Win: Daniel Silva (7-1) Loss: Whispering Smith (2-8)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Whispering Smith pitching. Jim Sikorski grounds out to the shortstop. Ike Freeman strikes out. Ray Hughes strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Daniel Silva pitching. Craig Gibson strikes out. Norsk Stein lines out to the shortstop. Domenica Mattina flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Wilbert Clyburn strikes out. Derek Bailey walks. Bob Gonzalez strikes out. Doc Backman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Jack Murakami strikes out. Joe Keefe singles to center field. Omar Fabricante di Tende walks. Whitey Lockman grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Wilson Moyer singles to center field. Daniel Silva lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jim Sikorski strikes out. Ike Freeman hits a home run. Wilson Moyer scores. Ray Hughes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Huey Lewis singles to left field. Whispering Smith fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Whispering Smith grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Craig Gibson walks. Norsk Stein grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Wilbert Clyburn grounds out to the second baseman. Derek Bailey hits a home run. Bob Gonzalez hits a home run. Doc Backman grounds out to the third baseman. Wilson Moyer bunts for a base hit. Daniel Silva singles to right field. Wilson Moyer is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Domenica Mattina grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Murakami grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Keefe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Jim Sikorski singles to right field. Ike Freeman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Sikorski advances to second on the play. Ray Hughes strikes out. Wilbert Clyburn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Omar Fabricante di Tende flies out to the right fielder. Whitey Lockman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Huey Lewis singles to right field. Whispering Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Derek Bailey strikes out. Bob Gonzalez singles to center field. Doc Backman singles to right field. Wilson Moyer strikes out. Daniel Silva singles past the second baseman. Jim Sikorski lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Detroit Craig Gibson walks. Norsk Stein grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Craig Gibson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Norsk Stein is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Domenica Mattina flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Ike Freeman flies out to the right fielder. Ray Hughes singles to left field. Wilbert Clyburn flies out to the left fielder. Derek Bailey grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Jack Murakami singles to right field. Joe Keefe pops out to the first baseman. Omar Fabricante di Tende grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Mike Bearse comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Bob Gonzalez grounds out to the second baseman. Doc Backman walks. Wilson Moyer doubles to center field. Doc Backman uses his aggressiveness and scores. Daniel Silva flies out to the left fielder. Jim Sikorski triples. Wilson Moyer scores. S. Z. Sakall comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ike Freeman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Whitey Lockman strikes out. Huey Lewis strikes out. Riccardo Pietre is pinch hitting for S. Z. Sakall. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Riccardo Pietre walks. Craig Gibson walks. Norsk Stein walks. Domenica Mattina grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Cleveland Jack Klugman pitching. Ray Hughes grounds out to the second baseman. Wilbert Clyburn walks. Derek Bailey flies out to the right fielder. Jerman Jorel is pinch hitting for Bob Gonzalez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jerman Jorel grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Wilbert Clyburn is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Jack Murakami strikes out. Joe Keefe pops out to the first baseman. Omar Fabricante di Tende singles to left field. Whitey Lockman grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Omar Fabricante di Tende is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners LOB: 9 Detroit total runners LOB: 7
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Buck Connell improves in velocity Eddie Rightnowar-Fla did not respond to coaching in control Jim Park did not respond to coaching in 3B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: James Dean improves in speed James Dean did not respond to coaching in arm Dutch Decker did not respond to coaching in speed Sonny Gleason did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty