Win: Tommy Fanovich (1-0) Loss: Tom Noren (12-14)
Save: Hisashi Sakamoto (37)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Tom Noren pitching. Vince Shantz pops out to the second baseman. Leo Neagle strikes out. Wally Cook singles to left field. Wally Cook steals second. Mike Jordan pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Scott Brown pitching. Roberto Luis_Medina singles to right field. Clarence Gaston singles to center field. Mike Morales singles to center field. Roberto Luis_Medina scores. Hank Aaron flies out to the right fielder. Prince Fielder grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mike Morales is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Chase Utley strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Bill Connolly singles to right field. Dennis Perry strikes out. Juan Fox singles to center field. Bill Connolly advances to third on the hit. Doc Stirnweiss grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Connolly scores. Juan Fox advances to second on the play. Scott Brown pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Ron Freeman grounds out to the shortstop. Gary Thomasson strikes out. Tom Noren walks. Roberto Luis_Medina grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Vince Shantz flies out to the right fielder. Leo Neagle grounds out to the shortstop. Wally Cook pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Clarence Gaston grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Morales walks. Hank Aaron grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Morales advances to second on the play. Prince Fielder grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Mike Jordan grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Connolly singles to right field. Dennis Perry flies out to the center fielder. Juan Fox flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Chase Utley grounds out to the shortstop. Ron Freeman singles past the shortstop. Gary Thomasson singles to left field. Tom Noren lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Roberto Luis_Medina strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cleveland Doc Stirnweiss flies out to the left fielder. Scott Brown singles to left field. Vince Shantz strikes out. Leo Neagle grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Scott Brown is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Clarence Gaston flies out to the right fielder. Mike Morales grounds out to the third baseman. Hank Aaron walks. Prince Fielder singles to center field. Hank Aaron advances to third on the hit. Chase Utley strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Wally Cook singles to center field. Mike Jordan grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Wally Cook is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mike Jordan steals second. Bill Connolly flies out to the center fielder. Dennis Perry singles to left field. Mike Jordan scores. Juan Fox strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Ron Freeman hits a home run. Gary Thomasson walks. Tom Noren lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Roberto Luis_Medina flies out to the right fielder. Clarence Gaston walks. Mike Morales flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Doc Stirnweiss walks. Doc Perezchica is pinch hitting for Scott Brown. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Doc Perezchica pops out to the second baseman. Vince Shantz reached on a fielding error by Chase Utley. Leo Neagle grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Vince Shantz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Wally Cook strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Tommy Fanovich pitching. Hank Aaron strikes out. Prince Fielder strikes out. Chase Utley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Mike Jordan flies out to the right fielder. Bill Connolly singles to center field. Bill Connolly steals second. Dennis Perry flies out to the right fielder. Juan Fox grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Ron Freeman flies out to the right fielder. Ivan Rodriguez is pinch hitting for Gary Thomasson. Ivan Rodriguez singles to left field. Tom Noren lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Roberto Luis_Medina grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tom Noren is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Magglio Ordonez enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ivan Rodriguez at CF. Doc Stirnweiss walks. Bill Fine is pinch hitting for Tommy Fanovich. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Doc Stirnweiss steals second. Bill Fine grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Vince Shantz walks. Leo Neagle reached on a 2-base fielding error by Roberto Luis_Medina. Doc Stirnweiss scores. Wally Cook singles to right field. Vince Shantz scores. Leo Neagle scores. Wally Cook steals second. Mike Jordan hits an infield single to the second baseman. Mike Jordan steals second. Bill Connolly strikes out. Dennis Perry grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Hisashi Sakamoto pitching. Clarence Gaston grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Morales grounds out to the pitcher. Hank Aaron flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners LOB: 10 Detroit total runners LOB: 11
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Buster Higgins did not respond to coaching in velocity George Bergman improves in control George Bergman did not respond to coaching in control Gene Brusstar improves in power_vs_lefty Jim Fornieles did not respond to coaching in CF
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Carl Woodman did not respond to coaching in velocity George Wynne did not respond to coaching in control Carl Woodman did not respond to coaching in control George James improves in contact_vs_lefty