Win: Charlie Alexander (1-4) Loss: Earl Connolly (3-2)
Save: Ken Manuel (11)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Fidel Rosario pitching. Mike Davis grounds out to the third baseman. Doug Parkinson walks. Herb Monteagudo flies out to the center fielder. Wally Sisler grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Charlie Alexander pitching. Larry Baker singles to left field. Raul Morrill grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Baker advances to second on the play. Tom Stricklett grounds out to the third baseman. Dan Kauffman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Charles Patten grounds out to the shortstop. George Mirabelli reached on a fielding error by Al Palmer. Ray Hawkins singles to right field. George Mirabelli advances to third on the hit. Carl Gardenhire grounds out to the pitcher. Ray Hawkins advances to second on the play. Charlie Alexander pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Al Palmer singles to center field. Duke Sims singles to center field. Al Palmer advances to third on the hit. Terry Herrmann flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Al Palmer is thrown out at the plate. Bob Kelly pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Mike Davis pops out to the first baseman. Doug Parkinson grounds out to the second baseman. Herb Monteagudo flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Fidel Rosario strikes out. Larry Baker hits a home run. Raul Morrill flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Tom Stricklett singles to center field. Dan Kauffman walks. Al Palmer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Wally Sisler strikes out. Charles Patten doubles to center field. George Mirabelli strikes out. Ray Hawkins strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Duke Sims singles to center field. Passed ball. Duke Sims advances to second. Terry Herrmann grounds out to the second baseman. Duke Sims advances to third on the play. Bob Kelly strikes out. Fidel Rosario strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Carl Gardenhire hits an infield single to the third baseman. Charlie Alexander lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Davis strikes out. Doug Parkinson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Larry Baker strikes out. Raul Morrill grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Stricklett singles to left field. Dan Kauffman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Herb Monteagudo flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Wally Sisler hits a home run. Charles Patten pops out to the second baseman. George Mirabelli flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Al Palmer grounds out to the third baseman. Duke Sims lines out to the pitcher. Terry Herrmann strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Earl Connolly comes in from the bullpen to pitch. March Gehrig is pinch hitting for Ray Hawkins. March Gehrig grounds out to the third baseman. Carl Gardenhire hits a home run. Charlie Alexander flies out to the center fielder. Mike Davis singles to left field. Doug Parkinson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Kevin McBride enters the game as a defensive replacement for March Gehrig at RF. Bob Kelly flies out to the center fielder. J.R. Robinson is pinch hitting for Earl Connolly. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. J.R. Robinson strikes out. Larry Baker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Johnny Uhalt pitching. Herb Monteagudo walks. Wally Sisler flies out to the center fielder. Charles Patten strikes out. George Mirabelli grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Herb Monteagudo is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Charlie Cardinal enters the game as a defensive replacement for Herb Monteagudo at 2B. Stan Arias enters the game as a defensive replacement for Charles Patten at 3B. Jack Meola enters the game as a defensive replacement for George Mirabelli at C. Raul Morrill strikes out. Tom Stricklett flies out to the center fielder. Dan Kauffman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Kevin McBride flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Carl Gardenhire doubles to center field. Cisco Krueger is pinch hitting for Charlie Alexander. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Cisco Krueger flies out to the right fielder. Mike Davis reached on a 2-base fielding error by Terry Herrmann. Carl Gardenhire scores. Diego Segui comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Doug Parkinson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Ken Manuel pitching. Al Palmer strikes out. Duke Sims grounds out to the third baseman. Terry Herrmann grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners LOB: 8 Detroit total runners LOB: 6
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: George Stephens did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Russell improves in arm Jeff Edwards did not respond to coaching in velocity Bronswell Cree did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill LaChance did not respond to coaching in 3B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tom Cromer did not respond to coaching in velocity Lou Noyes improves in contact_vs_righty Mike Gregg did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mike Gregg improves in contact_vs_righty