Win: Randy Naylor (12-12) Loss: Ed Peitz (6-9)
Save: Devon McKee (41)
Inning: 1 Texas Ed Peitz pitching. Warren Robles strikes out. Cliff Welteroth grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Cartwright strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Randy Naylor pitching. Leo Neagle strikes out. Juan Fox doubles to center field. Mike Jordan walks. Wally Cook grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mike Jordan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bill Ford flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Texas Ron Freeman strikes out. Charlie Knight grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Hideki Arita grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Bill Connolly walks. Josh Hamilton singles to left field. Bill Connolly advances to third on the hit. Doc Stirnweiss pops out to the second baseman. Josh Hamilton steals second. Ed Peitz pops out to the first baseman. Leo Neagle walks. Juan Fox grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Texas Al Becker pops out to the third baseman. Buddy Holcombe flies out to the center fielder. Randy Naylor flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Mike Jordan strikes out. Wally Cook walks. Bill Ford singles to left field. Wally Cook advances to third on the hit. Bill Connolly grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Warren Robles strikes out. Cliff Welteroth grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Cartwright grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Josh Hamilton singles to left field. Doc Stirnweiss singles to right field. Josh Hamilton advances to third on the hit. Ed Peitz strikes out. Leo Neagle lines out to the shortstop. Juan Fox strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Texas Ron Freeman strikes out. Charlie Knight grounds out to the pitcher. Hideki Arita grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Mike Jordan strikes out. Wally Cook walks. Bill Ford grounds out to the pitcher. Wally Cook advances to second on the play. Bill Connolly flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Al Becker singles to center field. Buddy Holcombe walks. Randy Naylor fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Randy Naylor walks. Warren Robles strikes out. Cliff Welteroth grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Al Becker is out at home. Steve Cartwright singles to left field. Buddy Holcombe scores. Randy Naylor scores. Cliff Welteroth advances to third on the hit. Ron Freeman singles to right field. Cliff Welteroth scores. Charlie Knight pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Josh Hamilton strikes out. Doc Stirnweiss is hit by a pitch. Ed Peitz lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Leo Neagle grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Hideki Arita flies out to the left fielder. Al Becker grounds out to the second baseman. Buddy Holcombe walks. Buddy Holcombe steals second. Randy Naylor grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Juan Fox strikes out. Mike Jordan strikes out. Wally Cook pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Warren Robles grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Cliff Welteroth singles to right field. Steve Cartwright lines out to the shortstop. Bill Rader 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. Ron Freeman singles to center field. Cliff Welteroth advances to third on the hit. Ron Freeman is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Eli Gettman enters the game as a defensive replacement for Cliff Welteroth at RF. Kazuyuki Shida enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ron Freeman at LF. Bill Ford grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Connolly strikes out. Josh Hamilton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Charlie Knight grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Hideki Arita singles to left field. Al Becker strikes out. Hideki Arita is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Devon McKee comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Doc Stirnweiss strikes out. Steve Peters is pinch hitting for Bill Rader. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Steve Peters strikes out. Leo Neagle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Texas total runners LOB: 4 Cleveland total runners LOB: 10
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Harry Baez improves in arm Lew Alvarez did not respond to coaching in velocity Sherman Powell did not respond to coaching in control Harry Cooper did not respond to coaching in velocity Vince Barnes did not respond to coaching in 3B
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Slicker Hermansen did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Oscar McGriff did not respond to coaching in velocity Gorman Turner improves in range Gorman Turner did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Slicker Hermansen did not respond to coaching in CF