Win: Walt Russell (1-0) Loss: Mike Wells (0-1)
Save: Frank Thompson (1)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Walt Russell pitching. Al Blake singles to right field. John Romano grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Jack Layne flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Chicago Mike Wells pitching. Bob Reynolds grounds out to the third baseman. Roy Mills strikes out. Kosei Kakuzen singles to center field. Daniel Drake strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Masahiro Sakaeya grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Polivka grounds out to the third baseman. Bill LaFrancois singles to right field. Bill LaFrancois steals second. Mike Thorpe hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bill Burleson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Chicago Al Smyres singles to center field. Al Smyres steals second. Cy Rettig flies out to the left fielder. Rafael York walks. Jake Bochy flies out to the left fielder. Walt Russell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Mike Wells grounds out to the third baseman. Al Blake lines out to the second baseman. John Romano hits a home run. Jack Layne walks. Masahiro Sakaeya strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Bob Reynolds grounds out to the third baseman. Roy Mills walks. Kosei Kakuzen flies out to the right fielder. Daniel Drake grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Roy Mills is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Tom Polivka bunts for a base hit. Bill LaFrancois singles to right field. Mike Thorpe flies out to the right fielder. Bill Burleson flies out to the left fielder. Mike Wells strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Chicago Al Smyres grounds out to the second baseman. Cy Rettig strikes out. Rafael York strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Al Blake reached on a fielding error by Kosei Kakuzen. John Romano singles to right field. Al Blake advances to third on the hit. Jack Layne strikes out. Masahiro Sakaeya strikes out. Tom Polivka strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Chicago Jake Bochy doubles to left field. Walt Russell fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Walt Russell singles to right field. Jake Bochy scores. Bob Reynolds singles to center field. Roy Mills doubles to center field. Walt Russell scores. Kosei Kakuzen strikes out. Daniel Drake grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Reynolds scores. Roy Mills advances to third on the play. Al Smyres flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Bill LaFrancois strikes out. Mike Thorpe grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Burleson singles to right field. Bruce Gumpert is pinch hitting for Mike Wells. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bruce Gumpert grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Ben Giuliani pitching. Cy Rettig pops out to the third baseman. Rafael York strikes out. Jake Bochy grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Al Blake pops out to the first baseman. John Romano singles to right field. Jack Layne flies out to the left fielder. Masahiro Sakaeya strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Walt Russell grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Reynolds grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Mills grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Tom Polivka grounds out to the second baseman. Bill LaFrancois strikes out. Mike Thorpe grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Kosei Kakuzen hits a home run. Isamu Tanaka comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Daniel Drake grounds out to the shortstop. Al Smyres singles to center field. Cy Rettig strikes out. Rafael York strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Bill Mulligan enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jake Bochy at C. Frank Thompson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bill Burleson flies out to the right fielder. Lore Fischer is pinch hitting for Isamu Tanaka. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Lore Fischer lines out to the third baseman. Al Blake strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners left on base: 9 Chicago total runners left on base: 6
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ziggy Gubicza did not respond to coaching in velocity John Parker improves in contact_vs_lefty Bert Redmond improves in contact_vs_lefty Del Shaute improves in power_vs_lefty
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Lance Beattie improves in arm Leon Stroud did not respond to coaching in velocity Johnny Crouch did not respond to coaching in speed Tom Pulsipher improves in arm Ike Brady did not respond to coaching in C