Win: Makito Nishimura (13-4) Loss: Royal Beech (15-5)
Save: Paul Willard (29)
Inning: 1 Oakland Royal Beech pitching. Rick O Shea hits a home run. Lefty Miksis walks. Lefty Miksis steals second. Jimmy Baker pops out to the second baseman. Zeke Wright walks. Al Valdes hits a home run. Lefty Miksis scores. Zeke Wright scores. Woody Hilton grounds out to the pitcher. Chet Thornton singles to left field. Carleton Fort grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Chet Thornton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cleveland Makito Nishimura pitching. Jonny Redtail singles to center field. Will Kazak strikes out. Doug Nicholson strikes out. Jacoby Cera doubles to right field. Jonny Redtail uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dave Hairston doubles to left field. Jacoby Cera scores. Xander Montero flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Makito Nishimura grounds out to the shortstop. Rick O Shea singles to center field. Lefty Miksis pops out to the third baseman. Rick O Shea steals second. Jimmy Baker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Woody Sherry pops out to the shortstop. Griff Woods singles to center field. Royal Beech lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jonny Redtail flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Zeke Wright strikes out. Al Valdes strikes out. Woody Hilton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Will Kazak reached on a fielding error by Woody Hilton. Doug Nicholson singles to center field. Will Kazak advances to third on the hit. Jacoby Cera grounds out to the pitcher. Doug Nicholson advances to second on the play. Dave Hairston flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Will Kazak scores. Xander Montero strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Chet Thornton grounds out to the second baseman. Carleton Fort grounds out to the pitcher. Makito Nishimura flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Woody Sherry pops out to the first baseman. Griff Woods flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Royal Beech grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Rick O Shea grounds out to the second baseman. Lefty Miksis grounds out to the second baseman. Jimmy Baker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Jonny Redtail singles to left field. Will Kazak flies out to the center fielder. Doug Nicholson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Zeke Wright flies out to the right fielder. Al Valdes grounds out to the shortstop. Woody Hilton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Jacoby Cera strikes out. Dave Hairston strikes out. Xander Montero pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Sig Cedano comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chet Thornton flies out to the center fielder. Carleton Fort singles to left field. Makito Nishimura lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rick O Shea lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Woody Sherry strikes out. Griff Woods flies out to the right fielder. Sig Cedano grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Lefty Miksis grounds out to the second baseman. Jimmy Baker flies out to the center fielder. Zeke Wright flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Paul Willard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jonny Redtail flies out to the left fielder. Will Kazak grounds out to the second baseman. Doug Nicholson pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Al Valdes grounds out to the second baseman. Woody Hilton pops out to the catcher. Chet Thornton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Jacoby Cera flies out to the right fielder. Dave Hairston flies out to the center fielder. Xander Montero grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 3 Cleveland total runners LOB: 3
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Marcell Reese did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bruce Plummer did not respond to coaching in control Jack Page did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack Page did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack Page did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Miller did not respond to coaching in arm Dooley McDonald did not respond to coaching in LF
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ramon Balzito improves in power_vs_righty Husky Bradley improves in control Max Gard improves in power_vs_righty Ramon Balzito improves in contact_vs_lefty Ham Aneger did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ramon Balzito improves in arm