Win: Charlie Alexander (14-8) Loss: Mitch Karger (7-11)
Save: Ken Manuel (22)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Mitch Karger pitching. Kevin McBride singles to right field. Danny Pippen walks. Larry Baker lines out to the second baseman. Charlie Cardinal grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kevin McBride advances to third on the play. Danny Pippen advances to second on the play. Jack Meola grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Boston Charlie Alexander pitching. Norm Williams strikes out. Alex Bailey pops out to the first baseman. Todd Starnagle grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Ray Gibson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Mike Davis flies out to the left fielder. Stan Arias grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Hector Adkins singles to left field. Scott Karlon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hector Adkins advances to second on the play. Dennis Cihocki singles past the first baseman. Hector Adkins scores. Vince Merson flies out to the center fielder. Yasiel Perez grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Charlie Alexander grounds out to the shortstop. Kevin McBride singles to left field. Danny Pippen flies out to the right fielder. Larry Baker bunts for a base hit. Charlie Cardinal doubles to left field. Kevin McBride scores. Larry Baker uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jack Meola singles to right field. Charlie Cardinal scores. Pete Sullivan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ray Gibson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Pete Sullivan grounds out to the third baseman. Norm Williams flies out to the center fielder. Alex Bailey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Mike Davis walks. Mike Davis steals second. Stan Arias pops out to the second baseman. Charlie Alexander grounds out to the third baseman. Kevin McBride walks. Danny Pippen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston Todd Starnagle grounds out to the second baseman. Hector Adkins strikes out. Scott Karlon pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Larry Baker flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Cardinal singles to left field. Leon Hughes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Meola strikes out. Ray Gibson singles to left field. Charlie Cardinal advances to third on the hit. Mike Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Boston Dennis Cihocki singles to center field. Dennis Cihocki steals second. Vince Merson flies out to the center fielder. Yasiel Perez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dennis Cihocki advances to third on the play. Leon Hughes pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Stan Arias singles to center field. Ed Linhart comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Alexander lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Kevin McBride hits an infield single to the second baseman. Danny Pippen flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Stan Arias is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Norm Williams grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alex Bailey reached on a 2-base throwing error by Larry Baker. Todd Starnagle flies out to the left fielder. Hector Adkins flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Larry Baker flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Cardinal flies out to the right fielder. Jack Meola walks. Ray Gibson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Scott Karlon strikes out. Dennis Cihocki walks. Dennis Cihocki steals second. Vince Merson flies out to the left fielder. Yasiel Perez singles to left field. Dennis Cihocki scores. Tod Bell is pinch hitting for Ed Linhart. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tod Bell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Red Taveras pitching. Tim Wynn is pinch hitting for Mike Davis. Tim Wynn walks. Carl Gardenhire is pinch hitting for Stan Arias. Carl Gardenhire flies out to the right fielder. Dave Brief is pinch hitting for Charlie Alexander. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Dave Brief pops out to the catcher. Tim Wynn steals second. Kevin McBride walks. Jim Burns comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Danny Pippen pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Boston Roger Turner pitching. March Gehrig enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tim Wynn at LF. Todd Walker enters the game as a defensive replacement for Carl Gardenhire at SS. Dixie Cooper enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jack Meola at C. Norm Williams strikes out. Alex Bailey singles past the third baseman. Todd Starnagle grounds out to the second baseman. Alex Bailey advances to second on the play. Hector Adkins walks. Ed Bedell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Scott Karlon strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Larry Baker singles to right field. Charlie Cardinal flies out to the right fielder. Dixie Cooper strikes out. Ray Gibson singles to center field. Passed ball. Larry Baker advances to third. Ray Gibson advances to second. March Gehrig singles to left field. Larry Baker scores. Ray Gibson scores. Jackie Luhrsen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Todd Walker singles to left field. March Gehrig advances to third on the hit. Mike Gates is pinch hitting for Ed Bedell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mike Gates doubles to center field. March Gehrig scores. Todd Walker uses his aggressiveness and scores. Kevin McBride grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Bob Harrell pitching. Dennis Cihocki singles to left field. Vince Merson singles to center field. Dennis Cihocki advances to third on the hit. Yasiel Perez strikes out. Cap Anson is pinch hitting for Jackie Luhrsen. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Cap Anson reached on a fielding error by Charlie Cardinal. Dennis Cihocki scores. Ken Manuel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Norm Williams grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners LOB: 12 Boston total runners LOB: 7
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Bird did not respond to coaching in velocity Larry Kelly did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Doug Parkinson improves in contact_vs_righty Ray Hawkins improves in range
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jack Roebuck did not respond to coaching in control Chief Dunn did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Phil Clemons did not respond to coaching in speed Carl Caldwell did not respond to coaching in control