Win: Steve Householder (3-1) Loss: Chris Bosio (3-17)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Clayton Kershaw pitching. R J Reynolds singles to right field. Giomar Lee flies out to the left fielder. Steve Lombardozzi grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Chris Bosio pitching. Roy Peacock singles to right field. Nomar Garciappara pops out to the third baseman. Hal Acosta strikes out. Nick Punto grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Roy Peacock is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Pete Incaviglia flies out to the center fielder. Donell Nixon singles to right field. Bill Doran reached on a fielding error by Nomar Garciappara. Todd Benzinger grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Donell Nixon advances to third on the play. Bill Doran advances to second on the play. Pierce Stillwater grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Robinson Cano singles to right field. Royce Lewis singles to left field. Robinson Cano advances to third on the hit. Jackie Dropo walks. Ken Griffey Jr. singles to left field. Robinson Cano scores. Royce Lewis scores. Jackie Dropo advances to third on the hit. Clayton Kershaw grounds out to the second baseman. Jackie Dropo scores. Ken Griffey Jr. advances to second on the play. Roy Peacock walks. Nomar Garciappara singles to left field. Ken Griffey Jr. scores. Roy Peacock advances to third on the hit. Atlee Hammaker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hal Acosta walks. Nick Punto singles to left field. Roy Peacock scores. Nomar Garciappara scores. Hal Acosta advances to third on the hit. Robinson Cano grounds out to the second baseman. Hal Acosta scores. Nick Punto advances to second on the play. Royce Lewis singles to left field. Nick Punto scores. Royce Lewis steals second. Jackie Dropo flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Atlee Hammaker grounds out to the pitcher. R J Reynolds strikes out. Giomar Lee singles to right field. Steve Lombardozzi grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Ken Griffey Jr. singles to right field. Ken Griffey Jr. steals second. Clayton Kershaw fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Clayton Kershaw singles to right field. Ken Griffey Jr. scores. Roy Peacock grounds out to the third baseman. Clayton Kershaw advances to second on the play. Nomar Garciappara walks. Hal Acosta strikes out. Nick Punto doubles past the left fielder. Clayton Kershaw scores. Nomar Garciappara uses his aggressiveness and scores. Robinson Cano singles to left field. Nick Punto scores. Royce Lewis doubles to left field. Robinson Cano uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jackie Dropo doubles to center field. Royce Lewis scores. Ken Griffey Jr. walks. Clayton Kershaw strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Pete Incaviglia grounds out to the shortstop. Donell Nixon singles to left field. Bill Doran flies out to the left fielder. Todd Benzinger singles to center field. Pierce Stillwater singles to right field. Donell Nixon scores. Todd Benzinger advances to third on the hit. Atlee Hammaker singles to right field. Todd Benzinger scores. R J Reynolds walks. Giomar Lee flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Oakland Roy Peacock singles past the shortstop. Roy Peacock steals second. Nomar Garciappara walks. Hal Acosta strikes out. Nick Punto walks. Robinson Cano grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Peacock scores. Nomar Garciappara advances to third on the play. Nick Punto advances to second on the play. Royce Lewis doubles to left field. Nomar Garciappara scores. Nick Punto scores. John Turner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Pitcher has given up 10 or more earned runs). Jackie Dropo grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Steve Lombardozzi strikes out. Steve Householder comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Pete Incaviglia grounds out to the third baseman. Donell Nixon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Ken Griffey Jr. grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pedro Cahill is pinch hitting for Steve Householder. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Pedro Cahill singles to center field. Roy Peacock grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Sonny Siebert pitching. Bill Doran doubles to right field. Todd Benzinger flies out to the right fielder. Pierce Stillwater grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! John Turner singles to center field. Bill Doran scores. R J Reynolds flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Nomar Garciappara flies out to the right fielder. Hal Acosta flies out to the left fielder. Nick Punto grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Giomar Lee strikes out. Steve Lombardozzi flies out to the center fielder. Pete Incaviglia grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Robinson Cano strikes out. Royce Lewis walks. Jackie Dropo grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Donell Nixon flies out to the left fielder. Bill Doran flies out to the center fielder. Todd Benzinger singles to left field. Pierce Stillwater walks. Gerald Torre is pinch hitting for John Turner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Gerald Torre walks. R J Reynolds flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Oakland Ron Reed pitching. Ken Griffey Jr. grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Yarrison is pinch hitting for Sonny Siebert. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Fred Yarrison strikes out. Roy Peacock singles to right field. Nomar Garciappara singles to left field. Roy Peacock advances to third on the hit. Hal Acosta grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Howdy Goldy pitching. Giomar Lee pops out to the second baseman. Steve Lombardozzi grounds out to the pitcher. Pete Incaviglia strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners left on base: 10 Oakland total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Nick Punto (23), Royce Lewis 2 (15), Jackie Dropo (11).GIDP - Roy Peacock, Jackie Dropo. Baserunning: SB - Roy Peacock (13), Royce Lewis (6), Ken Griffey Jr. (3). Fielding: E - Nomar Garciappara.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Andy Benes did not respond to coaching in control John Cerutti did not respond to coaching in control Marv Coakley did not respond to coaching in velocity Mark Gubicza did not respond to coaching in control Brook Jacoby did not respond to coaching in 1B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Cordy Cordova improves in power_vs_righty Rich Petralli improves in arm Lew Goodwin did not respond to coaching in control Lew Goodwin did not respond to coaching in velocity Cordy Cordova improves in RF