Win: Luis Ogden (9-16) Loss: Joe Hiller (9-14)
Save: Jim Cooper (36)
Inning: 1 Boston Joe Hiller pitching. Jake Minor strikes out. Greg Stearns doubles past the right fielder. Jimmy Arias hits a home run. Greg Stearns scores. Johnny Caraway flies out to the center fielder. Ski Long walks. Ed Titcomb singles to right field. Erik Elliott walks. Rocky Milan strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Cleveland Luis Ogden pitching. Shozo Takemoto lines out to the shortstop. Clint Gerber grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Goose Bradshaw strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Luis Ogden grounds out to the second baseman. Jake Minor reached on a 2-base throwing error by Dave Klaus. Greg Stearns grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Jake Minor advances to third on the play. Jimmy Arias flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Tim Minoso flies out to the right fielder. Dave Klaus pops out to the third baseman. Scott McMurphy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Johnny Caraway walks. Ski Long pops out to the shortstop. Ed Titcomb grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Bob Mathews strikes out. Mike Christenbury singles to left field. Joe Hiller lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Shozo Takemoto strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Erik Elliott grounds out to the shortstop. Rocky Milan flies out to the left fielder. Luis Ogden grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Clint Gerber hits a home run. Goose Bradshaw walks. Tim Minoso walks. Dave Klaus grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Goose Bradshaw advances to third on the play. Scott McMurphy walks. Bob Mathews hits a home run. Goose Bradshaw scores. Scott McMurphy scores. Mike Christenbury lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Jake Minor flies out to the right fielder. Greg Stearns singles to center field. Jimmy Arias strikes out. Johnny Caraway grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Greg Stearns is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Joe Hiller grounds out to the shortstop. Shozo Takemoto grounds out to the second baseman. Clint Gerber strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Ski Long grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Titcomb singles to right field. Erik Elliott grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Goose Bradshaw strikes out. Tim Minoso flies out to the right fielder. Dave Klaus lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Rocky Milan doubles to right field. Coco Crisp is pinch hitting for Luis Ogden. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Coco Crisp walks. Jake Minor triples. Rocky Milan scores. Coco Crisp scores. The defense is playing the infield in. Jack Brown 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. Greg Stearns flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Jake Minor scores. Jimmy Arias flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Caraway lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Al Cremins pitching. Scott McMurphy walks. Bob Mathews flies out to the right fielder. Mike Christenbury grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Ski Long grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Titcomb singles to center field. Ed Titcomb steals second. Erik Elliott flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Rocky Milan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Akira Kitahara enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jake Minor at LF. Cleatus Robinson is pinch hitting for Jack Brown. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Cleatus Robinson strikes out. Shozo Takemoto doubles past the right fielder. Clint Gerber walks. Goose Bradshaw grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Clint Gerber is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Tim Minoso flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Boston Specs Bean pitching. Elly Diaz is pinch hitting for Al Cremins. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Elly Diaz flies out to the left fielder. Akira Kitahara strikes out. Greg Stearns singles to right field. Jimmy Arias flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Jim Cooper pitching. Dave Klaus strikes out. Scott McMurphy pops out to the first baseman. Bob Mathews grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners LOB: 7 Cleveland total runners LOB: 3
Batting:2B - Greg Stearns (24), Rocky Milan (21).3B - Jake Minor (6).HR - Jimmy Arias (12).SF - Greg Stearns.GIDP - Ed Titcomb, Erik Elliott. Baserunning: SB - Ed Titcomb (20).
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Walt Tatum did not respond to coaching in velocity Rod Lobert did not respond to coaching in velocity Ted Welch did not respond to coaching in velocity Ted Welch did not respond to coaching in control Ismael Stewart did not respond to coaching in SS
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dick Hughes did not respond to coaching in control James Perkowski improves in arm Steve Saunders did not respond to coaching in arm Bob Hennessey improves in endurance