Win: Joe Hernandez (3-0) Loss: Ken Cheney (2-1)
Save: Ivan Garcia (3)
Inning: 1 Chicago Joe Hernandez pitching. Bill Vandagrift grounds out to the second baseman. Lou Ford strikes out. Jimmy Ruskin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Ken Cheney pitching. Dixie Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Borkowski flies out to the center fielder. Lee Barrios grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Paul Smith singles to center field. Kirk Patterson flies out to the center fielder. Paul Smith steals second. Al Smoltz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Paul Smith advances to third on the play. Stan Morrill walks. Charlie Goldstein strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Bryce Gibson strikes out. Elliot Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Pedro McEwing grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Ken Cheney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Vandagrift strikes out. Lou Ford singles to center field. Lou Ford steals second. Jimmy Ruskin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Gene Clarke grounds out to the third baseman. Jordan Fox flies out to the center fielder. Joe Hernandez singles to right field. Dixie Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Paul Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Kirk Patterson grounds out to the catcher. Al Smoltz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Dave Borkowski reached on a 2-base fielding error by Jimmy Ruskin. Lee Barrios flies out to the left fielder. Bryce Gibson grounds out to the shortstop. Elliot Thompson grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Stan Morrill singles to left field. Charlie Goldstein strikes out. Ken Cheney lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Bill Vandagrift doubles past the center fielder. Ken Cheney uses his aggressiveness and scores. Lou Ford grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Pedro McEwing singles to center field. Gene Clarke singles to left field. Pedro McEwing advances to third on the hit. Jordan Fox pops out to the third baseman. Joe Hernandez singles to center field. Pedro McEwing scores. Gene Clarke advances to third on the hit. Dixie Smith walks. Dave Borkowski singles to center field. Gene Clarke scores. Joe Hernandez scores. Dixie Smith advances to third on the hit. Lee Barrios strikes out. Bryce Gibson hits a home run. Dixie Smith scores. Dave Borkowski scores. Roberto Jones comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Elliot Thompson hits an infield single to the pitcher. Pedro McEwing flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Jimmy Ruskin grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Smith strikes out. Kirk Patterson singles to left field. Al Smoltz singles to left field. Stan Morrill flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Gene Clarke strikes out. Jordan Fox walks. Joe Hernandez lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dixie Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Charlie Goldstein grounds out to the third baseman. J.C. Schmidt is pinch hitting for Roberto Jones. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. J.C. Schmidt flies out to the center fielder. Bill Vandagrift doubles to center field. Joe Cunningham comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Lou Ford flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Charlie Matteson pitching. Dave Borkowski strikes out. Lee Barrios grounds out to the third baseman. Bryce Gibson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Jimmy Ruskin walks. Paul Smith walks. Kirk Patterson doubles to left field. Jimmy Ruskin scores. Wilson LePine comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al Smoltz strikes out. Stan Morrill flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Paul Smith scores. Charlie Goldstein grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Elliot Thompson walks. Pedro McEwing strikes out. Gene Clarke flies out to the left fielder. Jordan Fox flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Chicago Ivan Garcia comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jim Brenton is pinch hitting for Charlie Matteson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jim Brenton doubles to right field. Bill Vandagrift flies out to the left fielder. Lou Ford grounds out to the shortstop. Jimmy Ruskin lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Chicago total runners left on base: 9 Cleveland total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Bill Vandagrift 2 (5), Kirk Patterson (3), Jim Brenton (1).SF - Stan Morrill. Baserunning: SB - Lou Ford (2), Paul Smith (1). Fielding: E - Jimmy Ruskin.
Game Notes Paul Smith is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Kitty Burkart did not respond to coaching in velocity John Mountain did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Pinky Dumoulin did not respond to coaching in range Jeff Fullis did not respond to coaching in control Pinky Dumoulin improves in range Frank Willett improves in velocity Ramon Lanfranconi did not respond to coaching in 2B
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jose Regan improves in power_vs_righty George Fischer improves in power_vs_lefty Oscar Jackson did not respond to coaching in velocity Mark Broskie did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Devin Turner improves in contact_vs_lefty Lou Melo improves in power_vs_lefty Duke Robinson did not respond to coaching in SS