Win: Dutch Smith (1-0) Loss: S. Z. Sakall (2-2)
Save: Antonio Fermin (6)
Inning: 1 Detroit Daniel Silva pitching. Vic Woodhull strikes out. Craig Gibson grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Murakami flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Bob Frapples pitching. Hub Bergen lines out to the second baseman. Doc Backman walks. Ike Freeman singles to left field. Doc Backman advances to third on the hit. Bob Gonzalez grounds out to the second baseman. Doc Backman scores. Ike Freeman advances to second on the play. Derek Bailey pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Mitsuaki Kawasaki strikes out. Domenica Mattina singles to right field. Omar Fabricante di Tende flies out to the center fielder. Domenica Mattina is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Vince Welchonce grounds out to the pitcher. Jerman Jorel walks. Jim Sikorski strikes out. Daniel Silva grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Huey Lewis walks. Riccardo Pietre strikes out. Huey Lewis steals second. Bob Frapples strikes out. Vic Woodhull grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Hub Bergen grounds out to the shortstop. Doc Backman grounds out to the shortstop. Ike Freeman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Craig Gibson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Murakami walks. Jack Murakami steals second. Mitsuaki Kawasaki triples. Jack Murakami scores. The defense is playing the infield in. Domenica Mattina strikes out. Omar Fabricante di Tende grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Bob Gonzalez lines out to the third baseman. Derek Bailey walks. Vince Welchonce strikes out. Jerman Jorel grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Derek Bailey is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Huey Lewis singles to left field. Riccardo Pietre flies out to the left fielder. Bob Frapples lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Vic Woodhull flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Jim Sikorski grounds out to the shortstop. Daniel Silva singles to right field. Hub Bergen strikes out. Doc Backman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Craig Gibson singles to right field. Craig Gibson steals second. Jack Murakami grounds out to the second baseman. Craig Gibson advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Mitsuaki Kawasaki singles to center field. Craig Gibson scores. Domenica Mattina pops out to the first baseman. Omar Fabricante di Tende strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Ike Freeman walks. Bob Gonzalez walks. Derek Bailey singles to right field. Ike Freeman scores. Bob Gonzalez is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Vince Welchonce strikes out. Jerman Jorel strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Dutch Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al Gonzalez is pinch hitting for Huey Lewis. Al Gonzalez strikes out. Riccardo Pietre walks. Rick Tonkin is pinch hitting for Bob Frapples. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Rick Tonkin grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Riccardo Pietre is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Vic Woodhull grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland S. Z. Sakall pitching. Jim Sikorski grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Hughes is pinch hitting for Dutch Smith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ray Hughes hits a home run. Hub Bergen strikes out. Doc Backman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Dick Elliott pitching. Craig Gibson strikes out. Jack Murakami grounds out to the third baseman. Mitsuaki Kawasaki strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Ike Freeman doubles to center field. Bob Gonzalez flies out to the right fielder. Derek Bailey grounds out to the third baseman. Vince Welchonce pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Antonio Fermin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Domenica Mattina strikes out. Omar Fabricante di Tende grounds out to the second baseman. Al Gonzalez singles to center field. Riccardo Pietre singles to center field. Al Gonzalez advances to third on the hit. Danny Clark is pinch hitting for S. Z. Sakall. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Danny Clark grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners left on base: 7 Cleveland total runners left on base: 6
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jake Rohwer did not respond to coaching in speed Jake Rohwer improves in power_vs_lefty Scott Casey did not respond to coaching in velocity Scott Casey did not respond to coaching in control
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ross Whisenant did not respond to coaching in control Harvey Duckworth improves in contact_vs_lefty Pat Schmidt did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Buck Connell did not respond to coaching in control Jim Park did not respond to coaching in 3B