Win: Denny Williams (6-17) Loss: Ricardo Hall (10-15)
Save: Gary Spencer (16)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Ricardo Hall pitching. Tomoaki Nakagawa singles to right field. Jack Belk singles to right field. Lee Mason flies out to the left fielder. Eddie Metheny flies out to the right fielder. Russ Davis singles to right field. Tomoaki Nakagawa scores. Jack Belk advances to third on the hit. Russ Davis is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Baltimore Denny Williams pitching. John Butka strikes out. King Kong Bushing grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Joe Brady pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Kaiser Myers doubles to center field. Brian Hinrichs singles to center field. Kaiser Myers scores. Drake McGwire grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Denny Williams walks. Tomoaki Nakagawa grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Denny Williams is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Baltimore Luis Howard flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Ray Atkinson strikes out. Chris Oliver grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Jack Belk doubles to left field. Lee Mason grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Belk advances to third on the play. Eddie Metheny doubles to center field. Jack Belk scores. Russ Davis flies out to the center fielder. Kaiser Myers strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Baltimore Charlie Jones singles to center field. Kenshiro Hagiwara grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ricardo Hall pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Brian Hinrichs singles to center field. Drake McGwire grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Brian Hinrichs is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Denny Williams lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tomoaki Nakagawa flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Baltimore John Butka pops out to the third baseman. King Kong Bushing flies out to the center fielder. Joe Brady flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Jack Belk strikes out. Lee Mason strikes out. Eddie Metheny singles to left field. Russ Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Baltimore Luis Howard grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Atkinson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chris Oliver singles to left field. Charlie Jones singles to left field. Kenshiro Hagiwara singles to right field. Chris Oliver uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ricardo Hall pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Kaiser Myers flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Brian Hinrichs grounds out to the shortstop. Drake McGwire singles to left field. Denny Williams grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Drake McGwire is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Baltimore John Butka flies out to the center fielder. King Kong Bushing grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Brady doubles to right field. Luis Howard singles to right field. Joe Brady scores. Ray Atkinson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Tomoaki Nakagawa singles to center field. Jack Belk grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Lee Mason flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Baltimore Chris Oliver singles to left field. Charlie Jones grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Kenshiro Hagiwara grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Pat Slattery comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Eddie Metheny grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Russ Davis walks. Russ Davis steals second. Kaiser Myers grounds out to the second baseman. Russ Davis advances to third on the play. Brian Hinrichs singles past the second baseman. Russ Davis scores. Mike Harper comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Cotter is pinch hitting for Drake McGwire. Steve Cotter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Baltimore Tom Schomberg enters the game as a defensive replacement for Steve Cotter at C. Lefty Koecher is pinch hitting for Mike Harper. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Lefty Koecher flies out to the right fielder. John Butka strikes out. Ed Francona 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. King Kong Bushing singles to center field. Joe Brady flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Lorenzo Williams pitching. Charlie Hillis is pinch hitting for Ed Francona. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Charlie Hillis strikes out. Tomoaki Nakagawa grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Belk singles to center field. Lee Mason flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Baltimore Gary Spencer pitching. Luis Howard walks. Ray Atkinson pops out to the shortstop. Chris Oliver flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Jones grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Luis Howard is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners LOB: 8 Baltimore total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Jack Belk (25), Eddie Metheny (26), Kaiser Myers (25).GIDP - Jack Belk, Drake McGwire. Baserunning: SB - Russ Davis (30).CS - Russ Davis (25).
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Gil Murff improves in range Tom Andrews did not respond to coaching in velocity Scott Bailey improves in control Lefty Gilbert did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Gil Murff did not respond to coaching in 1B
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Piatt improves in speed Barry Vernon improves in velocity Barry Vernon did not respond to coaching in velocity John Rettenmund did not respond to coaching in velocity