Win: Eduardo Vina (6-8) Loss: Frank Muller (5-7)
Save: Fred Lacey (10)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Frank Muller pitching. Joe Johnson singles to center field. Tsutomu Aihara grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Johnson advances to second on the play. Chip Glenn singles to center field. Joe Johnson scores. Bob Lipski strikes out. Bob Neis singles past the second baseman. Jose Bell pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Boston Eduardo Vina pitching. John Brown hits a home run. Benny Black pops out to the catcher. Fred Thompson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Aurelio Griffith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Otis Janeski grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Doc Day strikes out. Eduardo Vina singles to center field. Joe Johnson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Eduardo Vina is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Boots Ontiveros strikes out. Mickey Abreu flies out to the center fielder. Adrian Blank singles to center field. Guillermo LaRocca pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Tsutomu Aihara strikes out. Chip Glenn flies out to the left fielder. Bob Lipski singles to center field. Bob Lipski steals second. Bob Neis pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Frank Muller grounds out to the third baseman. John Brown strikes out. Benny Black singles to right field. Benny Black is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Jose Bell reached on a fielding error by Benny Black. Otis Janeski walks. Doc Day grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Jose Bell advances to third on the play. Eduardo Vina grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Fred Thompson singles to left field. Aurelio Griffith grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Boots Ontiveros pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Joe Johnson strikes out. Tsutomu Aihara grounds out to the third baseman. Chip Glenn grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Mickey Abreu strikes out. Adrian Blank flies out to the left fielder. Guillermo LaRocca singles to left field. Frank Muller grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Guillermo LaRocca is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Bob Lipski singles to right field. Bob Neis grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jose Bell doubles to right field. Otis Janeski doubles past the first baseman. Jose Bell scores. Doc Day strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston John Brown pops out to the shortstop. Benny Black flies out to the left fielder. Fred Thompson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Eduardo Vina strikes out. Joe Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Tsutomu Aihara strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Aurelio Griffith grounds out to the third baseman. Boots Ontiveros singles to center field. Mickey Abreu strikes out. Adrian Blank reached on a 2-base throwing error by Tsutomu Aihara. John Stripp 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 2nd. Guillermo LaRocca grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Chip Glenn pops out to the catcher. Bob Lipski triples. Bob Neis walks. Rudy Witek 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 2nd. Bob Neis steals second. Jose Bell grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Lipski scores. Bob Neis advances to third on the play. Otis Janeski strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Steve Kopf is pinch hitting for Rudy Witek. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Steve Kopf singles to center field. John Brown singles to right field. Benny Black flies out to the right fielder. Fred Thompson strikes out. Aurelio Griffith strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Roy Gordon pitching. Doc Day strikes out. Akira Matsuda is pinch hitting for John Stripp. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Akira Matsuda grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Johnson doubles to left field. Tsutomu Aihara walks. Chip Glenn strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Boston Fred Lacey pitching. Boots Ontiveros strikes out. Mickey Abreu reached on a 2-base fielding error by Doc Day. Adrian Blank walks. Guillermo LaRocca flies out to the left fielder. Jimmy Malloy is pinch hitting for Roy Gordon. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jimmy Malloy doubles to left field. Mickey Abreu scores. John Brown walks. Benny Black grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Cleveland total runners LOB: 9 Boston total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Joe Johnson (13), Jose Bell (7), Otis Janeski (8).3B - Bob Lipski (2).GIDP - Bob Neis, Doc Day. Baserunning: SB - Bob Lipski (4), Bob Neis (3). Fielding: E - Tsutomu Aihara, Doc Day.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: George Campbell improves in arm Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Dinny Stanton did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bob Roseman did not respond to coaching in range Eiji Suzuki did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bob Roseman did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Naoki Yokogawa did not respond to coaching in 1B
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Russ McCarthy did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Kevin Steels did not respond to coaching in control Rick McMullen did not respond to coaching in velocity Kevin Steels did not respond to coaching in control George Jackson did not respond to coaching in velocity Kevin Steels did not respond to coaching in endurance