ron Freeman grounds out to the third baseman. Gary Thomasson walks. Felix Hernandez grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Gary Thomasson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Doc Stirnweiss grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Jordan singles to left field. Leo Neagle singles to left field. Mike Jordan advances to third on the hit. Randy Connors grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Jordan scores. Leo Neagle advances to second on the play. Steve Peters grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Roberto Luis_Medina grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Clarence Gaston walks. Mike Morales grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Clarence Gaston is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Mike Morales is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Dennis Perry doubles to center field. Mike Andre hits a home run. Dennis Perry scores. Benjie Waynesboro flies out to the center fielder. Bill Connolly grounds out to the third baseman. Doc Stirnweiss doubles past the first baseman. Mike Jordan singles to right field. Doc Stirnweiss scores. Jose Suche comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Leo Neagle hits a home run. Mike Jordan scores. Randy Connors strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Hank Aaron strikes out. Prince Fielder grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chase Utley triples. Ron Freeman walks. Gary Thomasson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Steve Peters flies out to the right fielder. Dennis Perry walks. Mike Andre strikes out. Benjie Waynesboro strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Magglio Ordonez is pinch hitting for Jose Suche. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Magglio Ordonez strikes out. Roberto Luis_Medina strikes out. Clarence Gaston flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Jeff Davis pitching. Bill Connolly strikes out. Josh Hamilton is pinch hitting for Doc Stirnweiss. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Josh Hamilton grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Jordan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Scott Brown 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. Mike Morales grounds out to the second baseman. Hank Aaron singles to right field. Hank Aaron is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Prince Fielder flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Leo Neagle singles to left field. Juan Fox is pinch hitting for Scott Brown. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Juan Fox flies out to the right fielder. Steve Peters flies out to the center fielder. Leo Neagle steals second. Hank Aaron throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Dennis Perry singles to right field. Leo Neagle scores. Dennis Perry steals second. Hank Aaron throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Mike Andre flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Johnny Reilly pitching. Chase Utley strikes out. Wayne Comer is pinch hitting for Ron Freeman. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Wayne Comer strikes out. Gary Thomasson doubles to right field. Ivan Rodriguez is pinch hitting for Jeff Davis. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ivan Rodriguez singles to center field. Gary Thomasson scores. Hisashi Sakamoto comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roberto Luis_Medina strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners left on base: 6 Cleveland total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Dennis Perry (1), Doc Stirnweiss (1).HR - Mike Andre (1), Leo Neagle 2 (2). Baserunning: SB - Steve Peters (1), Dennis Perry (1), Leo Neagle (1).
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Alan Gallagher did not respond to coaching in speed Harry Raub did not respond to coaching in velocity Eddie Huston did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Al Nipper did not respond to coaching in range
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Fred Conwell improves in range Ed Cox improves in contact_vs_lefty Mike Morse did not respond to coaching in range Antone Nevers improves in range Jim Fornieles did not respond to coaching in RF