Win: Barney Higuera (19-2) Loss: Joe Kissinger (2-13)
Inning: 1 Oakland Barney Higuera pitching. Ray Harlow walks. Pop Leppert flies out to the right fielder. Harry Renteria walks. Dave Blackburn grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cleveland Joe Kissinger pitching. Elmer Mooneyham grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Greg Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Haberer walks. Red Schlafly bunts for a base hit. Nobuyuki Miwa singles to left field. Jim Haberer scores. Red Schlafly advances to third on the hit. Jeff Banks strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Epps Mattox flies out to the center fielder. Gil Basinski singles to left field. Joe Reis grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Tim Dixon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jerry Hampton singles to right field. Barney Higuera fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Barney Higuera is hit by a pitch. Elmer Mooneyham strikes out. Greg Johnson doubles to right field. Jerry Hampton scores. Barney Higuera uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jim Haberer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Mike Cobb walks. Joe Kissinger lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ray Harlow grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Pop Leppert strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Red Schlafly doubles to right field. Nobuyuki Miwa grounds out to the second baseman. Red Schlafly advances to third on the play. Jeff Banks walks. Tim Dixon walks. Jerry Hampton lines out to the second baseman. Barney Higuera strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Oakland Harry Renteria doubles to left field. Dave Blackburn strikes out. Epps Mattox flies out to the left fielder. Gil Basinski singles to center field. Harry Renteria scores. Joe Reis singles to left field. Mike Cobb grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Reis is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Elmer Mooneyham flies out to the left fielder. Jack Jones 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. Greg Johnson singles to center field. Jim Haberer strikes out. Red Schlafly flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Jack Jones strikes out. Ray Harlow grounds out to the third baseman. Pop Leppert walks. Harry Renteria singles to right field. Dave Blackburn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cleveland Nobuyuki Miwa grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Banks grounds out to the pitcher. Tim Dixon singles to center field. Jerry Hampton lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Epps Mattox strikes out. Gil Basinski grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Reis grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Barney Higuera grounds out to the third baseman. Elmer Mooneyham flies out to the center fielder. Greg Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Mike Cobb walks. Alan Durbin is pinch hitting for Jack Jones. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Alan Durbin grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Ray Harlow singles to center field. Pop Leppert singles to right field. Ray Harlow advances to third on the hit. Ray Oliver comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harry Renteria pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Jerry Hatcher pitching. Jim Haberer walks. Red Schlafly grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jim Haberer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Red Schlafly steals second. Nobuyuki Miwa strikes out. Jeff Banks grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Mike Brown enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jerry Hampton at CF. Dave Blackburn strikes out. Epps Mattox singles to center field. Gil Basinski walks. Joe Reis grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Gil Basinski is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Otie Shepherd is pinch hitting for Mike Cobb. Otie Shepherd flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Tim Dixon doubles to center field. Mike Brown walks. Glenn James is pinch hitting for Ray Oliver. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Glenn James flies out to the left fielder. Elmer Mooneyham walks. Greg Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Tim Dixon scores. Jim Haberer singles to left field. Mike Brown scores. Elmer Mooneyham advances to third on the hit. Red Schlafly grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Joe Lane pitching. Eric Stephenson is pinch hitting for Jerry Hatcher. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Eric Stephenson strikes out. Ray Harlow singles past the third baseman. Pop Leppert strikes out. Harry Renteria grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 11 Cleveland total runners left on base: 11
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Steve Brucker did not respond to coaching in range Walter Easterly did not respond to coaching in velocity Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Billy Rohde improves in control Ken Stromme did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Steve Brucker improves in arm Chris Cote did not respond to coaching in C
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Horacio Barna improves in power_vs_lefty Morgan Wagner did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Paul Egan improves in contact_vs_lefty Jamie Bell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Horacio Barna improves in contact_vs_lefty Julio Pierson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty