Win: Eduardo Vina (15-13) Loss: Denny Johnson (9-7)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Denny Johnson pitching. Tsutomu Aihara strikes out. Bob Neis flies out to the center fielder. Andy Tabb flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Boston Eduardo Vina pitching. John Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Fred Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Mort Medwick strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Jose Bell flies out to the left fielder. Ethan Deer grounds out to the shortstop. Chip Glenn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Boots Ontiveros singles to right field. John Meine strikes out. Mickey Abreu strikes out. Adrian Blank grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Akira Matsuda grounds out to the second baseman. Doc Day singles to right field. Doc Day steals second. Eduardo Vina singles to left field. Doc Day is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Tsutomu Aihara grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Eduardo Vina is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Jimmy Malloy strikes out. Denny Johnson pops out to the second baseman. John Brown singles to center field. Fred Thompson singles to left field. John Brown advances to third on the hit. Mort Medwick grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Bob Neis singles to left field. Andy Tabb strikes out. Jose Bell strikes out. Ethan Deer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Boots Ontiveros strikes out. John Meine grounds out to the third baseman. Mickey Abreu strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Chip Glenn singles to left field. Akira Matsuda grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Chip Glenn is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Doc Day flies out to the left fielder. Eduardo Vina grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Adrian Blank strikes out. Jimmy Malloy singles to left field. Denny Johnson lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Jimmy Malloy forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). John Brown singles to center field. Denny Johnson aggressively advances to third on the hit. Fred Thompson singles to left field. Denny Johnson scores. John Brown advances to third on the hit. Mort Medwick strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Tsutomu Aihara hits a home run. Bob Neis singles to left field. Bob Neis steals second. Andy Tabb flies out to the left fielder. Jose Bell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Neis advances to third on the play. Ethan Deer grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Boots Ontiveros strikes out. John Meine strikes out. Mickey Abreu strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Chip Glenn grounds out to the second baseman. Akira Matsuda singles to left field. Doc Day hits a home run. Akira Matsuda scores. Eduardo Vina strikes out. Tsutomu Aihara singles to left field. Bob Neis walks. Andy Tabb singles to right field. Jose Bell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Boston Adrian Blank hits an infield single to the pitcher. Adrian Blank steals second. Jimmy Malloy strikes out. Fred Lacey 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. Aurelio Griffith is pinch hitting for Denny Johnson. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Aurelio Griffith doubles to left field. Adrian Blank scores. John Brown grounds out to the pitcher. Fred Thompson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Rudy Witek pitching. Ethan Deer grounds out to the pitcher. Chip Glenn is hit by a pitch. Akira Matsuda flies out to the center fielder. Doc Day flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Mort Medwick walks. Mort Medwick steals second. Boots Ontiveros flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! John Meine flies out to the center fielder. Mickey Abreu grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Catfish Pierson is pinch hitting for Fred Lacey. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Catfish Pierson grounds out to the shortstop. Tsutomu Aihara hits a home run. Kris Giles comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Neis singles to left field. Andy Tabb hits an infield single to the pitcher. Jose Bell flies out to the center fielder. Ethan Deer reached on a fielding error by Mickey Abreu. Chip Glenn singles to right field. Bob Neis scores. Andy Tabb scores. Ethan Deer advances to third on the hit. Akira Matsuda flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Boston John Stripp pitching. Guillermo LaRocca is pinch hitting for Adrian Blank. Guillermo LaRocca strikes out. Jimmy Malloy strikes out. Phil Justice is pinch hitting for Kris Giles. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Phil Justice singles to center field. John Brown walks. Fred Thompson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Cleveland total runners LOB: 10 Boston total runners LOB: 9
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Yui Kawagoe did not respond to coaching in control Stan Morrissey improves in range Stan Morrissey improves in arm Hisao Ohgai did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bob Roseman did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Yui Kawagoe did not respond to coaching in velocity Naoki Yokogawa improves in 1B
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Kevin Steels improves in velocity Steve Lopez improves in power_vs_righty Dick Crider did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Tom Baker improves in velocity Jake Burgo improves in power_vs_lefty Ced Arlich did not respond to coaching in range