Win: Joe Marolewski (1-0) Loss: Ed Stoneman (0-1)
Save: Walt Hendrick (1)
Inning: 1 Detroit Frank Pitts pitching. Jim Gideon singles to center field. Mark Kraus walks. Jack Nelson grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Gideon advances to third on the play. Mark Kraus advances to second on the play. Adrian Gajkowski grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Gideon scores. Mark Kraus advances to third on the play. Al Ross strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cleveland Miguel Herrera pitching. Bo Miller walks. Rick Burns strikes out. Nagi Nishimura grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Jim Maul flies out to the center fielder. Mike Will grounds out to the second baseman. Mark Brummer pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Sly Lytton grounds out to the shortstop. Ramon Cruz flies out to the left fielder. Fred Bailey reached on a 2-base fielding error by Mark Brummer. Connie Dwyer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Miguel Herrera flies out to the center fielder. Jim Gideon flies out to the center fielder. Mark Kraus strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Hack Reynolds doubles to right field. Frank Pitts lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bo Miller singles to left field. Hack Reynolds scores. Rick Burns strikes out. Nagi Nishimura singles to right field. Sly Lytton pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Jack Nelson grounds out to the second baseman. Adrian Gajkowski grounds out to the pitcher. Al Ross grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Ramon Cruz pops out to the second baseman. Fred Bailey lines out to the second baseman. Connie Dwyer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Jim Maul doubles to left field. Mike Will walks. Mark Brummer walks. Miguel Herrera grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jim Maul scores. Mike Will advances to third on the play. Jim Gideon doubles to left field. Mike Will scores. Mark Kraus strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Hack Reynolds walks. Frank Pitts lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bo Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Rick Burns singles to left field. Hack Reynolds scores. Nagi Nishimura hits a home run. Rick Burns scores. Sly Lytton singles to right field. Ramon Cruz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Jack Nelson pops out to the second baseman. Adrian Gajkowski grounds out to the third baseman. Al Ross hits a home run. Jim Maul grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Fred Bailey strikes out. Connie Dwyer doubles to right field. Connie Dwyer steals third. Hack Reynolds flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Connie Dwyer scores. Frank Pitts grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Mike Will singles to left field. Mike Will steals second. Mark Brummer strikes out. Yukio Yamamoto is pinch hitting for Miguel Herrera. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Yukio Yamamoto strikes out. Jim Gideon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Joe Marolewski pitching. Bo Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Rick Burns strikes out. Nagi Nishimura grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Lee Mills enters the game as a defensive replacement for Hack Reynolds at RF. Mark Kraus doubles to center field. Jack Nelson grounds out to the pitcher. Adrian Gajkowski doubles to left field. Mark Kraus scores. Ed Stoneman 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. Al Ross strikes out. Jim Maul flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Sly Lytton flies out to the right fielder. Sonny Stillman is pinch hitting for Ramon Cruz. Sonny Stillman grounds out to the third baseman. Fred Bailey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Ed Bennett enters the game as a defensive replacement for Sonny Stillman at LF. Mike Will flies out to the center fielder. Mark Brummer walks. B.J. Garbowski is pinch hitting for Joe Marolewski. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. B.J. Garbowski singles to center field. Mark Brummer advances to third on the hit. Jim Gideon flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Mark Brummer scores. B.J. Garbowski is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Walt Hendrick pitching. Connie Dwyer singles to right field. Lee Mills grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Connie Dwyer is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dave Kendall is pinch hitting for Ed Stoneman. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dave Kendall singles to center field. Lee Mills advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Bo Miller strikes out. Rick Burns flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners LOB: 4 Cleveland total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Jim Gideon (1), Mark Kraus (1), Adrian Gajkowski (1), Jim Maul (1).HR - Al Ross (1).SF - Jim Gideon.GIDP - Miguel Herrera. Baserunning: SB - Mike Will (1).CS - B.J. Garbowski (1). Fielding: E - Mark Brummer.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jack Frisbee improves in range Ernesto Aguila did not respond to coaching in range Deacon Tate improves in power_vs_lefty Jeff Eichelberger improves in endurance Deacon Tate did not respond to coaching in SS
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ian McCormic did not respond to coaching in arm Myron Garrison improves in arm Rich Wells did not respond to coaching in velocity John Trombley did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jack Barrett improves in SS