Win: Ace Throneberry (1-0) Loss: Gary Service (0-1)
Inning: 1 Los Angeles Ken Nomo pitching. Mega Denbone flies out to the right fielder. Titus Mcdoralfin flies out to the left fielder. Billy Ocean walks. Mad Max singles to center field. Ha-Seong Kim strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cleveland Sharkey Machine pitching. Lou Alston singles to left field. Eddie Mathews strikes out. James George grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Sandy Thrasher grounds out to the shortstop. Ricky Henderson grounds out to the pitcher. Damon Colossus flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Dean Bush walks. Doc Heise grounds into a 3-6-3 double play - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Gus Jennings flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Sharkey Machine singles to center field. Mega Denbone strikes out. Titus Mcdoralfin strikes out. Billy Ocean singles to right field. Mad Max flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Shigeru Uchi grounds out to the second baseman. Tony Scioscia strikes out. Ken Nomo walks. Lou Alston walks. Eddie Mathews flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Ha-Seong Kim grounds out to the second baseman. Sandy Thrasher grounds out to the second baseman. Ricky Henderson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland James George strikes out. Dean Bush strikes out. Doc Heise walks. Gus Jennings singles to right field. Shigeru Uchi singles in front of the right fielder. Tony Scioscia grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Damon Colossus strikes out. Sharkey Machine singles to right field. Mega Denbone flies out to the center fielder. Titus Mcdoralfin singles past the shortstop. Billy Ocean strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cleveland Ken Nomo grounds out to the second baseman. Lou Alston strikes out. Eddie Mathews flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Mad Max singles to center field. Mad Max is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Ha-Seong Kim strikes out. Sandy Thrasher strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland James George singles to left field. James George is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Dean Bush hits an infield single to the shortstop. Doc Heise doubles to left field. Dean Bush uses his aggressiveness and scores. Gus Jennings grounds out to the third baseman. Shigeru Uchi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Ricky Henderson singles to center field. Damon Colossus lines out to the third baseman. Alexander Hammerhead is pinch hitting for Sharkey Machine . Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Alexander Hammerhead grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ricky Henderson advances to second on the play. Mega Denbone strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Chum Waters pitching. Tony Scioscia singles to left field. Ken Nomo lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Lou Alston grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Tony Scioscia advances to third on the play. Eddie Mathews lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Titus Mcdoralfin triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Billy Ocean hits a home run. Titus Mcdoralfin scores. Mad Max flies out to the right fielder. Ha-Seong Kim strikes out. Sandy Thrasher strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland James George flies out to the center fielder. Dean Bush strikes out. Doc Heise strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Ricky Henderson strikes out. Damon Colossus grounds out to the shortstop. Hunter Hollywood is pinch hitting for Chum Waters . Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hunter Hollywood triples. Ace Throneberry comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 3rd. Mega Denbone strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Ace Freely pitching. Gus Jennings singles to right field. Gus Jennings is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Shigeru Uchi grounds out to the second baseman. Tony Scioscia singles to right field. Mike Metzler is pinch hitting for Ace Throneberry. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mike Metzler singles to right field. Tony Scioscia advances to third on the hit. Lou Alston singles to left field. Tony Scioscia scores. Mike Metzler advances to third on the hit. Charlie Johnson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Eddie Mathews singles to center field. Mike Metzler scores. Los Angeles total runners left on base: 8 Cleveland total runners left on base: 7
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Don Ramirez did not respond to coaching in control Chick Charles did not respond to coaching in velocity Walt Gullett improves in contact_vs_lefty Don Ramirez did not respond to coaching in velocity
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Roger Laudner improves in contact_vs_righty Roger Laudner did not respond to coaching in range Harry Burdock did not respond to coaching in velocity Doug Poepping did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jack Ozmer did not respond to coaching in 3B