Inning: 1 Cleveland Rich Sheffield pitching. Mike Thorpe grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Link walks. John Romano flies out to the center fielder. Al Blake lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Lou Cardona pitching. Mel Delgado lines out to the third baseman. Larry Hume strikes out. Sam Bejma grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Bill Burleson grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Polivka grounds out to the shortstop. Masahiro Sakaeya grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Alan McKnight grounds out to the third baseman. Kazuyuki Jobe flies out to the left fielder. Will Kellogg singles to left field. Al Baumer singles to right field. Jack Barr singles to right field. Rich Sheffield singles to right field. Will Kellogg scores. Al Baumer uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mel Delgado flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Lou Dolan hits an infield single to the second baseman. Lou Dolan steals second. Lou Cardona lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Thorpe hits an infield single to the second baseman. Lou Dolan scores. Charlie Link grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Thorpe advances to second on the play. John Romano strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Larry Hume strikes out. Sam Bejma pops out to the second baseman. Alan McKnight grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Al Blake strikes out. Bill Burleson strikes out. Tom Polivka grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Kazuyuki Jobe grounds out to the second baseman. Will Kellogg strikes out. Al Baumer walks. Jack Barr grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Masahiro Sakaeya singles to left field. Lou Dolan flies out to the left fielder. Masahiro Sakaeya is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Lou Cardona strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Rich Sheffield flies out to the center fielder. Mel Delgado grounds out to the shortstop. Larry Hume grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Mike Thorpe strikes out. Charlie Link doubles to left field. John Romano grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Link advances to third on the play. Al Blake doubles to left field. Charlie Link scores. Bill Burleson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Sam Bejma grounds out to the third baseman. Alan McKnight grounds out to the pitcher. Kazuyuki Jobe flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Tom Polivka singles to right field. Masahiro Sakaeya walks. Lou Dolan strikes out. Lore Fischer is pinch hitting for Lou Cardona. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Lore Fischer singles to center field. Tom Polivka scores. Masahiro Sakaeya advances to third on the hit. Mike Thorpe flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Masahiro Sakaeya scores. Roberto Fonseca comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Link doubles to right field. Lore Fischer uses his aggressiveness and scores. John Romano walks. Al Blake strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Isamu Tanaka pitching. Will Kellogg grounds out to the second baseman. Al Baumer strikes out. Jack Barr grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Bill Burleson pops out to the second baseman. Tom Polivka grounds out to the second baseman. Masahiro Sakaeya flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Minoru Shibahara is pinch hitting for Roberto Fonseca. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Minoru Shibahara singles to left field. Mel Delgado walks. Larry Hume strikes out. Sam Bejma singles to right field. Minoru Shibahara is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Mel Delgado advances to third on the play. Alan McKnight walks. Kazuyuki Jobe strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Cleveland Matt Buford pitching. Lou Dolan flies out to the center fielder. Joe Stuart is pinch hitting for Isamu Tanaka. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Joe Stuart grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Thorpe flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Ben Giuliani pitching. Will Kellogg pops out to the third baseman. Al Baumer flies out to the center fielder. Jack Barr grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners LOB: 5 Oakland total runners LOB: 6
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bert Redmond did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Papa Roenicke did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bert Redmond improves in arm Glenn DeShong did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Papa Roenicke improves in C
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ron DeViveiros did not respond to coaching in velocity Les Marberry did not respond to coaching in velocity Tony Sipek did not respond to coaching in control Bill Scheetz improves in arm