Inning: 1 Cleveland Gates Bastian pitching. Vincent Conigliaro grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Izan Sanchez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eddie Corriden flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Jorge Dominguez pitching. Pat Pladson flies out to the right fielder. Jose Pfund strikes out. Alex Locklear walks. Art Jakucki doubles to right field. Alex Locklear uses his aggressiveness and scores. Max Jackson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Albert Causey strikes out. Ray Velandia strikes out. Brett Zappe grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Hank Tabor grounds out to the second baseman. Tommie Converse walks. Sol Spongberg singles to center field. Tommie Converse advances to third on the hit. Gates Bastian strikes out. Pat Pladson singles to right field. Tommie Converse scores. Jose Pfund grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Jeff Jenkins grounds out to the second baseman. Jake Nagel grounds out to the shortstop. Jorge Dominguez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Alex Locklear grounds out to the shortstop. Art Jakucki singles to right field. Max Jackson strikes out. Hank Tabor lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Vincent Conigliaro walks. Izan Sanchez pops out to the second baseman. Eddie Corriden walks. Albert Causey strikes out. Ray Velandia pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Tommie Converse flies out to the left fielder. Sol Spongberg singles to right field. Sol Spongberg is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Gates Bastian pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Brett Zappe triples. Jeff Jenkins singles to center field. Brett Zappe scores. Jake Nagel walks. Jorge Dominguez fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jorge Dominguez strikes out. Vincent Conigliaro strikes out. Izan Sanchez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Pat Pladson strikes out. Jose Pfund singles to center field. Alex Locklear flies out to the center fielder. Art Jakucki lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Eddie Corriden strikes out. Albert Causey strikes out. Ray Velandia grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Max Jackson flies out to the left fielder. Hank Tabor singles past the second baseman. Tommie Converse singles to center field. Hank Tabor advances to third on the hit. Sol Spongberg pops out to the first baseman. Gates Bastian singles to right field. Hank Tabor scores. Pat Pladson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Gates Bastian is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Brett Zappe grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Jenkins reached on a 2-base fielding error by Pat Pladson. Jake Nagel flies out to the left fielder. George Coachman is pinch hitting for Jorge Dominguez. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. George Coachman singles to center field. Jeff Jenkins scores. George Coachman steals second. Vincent Conigliaro walks. Izan Sanchez walks. Eddie Corriden flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Detroit Ossie Oliva pitching. Jose Pfund strikes out. Alex Locklear singles to right field. Art Jakucki grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Alex Locklear is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Max Jackson walks. Hank Tabor grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Max Jackson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Albert Causey grounds out to the third baseman. Ray Velandia walks. Brett Zappe singles to right field. So Watanabe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Jeff Jenkins doubles to left field. Ray Velandia scores. Jake Nagel lines out to the second baseman. Jason Ambler is pinch hitting for Ossie Oliva. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Jason Ambler grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Chico Bilardello pitching. Tommie Converse singles to right field. Sol Spongberg grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Milton McGinn is pinch hitting for So Watanabe. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Milton McGinn walks. Pat Pladson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Bo Taylor pitching. Vincent Conigliaro pops out to the shortstop. Izan Sanchez grounds out to the second baseman. Eddie Corriden flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Jose Pfund singles to right field. Alex Locklear singles to center field. Jose Pfund advances to third on the hit. Art Jakucki flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Jose Pfund scores. Cleveland total runners left on base: 9 Detroit total runners left on base: 10
Game Notes So Watanabe is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C- Improvements: Gary Serum did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Gates did not respond to coaching in control Gary Serum did not respond to coaching in control Forrest Erickson did not respond to coaching in range Forrest Erickson did not respond to coaching in RF
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Preston Hosley did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jeff Grilli did not respond to coaching in speed Jeff Grilli improves in speed Bobby Blackburn did not respond to coaching in control