Win: German Stewart (12-1) Loss: Eric Schulz (9-14)
Save: Scott Bailey (41)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Doc Linares pitching. Edifus Fitzgerald reached on a 2-base fielding error by Don Fallon. Sam McAndrew strikes out. Kevin Melillo strikes out. Tony Brewer grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Travis Brown pitching. Tommy Anderson singles to center field. Walt Egan walks. Ed Bowen walks. Robinson Johnson walks. Tommy Anderson scores. Lep Pascual strikes out. Don Fallon walks. Walt Egan scores. Tommy Huckleberry strikes out. Brian Mashore walks. Ed Bowen scores. Doc Linares grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Cleveland Ed Berran pops out to the shortstop. Dick Kamp pops out to the second baseman. Gil Murff grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Tommy Anderson strikes out. Walt Egan singles to right field. Ed Bowen grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Walt Egan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Robinson Johnson walks. Lep Pascual grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Robinson Johnson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Bill Murray strikes out. Travis Brown flies out to the right fielder. Edifus Fitzgerald singles to center field. Sam McAndrew singles to right field. Edifus Fitzgerald advances to third on the hit. Kevin Melillo hits a home run. Edifus Fitzgerald scores. Sam McAndrew scores. Tony Brewer singles to right field. Ed Berran singles to left field. Tony Brewer advances to third on the hit. Dick Kamp grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Don Fallon grounds out to the second baseman. Tommy Huckleberry singles to right field. Brian Mashore flies out to the left fielder. Doc Linares walks. Tommy Anderson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Gil Murff walks. Bill Murray grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Gil Murff is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Travis Brown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Murray advances to third on the play. Edifus Fitzgerald strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Walt Egan singles to right field. Ed Bowen singles to center field. Walt Egan advances to third on the hit. Robinson Johnson strikes out. Lep Pascual singles to right field. Walt Egan scores. Don Fallon grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Lep Pascual is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Tommy Huckleberry pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cleveland Sam McAndrew grounds out to the second baseman. Kevin Melillo singles to center field. Kevin Melillo steals second. Tony Brewer singles to center field. Kevin Melillo scores. Harry Huenke comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Berran flies out to the left fielder. Dick Kamp pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Brian Mashore singles to right field. German Stewart comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harry Huenke lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tommy Anderson strikes out. Walt Egan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Gil Murff triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Bill Murray grounds out to the pitcher. The defense is playing the infield in. German Stewart singles to left field. Gil Murff scores. Eric Schulz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Edifus Fitzgerald singles to center field. German Stewart advances to third on the hit. Sam McAndrew lines out to the second baseman. Kevin Melillo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Ed Bowen hits a home run. Robinson Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Lep Pascual grounds out to the second baseman. Don Fallon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Tony Brewer singles to left field. Ed Berran walks. Dick Kamp hits a home run. Tony Brewer scores. Ed Berran scores. Harry Jimenez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gil Murff lines out to the third baseman. Bill Murray grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Keiichi Matsushima is pinch hitting for German Stewart. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Keiichi Matsushima reached on a 2-base throwing error by Walt Egan. Edifus Fitzgerald flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Al Emery pitching. Tommy Huckleberry flies out to the left fielder. Brian Mashore singles to center field. Fritz Tooley is pinch hitting for Harry Jimenez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Fritz Tooley strikes out. Tommy Anderson singles to center field. Brian Mashore advances to third on the hit. Walt Egan pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Rusty Richardson pitching. Sam McAndrew strikes out. Kevin Melillo flies out to the left fielder. Tony Brewer singles to left field. Ed Berran singles to right field. Tony Brewer advances to third on the hit. Dick Kamp flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Ed Bowen singles to center field. Robinson Johnson strikes out. Lep Pascual doubles to right field. Ed Bowen uses his aggressiveness and scores. Don Fallon singles to left field. Lep Pascual scores. Isao Harada comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tommy Huckleberry flies out to the left fielder. Brian Mashore pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Gil Murff strikes out. Angel Hillman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Bill Murray strikes out. Harry Hogg is pinch hitting for Isao Harada. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Harry Hogg grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Scott Bailey pitching. Pep Schmidt is pinch hitting for Angel Hillman. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Pep Schmidt strikes out. Tommy Anderson grounds out to the second baseman. Walt Egan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners LOB: 10 Detroit total runners LOB: 13
Game Notes Eric Schulz is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Stan Lindeman improves in speed Jason Goodson did not respond to coaching in velocity George Harley did not respond to coaching in range Mike Fried did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Rheal Baird did not respond to coaching in SS
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jimmy Sele improves in speed Johnnie Portocarrero did not respond to coaching in control Ralph Branyan improves in arm Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Lou Payne did not respond to coaching in RF