Win: Yuniesky Sanchez (5-3) Loss: Jeff Hrabosky (3-8)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Jeff Hrabosky pitching. Al Blake walks. Charlie Link grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Al Blake is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Charlie Link steals second. Jack Layne grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Thorpe strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Yuniesky Sanchez pitching. Doug Kearse pops out to the third baseman. Dominic Gallagher flies out to the right fielder. Buddy Taylor grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Bill LaFrancois flies out to the right fielder. Virgil Collard grounds out to the second baseman. Lore Fischer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Al Face walks. Gus Tamulis lines out to the second baseman. Minoru Shibahara walks. Mel Delgado strikes out. Eddie Forsch grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland John Romano singles to right field. Yuniesky Sanchez lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Al Blake strikes out. Charlie Link grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Jeff Hrabosky grounds out to the second baseman. Doug Kearse strikes out. Dominic Gallagher strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Jack Layne strikes out. Mike Thorpe pops out to the shortstop. Bill LaFrancois hits a home run. Virgil Collard walks. Lore Fischer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Buddy Taylor singles to left field. Al Face pops out to the third baseman. Gus Tamulis strikes out. Minoru Shibahara singles to center field. Mel Delgado pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cleveland John Romano singles to right field. Yuniesky Sanchez lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Al Blake reached on a fielding error by Doug Kearse. Charlie Link flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, John Romano scores. Jack Layne grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Eddie Forsch flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Hrabosky strikes out. Doug Kearse grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Mike Thorpe hits a home run. Bill LaFrancois grounds out to the shortstop. Virgil Collard reached on a fielding error by Doug Kearse. Lore Fischer grounds out to the third baseman. Virgil Collard advances to second on the play. John Romano strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Dominic Gallagher lines out to the second baseman. Buddy Taylor grounds out to the pitcher. Al Face strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Yuniesky Sanchez flies out to the left fielder. Al Blake pops out to the second baseman. Charlie Link flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Gus Tamulis singles to right field. Minoru Shibahara flies out to the right fielder. Mel Delgado flies out to the right fielder. Eddie Forsch strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Jack Layne walks. Mike Thorpe grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Layne advances to second on the play. Bill LaFrancois walks. Virgil Collard walks. Lore Fischer singles to left field. Jack Layne scores. Bill LaFrancois scores. Virgil Collard advances to third on the hit. Walter Hiland comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Romano flies out to the right fielder. Yuniesky Sanchez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Sukehiro Akiyama is pinch hitting for Walter Hiland. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Sukehiro Akiyama is hit by a pitch. Doug Kearse grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Dominic Gallagher flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Freddie Black pitching. Joe Stuart is pinch hitting for Al Blake. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe Stuart flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Link strikes out. Jack Layne walks. Jack Layne steals second. Mike Thorpe flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Buddy Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Al Face strikes out. Gus Tamulis grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners LOB: 8 Oakland total runners LOB: 5
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rick Poorman improves in power_vs_lefty Bill McGuire did not respond to coaching in range Bert Redmond improves in speed Takehiko Toguchi did not respond to coaching in control Papa Roenicke did not respond to coaching in C
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Rey Gautreaux did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dusty Moore improves in contact_vs_righty Pat Meixell improves in control Juan Clark did not respond to coaching in control Dusty Moore did not respond to coaching in 1B