Win: Al Armstrong (7-3) Loss: J.J. King (3-9)
Save: Scott Bailey (20)
Inning: 1 Detroit Al Armstrong pitching. Walt Egan strikes out. Ed Bowen reached on a fielding error by Al Armstrong. Robinson Johnson grounds out to the pitcher. Ed Bowen advances to second on the play. Herb Wortham strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cleveland J.J. King pitching. Edifus Fitzgerald singles to center field. Sam McAndrew singles to center field. Edifus Fitzgerald advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Kevin Melillo flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Edifus Fitzgerald scores. Sam McAndrew steals second. Tony Brewer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sam McAndrew advances to third on the play. Ed Berran flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Gene Shirley singles to center field. Ed Ledbetter grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Baby Green pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Dick Kamp singles to right field. Gil Murff flies out to the right fielder. Dick Kamp is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bill Murray strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Mike McGillen flies out to the center fielder. J.J. King grounds out to the shortstop. Walt Egan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Al Armstrong grounds out to the shortstop. Edifus Fitzgerald hits a home run. Sam McAndrew flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Kevin Melillo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Ed Bowen strikes out. Robinson Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Herb Wortham singles to right field. Gene Shirley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Tony Brewer strikes out. Ed Berran doubles to left field. Dick Kamp grounds out to the third baseman. Gil Murff strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Ed Ledbetter pops out to the first baseman. Baby Green strikes out. Mike McGillen walks. J.J. King strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Bill Murray strikes out. Al Armstrong lines out to the shortstop. Edifus Fitzgerald flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Walt Egan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Bowen pops out to the first baseman. Robinson Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Sam McAndrew hits a home run. Kevin Melillo triples. Tony Brewer pops out to the second baseman. Ed Berran singles to left field. Kevin Melillo scores. Dick Kamp strikes out. Gil Murff flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Herb Wortham singles to left field. Gene Shirley hits an infield single to the second baseman. Ed Ledbetter grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Herb Wortham advances to third on the play. Baby Green singles past the shortstop. Herb Wortham scores. Mike McGillen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Bill Murray singles to center field. Keiichi Matsushima is pinch hitting for Al Armstrong. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Bill Murray steals second. Bill Murray is out trying to steal third. Keiichi Matsushima lines out to the pitcher. Edifus Fitzgerald singles past the second baseman. Sam McAndrew singles to center field. Edifus Fitzgerald advances to third on the hit. Sam McAndrew is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Al Emery pitching. Lep Pascual is pinch hitting for J.J. King. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Lep Pascual grounds out to the shortstop. Walt Egan singles to center field. Ed Bowen walks. Robinson Johnson grounds out to the pitcher. Walt Egan advances to third on the play. Ed Bowen advances to second on the play. Herb Wortham pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Eric Weyhing pitching. Kevin Melillo grounds out to the third baseman. Tony Brewer grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Berran strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Scott Bailey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Gene Shirley flies out to the left fielder. Ed Ledbetter strikes out. Baby Green strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners left on base: 6 Cleveland total runners left on base: 4
Batting:2B - Ed Berran (9).3B - Kevin Melillo (4).HR - Edifus Fitzgerald (17), Sam McAndrew (11).SF - Kevin Melillo. Baserunning: SB - Sam McAndrew (13), Bill Murray (16).CS - Sam McAndrew (10), Dick Kamp (6), Bill Murray (9). Fielding: E - Al Armstrong.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Wiley Grove improves in power_vs_lefty Ralph Branyan improves in speed Hi Reardon did not respond to coaching in control Lou Payne improves in contact_vs_lefty
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: George Harley improves in range Ricardo Malleta did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Mike Fried improves in contact_vs_lefty Ricardo Malleta did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Rheal Baird did not respond to coaching in SS