Inning: 1 Cleveland Bill Whitfield pitching. Frank Anderson grounds out to the shortstop. Clay Sauer grounds out to the shortstop. T.J. Minor doubles past the first baseman. Joe Cicero grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 New York Jerry Fischer pitching. Bobby Hayes grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Gleason strikes out. Dick Currie flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Greg Hoover walks. Jim Pruett singles to center field. Greg Hoover advances to third on the hit. Jim Pruett steals second. Koichiro Kaneda grounds out to the second baseman. Greg Hoover scores. Jim Pruett advances to third on the play. Bob Krukow grounds out to the catcher. Jerry Fischer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Jack Dawley grounds out to the third baseman. Wally Madison doubles to center field. Gaius Baltar walks. Chuck Schmidt grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Gaius Baltar is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Frank Merritt pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Frank Anderson walks. Clay Sauer strikes out. Frank Anderson is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). T.J. Minor singles to center field. Joe Cicero grounds into a force play to the second baseman. T.J. Minor is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Bill Whitfield grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Hayes grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Joe Gleason walks. Dick Currie singles to right field. Joe Gleason advances to third on the hit. Jack Dawley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Greg Hoover grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Pruett singles to center field. Koichiro Kaneda grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Wally Madison hits a home run. Gaius Baltar grounds out to the second baseman. Chuck Schmidt strikes out. Frank Merritt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Bob Krukow strikes out. Jerry Fischer grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Anderson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Bill Whitfield grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Hayes strikes out. Joe Gleason grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Clay Sauer walks. T.J. Minor walks. Joe Cicero strikes out. Greg Hoover grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Dick Currie grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Dawley strikes out. Wally Madison walks. Gaius Baltar grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Wally Madison is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Jim Pruett singles to left field. Koichiro Kaneda grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bob Krukow grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Chuck Schmidt grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Merritt singles to right field. Bill Whitfield fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bill Whitfield strikes out. Bobby Hayes flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Jerry Fischer grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Anderson singles to center field. Clay Sauer flies out to the left fielder. T.J. Minor walks. Pete Simons comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Joe Cicero grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 New York Joe Gleason flies out to the left fielder. Dick Currie grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Dawley grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Greg Hoover singles to right field. Jim Pruett flies out to the right fielder. Greg Hoover is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Koichiro Kaneda singles past the second baseman. Bob Krukow grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Koichiro Kaneda is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Gilbert Mendoza 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. Wally Madison flies out to the right fielder. Gaius Baltar doubles to right field. Chuck Schmidt strikes out. Frank Merritt grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Cleveland Bill Kowitz is pinch hitting for Gilbert Mendoza . Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Kowitz singles to left field. Frank Anderson strikes out. Clay Sauer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Kowitz advances to second on the play. T.J. Minor doubles to left field. Bill Kowitz scores. Mem Caruso comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Cicero grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 New York Tiny Baker pitching. Ed Carpenter is pinch hitting for Mem Caruso. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ed Carpenter singles to center field. Bobby Hayes grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Joe Gleason strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners LOB: 8 New York total runners LOB: 7
Game Notes Koichiro Kaneda is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Taro Tabata did not respond to coaching in control Don Simmons improves in contact_vs_righty Ira Balsamo did not respond to coaching in speed Tommy Barrows did not respond to coaching in control
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: George Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in control Bill Lemke did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jimmy Bird did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Morgan Leonard did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Luis Sasaki did not respond to coaching in 2B