Win: George Hernandez (5-5) Loss: Tom Whisenton (10-5)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Lorenzo Williams pitching. Hal Hunter flies out to the left fielder. Lefty Gilbert flies out to the left fielder. Bill Shea singles to right field. John Mirabella doubles to right field. Dave Allred grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Baltimore Rube Gigon pitching. Joe Ponson strikes out. Joe Brady flies out to the center fielder. Tank Daxson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Lenny Stills strikes out. Rip Lira grounds out to the third baseman. Mitch Pierre strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Baltimore Rob Leius doubles to center field. Charlie Jones flies out to the left fielder. Luis Howard flies out to the left fielder. Bronson Reitz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Rube Gigon strikes out. Hal Hunter grounds out to the shortstop. Lefty Gilbert strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Baltimore Pablo Acevedo flies out to the right fielder. Lorenzo Williams strikes out. Joe Ponson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Bill Shea lines out to the third baseman. John Mirabella hits a home run. Dave Allred walks. Lenny Stills strikes out. Rip Lira singles to right field. Mitch Pierre triples. Dave Allred scores. Rip Lira scores. Rube Gigon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Baltimore Joe Brady walks. Tank Daxson doubles to right field. Rob Leius singles to center field. Joe Brady scores. Charlie Jones singles to center field. Tank Daxson scores. Rob Leius advances to third on the hit. Luis Howard strikes out. Bronson Reitz walks. Pablo Acevedo singles to right field. Rob Leius scores. Lorenzo Williams singles to center field. Charlie Jones scores. Bronson Reitz scores. Rip Kida comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Ponson singles to left field. Joe Brady strikes out. Tank Daxson singles to left field. Pablo Acevedo scores. Rob Leius flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Cleveland Hal Hunter singles to center field. Lefty Gilbert strikes out. Hal Hunter steals second. Bill Shea walks. John Mirabella flies out to the center fielder. Dave Allred grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Baltimore Charlie Jones pops out to the second baseman. Luis Howard walks. Bronson Reitz doubles to left field. Pablo Acevedo strikes out. Lorenzo Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Lenny Stills flies out to the center fielder. Rip Lira strikes out. Mitch Pierre strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Baltimore Joe Ponson grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Brady singles to center field. Tank Daxson strikes out. Rob Leius pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Kerry Singleton is pinch hitting for Rip Kida. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Kerry Singleton strikes out. Hal Hunter lines out to the third baseman. Lefty Gilbert doubles to center field. Bill Shea grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Baltimore Mike Redman pitching. Charlie Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Luis Howard hits an infield single to the third baseman. Luis Howard is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bronson Reitz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Mike Serad comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Mirabella singles to right field. Dave Allred doubles to left field. Lenny Stills singles to right field. John Mirabella scores. Dave Allred scores. Phil Cartwright comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rip Lira strikes out. Mitch Pierre flies out to the center fielder. Tom Murray is pinch hitting for Mike Redman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tom Murray bunts for a base hit. Hal Hunter grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Baltimore Bobby Michalak pitching. Pablo Acevedo grounds out to the second baseman. Phil Cartwright flies out to the left fielder. Joe Ponson walks. Red Hartford is pinch hitting for Joe Brady. Red Hartford strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland John Butka enters the game as a defensive replacement for Red Hartford at SS. Lefty Gilbert strikes out. Bill Shea hits a home run. John Mirabella flies out to the left fielder. Dave Allred doubles to right field. Lenny Stills pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Baltimore Tank Daxson strikes out. Rob Leius singles to right field. Charlie Jones flies out to the center fielder. Luis Howard strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Cleveland Rip Lira triples. Mitch Pierre singles to right field. Rip Lira scores. Sandy Kehn comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Mayo is pinch hitting for Bobby Michalak. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mitch Pierre steals second. Jim Mayo singles to right field. Hal Hunter singles to left field. Mitch Pierre scores. Jim Mayo advances to third on the hit. Lefty Gilbert flies out to the right fielder. Bill Shea is hit by a pitch. John Mirabella flies out to the left fielder. Dave Allred grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 10 Baltimore Tim W Dellaero pitching. Bronson Reitz walks. Pablo Acevedo hits a home run. Bronson Reitz scores. Odalis Frey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ben Messersmith is pinch hitting for Sandy Kehn. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ben Messersmith singles to right field. Joe Ponson strikes out. John Butka strikes out. Tank Daxson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Cleveland Greg Creamer pitching. Lenny Stills hits an infield single to the pitcher. Rip Lira flies out to the center fielder. Mitch Pierre flies out to the center fielder. Steve Cotter is pinch hitting for Odalis Frey. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Steve Cotter walks. Hal Hunter triples. Lenny Stills scores. Steve Cotter scores. George Hernandez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lefty Gilbert grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Baltimore Tom Whisenton pitching. Rob Leius singles to center field. Charlie Jones walks. Luis Howard singles to right field. Rob Leius scores. Charlie Jones advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Bronson Reitz strikes out. The defense is playing the corners in. Pablo Acevedo strikes out. Jeff Mayer is pinch hitting for George Hernandez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jeff Mayer singles in front of the center fielder. Charlie Jones scores. Alan Shilling comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Ponson singles to left field. John Butka walks. Luis Howard scores. Cleveland total runners left on base: 13 Baltimore total runners left on base: 10
Batting:2B - Lefty Gilbert (23), John Mirabella (27), Dave Allred 2 (31).3B - Hal Hunter (8), Rip Lira (5), Mitch Pierre (4).HR - Bill Shea (30), John Mirabella (32).HBP - Bill Shea (2). Baserunning: SB - Hal Hunter (50), Mitch Pierre (17).
Game Notes Mike Redman is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Brian Hinrichs did not respond to coaching in speed Dick Weingartner did not respond to coaching in speed Xavier Hermann did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Charlie Hillis did not respond to coaching in range Jack Belk did not respond to coaching in CF
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Harper did not respond to coaching in control Barry Thomas improves in range King Kong Bushing did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Clem Fiala did not respond to coaching in endurance Harry Garcia did not respond to coaching in 3B