Inning: 1 Cleveland Jim Palmer pitching. Leo Neagle grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Dennis Perry walks. Bill Connolly triples. Dennis Perry scores. Mike Andre flies out to the right fielder. Mike Jordan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Randy Connors pitching. Roberto Luis_Medina flies out to the center fielder. Clarence Gaston lines out to the first baseman. Mike Morales pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Doc Stirnweiss pops out to the second baseman. Josh Hamilton singles past the shortstop. Steve Peters walks. Randy Connors lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Leo Neagle strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Hank Aaron grounds out to the second baseman. Prince Fielder singles to right field. Chase Utley singles to right field. Ron Freeman triples. Prince Fielder scores. Chase Utley scores. Gary Thomasson strikes out. Jim Palmer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Dennis Perry walks. Bill Connolly hits a home run. Dennis Perry scores. Mike Andre walks. Mike Jordan singles to left field. Mike Andre advances to third on the hit. Mike Jordan steals second. Hank Aaron throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Mike Andre scores. Doc Stirnweiss singles past the shortstop. Mike Jordan scores. Jose Suche comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Doc Stirnweiss steals second. Josh Hamilton doubles to center field. Doc Stirnweiss scores. Steve Peters grounds out to the third baseman. Randy Connors singles to center field. Josh Hamilton scores. Leo Neagle strikes out. Dennis Perry singles to center field. Bill Connolly strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Roberto Luis_Medina strikes out. Clarence Gaston grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Morales walks. Hank Aaron flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Mike Andre flies out to the left fielder. Mike Jordan walks. Doc Stirnweiss doubles to right field. Mike Jordan uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jeff Davis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Josh Hamilton flies out to the center fielder. Steve Peters grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Prince Fielder strikes out. Chase Utley grounds out to the pitcher. Ron Freeman singles to center field. Gary Thomasson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Randy Connors flies out to the center fielder. Leo Neagle singles to left field. Leo Neagle steals second. Hank Aaron throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Dennis Perry walks. Bill Connolly grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Jeff Davis strikes out. Roberto Luis_Medina pops out to the shortstop. Clarence Gaston hits a home run. Mike Morales grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Mike Andre strikes out. Mike Jordan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Doc Stirnweiss singles to center field. Josh Hamilton walks. Tyler Glasnow comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Steve Peters grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Doc Stirnweiss is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Hank Aaron singles to center field. Prince Fielder strikes out. Hank Aaron is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Chase Utley singles past the third baseman. Ron Freeman pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Randy Connors flies out to the right fielder. Leo Neagle hits a home run. Wally Cook is pinch hitting for Dennis Perry. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Wally Cook grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Bill Connolly grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Gary Thomasson flies out to the left fielder. Magglio Ordonez is pinch hitting for Tyler Glasnow. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Magglio Ordonez grounds out to the second baseman. Roberto Luis_Medina strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Marty Patten pitching. Mike Andre strikes out. Mike Jordan walks. Doc Stirnweiss flies out to the right fielder. Mike Jordan steals second. Josh Hamilton hits a home run. Mike Jordan scores. Steve Peters flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Gary Carter is pinch hitting for Clarence Gaston. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gary Carter strikes out. Tommy Fanovich 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. Bob Pye is pinch hitting for Mike Morales. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bob Pye grounds out to the shortstop. Hank Aaron pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Vince Shantz is pinch hitting for Tommy Fanovich. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Vince Shantz grounds out to the shortstop. Leo Neagle pops out to the catcher. Wally Cook singles to center field. Wally Cook steals second. Bill Connolly pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Jay Price pitching. Lynn Jones is pinch hitting for Prince Fielder. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Lynn Jones reached on a 2-base fielding error by Josh Hamilton. Chase Utley grounds out to the third baseman. Ron Freeman lines out to the first baseman. Gary Thomasson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners LOB: 10 Detroit total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Doc Stirnweiss (29), Josh Hamilton (8).3B - Bill Connolly (7).HR - Leo Neagle (18), Bill Connolly (26), Josh Hamilton (2).GIDP - Bill Connolly. Baserunning: SB - Leo Neagle (42), Wally Cook (9), Mike Jordan 2 (23), Doc Stirnweiss (22). Fielding: E - Josh Hamilton.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Buster Higgins did not respond to coaching in control Gene Brusstar did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bill Ingram did not respond to coaching in control Buster Higgins did not respond to coaching in control Jim Fornieles did not respond to coaching in CF
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Earl Rye did not respond to coaching in velocity George Sanberg did not respond to coaching in speed Carl Woodman did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Durr did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty