Win: Kurt Otterson (8-15) Loss: Preston Davis (5-9)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Preston Davis pitching. Bill Rosario walks. Pete Gunderson walks. Kenny Smith strikes out. Jack Campbell grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Rosario advances to third on the play. Pete Gunderson advances to second on the play. Katsuya Kawabata walks. Tom Carlsen hits a home run. Bill Rosario scores. Pete Gunderson scores. Katsuya Kawabata scores. Tommy Fletcher doubles to left field. Pete Witmeyer walks. Kurt Otterson lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Toronto Kurt Otterson pitching. Jack Kerr singles to left field. Jimmy Coco flies out to the left fielder. Bud Masters singles to left field. Dan Henderson strikes out. John Jordan grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bud Masters is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Bill Rosario doubles to right field. Pete Gunderson strikes out. Kenny Smith walks. Jack Campbell grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Rosario advances to third on the play. Kenny Smith advances to second on the play. Katsuya Kawabata walks. Tom Carlsen singles to right field. Bill Rosario scores. Tommy Fletcher hits a home run. Kenny Smith scores. Katsuya Kawabata scores. Tom Carlsen scores. Pete Witmeyer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Toronto Dick Molinaro grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John McGinley doubles to right field. Don Speck strikes out. Preston Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Kurt Otterson pops out to the first baseman. Bill Rosario strikes out. Dan Tepsic comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Pete Gunderson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Toronto Jack Kerr strikes out. Jimmy Coco singles to center field. Bud Masters grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jimmy Coco is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dan Henderson walks. John Jordan walks. Dick Molinaro strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Cleveland Kenny Smith walks. Jack Campbell singles to right field. Katsuya Kawabata grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Kenny Smith is out at third base. Tom Carlsen singles to center field. Jack Campbell scores. Katsuya Kawabata advances to third on the hit. Tommy Fletcher strikes out. Tom Carlsen is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Toronto John McGinley pops out to the shortstop. Don Speck pops out to the catcher. Dan Tepsic grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Pete Witmeyer grounds out to the third baseman. Kurt Otterson singles to right field. Bill Rosario grounds out to the pitcher. Kurt Otterson advances to second on the play. Pete Gunderson hits a home run. Kurt Otterson scores. Kenny Smith singles to center field. Jack Campbell grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Kenny Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Toronto Jack Kerr pops out to the first baseman. Jimmy Coco strikes out. Bud Masters singles to center field. Bud Masters steals second. Dan Henderson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Katsuya Kawabata flies out to the right fielder. Tom Carlsen singles to left field. Tommy Fletcher grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Toronto John Jordan flies out to the center fielder. Dick Molinaro grounds out to the third baseman. John McGinley singles to right field. John McGinley steals second. John McGinley steals third. Kenny Smith throws the ball into left field for an error. Runners advance a base. John McGinley scores. Don Speck grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Pete Witmeyer singles to center field. Kurt Otterson lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bill Rosario walks. Pete Gunderson flies out to the center fielder. Kenny Smith grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Toronto Dan Tepsic flies out to the center fielder. Jack Kerr flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Jimmy Coco flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Jack Campbell grounds out to the shortstop. Katsuya Kawabata singles to left field. Tom Carlsen grounds out to the third baseman. Katsuya Kawabata advances to second on the play. Tommy Fletcher pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Toronto Bud Masters grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Henderson flies out to the center fielder. John Jordan grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Pete Witmeyer flies out to the center fielder. Kurt Otterson strikes out. Wattie Mele is pinch hitting for Bill Rosario. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Wattie Mele flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Toronto Dick Molinaro singles to left field. Dick Molinaro steals second. John McGinley strikes out. Tom Doherty is pinch hitting for Don Speck. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tom Doherty walks. Paul Hemphill is pinch hitting for Dan Tepsic. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Paul Hemphill grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners LOB: 7 Toronto total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Bill Rosario (14), Tommy Fletcher (16).HR - Pete Gunderson (6), Tom Carlsen (5), Tommy Fletcher (8).GIDP - Tommy Fletcher. Baserunning: CS - Tom Carlsen (4). Fielding: E - Kenny Smith.
Game Notes Kurt Otterson is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Don Schultz did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Leon did not respond to coaching in speed Bill Henninger did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Nick Shaw did not respond to coaching in arm Hal Grudzielanek did not respond to coaching in velocity Chris Rhodes did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jack Gerken did not respond to coaching in C
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Paul Lennon improves in speed Ralph Linke improves in contact_vs_lefty Oswaldo Torve improves in control Paul Lennon improves in contact_vs_lefty Ad Ritter did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Larry Vinton did not respond to coaching in speed