Win: Randy Connors (9-5) Loss: Felix Hernandez (14-8)
Save: Hisashi Sakamoto (29)
Inning: 1 Detroit Randy Connors pitching. Roberto Luis_Medina flies out to the right fielder. Clarence Gaston strikes out. Mike Morales pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Felix Hernandez pitching. Leo Neagle pops out to the shortstop. Dennis Perry grounds out to the second baseman. Juan Fox singles to center field. Wally Cook flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Hank Aaron grounds out to the shortstop. Prince Fielder grounds out to the shortstop. Chase Utley walks. Ron Freeman grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Chase Utley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Benjie Waynesboro doubles to left field. Bill Connolly pops out to the catcher. Doc Stirnweiss lines out to the shortstop. Steve Peters grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Gary Thomasson grounds out to the second baseman. Felix Hernandez grounds out to the pitcher. Roberto Luis_Medina singles to center field. Clarence Gaston flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Randy Connors strikes out. Leo Neagle singles to left field. Dennis Perry reached on a fielding error by Mike Morales. Juan Fox walks. Wally Cook strikes out. Benjie Waynesboro grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Detroit Mike Morales strikes out. Hank Aaron flies out to the right fielder. Prince Fielder strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Bill Connolly grounds out to the shortstop. Doc Stirnweiss grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Peters reached on a 2-base throwing error by Chase Utley. Randy Connors singles to center field. Steve Peters scores. Leo Neagle grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Randy Connors is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Chase Utley flies out to the center fielder. Ron Freeman grounds out to the pitcher. Gary Thomasson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Dennis Perry grounds out to the pitcher. Juan Fox grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Wally Cook grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Felix Hernandez singles to center field. Roberto Luis_Medina grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Felix Hernandez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Roberto Luis_Medina is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Clarence Gaston flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Benjie Waynesboro flies out to the center fielder. Bill Connolly hits a home run. Doc Stirnweiss flies out to the right fielder. Steve Peters flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Mike Morales grounds out to the second baseman. Hank Aaron grounds out to the pitcher. Prince Fielder flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Randy Connors singles to left field. Leo Neagle pops out to the second baseman. Dennis Perry strikes out. Juan Fox singles to left field. Randy Connors advances to third on the hit. Wally Cook singles past the third baseman. Randy Connors scores. Juan Fox advances to third on the hit. Benjie Waynesboro grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Chase Utley strikes out. Ron Freeman grounds out to the third baseman. Gary Thomasson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Bill Connolly walks. Doc Stirnweiss grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Steve Peters strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Hisashi Sakamoto comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Magglio Ordonez is pinch hitting for Felix Hernandez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Magglio Ordonez strikes out. Roberto Luis_Medina singles to left field. Clarence Gaston lines out to the second baseman. Mike Morales grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners left on base: 3 Cleveland total runners left on base: 8
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Al Nipper did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty George James did not respond to coaching in arm George James improves in range Earl Rye improves in endurance
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: George Bergman did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Jorgens improves in speed Tommy Fanovich did not respond to coaching in control Joe Johns did not respond to coaching in control Fred Conwell improves in 1B