Win: Balki Bartokomos (7-9) Loss: Ed Rocco (12-4)
Save: Seth Poole (17)
Inning: 1 Oakland Balki Bartokomos pitching. Marcell Reese strikes out. Dooley McDonald grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jimmy Baker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Ed Rocco pitching. Jim Lyons reached on a fielding error by Dooley McDonald. Darrell Montgomery grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Gustav Chiti hits a home run. Jim Jarvis singles to left field. Ramon Balzito walks. Billy Whitetail strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Jonny Redtail strikes out. Zeke Wright flies out to the right fielder. Carleton Fort strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Ronni Figueroa singles to center field. Ronni Figueroa steals second. Jay Brynan flies out to the center fielder. Balki Bartokomos grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Lyons grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Cidi Schlei strikes out. David Gomez grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Rocco grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Darrell Montgomery flies out to the left fielder. Gustav Chiti singles to center field. Jim Jarvis strikes out. Ramon Balzito grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Marcell Reese grounds out to the shortstop. Dooley McDonald walks. Jimmy Baker singles to right field. Dooley McDonald advances to third on the hit. Jonny Redtail grounds out to the shortstop. Dooley McDonald scores. Jimmy Baker advances to second on the play. Zeke Wright flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Billy Whitetail hits a home run. Ronni Figueroa doubles to left field. Jay Brynan pops out to the first baseman. Balki Bartokomos grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Lyons walks. Darrell Montgomery grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jim Lyons is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Carleton Fort grounds out to the pitcher. Cidi Schlei walks. David Gomez grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Gustav Chiti walks. Jim Jarvis grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ramon Balzito flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Ed Rocco flies out to the center fielder. Marcell Reese strikes out. Dooley McDonald pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Billy Whitetail grounds out to the third baseman. Ronni Figueroa doubles to left field. Jay Brynan singles to right field. Ronni Figueroa scores. Balki Bartokomos lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jim Lyons grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Jimmy Baker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jonny Redtail grounds out to the second baseman. Zeke Wright flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Darrell Montgomery singles to left field. Rod Ray comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Gustav Chiti singles to center field. Darrell Montgomery advances to third on the hit. Jim Jarvis strikes out. Ramon Balzito grounds out to the pitcher. Gustav Chiti advances to second on the play. Billy Whitetail grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Carleton Fort flies out to the right fielder. Cidi Schlei strikes out. David Gomez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Ronni Figueroa flies out to the right fielder. Jay Brynan singles to right field. Joe Quisenberry is pinch hitting for Balki Bartokomos. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jay Brynan steals second. Joe Quisenberry grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Lyons singles to center field. Jay Brynan scores. Darrell Montgomery grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Jim Lyons is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Seth Poole pitching. Clarence Sherling enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jim Jarvis at RF. Jim Harrell is pinch hitting for Rod Ray. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jim Harrell flies out to the center fielder. Marcell Reese strikes out. Dooley McDonald singles to center field. Jimmy Baker singles to center field. Dooley McDonald advances to third on the hit. Jonny Redtail flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners left on base: 3 Cleveland total runners left on base: 10
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Andy Schroeder did not respond to coaching in control Andy Schroeder did not respond to coaching in control Del Crowder did not respond to coaching in range Rodney Rowland improves in power_vs_righty Hoyt Kubiak did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty John Daringer did not respond to coaching in control Seth Winger did not respond to coaching in SS
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mark Knopfler did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jefferson Lake did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty David Gilmour improves in velocity Kodama Hiro did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Guss Grissom improves in contact_vs_righty Mark Knopfler improves in power_vs_lefty Guss Grissom did not respond to coaching in C