Win: Lancaster Bates (4-3) Loss: Dick Criger (0-5)
Save: Cash Lincoln (8)
Inning: 1 Boston Pete Houston pitching. Merlin Bailey grounds out to the third baseman. Clark Cueto grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Farley reached on a 2-base fielding error by P.K. Lischenko. Chad Flanagan is hit by a pitch. Omar McPhee strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cleveland Nelson Riddle pitching. Ken Sakata strikes out. Ricky Thunder grounds out to the pitcher. Jack Wardell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Brian Whiting singles to center field. Jack Mullins flies out to the center fielder. Brian Whiting steals second. Joe Bressler strikes out. Nelson Riddle grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Sting Ray strikes out. P.K. Lischenko singles to left field. Atley Elarton hits a home run. P.K. Lischenko scores. Bob Franco grounds out to the shortstop. Reggie Smack grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Merlin Bailey strikes out. Clark Cueto grounds out to the pitcher. Jeff Farley singles to right field. Jeff Farley steals second. Chad Flanagan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Pete Houston strikes out. Ken Sakata strikes out. Ricky Thunder grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Omar McPhee pops out to the second baseman. Brian Whiting flies out to the left fielder. Jack Mullins pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Jack Wardell strikes out. Sting Ray grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! P.K. Lischenko grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Joe Bressler singles to center field. Nelson Riddle lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Merlin Bailey flies out to the right fielder. Clark Cueto pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Atley Elarton singles to left field. Bob Franco strikes out. Reggie Smack grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Atley Elarton advances to second on the play. Pete Houston grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Jeff Farley singles to right field. Chad Flanagan reached on a fielding error by Ken Sakata. Omar McPhee walks. Brian Whiting strikes out. Jack Mullins grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Farley scores. Chad Flanagan advances to third on the play. Omar McPhee advances to second on the play. Joe Bressler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Ken Sakata singles to left field. Ricky Thunder grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ken Sakata is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ricky Thunder is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jack Wardell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Pud Hegan is pinch hitting for Nelson Riddle. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Pud Hegan flies out to the center fielder. Merlin Bailey singles past the shortstop. Nate Rigsby 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. Clark Cueto walks. Jeff Farley singles to center field. Merlin Bailey is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Clark Cueto advances to third on the play. Chad Flanagan singles to right field. Clark Cueto scores. Lancaster Bates comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Omar McPhee grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Chad Flanagan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Dick Criger pitching. Sting Ray flies out to the center fielder. P.K. Lischenko singles to center field. Atley Elarton strikes out. Bob Franco flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Brian Whiting strikes out. Jack Mullins flies out to the center fielder. Joe Bressler grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Reggie Smack grounds out to the shortstop. Ricky Preston is pinch hitting for Lancaster Bates. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ricky Preston singles to left field. Ken Sakata doubles to center field. The defense is playing the infield in. Ricky Thunder singles to center field. Ricky Preston scores. Ken Sakata scores. Tom Gooch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Wardell pops out to the first baseman. Sting Ray grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Cash Lincoln pitching. Glenn Dorsett is pinch hitting for Tom Gooch. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Glenn Dorsett flies out to the right fielder. Merlin Bailey strikes out. Clark Cueto singles to right field. Jeff Farley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners left on base: 10 Cleveland total runners left on base: 3
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Harry Davenport improves in arm Mark Daulton did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ed Taff improves in power_vs_lefty Tom Goulish improves in contact_vs_lefty
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Lance Cordobo improves in arm Mike Hogan improves in contact_vs_righty Bob Acosta improves in contact_vs_lefty Chobani Cotton did not respond to coaching in velocity Lloyd Ceccarelli did not respond to coaching in SS