Win: Mike Royster (19-4) Loss: Bill Giovanola (1-6)
Save: Barney Higuera (1)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Walter Easterly pitching. Chris Smith singles to left field. Jeff Banks walks. Greg Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Chris Smith advances to third on the play. Jeff Banks advances to second on the play. Glenn James walks. Derrick Whitehurst singles to center field. Chris Smith scores. Jeff Banks scores. Glenn James advances to third on the hit. Jerry Hampton strikes out. Bruce Smith singles to center field. Glenn James scores. Fred Kuhel strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Bill Hughes pitching. Epps Mattox strikes out. John Konnick grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Caldwell triples. Ray Harlow grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Bill Hughes singles to right field. Chris Smith grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Jeff Banks flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Ken Stromme strikes out. Harry Renteria strikes out. Ted Peltz singles to right field. Joe Reis flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Greg Johnson doubles to left field. Glenn James lines out to the second baseman. Derrick Whitehurst pops out to the shortstop. Jerry Hampton walks. Bruce Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Walter Easterly flies out to the right fielder. Epps Mattox singles past the second baseman. John Konnick grounds out to the shortstop. Epps Mattox advances to second on the play. Harry Caldwell doubles to right field. Epps Mattox scores. Ray Harlow hits a home run. Harry Caldwell scores. Don Gerken comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ken Stromme grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Fred Kuhel grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Brown is pinch hitting for Don Gerken. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Mike Brown singles to right field. Chris Smith flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Banks singles to left field. Mike Brown advances to third on the hit. Greg Johnson pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Larry Wainhouse pitching. Harry Renteria grounds out to the second baseman. Ted Peltz singles to right field. Joe Reis doubles to left field. Ted Peltz uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Lane comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Walter Easterly grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Reis advances to third on the play. Epps Mattox flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Glenn James strikes out. Derrick Whitehurst grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Hampton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland John Konnick walks. Harry Caldwell grounds into a force play to the third baseman. John Konnick is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ray Harlow strikes out. Ken Stromme strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Bruce Smith grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Fred Kuhel grounds out to the shortstop. Nobuyuki Miwa is pinch hitting for Joe Lane. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Nobuyuki Miwa flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Lynn Donovan pitching. Harry Renteria grounds out to the second baseman. Ted Peltz strikes out. Joe Reis singles to center field. Walter Easterly walks. Epps Mattox strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Chris Smith grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jeff Banks singles to right field. Greg Johnson doubles to right field. Jeff Banks uses his aggressiveness and scores. Angel Link comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Glenn James singles to center field. Greg Johnson scores. Derrick Whitehurst singles to left field. Glenn James advances to third on the hit. Passed ball. Glenn James scores. Derrick Whitehurst advances to second. Jerry Hampton grounds out to the third baseman. Bruce Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland John Konnick strikes out. Harry Caldwell flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Ray Harlow flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Jim Haberer is pinch hitting for Fred Kuhel. Jim Haberer hits an infield single to the pitcher. Gene Bool is pinch hitting for Lynn Donovan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Gene Bool strikes out. Chris Smith strikes out. Jeff Banks strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Les Milligan pitching. Ken Stromme singles to center field. Harry Renteria pops out to the second baseman. Ted Peltz grounds out to the pitcher. Ken Stromme advances to second on the play. Joe Reis lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Greg Johnson walks. Glenn James grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Derrick Whitehurst strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Otie Shepherd is pinch hitting for Angel Link. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Otie Shepherd grounds out to the third baseman. Epps Mattox strikes out. John Konnick doubles to left field. Harry Caldwell singles past the second baseman. John Konnick scores. Mike Hennis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ray Harlow walks. Ken Stromme singles to right field. Harry Caldwell scores. Harry Renteria singles to left field. Ray Harlow is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Cleveland Jerry Hatcher pitching. Jerry Hampton grounds out to the third baseman. Bruce Smith flies out to the right fielder. Jim Haberer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Oakland Mike Royster comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ted Peltz grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Reis reached on a fielding error by Jerry Hampton. Yoandry Orta is pinch hitting for Jerry Hatcher. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Yoandry Orta strikes out. Epps Mattox flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Cleveland Bill Giovanola pitching. Chris Martz is pinch hitting for Mike Royster. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Chris Martz doubles to center field. Chris Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Chris Martz advances to third on the play. Jeff Banks grounds out to the second baseman. Chris Martz scores. Greg Johnson triples. Glenn James walks. Derrick Whitehurst grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Oakland Barney Higuera pitching. John Konnick flies out to the left fielder. Harry Caldwell singles to left field. Ray Harlow grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Harry Caldwell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ken Stromme reached on a 2-base fielding error by Bruce Smith. Harry Renteria flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Cleveland total runners LOB: 10 Oakland total runners LOB: 11
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Jamie Bell improves in power_vs_righty Armando Hughes improves in arm Chad Lawrence did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Morgan Wagner improves in contact_vs_righty Bill Dalrymple improves in arm Fred Franco did not respond to coaching in control
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Razor McCarthy did not respond to coaching in speed Billy Shirley improves in speed Steve Brucker did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Steve Brucker did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Chris Cote improves in power_vs_righty Billy Rohde did not respond to coaching in velocity Chris Cote did not respond to coaching in C