Win: Broderick Nieves (8-16) Loss: Duke Spencer (7-14)
Save: Ben Giuliani (7)
Inning: 1 Oakland Broderick Nieves pitching. Doug Kearse strikes out. Dominic Gallagher singles to right field. Buddy Taylor strikes out. Al Face flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cleveland Duke Spencer pitching. Bill LaFrancois strikes out. Rick Kraemer strikes out. John Romano pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Gus Tamulis grounds out to the shortstop. Minoru Shibahara strikes out. Mel Delgado singles to center field. Eddie Forsch pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Jack Layne grounds out to the pitcher. Al Blake strikes out. Charlie Link pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Duke Spencer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Doug Kearse grounds out to the second baseman. Dominic Gallagher flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Tony Joshua pops out to the shortstop. Tom Polivka flies out to the right fielder. Broderick Nieves strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Buddy Taylor flies out to the left fielder. Al Face grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gus Tamulis grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Bill LaFrancois strikes out. Rick Kraemer grounds out to the shortstop. John Romano grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Minoru Shibahara flies out to the right fielder. Mel Delgado grounds out to the second baseman. Eddie Forsch flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Jack Layne singles to left field. Al Blake singles to right field. Jack Layne advances to third on the hit. Charlie Link grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Blake advances to second on the play. Tony Joshua pops out to the catcher. Tom Polivka strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Duke Spencer grounds out to the second baseman. Doug Kearse pops out to the first baseman. Dominic Gallagher flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Broderick Nieves grounds out to the third baseman. Bill LaFrancois singles to right field. Bill LaFrancois steals second. Rick Kraemer strikes out. John Romano grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Buddy Taylor lines out to the shortstop. Al Face grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gus Tamulis doubles to center field. Minoru Shibahara pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Jack Layne flies out to the right fielder. Al Blake singles to center field. Al Blake steals second. Walter Hiland 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. Charlie Link strikes out. Tony Joshua singles to center field. Al Blake scores. Joe Stuart is pinch hitting for Tom Polivka. Joe Stuart walks. Broderick Nieves singles to center field. Tony Joshua scores. Joe Stuart advances to third on the hit. Bill LaFrancois grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Virgil Collard enters the game as a defensive replacement for Joe Stuart at 2B. Mel Delgado grounds out to the third baseman. Eddie Forsch grounds out to the shortstop. Sukehiro Akiyama is pinch hitting for Walter Hiland. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Sukehiro Akiyama grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Jim Trouppe pitching. Lore Fischer is pinch hitting for Rick Kraemer. Lore Fischer grounds out to the third baseman. John Romano walks. John Romano is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jack Layne strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Ben Giuliani comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Doug Kearse strikes out. Dominic Gallagher strikes out. Buddy Taylor hits an infield single to the shortstop. Al Face pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 4 Cleveland total runners left on base: 5
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Dusty Moore did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Rey Gautreaux improves in arm Dusty Moore did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty George Davis did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Rey Gautreaux did not respond to coaching in 3B
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Otis Cobb did not respond to coaching in speed Ty Schmandt did not respond to coaching in endurance Red Flohr improves in contact_vs_lefty Ty Schmandt did not respond to coaching in control Papa Roenicke did not respond to coaching in C