Win: Dave Menefee (1-0) Loss: Bill Musselman (0-8)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Tommy Boggs pitching. Rick Burns hits a home run. Ramon Cruz pops out to the second baseman. Connie Dwyer hits a home run. Fred Bailey grounds out to the shortstop. Bo Miller grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Bill Musselman pitching. Cub Finch grounds out to the third baseman. Isao Fujii triples. Andy Miller singles to right field. Isao Fujii scores. Andy Miller steals second. Elmer Campbell singles to left field. Andy Miller scores. Lew Limmer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Elmer Campbell advances to second on the play. Allie Melendez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Nagi Nishimura grounds out to the pitcher. Curt Roy singles past the second baseman. Ben Holtz singles to center field. Bill Musselman lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rick Burns grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Jose Phillips grounds out to the third baseman. Sam Vatcher grounds out to the third baseman. Tommy Boggs flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Ramon Cruz singles to center field. Connie Dwyer grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Ramon Cruz is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Connie Dwyer steals second. Fred Bailey singles to right field. Connie Dwyer scores. Bo Miller flies out to the center fielder. Nagi Nishimura flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Cub Finch walks. Isao Fujii singles to center field. Cub Finch advances to third on the hit. Andy Miller flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Cub Finch scores. Elmer Campbell strikes out. Lew Limmer doubles to right field. Isao Fujii uses his aggressiveness and scores. Frank Pitts comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Allie Melendez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Curt Roy singles to center field. Ben Holtz singles to center field. Frank Pitts fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Frank Pitts flies out to the right fielder. Rick Burns flies out to the left fielder. Ramon Cruz walks. Connie Dwyer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Oakland Jose Phillips flies out to the center fielder. Sam Vatcher flies out to the left fielder. Tommy Boggs strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Fred Bailey grounds out to the shortstop. Bo Miller singles to center field. Dave Menefee comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Nagi Nishimura reached on a fielding error by Allie Melendez. Curt Roy flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Ben Holtz grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Nagi Nishimura is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Cub Finch singles to right field. Isao Fujii flies out to the center fielder. Andy Miller flies out to the center fielder. Elmer Campbell reached on a fielding error by Ben Holtz. Lew Limmer singles to left field. Cub Finch scores. Allie Melendez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Gene Campbell is pinch hitting for Frank Pitts. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Gene Campbell singles past the third baseman. Gene Campbell steals second. Rick Burns flies out to the left fielder. Ramon Cruz grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Connie Dwyer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Royce Rolls pitching. Jose Phillips flies out to the center fielder. Sam Vatcher flies out to the center fielder. Dave Menefee grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Fred Bailey flies out to the left fielder. Bo Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Nagi Nishimura flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Cub Finch grounds out to the second baseman. Isao Fujii singles to left field. Isao Fujii steals second. Andy Miller walks. Elmer Campbell flies out to the right fielder. Lew Limmer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Curt Roy grounds out to the second baseman. Ben Holtz grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Heath is pinch hitting for Royce Rolls. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Mike Heath flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Bill Rivera pitching. Allie Melendez singles to left field. Jose Phillips walks. Sam Vatcher grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jose Phillips is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dave Menefee strikes out. Cub Finch flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Rick Burns grounds out to the shortstop. Ramon Cruz strikes out. Connie Dwyer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners left on base: 9 Oakland total runners left on base: 8
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: D Improvements: Rube Dyer did not respond to coaching in control Leon Moskau did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Alex Jones improves in power_vs_lefty Ian McCormick improves in range Sly Lytton did not respond to coaching in 1B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Billy Pruett improves in contact_vs_lefty Johnny Lanford did not respond to coaching in control Joe Carey did not respond to coaching in control Skeeter Griffin improves in contact_vs_lefty Billy Pruett did not respond to coaching in 1B