Win: Herb Dalena (1-1) Loss: Roy Oswalt (0-2)
Save: Ace Throneberry (1)
Inning: 1 Detroit Herb Dalena pitching. Tony Gwynn grounds out to the second baseman. Salvi Vina grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Higginson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Roy Oswalt pitching. Tony Scioscia flies out to the right fielder. Eddie Mathews flies out to the right fielder. Dean Bush strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Ellis Valentine walks. Ellis Valentine steals second. Matt Holliday singles past the shortstop. Ellis Valentine scores. Joe DiMaggio walks. Nelson Simmons grounds out to the second baseman. Matt Holliday advances to third on the play. Joe DiMaggio advances to second on the play. Bobby Abreu grounds out to the shortstop. Matt Holliday scores. Joe DiMaggio advances to third on the play. Roy Oswalt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland James George strikes out. Gus Jennings singles to center field. Frank Steevens strikes out. Ben Onslow walks. Jim Lembo flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Tony Gwynn singles past the second baseman. Salvi Vina grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Bobby Higginson singles to right field. Ellis Valentine flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Herb Dalena walks. Tony Scioscia singles to center field. Eddie Mathews reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bobby Abreu. Herb Dalena scores. Dean Bush strikes out. James George flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Tony Scioscia scores. Gus Jennings flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Matt Holliday singles to right field. Joe DiMaggio flies out to the center fielder. Nelson Simmons singles to left field. Matt Holliday advances to third on the hit. Bobby Abreu strikes out. Roy Oswalt strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Frank Steevens doubles to right field. Ben Onslow strikes out. Jim Lembo singles to right field. Frank Steevens scores. Herb Dalena pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Tony Scioscia walks. Eddie Mathews flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Tony Gwynn strikes out. Salvi Vina flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Higginson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Dean Bush grounds out to the third baseman. James George flies out to the left fielder. Gus Jennings walks. Frank Steevens grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Gus Jennings is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Ellis Valentine flies out to the right fielder. Matt Holliday doubles to left field. Joe DiMaggio flies out to the left fielder. Nelson Simmons grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Ben Onslow lines out to the pitcher. Jim Lembo pops out to the first baseman. Herb Dalena strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Riley Greene is pinch hitting for Bobby Abreu. Riley Greene walks. Mike Piazza is pinch hitting for Roy Oswalt. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Mike Piazza grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Riley Greene is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tony Gwynn pops out to the catcher. Salvi Vina flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Rob Bohn pitching. Hank Howard enters the game as a defensive replacement for Riley Greene at 3B. Tony Scioscia grounds out to the shortstop. Eddie Mathews hits a home run. Dean Bush walks. James George pops out to the third baseman. Gus Jennings strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Mike Metzler enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dean Bush at RF. Bobby Higginson pops out to the third baseman. Ellis Valentine grounds out to the second baseman. Matt Holliday flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Frank Steevens strikes out. Ben Onslow singles to right field. Jim Lembo strikes out. Carlos Delgado is pinch hitting for Herb Dalena. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Carlos Delgado grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ben Onslow is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Ace Throneberry pitching. Joe DiMaggio grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Nelson Simmons strikes out. Hank Howard walks. Syd Stinnett is pinch hitting for Rob Bohn. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Syd Stinnett grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Hank Howard is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners left on base: 7 Cleveland total runners left on base: 8
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Kevin Hogg did not respond to coaching in velocity Kevin Hogg did not respond to coaching in control Joe Nolan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Home Run Baker improves in contact_vs_lefty Josh Hamilton did not respond to coaching in 2B
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Clyde Demaree did not respond to coaching in control Leroy Biancalana did not respond to coaching in velocity Rusty Staub did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Eddie Ripken did not respond to coaching in velocity