Inning: 1 Detroit Steve Cairo pitching. Clarence Dobens walks. Bruce Burkle singles to right field. Ricardo Barker flies out to the right fielder. Glenn Sprinz walks. Joe Andersen pops out to the second baseman. Billy Timlin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Cleveland John Houck pitching. Dave McNulty flies out to the left fielder. Jay Hoffman singles to right field. Michel Concepcion grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Ricardo Lastre flies out to the left fielder. Jackie Marshall flies out to the right fielder. John Houck strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Ab Clabaugh flies out to the center fielder. Elmer Guzman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chuck Armas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Clarence Dobens flies out to the center fielder. Bruce Burkle strikes out. Ricardo Barker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Ellie Jones flies out to the right fielder. Bernie Johnson singles to center field. Steve Cairo lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dave McNulty grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Glenn Sprinz singles to right field. Joe Andersen strikes out. Billy Timlin singles to right field. Ricardo Lastre singles to center field. Glenn Sprinz scores. Jackie Marshall walks. John Houck hits an infield single to the third baseman. Billy Timlin scores. Clarence Dobens singles to left field. Ricardo Lastre scores. Jackie Marshall scores. John Houck advances to third on the hit. Bruce Burkle hits a home run. John Houck scores. Clarence Dobens scores. Fred Currie comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ricardo Barker walks. Glenn Sprinz strikes out. Joe Andersen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Jay Hoffman grounds out to the second baseman. Michel Concepcion doubles to left field. Ab Clabaugh strikes out. Elmer Guzman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Billy Timlin walks. Ricardo Lastre grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Timlin advances to second on the play. Jackie Marshall pops out to the third baseman. John Houck grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Chuck Armas flies out to the left fielder. Ellie Jones pops out to the shortstop. Bernie Johnson walks. Fred Currie flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Clarence Dobens grounds out to the pitcher. Bruce Burkle doubles to right field. Ricardo Barker flies out to the left fielder. Glenn Sprinz grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Dave McNulty singles to center field. Jay Hoffman strikes out. Michel Concepcion strikes out. Dave McNulty steals second. Ab Clabaugh flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Joe Powers is pinch hitting for Joe Andersen. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe Powers singles to center field. Billy Timlin grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joe Powers is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ricardo Lastre flies out to the center fielder. Jackie Marshall flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Elmer Guzman flies out to the left fielder. Chuck Armas singles past the first baseman. Ellie Jones strikes out. Bernie Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit John Houck reached on a fielding error by Bernie Johnson. Hy Dean is pinch hitting for Clarence Dobens. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Hy Dean flies out to the left fielder. Bruce Burkle lines out to the shortstop. Sig MacDonald is pinch hitting for Ricardo Barker. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Sig MacDonald singles to center field. Hiromitsu Hayashida comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Glenn Sprinz bunts for a base hit. Joe Powers strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Cleveland Tony Smith is pinch hitting for Hiromitsu Hayashida. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tony Smith strikes out. John Ogrodowski is pinch hitting for Dave McNulty. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Ogrodowski strikes out. Pete Townsend is pinch hitting for Jay Hoffman. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Pete Townsend grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Finners McMillon pitching. Billy Timlin walks. Ricardo Lastre strikes out. Jackie Marshall grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Timlin advances to second on the play. Jeff Himes is pinch hitting for John Houck. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jeff Himes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Joe Renko pitching. Michel Concepcion lines out to the second baseman. Ab Clabaugh flies out to the center fielder. Elmer Guzman flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 11 Cleveland total runners LOB: 5
Game Notes Ellie Jones is injured and is expected to be out 7 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bucky Bullock improves in range Paul Raziano improves in power_vs_righty Roy Siglin did not respond to coaching in control Chad Taber did not respond to coaching in range Maikel Rivas did not respond to coaching in control Ryoji Oshio did not respond to coaching in range Rawly Kubenka did not respond to coaching in CF
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mo Evans improves in speed Gil Spicer did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Lee improves in contact_vs_righty Mo Evans improves in power_vs_lefty Kurt Browne did not respond to coaching in velocity Bobby Gooch did not respond to coaching in control