Win: Eddie Burdock (14-6) Loss: Shannon Davis (4-20)
Save: Mike Busch (3)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Eddie Burdock pitching. Benny Hastings flies out to the right fielder. Leo Gettel flies out to the left fielder. Shigeyori Suzuki lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Shannon Davis pitching. JK Kelly grounds out to the shortstop. Benny Tate strikes out. J Baked strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland JJ Frankie JJ walks. Joe Eusebio strikes out. Darin Hansen grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Alfonso Hidalgo strikes out. George Klassen doubles to center field. B Fredo hits an infield single to the shortstop. Leo DeCinces bunts for a base hit. George Klassen scores. GG SiSi grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Tim Paine grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Fernandez singles to center field. Shannon Davis lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Benny Hastings reached on a fielding error by J Baked. Leo Gettel grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Eddie Burdock grounds out to the shortstop. JK Kelly grounds out to the second baseman. Benny Tate grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Shigeyori Suzuki pops out to the shortstop. JJ Frankie JJ singles to left field. Joe Eusebio flies out to the left fielder. Darin Hansen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland J Baked grounds out to the pitcher. Alfonso Hidalgo grounds out to the shortstop. George Klassen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Tim Paine singles to center field. Charlie Fernandez pops out to the second baseman. Shannon Davis lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 1-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland B Fredo grounds out to the second baseman. Leo DeCinces reached on a 2-base fielding error by Darin Hansen. Mike Redmon 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. GG SiSi pops out to the first baseman. Eddie Burdock strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Benny Hastings singles to center field. Leo Gettel grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Shigeyori Suzuki singles to right field. JJ Frankie JJ grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland JK Kelly singles to center field. Benny Tate grounds into a force play to the first baseman. JK Kelly is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Benny Tate steals second. J Baked singles to left field. Benny Tate scores. Ozzie Scioscia comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alfonso Hidalgo grounds out to the shortstop. J Baked advances to second on the play. George Klassen singles to left field. J Baked scores. B Fredo singles to center field. George Klassen advances to third on the hit. Leo DeCinces grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Joe Eusebio singles to left field. Darin Hansen grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joe Eusebio is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Tim Paine strikes out. Charlie Fernandez singles to left field. Sam Thomas is pinch hitting for Ozzie Scioscia. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Sam Thomas pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Red McDaniel pitching. GG SiSi strikes out. Eddie Burdock flies out to the left fielder. JK Kelly strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Benny Hastings grounds out to the second baseman. Leo Gettel grounds out to the second baseman. Shigeyori Suzuki flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Benny Tate singles to center field. J Baked grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Alfonso Hidalgo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Frankly Walking comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. JJ Frankie JJ singles to center field. Joe Eusebio walks. Darin Hansen singles to left field. Tim Paine grounds out to the third baseman. JJ Frankie JJ scores. Joe Eusebio advances to third on the play. Darin Hansen advances to second on the play. Mike Busch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Fernandez flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Biff Trinkle is pinch hitting for Red McDaniel. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Biff Trinkle strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Cleveland total runners left on base: 8 Oakland total runners left on base: 4
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: John Perez improves in power_vs_lefty Howard Gill did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Lynn Bokina did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jesse Barojas improves in arm Carl Hoey did not respond to coaching in C
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Snake Coquillette did not respond to coaching in control Bill Ryerson - Cle improves in speed Ed Niekro did not respond to coaching in speed Jeff Wallaesa did not respond to coaching in speed