Inning: 1 New York Dupee Lum pitching. Jim Wood grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Josh Long walks. Josh Long steals second. Al Sturdivant singles to left field. Al Sturdivant steals second. Skip Crowell grounds out to the shortstop. Josh Long scores. Al Sturdivant advances to third on the play. Chick Krueger flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cleveland Tony Sanchez pitching. Bruce Smith doubles to right field. Debs Westlake grounds out to the pitcher. Greg Johnson grounds out to the pitcher. Derrick Whitehurst flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Chick Ross flies out to the left fielder. Daryl DeMontreville flies out to the right fielder. Fred Nelson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Jamie Bell grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Jackson strikes out. Jeff Banks grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Tony Sanchez strikes out. Jim Wood walks. Josh Long flies out to the right fielder. Al Sturdivant flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Gene Bool singles to left field. Dupee Lum lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Gene Bool forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Bruce Smith grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Skip Crowell doubles to left field. Chick Krueger hits a home run. Skip Crowell scores. Homer McClendon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chick Ross flies out to the center fielder. Daryl DeMontreville grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Nelson grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Debs Westlake singles to center field. Greg Johnson strikes out. Derrick Whitehurst flies out to the center fielder. Jamie Bell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Tony Sanchez grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Wood grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Josh Long singles to right field. Josh Long steals second. Al Sturdivant doubles to left field. Josh Long scores. Red Massey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Skip Crowell singles to left field. Al Sturdivant is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Harry Jackson lines out to the first baseman. Jeff Banks flies out to the right fielder. Gene Bool grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Chick Krueger flies out to the left fielder. Chick Ross flies out to the right fielder. Daryl DeMontreville strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Jerry Hampton is pinch hitting for Red Massey. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Jerry Hampton strikes out. Bruce Smith doubles to right field. Debs Westlake strikes out. Greg Johnson hits a home run. Bruce Smith scores. Derrick Whitehurst singles to center field. Jamie Bell grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Derrick Whitehurst is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Joe Higgins pitching. Fred Nelson singles to right field. Fred Nelson steals second. Tony Sanchez lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Fred Nelson is thrown out at third. Jim Wood grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tony Sanchez advances to second on the play. Josh Long hits a home run. Tony Sanchez scores. Lynn Donovan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al Sturdivant pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Harry Jackson strikes out. Jeff Banks grounds out to the shortstop. Gene Bool walks. Paul Egan is pinch hitting for Lynn Donovan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Paul Egan singles to left field. Gene Bool advances to third on the hit. Tommy McCormack 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. Bruce Smith singles to right field. Gene Bool scores. Debs Westlake grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Paul Egan is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 New York Jose Alexander pitching. Skip Crowell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chick Krueger pops out to the first baseman. Chick Ross doubles to right field. Daryl DeMontreville triples. Chick Ross scores. Larry Romero comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fred Nelson walks. Ben Tebeau is pinch hitting for Tommy McCormack. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Ben Tebeau strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Wally Donnelly pitching. Greg Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Derrick Whitehurst grounds out to the shortstop. Jamie Bell singles to center field. Harry Jackson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Jim Wood grounds out to the second baseman. Josh Long doubles to right field. Al Sturdivant singles to left field. Josh Long uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mike Hennis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al Sturdivant steals second. Skip Crowell singles to center field. Al Sturdivant scores. Chick Krueger walks. Chick Ross strikes out. Daryl DeMontreville singles to center field. Skip Crowell scores. Chick Krueger advances to third on the hit. Barney Higuera comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fred Nelson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Jeff Banks hits a home run. Mike Gardner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gene Bool flies out to the left fielder. Barney Higuera strikes out. Bruce Smith grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 New York total runners LOB: 7 Cleveland total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Josh Long (3), Al Sturdivant (7), Skip Crowell (13), Chick Ross (12).3B - Daryl DeMontreville (1).HR - Josh Long (1), Chick Krueger (20). Baserunning: SB - Josh Long 2 (5), Al Sturdivant 2 (8), Fred Nelson (9).
Game Notes Ben Tebeau is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: George Silvestri did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Sleeper Haddock improves in velocity Irv Munns improves in power_vs_lefty Ed Plantenberg improves in velocity Cotton Durham did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Sandy Hutto improves in contact_vs_lefty
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Horacio Barna improves in contact_vs_lefty Ray Ridzik did not respond to coaching in control Tubby Moore improves in contact_vs_righty Oliver Lowery improves in contact_vs_righty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Morgan Wagner did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty