Win: Hobbit Shire (8-8) Loss: Ramon Briggs (7-3)
Save: Nick Martinez (2)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Tim Daniels pitching. Eric Kelsey strikes out. Tiny Tino Davis strikes out. Len Davalillo reached on a 2-base throwing error by Kazutomo Nagaike. Pops Piatt walks. Dave Ram Man Ramsey grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Pops Piatt is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Texas Bull Thomas pitching. Carlos Varona strikes out. Ed Whitehouse singles to center field. Ed Whitehouse is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Marlan Naranjo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Heave Puker walks. Machismo Manful grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Dick Beltre flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Kikuji Egusa hits a home run. Danny McGraw strikes out. Mo Brandt singles to center field. Jack Cahill flies out to the left fielder. Kazutomo Nagaike walks. Tim Daniels grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Bull Thomas strikes out. Eric Kelsey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tiny Tino Davis grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Carlos Varona grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Whitehouse singles to center field. Marlan Naranjo strikes out. Kikuji Egusa doubles to center field. Ed Whitehouse scores. Danny McGraw pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Len Davalillo flies out to the center fielder. Pops Piatt singles to center field. Dave Ram Man Ramsey walks. Heave Puker doubles to right field. Pops Piatt scores. Dave Ram Man Ramsey uses his aggressiveness and scores. Machismo Manful strikes out. Dick Beltre grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Mo Brandt strikes out. Jack Cahill strikes out. Kazutomo Nagaike grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Bull Thomas flies out to the center fielder. Eric Kelsey hits an infield single to the pitcher. Eric Kelsey steals second. Tiny Tino Davis walks. Len Davalillo grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Charlie Navarro is pinch hitting for Tim Daniels. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Charlie Navarro strikes out. Carlos Varona singles to right field. Ed Whitehouse walks. Marlan Naranjo strikes out. Kikuji Egusa singles to center field. Carlos Varona scores. Ed Whitehouse advances to third on the hit. Danny McGraw flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Yutaka Minami pitching. Pops Piatt grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Ram Man Ramsey grounds out to the shortstop. Heave Puker singles past the shortstop. Heave Puker steals second. Machismo Manful grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Mo Brandt grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Cahill singles to right field. Jack Cahill is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Kazutomo Nagaike singles to center field. Yutaka Minami strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Dick Beltre walks. Bull Thomas fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bull Thomas strikes out. Eric Kelsey doubles to center field. Dick Beltre uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tiny Tino Davis triples. Eric Kelsey scores. Wes Masaoka comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Len Davalillo flies out to the right fielder. Pops Piatt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Carlos Varona grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Whitehouse pops out to the shortstop. Marlan Naranjo flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Dave Ram Man Ramsey flies out to the right fielder. Heave Puker flies out to the center fielder. Machismo Manful walks. Dick Beltre singles to center field. Machismo Manful advances to third on the hit. Bull Thomas strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Texas Kikuji Egusa grounds out to the shortstop. Danny McGraw flies out to the center fielder. Mo Brandt hits a home run. Hobbit Shire comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Cahill lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Rick McHale comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Eric Kelsey flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Tiny Tino Davis grounds out to the second baseman. Len Davalillo flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Kazutomo Nagaike strikes out. Mike Prentiss is pinch hitting for Rick McHale. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 9 inning. Mike Prentiss grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Carlos Varona grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Cleveland Ramon Briggs pitching. Pops Piatt flies out to the right fielder. Dave Ram Man Ramsey grounds out to the shortstop. Heave Puker walks. Machismo Manful pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Texas Ed Whitehouse strikes out. Marlan Naranjo pops out to the first baseman. Kikuji Egusa grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Cleveland Dick Beltre singles to right field. Hobbit Shire lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Eric Kelsey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dick Beltre advances to third on the play. Tiny Tino Davis walks. Len Davalillo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Texas Danny McGraw grounds out to the second baseman. Mo Brandt singles to center field. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Jack Cahill flies out to the center fielder. Kazutomo Nagaike flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Cleveland Pops Piatt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Ram Man Ramsey singles to center field. Dave Ram Man Ramsey is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Heave Puker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Texas Ramon Briggs grounds out to the third baseman. Carlos Varona strikes out. Ed Whitehouse pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 13 Cleveland Machismo Manful hits a home run. Dennis Silvestri comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dick Beltre walks. Charlie Avocado is pinch hitting for Hobbit Shire. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Charlie Avocado flies out to the center fielder. Eric Kelsey strikes out. Tiny Tino Davis walks. Len Davalillo pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 13 Texas Nick Martinez pitching. Marlan Naranjo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kikuji Egusa flies out to the right fielder. Danny McGraw walks. Danny McGraw is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners LOB: 13 Texas total runners LOB: 7
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tom White did not respond to coaching in arm Joe Hoak did not respond to coaching in speed Dick Johnson improves in speed Doc Castino did not respond to coaching in control Bill Hanna did not respond to coaching in control Keith Hough did not respond to coaching in velocity
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Turner Jackson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Tim Davis did not respond to coaching in speed Ron Tatum did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ron Tatum did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Tim Davis did not respond to coaching in arm Yeniet Morales did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty