Win: Eduardo Leyva (1-1) Loss: Bob Humphreys (0-1)
Save: Joe Gill (2)
Inning: 1 Oakland Eduardo Leyva pitching. Daryl Lasher hits a home run. Tom Cuccinello grounds out to the shortstop. Alvin Knotts strikes out. Todd Piche walks. Charlie Stewart singles to center field. Todd Piche advances to third on the hit. Jay Burrell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cleveland Bob Humphreys pitching. Buck Damon grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Harrell walks. Jim Harrell steals second. Gene Lynch grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Harrell advances to third on the play. Don Bell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Bert James pops out to the catcher. Marty Jackson flies out to the center fielder. Bob Humphreys grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Cal Wohlford pops out to the shortstop. Joe Etten flies out to the center fielder. Randall Bieser flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Daryl Lasher grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Cuccinello grounds out to the third baseman. Alvin Knotts lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Craig Willis singles to center field. Eduardo Leyva lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Buck Damon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Craig Willis advances to third on the play. Jim Harrell walks. Gene Lynch walks. Don Bell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Oakland Todd Piche walks. Charlie Stewart grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Todd Piche is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jay Burrell grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Charlie Stewart is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bert James singles to left field. Jay Burrell is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Cal Wohlford singles to left field. Joe Etten flies out to the left fielder. Randall Bieser grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Marty Jackson grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Humphreys strikes out. Daryl Lasher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Craig Willis grounds out to the shortstop. Eduardo Leyva strikes out. Buck Damon singles to left field. Jim Harrell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Tom Cuccinello grounds out to the pitcher. Alvin Knotts grounds out to the shortstop. Todd Piche flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Gene Lynch strikes out. Don Bell flies out to the left fielder. Cal Wohlford walks. Joe Etten grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Cal Wohlford is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Charlie Stewart pops out to the first baseman. Jay Burrell singles to center field. Bert James singles to center field. Jay Burrell is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Marty Jackson reached on a fielding error by Craig Willis. Bob Humphreys flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Randall Bieser grounds out to the shortstop. Craig Willis singles to right field. Bill Ilsley is pinch hitting for Eduardo Leyva. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bill Ilsley walks. Buck Damon hits a home run. Craig Willis scores. Bill Ilsley scores. Jim Harrell strikes out. Gene Lynch strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Rico Osinski pitching. Daryl Lasher flies out to the left fielder. Tom Cuccinello grounds out to the pitcher. Alvin Knotts singles to center field. Todd Piche flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Kurt Thomas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Don Bell grounds out to the third baseman. Cal Wohlford grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Etten flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Joe Gill comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Charlie Stewart grounds out to the third baseman. Jay Burrell walks. Bert James strikes out. Marty Jackson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 7 Cleveland total runners left on base: 6
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Hank Whitehurst did not respond to coaching in arm Archie Craig improves in power_vs_righty Al Smith did not respond to coaching in control Archie Craig did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Rod Green improves in velocity Lou Werts improves in range
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Greg Hartman improves in arm Del Langford improves in range Del Langford did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Carlos Brandt improves in speed Joe Lerch improves in contact_vs_lefty Del Langford did not respond to coaching in range Fritz Martin did not respond to coaching in 2B