Inning: 1 Toronto Larry Romero pitching. Rupe Ostrowski flies out to the right fielder. Paxton Lee grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Howard hits a home run. Rowdy Sewell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland John Hernandez pitching. Paul Egan walks. Greg Johnson doubles to center field. Jamie Bell strikes out. Bruce Smith pops out to the second baseman. Jerry Hampton singles to center field. Paul Egan scores. Greg Johnson scores. Chad Lawrence strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Toronto Kerwin Kline singles to center field. Julio Pierson walks. Lee Varney flies out to the center fielder. Chick Dunkle lines out to the first baseman. John Hernandez lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Tubby Moore grounds out to the pitcher. Hutch Harts grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Romero grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Toronto Rupe Ostrowski walks. Paxton Lee walks. Bill Howard singles to right field. Rupe Ostrowski scores. Paxton Lee advances to third on the hit. Rowdy Sewell singles to center field. Paxton Lee scores. Bill Howard advances to third on the hit. Homer McClendon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rowdy Sewell is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Kerwin Kline flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Bill Howard scores. Julio Pierson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Paul Egan flies out to the left fielder. Greg Johnson hits a home run. Jamie Bell pops out to the first baseman. Bruce Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Toronto Lee Varney grounds out to the shortstop. Chick Dunkle hits an infield single to the third baseman. John Hernandez fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. John Hernandez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Jerry Hampton reached on a fielding error by Bill Howard. Chad Lawrence grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jerry Hampton advances to second on the play. Tubby Moore flies out to the center fielder. Hutch Harts singles to center field. Jerry Hampton scores. Merito Embrey is pinch hitting for Homer McClendon. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Merito Embrey walks. Paul Egan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Toronto Johnny Fisher pitching. Rupe Ostrowski singles to center field. Paxton Lee grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Rupe Ostrowski is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bill Howard grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Paxton Lee is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rowdy Sewell singles to center field. Bill Howard advances to third on the hit. Kerwin Kline strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cleveland Greg Johnson doubles past the third baseman. Jamie Bell flies out to the left fielder. Bruce Smith pops out to the shortstop. Jerry Hampton singles to center field. Greg Johnson is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Toronto Julio Pierson singles to left field. Joe Higgins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Julio Pierson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Lee Varney strikes out. Chick Dunkle singles to left field. John Hernandez lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Chad Lawrence singles to center field. Tubby Moore flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Hutch Harts strikes out. Ryan Jones is pinch hitting for Joe Higgins. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Ryan Jones walks. Paul Egan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Toronto Ray Ridzik pitching. Rupe Ostrowski singles to center field. Paxton Lee doubles to center field. Rupe Ostrowski uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dave McDaniel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Howard grounds out to the pitcher. Rowdy Sewell walks. Kerwin Kline flies out to the right fielder. Julio Pierson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Greg Johnson singles to left field. Jamie Bell strikes out. Bruce Smith singles to center field. Greg Johnson advances to third on the hit. Jerry Hampton grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Toronto Aubrey Senerchia is pinch hitting for Lee Varney. Aubrey Senerchia grounds out to the pitcher. Chick Dunkle singles to center field. Charlie Williams is pinch hitting for John Hernandez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Charlie Williams hits a home run. Chick Dunkle scores. Scott Tompkins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rupe Ostrowski grounds out to the shortstop. Paxton Lee is hit by a pitch. Paxton Lee steals second. Bill Howard doubles to left field. Paxton Lee scores. George Murphy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rowdy Sewell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Tom Conzelman pitching. James Lane-Thomas enters the game as a defensive replacement for Aubrey Senerchia at RF. Chad Lawrence doubles to right field. Tubby Moore strikes out. Hutch Harts walks. Harry Jackson is pinch hitting for George Murphy. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Harry Jackson flies out to the left fielder. Paul Egan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Hutch Harts is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Toronto Steve Gonzalez pitching. Kerwin Kline grounds out to the shortstop. Julio Pierson flies out to the left fielder. James Lane-Thomas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Greg Johnson strikes out. Jamie Bell flies out to the center fielder. Bruce Smith singles to center field. Jerry Hampton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Toronto total runners LOB: 8 Cleveland total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Paxton Lee (7), Bill Howard (8).HR - Bill Howard (3), Charlie Williams (2).SF - Kerwin Kline.GIDP - John Hernandez.HBP - Paxton Lee (1). Baserunning: SB - Paxton Lee (5).CS - Rowdy Sewell (2), Julio Pierson (4). Fielding: E - Bill Howard.
Game Notes Larry Romero is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: John Davis did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty John Davis improves in power_vs_lefty Frank Schmidt did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ernie Kalbfus improves in power_vs_lefty Mike Covington did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Frank Schmidt did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ewald Lemongello did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Cooke improves in speed Luis Deitrick did not respond to coaching in control Walt Madison improves in contact_vs_lefty Dick Matarazzo did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ed Boyer did not respond to coaching in control