Win: Tige Moraga (2-0) Loss: Josh Beckett (11-16)
Save: Merwin Smith (53)
Inning: 1 New York Josh Beckett pitching. B.J. Carter flies out to the right fielder. Jon Nixon doubles to right field. Paul Briley grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Rob Gillespie strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cleveland John Shorten pitching. Irv Krsnich grounds out to the second baseman. Phil Keefe grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Von Joshua grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Bill Luecken grounds out to the pitcher. David Grimes singles to right field. Cliff Suter flies out to the right fielder. Dummy Giles grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Marty Cordova strikes out. Rod Rucker flies out to the left fielder. Luis Gonzalez singles to center field. Jackson Holliday hits a home run. Luis Gonzalez scores. Danny Tartabull singles to right field. Josh Beckett grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Danny Tartabull is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York John Shorten grounds out to the second baseman. B.J. Carter singles to right field. Jon Nixon singles to center field. B.J. Carter advances to third on the hit. Paul Briley grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Jon Nixon advances to second on the play. Rob Gillespie walks. Bill Luecken strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Cleveland Irv Krsnich flies out to the center fielder. Phil Keefe flies out to the center fielder. Von Joshua flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York David Grimes flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Cliff Suter flies out to the right fielder. Dummy Giles singles to right field. John Shorten flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Marty Cordova is hit by a pitch. Rod Rucker flies out to the right fielder. Luis Gonzalez strikes out. Jackson Holliday grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Marty Cordova is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York B.J. Carter singles to center field. Jon Nixon grounds into a force play to the third baseman. B.J. Carter is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Paul Briley strikes out. Rob Gillespie singles to right field. Bill Luecken hits a home run. Jon Nixon scores. Rob Gillespie scores. David Grimes grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Danny Tartabull walks. Josh Beckett fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Josh Beckett flies out to the center fielder. Irv Krsnich walks. Phil Keefe grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Irv Krsnich is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Von Joshua hits a home run. Danny Tartabull scores. Phil Keefe scores. Marty Cordova singles to center field. Rod Rucker hits a home run. Marty Cordova scores. Gene Nash comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Luis Gonzalez grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Cliff Suter singles to left field. Dummy Giles strikes out. Al Cabrera is pinch hitting for Gene Nash. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Al Cabrera strikes out. B.J. Carter triples. Cliff Suter scores. Jon Nixon singles to center field. B.J. Carter scores. Paul Briley singles past the shortstop. Jon Nixon advances to third on the hit. Rob Gillespie singles to center field. Jon Nixon scores. Paul Briley advances to third on the hit. Bill Luecken flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Tige Moraga pitching. Jackson Holliday strikes out. Danny Tartabull strikes out. Josh Beckett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York David Grimes flies out to the center fielder. Cliff Suter grounds out to the pitcher. Dummy Giles walks. Charlie Schmulbach is pinch hitting for Tige Moraga. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Charlie Schmulbach hits a home run. Dummy Giles scores. B.J. Carter singles to left field. Jon Nixon walks. Paul Briley singles to center field. B.J. Carter scores. Jon Nixon advances to third on the hit. Rob Gillespie pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Izzy Ridgway pitching. Irv Krsnich strikes out. Phil Keefe singles to center field. Von Joshua lines out to the shortstop. Marty Cordova walks. Rod Rucker doubles to center field. Phil Keefe scores. Marty Cordova is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Bill Luecken grounds out to the shortstop. David Grimes walks. Cliff Suter hits an infield single to the pitcher. Dummy Giles grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Luis Gonzalez strikes out. Jackson Holliday singles to center field. Danny Tartabull strikes out. John Wynn is pinch hitting for Josh Beckett. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. John Wynn grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jackson Holliday is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Yank Younger pitching. Yoshihiko Ohara is pinch hitting for Izzy Ridgway. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Yoshihiko Ohara singles to center field. B.J. Carter strikes out. Jon Nixon grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Yoshihiko Ohara is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Paul Briley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Merwin Smith pitching. Irv Krsnich singles to right field. Irv Krsnich is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Phil Keefe flies out to the left fielder. Von Joshua grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 New York total runners LOB: 12 Cleveland total runners LOB: 4
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Kazuhiko Komazaki did not respond to coaching in velocity Otto Baldwin did not respond to coaching in control Butch Lake improves in velocity Dan Watt improves in velocity
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Schmidt improves in contact_vs_lefty Joe DiMaggio did not respond to coaching in speed Jackson Jobe did not respond to coaching in velocity Charlie Blackmon improves in power_vs_righty