Inning: 1 Chicago Ted Clemens pitching. Jake Borders walks. Alex Deering walks. John Thompson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jake Borders advances to third on the play. Rich Kippert singles to left field. Jake Borders scores. Brian Witherup singles past the first baseman. Mike Wilson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cleveland Stan Tillotson pitching. Noelvi Marte grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gabriel Murphy grounds out to the third baseman. Jerry Worrell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Otis Connaughton grounds out to the second baseman. Ruben Valdez flies out to the right fielder. Stan Tillotson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Matt Kurtz grounds out to the third baseman. Nolan McCarthy grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Ivan Herrera grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Jake Borders grounds out to the pitcher. Alex Deering hits a home run. John Thompson singles to left field. Rich Kippert hits a home run. John Thompson scores. Jack Moates comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Brian Witherup flies out to the left fielder. Mike Wilson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Dave Knox singles to center field. Lee Jackson singles past the third baseman. Jack Moates lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Noelvi Marte grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Dave Knox scores. Lee Jackson advances to third on the play. Gabriel Murphy walks. Jerry Worrell walks. Matt Kurtz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Chicago Otis Connaughton strikes out. Ruben Valdez grounds out to the second baseman. Stan Tillotson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Nolan McCarthy lines out to the second baseman. Ivan Herrera singles to right field. Dave Knox flies out to the left fielder. Lee Jackson walks. Jack Moates flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Chicago Jake Borders strikes out. Alex Deering grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Thompson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Noelvi Marte walks. Gabriel Murphy grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Jerry Worrell pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Rich Kippert strikes out. Brian Witherup grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Wilson walks. Otis Connaughton walks. Ruben Valdez walks. Stan Tillotson strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Cleveland Matt Kurtz singles to left field. Nolan McCarthy singles to center field. Matt Kurtz is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Ivan Herrera walks. Dave Knox lines out to the shortstop. Lee Jackson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Chicago Jake Borders grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Alex Deering flies out to the left fielder. John Thompson singles to left field. John Fisher comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Rich Kippert triples. John Thompson scores. Brian Witherup singles past the second baseman. Rich Kippert scores. Mike Wilson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Emmett Sanders is pinch hitting for John Fisher. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Emmett Sanders lines out to the shortstop. Noelvi Marte flies out to the left fielder. Gabriel Murphy walks. Jerry Worrell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Robinson Alvarez pitching. Otis Connaughton pops out to the first baseman. Ruben Valdez grounds out to the pitcher. Stan Tillotson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Matt Kurtz singles to right field. Andy Lee comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Nolan McCarthy strikes out. Ivan Herrera singles to right field. Dave Knox walks. Lee Jackson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Chicago Bill Donnels is pinch hitting for Jake Borders. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Donnels reached on a 2-base throwing error by Gabriel Murphy. Alex Deering grounds out to the pitcher. John Thompson strikes out. Rich Kippert flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Robinson Alvarez pops out to the first baseman. Noelvi Marte flies out to the right fielder. Gabriel Murphy singles to center field. Jerry Worrell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Chicago total runners LOB: 7 Cleveland total runners LOB: 11
Game Notes Robinson Alvarez is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bart Klutts did not respond to coaching in velocity Bart Klutts did not respond to coaching in endurance Matty Priest did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Glavenich improves in velocity Jim Jackson did not respond to coaching in control Ed Glavenich did not respond to coaching in velocity
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Chase Burns did not respond to coaching in velocity Garret Soto improves in arm Bobby Booker did not respond to coaching in velocity Cory Wilkins improves in arm Riley Hayward did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Russ Alexander did not respond to coaching in velocity Teoscar Cabrera did not respond to coaching in 3B