Win: Lennie Davis (9-6) Loss: Phillip Barbour (1-2)
Save: Dave Rueter (29)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Gail Stratton pitching. Aaron Adams singles to center field. Matt Aber strikes out. Johnny Conwell grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Earl Maskrey pitching. Jim Gilbert walks. Ron Callahan strikes out. Jose Kaline grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Gilbert advances to second on the play. Scott Ruffing flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Ed Wenz flies out to the right fielder. Jack Kuhn grounds out to the third baseman. Makoto Ogata pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Robbie Bell grounds out to the second baseman. Stan Javier grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Neal Chappelle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Dave Sixsmith pops out to the first baseman. Deacon Bedford singles to left field. Deacon Bedford steals second. Earl Maskrey flies out to the left fielder. Aaron Adams walks. Matt Aber strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 New York Tom Eusebio hits a home run. Gail Stratton singles to right field. Jim Gilbert grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Gail Stratton is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jim Gilbert steals second. Ron Callahan grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Kaline grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Johnny Conwell lines out to the third baseman. Ed Wenz lines out to the third baseman. Jack Kuhn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Scott Ruffing singles to center field. Robbie Bell singles to center field. Scott Ruffing advances to third on the hit. Stan Javier flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Scott Ruffing scores. Neal Chappelle hits a home run. Robbie Bell scores. Tom Eusebio flies out to the center fielder. Gail Stratton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Makoto Ogata singles to left field. Dave Sixsmith walks. Deacon Bedford singles to center field. Jim Thevenow is pinch hitting for Earl Maskrey. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Jim Thevenow strikes out. Aaron Adams doubles to left field. Makoto Ogata scores. Dave Sixsmith scores. Matt Aber hits an infield single to the pitcher. Deacon Bedford scores. Casey Maddux comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johnny Conwell strikes out. Ed Wenz strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 New York Phil Martinez pitching. Jim Gilbert singles to center field. Ron Callahan grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Gilbert advances to second on the play. Jose Kaline pops out to the shortstop. Scott Ruffing grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Jack Kuhn walks. Makoto Ogata strikes out. Jack Kuhn is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Dave Sixsmith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Robbie Bell strikes out. Stan Javier strikes out. Neal Chappelle singles to center field. Tom Eusebio reached on a fielding error by Deacon Bedford. Keenan McCoy is pinch hitting for Casey Maddux. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Keenan McCoy grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Tom Eusebio is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Donnell Rawlings pitching. Deacon Bedford doubles to center field. Edgar Muffett is pinch hitting for Phil Martinez. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Edgar Muffett pops out to the third baseman. Aaron Adams strikes out. Matt Aber grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York A.J. Carpenter pitching. Jim Gilbert grounds out to the shortstop. Ron Callahan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jose Kaline strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Johnny Conwell strikes out. Ed Wenz grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Kuhn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Scott Ruffing hits a home run. Lennie Davis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Robbie Bell flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Stan Javier pops out to the catcher. Neal Chappelle grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Phillip Barbour comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Makoto Ogata singles to right field. Dave Sixsmith walks. Deacon Bedford walks. Don Johnson is pinch hitting for Lennie Davis. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Don Johnson walks. Makoto Ogata scores. The defense is playing the infield in. Aaron Adams grounds into a fielders choice to the shortstop. Dave Sixsmith is out at home. The defense is playing the infield in. Matt Aber singles to right field. Deacon Bedford scores. Don Johnson scores. Bill Oertel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johnny Conwell grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Dave Rueter pitching. Tom Eusebio flies out to the right fielder. Mike Evans is pinch hitting for Bill Oertel. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mike Evans singles past the shortstop. Jim Gilbert singles to center field. Mike Evans aggressively advances to third on the hit. Ron Callahan pops out to the third baseman. Jose Kaline grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Cleveland total runners LOB: 6 New York total runners LOB: 7
Game Notes Scott Ruffing is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ed Millan did not respond to coaching in velocity Roy Sawyer did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave Rojas did not respond to coaching in control Roy Sawyer did not respond to coaching in velocity
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: George Wheeler did not respond to coaching in control Tyrone Biggums improves in velocity Dave Levine improves in contact_vs_righty Gene Capra improves in speed Lee Ferrara did not respond to coaching in CF