Win: John Chapman (1-1) Loss: Rolando Flores (0-1)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Trader Sanchez pitching. Charlie Fernandez flies out to the center fielder. Tim Paine grounds out to the shortstop. Shoresy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Silver Orsatti pitching. JK Kelly strikes out. Jim Rath singles to left field. Jim Rath steals second. J Baked walks. Alfonso Hidalgo strikes out. Young Lew is hit by a pitch. Bill Cooper grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Cleveland Joe Eusebio grounds out to the shortstop. Leo Gettel flies out to the center fielder. JJ Frankie JJ grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Benny Tate strikes out. Ron Hughes strikes out. Trader Sanchez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Darin Hansen grounds out to the third baseman. Kal Beck flies out to the left fielder. Silver Orsatti grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland JK Kelly strikes out. Jim Rath strikes out. J Baked flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Charlie Fernandez lines out to the third baseman. Tim Paine walks. Shoresy strikes out. Joe Eusebio grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tim Paine is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Alfonso Hidalgo hits a home run. Young Lew grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Cooper grounds out to the second baseman. Benny Tate strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Leo Gettel lines out to the third baseman. JJ Frankie JJ flies out to the center fielder. Darin Hansen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Ron Hughes singles to center field. Trader Sanchez fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Trader Sanchez flies out to the center fielder. JK Kelly flies out to the left fielder. Jim Rath pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Kal Beck flies out to the center fielder. Silver Orsatti grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Fernandez singles to center field. Tim Paine grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland J Baked strikes out. Alfonso Hidalgo pops out to the second baseman. Young Lew singles to left field. Bill Cooper grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Young Lew is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Shoresy singles to center field. Joe Eusebio strikes out. Leo Gettel walks. JJ Frankie JJ strikes out. Darin Hansen strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Benny Tate strikes out. Ron Hughes singles to left field. Trader Sanchez lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. JK Kelly lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Kal Beck flies out to the left fielder. Sam Thomas is pinch hitting for Silver Orsatti. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Sam Thomas flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Fernandez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Shannon Davis pitching. Jim Rath walks. J Baked flies out to the right fielder. Jim Rath is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Alfonso Hidalgo doubles to left field. Young Lew strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Frankly Walking comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tim Paine grounds out to the shortstop. Shoresy hits a home run. Joe Eusebio grounds out to the second baseman. Leo Gettel grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Bill Cooper strikes out. Benny Tate pops out to the third baseman. Ron Hughes strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Cleveland JJ Frankie JJ strikes out. Darin Hansen singles to right field. Kal Beck flies out to the center fielder. Jack Groth is pinch hitting for Shannon Davis. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jack Groth singles to center field. Charlie Fernandez singles to right field. Darin Hansen scores. Narciso Bowen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tim Paine strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Oakland Dusty Lis pitching. Davey Earl is pinch hitting for Narciso Bowen. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Davey Earl grounds out to the third baseman. JK Kelly hits a home run. Jim Rath flies out to the center fielder. J Baked singles to center field. Alfonso Hidalgo strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Cleveland Mike Busch pitching. Shoresy flies out to the left fielder. Joe Eusebio flies out to the right fielder. Leo Gettel flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Oakland Phil Gedman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Young Lew grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Cooper grounds out to the second baseman. Benny Tate flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Cleveland JJ Frankie JJ doubles to right field. Darin Hansen flies out to the right fielder. Kal Beck grounds out to the second baseman. JJ Frankie JJ advances to third on the play. Benny Hastings is pinch hitting for Phil Gedman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Benny Hastings grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Oakland Rolando Flores pitching. Ron Hughes flies out to the center fielder. Cap Tolman is pinch hitting for Mike Busch. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Cap Tolman grounds out to the second baseman. JK Kelly flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 13 Cleveland John Chapman pitching. Charlie Fernandez flies out to the left fielder. Tim Paine pops out to the shortstop. Shoresy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 13 Oakland Jim Rath walks. J Baked walks. Alfonso Hidalgo flies out to the center fielder. Young Lew strikes out. Bill Cooper doubles to center field. Jim Rath scores. Cleveland total runners left on base: 7 Oakland total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Alfonso Hidalgo (22), Bill Cooper (23).HR - JK Kelly (7), Alfonso Hidalgo (28).HBP - Young Lew (2). Baserunning: SB - Jim Rath (27).CS - Jim Rath (11).
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Chris Cross improves in speed Jim Creeden did not respond to coaching in arm Steve Graham did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Showboat Richardson improves in power_vs_lefty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: GG SiSi did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Darren Turner did not respond to coaching in control Be B Bee did not respond to coaching in control Dutch Fritz did not respond to coaching in speed B Hizzie did not respond to coaching in C