Inning: 1 Toronto Katsumi Endo pitching. Kosaku Escobar flies out to the left fielder. Buster Smith strikes out. Jeff Bryant singles to right field. Roy Gavin singles to left field. Jeff Bryant advances to third on the hit. Bruce Perez singles to center field. Jeff Bryant scores. Sam Dean walks. Victor Acosta singles to right field. Roy Gavin scores. Bruce Perez scores. Mike Gonzalez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cleveland Mike Cora pitching. Andy Koplitz pops out to the second baseman. Carl Pennington flies out to the center fielder. Dick Egan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Toronto Mike Cora strikes out. Kosaku Escobar grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Buster Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Al Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Andy Tabb strikes out. Mike Gonzalez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Toronto Jeff Bryant doubles to left field. Roy Gavin doubles past the first baseman. Jeff Bryant scores. Dan Thomas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bruce Perez hits a home run. Roy Gavin scores. Takaharu Horiuchi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sam Dean singles to center field. Sam Dean is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Victor Acosta reached on a 2-base fielding error by Andy Tabb. Mike Gonzalez grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Cora strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Chip Glenn singles to center field. Roy Walsh grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Chip Glenn is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Takaharu Horiuchi lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Andy Koplitz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Toronto Kosaku Escobar grounds out to the second baseman. Buster Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Bryant flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Carl Pennington grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Egan strikes out. Al Smith doubles past the center fielder. Andy Tabb singles to right field. Al Smith scores. Mike Gonzalez pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Toronto Roy Gavin grounds out to the third baseman. Bruce Perez grounds out to the second baseman. Sam Dean grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Chip Glenn singles to left field. Roy Walsh doubles to center field. Chip Glenn scores. Takaharu Horiuchi lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Andy Koplitz lines out to the pitcher. Carl Pennington singles to right field. Roy Walsh scores. Dick Egan singles to right field. Al Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Toronto Victor Acosta grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Gonzalez singles to center field. Mike Cora lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Shinji Iwasaki comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Kosaku Escobar strikes out. Buster Smith pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Andy Tabb flies out to the center fielder. Mike Gonzalez strikes out. Chip Glenn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Toronto Jeff Bryant strikes out. Roy Gavin singles to center field. Bruce Perez strikes out. Sam Dean strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Roy Walsh singles to left field. Roy Walsh steals second. Shinji Iwasaki fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Shinji Iwasaki strikes out. Andy Koplitz flies out to the center fielder. CeeDee Abrams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Carl Pennington reached on a fielding error by CeeDee Abrams. Dick Egan walks. Al Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Toronto Victor Acosta grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Mike Gonzalez strikes out. John Gray is pinch hitting for CeeDee Abrams. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. John Gray flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Dillon Jimenez pitching. Andy Tabb singles to center field. Andy Tabb steals second. Mike Gonzalez grounds out to the third baseman. Chip Glenn flies out to the left fielder. Roy Walsh grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Toronto Kosaku Escobar singles in front of the left fielder. Kosaku Escobar steals second. Buster Smith walks. Jeff Bryant is hit by a pitch. Ron McKnight comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roy Gavin grounds out to the shortstop. Kosaku Escobar scores. Buster Smith advances to third on the play. Jeff Bryant advances to second on the play. Bruce Perez flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Buster Smith scores. Sam Dean strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Bob Simmons is pinch hitting for Ron McKnight. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bob Simmons walks. Andy Koplitz flies out to the left fielder. Claud Davis 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. Carl Pennington hits an infield single to the shortstop. Dick Egan grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Simmons advances to third on the play. Carl Pennington advances to second on the play. Al Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Toronto total runners LOB: 7 Cleveland total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Jeff Bryant (14), Roy Gavin (33).HR - Bruce Perez (16).SF - Bruce Perez.HBP - Jeff Bryant (3). Baserunning: SB - Kosaku Escobar (26).CS - Sam Dean (6). Fielding: E - CeeDee Abrams.
Game Notes Ron McKnight is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Chris McCabe did not respond to coaching in control Red Leifield did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Chris McCabe did not respond to coaching in endurance Larry Olivo did not respond to coaching in arm Frank Jenkins did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bob Combs improves in velocity Larry Olivo did not respond to coaching in 2B
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Doc Day improves in range Ron Thompson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bob Virgil did not respond to coaching in velocity Shayne Smith did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty John Stripp did not respond to coaching in velocity Mark Schaive improves in control Bob Roseman did not respond to coaching in 1B