Win: John Schaffernoth (9-10) Loss: Kazuki Shichino (12-11)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Takumi Yagi pitching. Bob Simmons grounds out to the shortstop. Andy Koplitz strikes out. Chip Glenn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Kazuki Shichino pitching. Luis Mendoza strikes out. Howard Norman flies out to the right fielder. Duke Silva doubles to left field. Burleigh Miller singles to left field. Duke Silva scores. Charlie Garcia pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Roy Walsh strikes out. Andy Tabb grounds out to the pitcher. Al Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Shuzo Sasaki singles to center field. Danny Kroh bunts for a base hit. John Clarke singles to left field. Shuzo Sasaki scores. Danny Kroh advances to third on the hit. Takumi Yagi grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Danny Kroh scores. Luis Mendoza singles to left field. Luis Mendoza gets picked off first. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Jim Zapustas doubles to center field. Carl Pennington singles to left field. Jim Zapustas scores. Kazuki Shichino lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob Simmons singles to left field. Carl Pennington scores. Andy Koplitz singles to center field. Bob Simmons aggressively advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Chip Glenn strikes out. Roy Walsh flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Texas Howard Norman singles to right field. Duke Silva singles to left field. Burleigh Miller flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Garcia strikes out. Shuzo Sasaki flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Andy Tabb flies out to the center fielder. Al Smith singles in front of the center fielder. Jim Zapustas singles to right field. John Schaffernoth comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Carl Pennington strikes out. Kazuki Shichino grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Texas Danny Kroh pops out to the third baseman. John Clarke pops out to the shortstop. John Schaffernoth flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Bob Simmons pops out to the first baseman. Andy Koplitz flies out to the center fielder. Chip Glenn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Luis Mendoza is hit by a pitch. Luis Mendoza steals second. Howard Norman singles to left field. Luis Mendoza scores. Duke Silva grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Burleigh Miller doubles to right field. Charlie Garcia grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Roy Walsh grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Andy Tabb strikes out. Al Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Shuzo Sasaki strikes out. Danny Kroh strikes out. John Clarke grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Jim Zapustas singles to center field. Carl Pennington grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jim Zapustas is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Kazuki Shichino 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: 7 Texas John Schaffernoth flies out to the center fielder. Luis Mendoza flies out to the left fielder. Howard Norman hits a home run. Ron McKnight comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Duke Silva doubles to left field. Duke Silva steals third. Burleigh Miller singles to right field. Duke Silva scores. Bunny Needham comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Burleigh Miller steals second. Charlie Garcia singles to right field. Burleigh Miller scores. Shuzo Sasaki grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Bob Simmons singles to right field. Andy Koplitz singles to left field. Bob Simmons advances to third on the hit. Chip Glenn strikes out. Roy Walsh flies out to the center fielder. Andy Tabb strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Texas Danny Kroh walks. Red Harrison is pinch hitting for John Clarke. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Red Harrison walks. John Schaffernoth fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. John Schaffernoth strikes out. Ted Simpson is pinch hitting for Luis Mendoza. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ted Simpson grounds out to the shortstop. Danny Kroh advances to third on the play. Red Harrison advances to second on the play. Howard Norman strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Al Smith lines out to the shortstop. Jim Zapustas grounds out to the second baseman. Carl Pennington singles to right field. Dick Egan is pinch hitting for Bunny Needham. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dick Egan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners left on base: 7 Texas total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Duke Silva 2 (24), Burleigh Miller (14).HR - Howard Norman (18).GIDP - Duke Silva, Takumi Yagi.HBP - Luis Mendoza (5). Baserunning: SB - Luis Mendoza (30), Duke Silva (29), Burleigh Miller (21).
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mark Schaive did not respond to coaching in velocity Ron Thompson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jose Travis did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Fauver did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bob Virgil did not respond to coaching in velocity Mark Schaive did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Johnson did not respond to coaching in 3B
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Yoshiaki Hidaka did not respond to coaching in range Frank Davis improves in contact_vs_righty Vic Staley did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Pete Palmer did not respond to coaching in arm Yoshiaki Hidaka did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Curt Thompson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty