Win: Sandy Alcantara (11-8) Loss: Art Melton (1-16)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Sandy Alcantara pitching. Bobby Quisenberry strikes out. Billy Roselli flies out to the center fielder. Irv Powell grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Boston Aroldis Chapman pitching. Jeff Bagwell strikes out. Fernando Tatis Jr. grounds out to the shortstop. Home Run Baker hits a home run. Rogers Hornsby walks. Carlos Baerga flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Manabu Asai singles to center field. Jude Law strikes out. Tiny McDermott grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Jimmie Foxx singles to center field. Paul Molitor flies out to the center fielder. Gary Sheffield grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jimmie Foxx is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Sandy Alcantara grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Bill Shannon singles to left field. Mike Cortazzo strikes out. Aroldis Chapman fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Aroldis Chapman singles to left field. Bobby Quisenberry strikes out. Billy Roselli doubles to right field. Bill Shannon scores. Aroldis Chapman uses his aggressiveness and scores. Irv Powell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Jeff Bagwell singles to left field. Jeff Bagwell steals second. Fernando Tatis Jr. singles to right field. Jeff Bagwell scores. Home Run Baker strikes out. Rogers Hornsby hits a home run. Fernando Tatis Jr. scores. Carlos Baerga strikes out. Jimmie Foxx walks. Paul Molitor grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jimmie Foxx is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Manabu Asai grounds out to the pitcher. Jude Law walks. Jude Law steals second. Tiny McDermott grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Shannon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Gary Sheffield flies out to the left fielder. Sandy Alcantara strikes out. Jeff Bagwell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Mike Cortazzo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Aroldis Chapman strikes out. Bobby Quisenberry singles to right field. Bobby Quisenberry is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Fernando Tatis Jr. strikes out. Home Run Baker strikes out. Rogers Hornsby strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Billy Roselli grounds out to the second baseman. Irv Powell strikes out. Manabu Asai singles to left field. Jude Law flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Carlos Baerga walks. Jimmie Foxx grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Carlos Baerga is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jimmie Foxx is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Paul Molitor singles to left field. Gary Sheffield hits a home run. Paul Molitor scores. Lenny Eiland comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sandy Alcantara singles to right field. Jeff Bagwell singles to right field. Fernando Tatis Jr. flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Tiny McDermott reached on a fielding error by Home Run Baker. Bill Shannon grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Mike Cortazzo singles to left field. Gordie Dalcanton is pinch hitting for Lenny Eiland. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Gordie Dalcanton walks. Stu Miller 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 2nd. Bobby Quisenberry grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Gordie Dalcanton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Boston Dickie Noles pitching. Home Run Baker singles to center field. Rogers Hornsby hits a home run. Home Run Baker scores. Joe Bresnahan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Carlos Baerga flies out to the left fielder. Jimmie Foxx flies out to the left fielder. Paul Molitor flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Billy Roselli grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Irv Powell strikes out. Gabe Kapler is pinch hitting for Manabu Asai. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gabe Kapler strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Gary Sheffield strikes out. Oscar Hunter is pinch hitting for Stu Miller. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Oscar Hunter walks. Jeff Bagwell singles to left field. Oscar Hunter advances to third on the hit. Fernando Tatis Jr. grounds out to the pitcher. Jeff Bagwell advances to second on the play. Home Run Baker strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Ubaldo Heredia pitching. Jude Law strikes out. Tiny McDermott singles to right field. Bill Shannon flies out to the right fielder. Mike Cortazzo singles to center field. Hugo Santoya is pinch hitting for Joe Bresnahan. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Hugo Santoya grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Cleveland total runners left on base: 7 Boston total runners left on base: 7
Batting:HR - Home Run Baker (15), Rogers Hornsby 2 (22), Gary Sheffield (9). Baserunning: SB - Jeff Bagwell (18).CS - Jimmie Foxx (4). Fielding: E - Home Run Baker.
Game Notes Sandy Alcantara is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Gary Pettit improves in velocity Vern Files did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Curt Poser improves in velocity Tod Gladu did not respond to coaching in velocity
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Nelson Simmons did not respond to coaching in speed Nelson Simmons did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Johnny Briggs did not respond to coaching in velocity Julio Cruz did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty