Win: Billy Johnson (2-0) Loss: Steve Micelotta (1-3)
Save: Joe Sandberg (1)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Herb Zak pitching. Sammy Wever grounds out to the third baseman. George Webster flies out to the left fielder. Damion Ballard grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Zeb Pearce pitching. Yutaka Nagai walks. Brad Breckinridge flies out to the right fielder. Joe Rogers strikes out. Yutaka Nagai is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Roy Donovan grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Ron Wise walks. Rusty Bush triples. Ron Wise scores. Floyd Braun flies out to the center fielder. Dick Fox grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Jeff Eyre strikes out. Babe Jacobs singles to center field. Jack Madison singles to right field. Edwin Jacome flies out to the right fielder. Jay East strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Zeb Pearce flies out to the right fielder. Sammy Wever walks. George Webster reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jeff Eyre. Damion Ballard strikes out. Roy Donovan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Herb Zak grounds out to the shortstop. Yutaka Nagai singles to right field. Brad Breckinridge singles to center field. Yutaka Nagai advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Joe Rogers singles to center field. Yutaka Nagai scores. Brad Breckinridge advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Jeff Eyre hits a home run. Brad Breckinridge scores. Joe Rogers scores. Fred Howard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Babe Jacobs pops out to the third baseman. Jack Madison strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Ron Wise singles in front of the center fielder. Rusty Bush flies out to the right fielder. Floyd Braun grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Edwin Jacome singles to center field. Jay East walks. Herb Zak fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Herb Zak strikes out. Yutaka Nagai flies out to the center fielder. Brad Breckinridge strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cleveland Dick Fox hits a home run. Fred Howard strikes out. Sammy Wever flies out to the left fielder. George Webster doubles to left field. Damion Ballard grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Joe Rogers flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Eyre strikes out. Babe Jacobs reached on a fielding error by Roy Donovan. Jack Madison strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Roy Donovan flies out to the center fielder. Ron Wise singles to center field. Rusty Bush singles to right field. Ron Wise advances to third on the hit. Floyd Braun singles to right field. Ron Wise scores. Rusty Bush advances to third on the hit. Dick Fox grounds out to the second baseman. Rusty Bush scores. Floyd Braun advances to second on the play. Gordie Gehrig is pinch hitting for Fred Howard. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Gordie Gehrig doubles to right field. Floyd Braun scores. Scotty Mickelson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sammy Wever pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Bill Jonnard pitching. Edwin Jacome strikes out. Jay East grounds out to the third baseman. Scotty Mickelson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland George Webster grounds out to the shortstop. Damion Ballard grounds out to the shortstop. Roy Donovan singles to right field. Ron Wise grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Yutaka Nagai strikes out. Brad Breckinridge singles to left field. Joe Rogers strikes out. Jeff Eyre triples. Brad Breckinridge scores. David Doyle comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Babe Jacobs doubles to center field. Jeff Eyre scores. Jack Madison singles to center field. Babe Jacobs scores. Ralph Francona comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Madison steals second. Edwin Jacome lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Rusty Bush grounds out to the shortstop. Floyd Braun grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Fox doubles to right field. Art Croushore is pinch hitting for Ralph Francona. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Art Croushore grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Billy Johnson pitching. Jay East walks. Jerry Tipton is pinch hitting for Scotty Mickelson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jerry Tipton lines out to the first baseman. Yutaka Nagai strikes out. Brad Breckinridge singles to center field. Joe Rogers grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Al Jones pitching. Sammy Wever reached on a fielding error by Al Jones. George Webster walks. Damion Ballard grounds into a force play to the shortstop. George Webster is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Roy Donovan doubles to left field. Sammy Wever scores. Damion Ballard uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Gilman is pinch hitting for Ron Wise. Joe Gilman flies out to the center fielder. Rusty Bush grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Mickey Biscan enters the game as a defensive replacement for Joe Gilman at C. Jeff Eyre strikes out. Babe Jacobs grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Madison walks. Edwin Jacome grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jack Madison is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Cleveland Steve Micelotta comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Floyd Braun singles to center field. Dick Fox pops out to the shortstop. Doc Jungels is pinch hitting for Billy Johnson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Doc Jungels singles to right field. Floyd Braun advances to third on the hit. Sammy Wever grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Doc Jungels advances to second on the play. George Webster singles to right field. Floyd Braun scores. Doc Jungels scores. Brian Murakami comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Webster is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Detroit Joe McClellan pitching. Jay East grounds out to the shortstop. Allan Cohen is pinch hitting for Brian Murakami. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Allan Cohen doubles to left field. Yutaka Nagai singles in front of the right fielder. Allan Cohen scores. Joe Sandberg comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Brad Breckinridge grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Rogers flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners LOB: 8 Detroit total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - George Webster (9), Roy Donovan (2), Dick Fox (2), Gordie Gehrig (1).3B - Rusty Bush (1).HR - Dick Fox (2).GIDP - Floyd Braun. Baserunning: CS - George Webster (3). Fielding: E - Roy Donovan.
Batting:2B - Babe Jacobs (3), Allan Cohen (8).3B - Jeff Eyre (1).HR - Jeff Eyre (2). Baserunning: SB - Jack Madison (2).CS - Yutaka Nagai (3). Fielding: E - Jeff Eyre, Al Jones.
Game Notes Joe McClellan is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Danny Johnson did not respond to coaching in speed Scott Conroy improves in speed Kevin Douglas did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bill Chambliss did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bill Kellett improves in velocity Bob Grabowski did not respond to coaching in speed
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Russ Beckett did not respond to coaching in velocity Fred Dowd did not respond to coaching in control Ed Cobb improves in power_vs_righty Art Irwin improves in velocity Fred Dowd improves in velocity Jim Sheets did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jim Sheets did not respond to coaching in 2B