Win: Tetsuya Yoshikawa (5-6) Loss: James Castillo (3-4)
Inning: 1 Oakland Hunter Meeks pitching. Andres Haworth singles to left field. Joe Murch flies out to the center fielder. Andres Haworth steals second. Babe Stephenson grounds out to the shortstop. Roy Ostrowski hits a home run. Andres Haworth scores. Ed Billings grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Jimmy Lorenzen pitching. Lee Mason singles past the second baseman. Edifus Fitzgerald grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Kaiser Myers grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Paul Reardon grounds out to the shortstop. Luis Coughlin pops out to the shortstop. Birdie Hill flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Roy Handley flies out to the center fielder. Gil Murff walks. Joe Noonan flies out to the right fielder. Brian Hinrichs singles to left field. Gil Murff advances to third on the hit. Brian Hinrichs is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Jimmy Lorenzen flies out to the center fielder. Andres Haworth singles to center field. Joe Murch grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Luis Howard hits a home run. Hunter Meeks strikes out. Lee Mason strikes out. Edifus Fitzgerald flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Babe Stephenson strikes out. Roy Ostrowski grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Billings strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Kaiser Myers doubles past the third baseman. Roy Handley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kaiser Myers advances to third on the play. Gil Murff singles to center field. Kaiser Myers scores. Gil Murff is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Joe Noonan pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Paul Reardon lines out to the shortstop. Luis Coughlin walks. Birdie Hill strikes out. Jimmy Lorenzen lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Brian Hinrichs flies out to the center fielder. Luis Howard grounds out to the shortstop. Hunter Meeks grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Andres Haworth strikes out. Joe Murch strikes out. Babe Stephenson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Lee Mason singles to right field. Lee Mason is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Edifus Fitzgerald singles past the shortstop. Kaiser Myers walks. Roy Handley doubles to right field. Edifus Fitzgerald scores. Kaiser Myers is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Gil Murff grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Roy Ostrowski hits an infield single to the second baseman. Ed Billings grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Paul Reardon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Joe Noonan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Brian Hinrichs grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Luis Howard singles to left field. Rangel Fernandez is pinch hitting for Hunter Meeks. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Rangel Fernandez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Tetsuya Yoshikawa pitching. Luis Coughlin grounds out to the third baseman. Birdie Hill grounds out to the third baseman. Will Silber is pinch hitting for Jimmy Lorenzen. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Will Silber pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland James Castillo pitching. Lee Mason flies out to the center fielder. Edifus Fitzgerald grounds out to the shortstop. Kaiser Myers singles to left field. Roy Handley flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Andres Haworth flies out to the left fielder. Joe Murch lines out to the third baseman. Babe Stephenson hits a home run. Roy Ostrowski lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Gil Murff doubles to left field. Jack Belk is pinch hitting for Joe Noonan. Jack Belk doubles to left field. Gil Murff scores. Oakland total runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners left on base: 4
Batting:2B - Kaiser Myers (28), Roy Handley (18), Gil Murff (20), Jack Belk (5).HR - Luis Howard (5).GIDP - Edifus Fitzgerald. Baserunning: CS - Lee Mason (26), Gil Murff (12), Brian Hinrichs (5).
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Red York did not respond to coaching in control Andy McGraw did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ted Holm did not respond to coaching in control Art Baldwin did not respond to coaching in velocity Mule Smith did not respond to coaching in 3B
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Lep Pascual improves in contact_vs_lefty Dick Kamp improves in power_vs_righty Sam McAndrew improves in contact_vs_lefty Doug Office did not respond to coaching in range Kevin Melillo improves in SS