Win: Rey Ward (5-0) Loss: Tom Andrews (0-4)
Save: Mike Hoak (9)
Inning: 1 Boston Tom Andrews pitching. Jose Glade walks. Alton Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Jose Glade advances to second on the play. Karl Mangual singles to right field. Jose Glade scores. Karl Mangual steals second. Joe Ponson singles to right field. Karl Mangual scores. Shoichi Ishii strikes out. Jim Palmer grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Joe Ponson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cleveland Rey Ward pitching. Edifus Fitzgerald grounds out to the second baseman. Lee Mason singles to right field. Lee Mason steals second. Russ Davis flies out to the center fielder. Roy Handley singles to right field. Lee Mason scores. Brian Hinrichs hits an infield single to the pitcher. Eddie Metheny grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Boston Vic Griffith flies out to the center fielder. Jimmy Biddle singles to left field. Rey Ward lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jose Glade walks. Alton Brown singles to center field. Jimmy Biddle scores. Karl Mangual strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Kaiser Myers pops out to the third baseman. Joe Noonan strikes out. Tom Andrews strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Joe Ponson singles to center field. Shoichi Ishii hits a home run. Joe Ponson scores. Jim Palmer strikes out. Vic Griffith flies out to the right fielder. Jimmy Biddle reached on a 2-base fielding error by Russ Davis. Rey Ward flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Edifus Fitzgerald strikes out. Lee Mason flies out to the left fielder. Russ Davis doubles to right field. Roy Handley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Jose Glade pops out to the first baseman. Alton Brown strikes out. Karl Mangual flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Brian Hinrichs strikes out. Eddie Metheny singles to center field. Eddie Metheny steals second. Kaiser Myers singles to center field. Joe Noonan singles to left field. Eddie Metheny scores. Kaiser Myers is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Tom Andrews grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Noonan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Joe Ponson doubles to right field. Shoichi Ishii grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Palmer strikes out. Vic Griffith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Edifus Fitzgerald pops out to the shortstop. Lee Mason flies out to the center fielder. Russ Davis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston 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. Jimmy Biddle flies out to the right fielder. Rey Ward flies out to the center fielder. Jose Glade grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Roy Handley singles to left field. Brian Hinrichs grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Eddie Metheny walks. Kaiser Myers flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Alton Brown strikes out. Karl Mangual singles to left field. Joe Ponson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Karl Mangual is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Shoichi Ishii hits an infield single to the first baseman. Jim Palmer strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Joe Noonan strikes out. Jack Belk is pinch hitting for Ed Francona. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jack Belk walks. Edifus Fitzgerald flies out to the left fielder. Jack Belk is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Erik Nettles pitching. Vic Griffith singles to right field. Jimmy Biddle flies out to the center fielder. Rey Ward lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jose Glade flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Wayne Ritterson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Karl Mangual at 3B. Lee Mason hits a home run. Daff Delsing comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Russ Davis strikes out. Roy Handley doubles to right field. Brian Hinrichs grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Handley advances to third on the play. Eddie Metheny flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Alton Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Wayne Ritterson hits an infield single to the shortstop. Joe Ponson flies out to the right fielder. Shoichi Ishii doubles to left field. Wayne Ritterson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jim Palmer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Mike Hoak comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Kaiser Myers grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Noonan flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Hillis is pinch hitting for Erik Nettles. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Charlie Hillis grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners LOB: 9 Cleveland total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Russ Davis (7), Roy Handley (4).HR - Lee Mason (7).GIDP - Brian Hinrichs. Baserunning: SB - Lee Mason (10), Eddie Metheny (7).CS - Jack Belk (2). Fielding: E - Russ Davis.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tom Adams did not respond to coaching in velocity Danny Lamabe did not respond to coaching in velocity Danny Lamabe did not respond to coaching in control Hal White did not respond to coaching in range
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: D Improvements: Gil Murff improves in power_vs_lefty Stan Arnold did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Phillips improves in speed Doug Office did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bill Murray did not respond to coaching in 1B