Inning: 1 Boston Jack Lopez pitching. Mike Sauer flies out to the left fielder. Amaury Priest singles to right field. Lloyd Stegman singles to left field. Amaury Priest is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Justin Shields flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cleveland Dwight Rosar pitching. John Hildebrand doubles to right field. Aaron Adams flies out to the center fielder. Ed Wenz pops out to the second baseman. Jack Kuhn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Frank Shea singles to left field. William Struss singles to center field. Jerry Rodriguez grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Frank Shea advances to third on the play. Bob Hawke walks. Dwight Rosar grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Matt Aber grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Sixsmith singles to center field. Makoto Ogata flies out to the center fielder. Don Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Mike Sauer flies out to the center fielder. Amaury Priest grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Lloyd Stegman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Jack Lopez grounds out to the third baseman. John Hildebrand strikes out. Aaron Adams flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Justin Shields strikes out. Frank Shea triples. William Struss singles to left field. Frank Shea scores. Jerry Rodriguez grounds into a force play to the third baseman. William Struss is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bob Hawke singles to right field. Dwight Rosar strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Ed Wenz strikes out. Jack Kuhn flies out to the left fielder. Matt Aber grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Mike Sauer singles to left field. Amaury Priest singles to right field. Mike Sauer aggressively advances to third on the hit. Amaury Priest steals second. Lloyd Stegman strikes out. Justin Shields strikes out. Frank Shea walks. William Struss grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Cleveland Dave Sixsmith singles to center field. Makoto Ogata grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Sixsmith advances to second on the play. Don Johnson strikes out. Jack Lopez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Jerry Rodriguez grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Hawke grounds out to the pitcher. Dwight Rosar flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland John Hildebrand hits a home run. Aaron Adams strikes out. Ed Wenz flies out to the center fielder. Jack Kuhn hits a home run. Matt Aber bunts for a base hit. Matt Aber is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Mike Sauer strikes out. Amaury Priest flies out to the left fielder. Lloyd Stegman singles to left field. Justin Shields grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Lloyd Stegman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Dave Sixsmith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Makoto Ogata hits a home run. Don Johnson singles to right field. Jack Lopez lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. John Hildebrand strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Frank Shea grounds out to the catcher. William Struss walks. John Scarsella is pinch hitting for Jerry Rodriguez. William Struss steals second. Rudy Kitson 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. John Scarsella hits a home run. William Struss scores. Lennie Davis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Hawke grounds out to the second baseman. Dale Krawczyk is pinch hitting for Dwight Rosar. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Dale Krawczyk doubles to right field. Mike Sauer singles past the third baseman. Dale Krawczyk scores. Bill Fabregas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Amaury Priest grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mike Sauer is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Rich Richards pitching. Alex Roche enters the game as a defensive replacement for John Scarsella at C. Aaron Adams strikes out. Ed Wenz grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Kuhn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Lloyd Stegman singles to center field. Justin Shields walks. Frank Shea strikes out. Lloyd Stegman steals third. William Struss singles to center field. Lloyd Stegman scores. A.J. Carpenter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alex Roche strikes out. Bob Hawke grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Matt Aber flies out to the left fielder. Dave Sixsmith grounds out to the second baseman. Makoto Ogata strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners LOB: 12 Cleveland total runners LOB: 4
Game Notes John Hildebrand is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Robert Griffin improves in contact_vs_righty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Paul Thesenga did not respond to coaching in control Jack Shirley improves in velocity
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Kenny Schmidt improves in power_vs_righty Jim Thevenow improves in arm Bob Grove improves in arm Walton Blowers improves in speed