Win: Joe Harris (14-11) Loss: Ziggy Gubicza (2-22)
Save: Dennis Sutton (48)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Joe Harris pitching. Al Blake walks. Charlie Link strikes out. John Romano doubles to left field. Al Blake uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rick Kraemer flies out to the center fielder. Mike Thorpe strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Baltimore Ziggy Gubicza pitching. Hemmy Cooter doubles to left field. Jeffrey Massa singles to center field. Hemmy Cooter scores. Lou Oglesby strikes out. Ken Rice flies out to the left fielder. Billy Rafter grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Tom Polivka singles to center field. Tony Joshua grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Lou Dolan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Baltimore Jeff Daly doubles to left field. Krazy Karl strikes out. Elmer DeRosa grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Daly advances to third on the play. Joe Harris singles to center field. Jeff Daly scores. Hemmy Cooter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Ziggy Gubicza strikes out. Al Blake grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Link strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Baltimore Jeffrey Massa hits a home run. Lou Oglesby grounds out to the second baseman. Ken Rice walks. Billy Rafter flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Daly pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland John Romano walks. Rick Kraemer flies out to the center fielder. Mike Thorpe strikes out. Tom Polivka singles to center field. Tony Joshua walks. Lou Dolan singles to right field. John Romano scores. Tom Polivka scores. Ziggy Gubicza strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Baltimore Krazy Karl strikes out. Elmer DeRosa singles to center field. Joe Harris fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Joe Harris grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Al Blake grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charlie Link flies out to the left fielder. John Romano flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Baltimore Hemmy Cooter walks. Jeffrey Massa singles to left field. Lou Oglesby strikes out. Ken Rice singles to right field. Hemmy Cooter scores. Jeffrey Massa advances to third on the hit. Billy Rafter strikes out. Jeff Daly singles to right field. Jeffrey Massa scores. Ken Rice aggressively advances to third on the hit. Krazy Karl grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Rick Kraemer grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Thorpe grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Polivka grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Baltimore Elmer DeRosa hits an infield single to the first baseman. Joe Harris lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Elmer DeRosa forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Hemmy Cooter walks. Jeffrey Massa walks. Lou Oglesby flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Joe Harris is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Tony Joshua grounds out to the second baseman. Lou Dolan strikes out. Ziggy Gubicza flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Baltimore Ken Rice grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Rafter flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Daly walks. John Caskey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Krazy Karl grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jeff Daly is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Al Blake hits an infield single to the shortstop. John Taylor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 1st. Charlie Link strikes out. John Romano flies out to the right fielder. Al Blake is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Baltimore Elmer DeRosa grounds out to the third baseman. Pedro Thomas is pinch hitting for John Taylor. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Pedro Thomas grounds out to the third baseman. Hemmy Cooter flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Dennis Sutton pitching. Rick Kraemer grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Thorpe flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Joe Stuart is pinch hitting for Tom Polivka. Joe Stuart singles to right field. Tony Joshua flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners left on base: 4 Baltimore total runners left on base: 8
Game Notes Mike Thorpe is injured and is expected to be out 3 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Burleson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bill McGuire improves in contact_vs_lefty Otis Cobb improves in power_vs_righty Takehiko Toguchi did not respond to coaching in velocity Papa Roenicke did not respond to coaching in C
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Mike Bartley did not respond to coaching in endurance Frank Hamilton did not respond to coaching in arm Bill Smith improves in power_vs_righty Alex Kopacz did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty