Win: Fred Blankenship (1-1) Loss: Charlie Charles (2-7)
Inning: 1 Chicago Charlie Charles pitching. Bob Steiner grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Lopez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Cvengros grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Fred Blankenship pitching. Jim Zapustas flies out to the left fielder. Andy Koplitz pops out to the second baseman. Carl Pennington grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Tom Stanicek strikes out. Earl Norwood flies out to the right fielder. Marcus Hageman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Ethan Deer walks. Bob Simmons grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ethan Deer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bob Lipski grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Rodney Pittinger hits a home run. Rich Henderson singles to right field. Fred Blankenship lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob Steiner strikes out. Bob Lopez singles to center field. Rich Henderson scores. Steve Cvengros doubles to center field. Bob Lopez uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tom Stanicek strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Chip Glenn strikes out. Dick Egan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charlie Charles strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Earl Norwood hits an infield single to the pitcher. Marcus Hageman flies out to the left fielder. Rodney Pittinger grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Earl Norwood advances to second on the play. Rich Henderson walks. Fred Blankenship grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Rich Henderson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Jim Zapustas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Andy Koplitz flies out to the right fielder. Carl Pennington flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Bob Steiner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Lopez flies out to the center fielder. Steve Cvengros strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Ethan Deer grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Simmons flies out to the left fielder. Bob Lipski flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Tom Stanicek grounds out to the second baseman. Earl Norwood grounds out to the third baseman. Marcus Hageman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Chip Glenn singles to center field. Dick Egan flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Horsman is pinch hitting for Charlie Charles. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bobby Horsman walks. Jim Zapustas walks. Andy Koplitz grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Chip Glenn is out at home. Carl Pennington strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Chicago Jiggs Thomas pitching. Rodney Pittinger flies out to the left fielder. Rich Henderson flies out to the right fielder. Fred Blankenship singles to center field. Bob Steiner walks. Bob Lopez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Ethan Deer strikes out. Bob Simmons strikes out. Bob Lipski grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Steve Cvengros doubles to center field. Tom Stanicek singles to right field. Steve Cvengros scores. Doc Dayley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Billy Wise is pinch hitting for Earl Norwood. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Billy Wise singles to right field. David Davis is pinch hitting for Marcus Hageman. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. David Davis hits a home run. Tom Stanicek scores. Billy Wise scores. Bunny Needham comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tim LaRue is pinch hitting for Rodney Pittinger. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tim LaRue flies out to the right fielder. Rich Henderson walks. Fred Blankenship lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Bill Ponce enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bob Lopez at 1B. George Watson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Steve Cvengros at 2B. Chip Glenn strikes out. Dick Egan strikes out. Bunny Needham flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Bob Steiner walks. Bill Ponce flies out to the center fielder. Bob Steiner steals second. George Watson hits a home run. Bob Steiner scores. Tom Stanicek grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Billy Wise flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Jim Zapustas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Andy Koplitz singles to left field. Carl Pennington singles to center field. Ethan Deer pops out to the second baseman. Bob Simmons grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Chicago total runners LOB: 5 Cleveland total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Steve Cvengros 2 (18).HR - George Watson (7), David Davis (2), Rodney Pittinger (17).GIDP - Fred Blankenship. Baserunning: SB - Bob Steiner (27).
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Stump did not respond to coaching in arm Gabe Mangus did not respond to coaching in velocity Gabe Mangus did not respond to coaching in velocity Gabe Mangus did not respond to coaching in velocity Matt Coleman did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Matt Coleman improves in power_vs_righty
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Barney Oakes did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Ron McKnight did not respond to coaching in velocity Shayne Smith did not respond to coaching in arm Otis Janeski improves in contact_vs_righty Barney Oakes did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Otis Janeski did not respond to coaching in 1B