Win: Neil Christiansen (14-4) Loss: George Baker (6-17)
Save: Tiny Baker (43)
Inning: 1 Cleveland George Baker pitching. T.J. Minor grounds out to the catcher. Greg Hoover grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Pruett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Neil Christiansen pitching. Joe Gleason singles past the second baseman. Dick Currie grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jack Dawley walks. Wally Madison flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Koichiro Kaneda singles to center field. Bob Krukow grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Ralph Cooper flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Francisco Gardner singles to center field. Ed Carpenter flies out to the center fielder. Jimmy Holt hits a home run. Francisco Gardner scores. Billy Anderson grounds out to the pitcher. George Baker hits an infield single to the pitcher. Joe Gleason singles to center field. George Baker advances to third on the hit. Dick Currie flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Jim Gordon strikes out. Tom McClure singles to left field. Neil Christiansen lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. T.J. Minor pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Jack Dawley grounds out to the pitcher. Wally Madison strikes out. Francisco Gardner singles to left field. Ed Carpenter grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Greg Hoover grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Pruett singles to left field. Koichiro Kaneda hits a home run. Jim Pruett scores. Bob Krukow strikes out. Ralph Cooper strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Jimmy Holt grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Anderson flies out to the left fielder. George Baker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Jim Gordon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Tom McClure singles to center field. Tom McClure is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Neil Christiansen grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Joe Gleason strikes out. Dick Currie strikes out. Jack Dawley grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland T.J. Minor grounds out to the pitcher. Greg Hoover strikes out. Jim Pruett grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Wally Madison strikes out. Francisco Gardner strikes out. Ed Carpenter pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Koichiro Kaneda reached on a fielding error by Jimmy Holt. Koichiro Kaneda is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bob Krukow walks. Ralph Cooper pops out to the second baseman. Jim Gordon doubles to center field. Bob Krukow uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tom McClure grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Jimmy Holt singles to left field. Billy Anderson singles in front of the right fielder. Jimmy Holt advances to third on the hit. Joe Schang is pinch hitting for George Baker. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Joe Schang pops out to the third baseman. Joe Gleason walks. Dick Currie grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Pete Simons pitching. Bill Kowitz is pinch hitting for Neil Christiansen. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bill Kowitz lines out to the shortstop. T.J. Minor singles to center field. Greg Hoover doubles to left field. T.J. Minor uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jim Pruett reached on a fielding error by Jack Dawley. Koichiro Kaneda grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Greg Hoover scores. Jim Pruett advances to second on the play. Sandy Oliver comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Krukow grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Yamil Larkin pitching. Jack Dawley walks. Wally Madison grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Francisco Gardner pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Ralph Cooper singles to right field. Jim Gordon grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Tom McClure flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Tiny Baker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ed Carpenter flies out to the right fielder. Jimmy Holt grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Anderson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners LOB: 3 New York total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes Pete Simons is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Frank Hill did not respond to coaching in velocity Gregg Minahan did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Frank Hill did not respond to coaching in control John Krawczyk did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Keith Bolen did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Keith Bolen did not respond to coaching in range Luis Sasaki improves in power_vs_lefty Keith Bolen improves in power_vs_righty Luis Sasaki did not respond to coaching in 2B