Win: David Trice (5-2) Loss: Nick Morris (3-13)
Save: Rey Ward (2)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Tom Collins pitching. Tomoaki Nakagawa strikes out. Lee Mason singles to center field. Russ Davis strikes out. Lee Mason is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Boston Nick Morris pitching. Jimmy Biddle walks. Fred Saverine singles to center field. Jose Glade walks. Alton Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Jimmy Biddle scores. Fred Saverine advances to third on the play. Jose Glade advances to second on the play. Joe Ponson hits a home run. Fred Saverine scores. Jose Glade scores. Jim Palmer strikes out. Shoichi Ishii singles to center field. Vic Griffith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Roy Handley flies out to the right fielder. Brian Hinrichs strikes out. Eddie Metheny hits a home run. Kaiser Myers grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Tom Collins flies out to the right fielder. Jimmy Biddle flies out to the left fielder. Fred Saverine flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Joe Noonan grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Nick Morris hits a home run. Tomoaki Nakagawa grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Lee Mason walks. Russ Davis hits a home run. Lee Mason scores. David Trice comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roy Handley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Jose Glade grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alton Brown hits an infield single to the first baseman. Joe Ponson walks. Jim Palmer grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Brian Hinrichs flies out to the left fielder. Eddie Metheny singles to center field. Kaiser Myers strikes out. Joe Noonan grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Eddie Metheny is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Shoichi Ishii walks. Vic Griffith flies out to the center fielder. Shoichi Ishii is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). David Trice grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Nick Morris strikes out. Tomoaki Nakagawa grounds out to the shortstop. Lee Mason grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Jimmy Biddle flies out to the right fielder. Fred Saverine hits an infield single to the catcher. Jose Glade flies out to the right fielder. Alton Brown flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Russ Davis strikes out. Roy Handley flies out to the center fielder. Brian Hinrichs singles to left field. Eddie Metheny singles to center field. Brian Hinrichs advances to third on the hit. Eddie Metheny steals second. Kaiser Myers grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Boston Joe Ponson singles past the third baseman. Joe Ponson steals second. Jim Palmer walks. Shoichi Ishii flies out to the right fielder. Joe Ponson steals third. Jim Palmer steals second. Vic Griffith hits a home run. Joe Ponson scores. Jim Palmer scores. Beany Osuna is pinch hitting for David Trice. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Beany Osuna grounds out to the second baseman. Jimmy Biddle singles to right field. Fred Saverine pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Rey Ward pitching. Joe Noonan flies out to the left fielder. Nick Morris grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Tomoaki Nakagawa grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Jose Glade strikes out. Alton Brown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Ponson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Wayne Ritterson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Fred Saverine at 3B. Lee Mason strikes out. Russ Davis grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Handley grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Carlos Johnston 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 Palmer grounds out to the second baseman. Shoichi Ishii strikes out. Vic Griffith pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Brian Hinrichs doubles to right field. Eddie Metheny grounds out to the shortstop. Kaiser Myers flies out to the left fielder. Joe Noonan singles to left field. Brian Hinrichs scores. Jack Belk is pinch hitting for Carlos Johnston. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jack Belk flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners left on base: 4 Boston total runners left on base: 4
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: D Improvements: Scott Bailey improves in velocity Bobby Catterson did not respond to coaching in arm Oyster Collins did not respond to coaching in velocity Oyster Collins did not respond to coaching in control Bill Murray did not respond to coaching in 1B
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bobby Yeager did not respond to coaching in velocity Bobby Yeager improves in velocity Erik Schmit did not respond to coaching in velocity Walter McGriff did not respond to coaching in speed