Win: Barney Higuera (23-4) Loss: Jack Jones (11-12)
Save: Joe Lane (22)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Jack Jones pitching. Bruce Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Derrick Whitehurst strikes out. Lew McMackin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Barney Higuera pitching. Epps Mattox strikes out. Pop Leppert strikes out. Dave Blackburn lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Jeff Banks flies out to the center fielder. Gene Bool flies out to the left fielder. Nobuyuki Miwa singles to left field. Mike Brown singles past the second baseman. Fred Kuhel singles to left field. Nobuyuki Miwa scores. Mike Brown advances to third on the hit. Barney Higuera grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Ted Peltz is hit by a pitch. Ken Stromme strikes out. Harry Renteria walks. Elliot Pierre grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ted Peltz advances to third on the play. Harry Renteria advances to second on the play. Joe Reis strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Bruce Smith flies out to the left fielder. Derrick Whitehurst grounds out to the second baseman. Lew McMackin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Jack Jones grounds out to the pitcher. Epps Mattox flies out to the center fielder. Pop Leppert singles to center field. Dave Blackburn grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Jeff Banks pops out to the first baseman. Gene Bool pops out to the second baseman. Nobuyuki Miwa walks. Mike Brown lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Ted Peltz strikes out. Ken Stromme grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harry Renteria flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Fred Kuhel walks. Barney Higuera lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bruce Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Kuhel advances to third on the play. Derrick Whitehurst grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Elliot Pierre strikes out. Joe Reis singles to right field. Jack Jones lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Joe Reis forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Epps Mattox strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Lew McMackin hits an infield single to the second baseman. Jeff Banks flies out to the center fielder. Lew McMackin steals second. Gene Bool flies out to the right fielder. Nobuyuki Miwa flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Pop Leppert grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Blackburn singles to center field. Ted Peltz grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Mike Brown pops out to the first baseman. Angel Link 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. Jim Haberer is pinch hitting for Fred Kuhel. Jim Haberer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Barney Higuera walks. Bruce Smith walks. Derrick Whitehurst walks. Lew McMackin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Oakland Ken Stromme grounds out to the pitcher. Harry Renteria singles to right field. Harry Renteria steals second. Elliot Pierre walks. Joe Reis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harry Renteria advances to third on the play. Elliot Pierre advances to second on the play. Otie Shepherd is pinch hitting for Angel Link. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Otie Shepherd grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Jerry Hatcher pitching. Jeff Banks singles to left field. Gene Bool walks. Nobuyuki Miwa strikes out. Mike Brown singles to center field. Jeff Banks scores. Jim Haberer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Gene Bool advances to third on the play. Mike Brown advances to second on the play. Barney Higuera strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Epps Mattox grounds out to the second baseman. Pop Leppert triples. Dave Blackburn flies out to the center fielder. Ted Peltz singles to left field. Pop Leppert scores. Ken Stromme singles to right field. Ted Peltz advances to third on the hit. Joe Lane comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Harry Renteria grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Bruce Smith flies out to the left fielder. Derrick Whitehurst strikes out. Lew McMackin reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ted Peltz. Jeff Banks walks. Gene Bool singles to center field. Lew McMackin scores. Jeff Banks advances to third on the hit. Gene Bool steals second. Nobuyuki Miwa flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland John Konnick is pinch hitting for Elliot Pierre. John Konnick flies out to the center fielder. Joe Reis strikes out. Harry Caldwell is pinch hitting for Jerry Hatcher. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Harry Caldwell singles to center field. Epps Mattox lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners LOB: 12 Oakland total runners LOB: 9
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Paul Egan did not respond to coaching in range Oliver Lowery did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Morgan Wagner improves in range Dupee Lum did not respond to coaching in velocity Paul Egan did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ray Ridzik improves in control
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Buddy Lint improves in speed Buddy Lint improves in arm Billy Shirley improves in contact_vs_righty Billy Rohde did not respond to coaching in velocity Rico Moore did not respond to coaching in control Buddy Lint improves in range Chris Cote did not respond to coaching in C