Inning: 1 Cleveland Marty Pena pitching. Vincent Conigliaro strikes out. William Wertz strikes out. Ron Cristante flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Joe Clayton pitching. Joe Hoffman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Boom Boom Washington walks. Marsh White singles to right field. Boom Boom Washington advances to third on the hit. Terry Johnson strikes out. Dwayne Murray pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Jeff Jenkins grounds out to the shortstop. Jason Ambler strikes out. Ray Velandia grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Sudden Sam LaRoche strikes out. John Souza singles to right field. Hal Plank lines out to the second baseman. Marty Pena walks. Joe Hoffman pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Albert Causey reached on a 2-base throwing error by John Souza. Rob Howell grounds out to the shortstop. Albert Causey is out trying to steal third. Joe Clayton grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Boom Boom Washington strikes out. Marsh White singles to center field. Terry Johnson grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Vincent Conigliaro grounds out to the second baseman. William Wertz flies out to the right fielder. Ron Cristante grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Dwayne Murray singles to center field. Dwayne Murray is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Sudden Sam LaRoche pops out to the second baseman. John Souza flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Jeff Jenkins flies out to the center fielder. Jason Ambler flies out to the center fielder. Ray Velandia flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Hal Plank grounds out to the third baseman. Marty Pena grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Hoffman singles to left field. Boom Boom Washington singles to left field. Joe Hoffman advances to third on the hit. Marsh White pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Albert Causey doubles to right field. Rob Howell singles to center field. Albert Causey scores. Joe Clayton lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Rob Howell forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Vincent Conigliaro singles to center field. William Wertz singles to right field. Joe Clayton scores. Vincent Conigliaro advances to third on the hit. Ron Cristante strikes out. Jeff Jenkins singles to center field. Vincent Conigliaro scores. Jason Ambler strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Terry Johnson strikes out. Dwayne Murray walks. Sudden Sam LaRoche grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Ray Velandia grounds out to the shortstop. Albert Causey strikes out. Rob Howell walks. Joe Clayton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland John Souza flies out to the center fielder. Hal Plank strikes out. Marty Pena flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Vincent Conigliaro singles to center field. William Wertz singles to right field. Vincent Conigliaro advances to third on the hit. Ron Cristante walks. Jeff Jenkins walks. Vincent Conigliaro scores. Jason Ambler strikes out. Ray Velandia hits a home run. William Wertz scores. Ron Cristante scores. Jeff Jenkins scores. Frank Flair comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Albert Causey strikes out. Jake Nagel is pinch hitting for Rob Howell. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jake Nagel walks. George Coachman is pinch hitting for Joe Clayton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. George Coachman grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Fritz Reis pitching. Joe Hoffman walks. Dan Cunningham is pinch hitting for Boom Boom Washington. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dan Cunningham grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Joe Hoffman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Marsh White pops out to the shortstop. Rocky Jonnard is pinch hitting for Terry Johnson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rocky Jonnard walks. Dwayne Murray grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Rocky Jonnard is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Vincent Conigliaro strikes out. William Wertz flies out to the center fielder. Ron Cristante grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Sudden Sam LaRoche lines out to the second baseman. John Souza doubles to left field. Bob Stein is pinch hitting for Hal Plank. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bob Stein pops out to the third baseman. Steve Detweiler is pinch hitting for Frank Flair. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Steve Detweiler strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners LOB: 4 Oakland total runners LOB: 9
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Lefty Ray did not respond to coaching in control Jim Barcelo did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Brett Zappe improves in power_vs_lefty Ed Sanders did not respond to coaching in velocity
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Sam Feller did not respond to coaching in velocity Carr Thornton improves in contact_vs_righty Dave Cogswell improves in range John Bay did not respond to coaching in speed John Bay did not respond to coaching in 1B