Win: Dutch Henriquez (1-1) Loss: Chet Strahs (0-3)
Inning: 1 Oakland Chet Strahs pitching. Footer Allen walks. Footer Allen steals second. Butch Bithorn doubles to left field. Footer Allen scores. King Collins singles past the shortstop. Butch Bithorn uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ricardo Orlando grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). King Collins advances to second on the play. Al McAleer flies out to the left fielder. Fred Pieh doubles past the third baseman. King Collins scores. Jim Jacoby pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cleveland Dutch Henriquez pitching. Sonny Day flies out to the center fielder. Bernie Fagan walks. Vaughn Stillman singles to left field. Bernie Fagan advances to third on the hit. Fred Howell grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Eddie Frisella lines out to the third baseman. Dutch Henriquez singles to center field. Footer Allen grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dutch Henriquez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Butch Bithorn pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Karl Candelaria grounds out to the shortstop. Mickey Leitner strikes out. Stinky Wizzleteats flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland King Collins strikes out. Ricardo Orlando singles to left field. Al McAleer flies out to the center fielder. Ricardo Orlando is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Joe Kirby walks. Joe Kirby steals second. Chet Strahs lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Sonny Day flies out to the center fielder. Bernie Fagan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Fred Pieh singles to left field. Jim Jacoby strikes out. Eddie Frisella pops out to the third baseman. Dutch Henriquez grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Vaughn Stillman grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Howell strikes out. Karl Candelaria flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Footer Allen flies out to the center fielder. Butch Bithorn singles to center field. King Collins grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Butch Bithorn is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ricardo Orlando walks. Al McAleer grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cleveland Mickey Leitner strikes out. Stinky Wizzleteats grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Kirby strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Fred Pieh strikes out. Jim Jacoby flies out to the left fielder. Eddie Frisella lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Chet Strahs grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sonny Day singles to right field. Bernie Fagan grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Sonny Day is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bernie Fagan steals second. Vaughn Stillman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Dutch Henriquez flies out to the left fielder. Footer Allen is hit by a pitch. Butch Bithorn grounds out to the second baseman. Footer Allen advances to second on the play. King Collins pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Fred Howell pops out to the first baseman. Karl Candelaria pops out to the first baseman. Mickey Leitner pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Ricardo Orlando singles to center field. Al McAleer singles to right field. Fred Pieh grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Al McAleer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Fred Pieh gets picked off first. Jim Jacoby grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Stinky Wizzleteats grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Kirby grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chet Strahs grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Eddie Frisella singles to center field. Tomas Cooley is pinch hitting for Dutch Henriquez. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tomas Cooley singles to center field. Eddie Frisella advances to third on the hit. Footer Allen singles to right field. Eddie Frisella scores. Tomas Cooley aggressively advances to third on the hit. Butch Bithorn singles to left field. Tomas Cooley scores. Footer Allen aggressively advances to third on the hit. Miguel Pence comes in from the bullpen to pitch. King Collins strikes out. Butch Bithorn is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Ricardo Orlando flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Mark Moseby pitching. Jim Hughes is pinch hitting for Sonny Day. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Hughes flies out to the right fielder. Bernie Fagan strikes out. Vaughn Stillman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 8 Cleveland total runners LOB: 3
Game Notes Butch Bithorn is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: A- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Rex Giambi improves in velocity Tom Legg did not respond to coaching in control Andy Ferry did not respond to coaching in speed Roger Andrews did not respond to coaching in velocity
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Ray Joyce did not respond to coaching in arm Luke Jelincic did not respond to coaching in control Barney Maltzberger improves in range Barney Maltzberger improves in range