Win: Ed Rocco (15-5) Loss: Balki Bartokomos (8-13)
Inning: 1 Oakland Balki Bartokomos pitching. Marcell Reese strikes out. Dooley McDonald flies out to the right fielder. Jimmy Baker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Ed Rocco pitching. Jim Lyons flies out to the center fielder. Darrell Montgomery singles to right field. Gustav Chiti flies out to the left fielder. Jim Jarvis grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Jonny Redtail walks. Jonny Redtail steals second. Zeke Wright singles to center field. Jonny Redtail scores. Carleton Fort doubles to left field. Zeke Wright uses his aggressiveness and scores. Cidi Schlei hits an infield single to the second baseman. David Gomez triples. Carleton Fort scores. Cidi Schlei scores. Ed Rocco grounds out to the shortstop. David Gomez scores. Marcell Reese flies out to the center fielder. Dooley McDonald grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Ramon Balzito strikes out. Billy Whitetail flies out to the right fielder. Jay Brynan is hit by a pitch. Larry Harris grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Jimmy Baker hits a home run. Jonny Redtail grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Zeke Wright strikes out. Carleton Fort strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Balki Bartokomos grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Lyons grounds out to the pitcher. Darrell Montgomery pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Cidi Schlei pops out to the second baseman. David Gomez grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Rocco lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Gustav Chiti lines out to the shortstop. Jim Jarvis flies out to the center fielder. Ramon Balzito strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Marcell Reese flies out to the right fielder. Dooley McDonald pops out to the first baseman. Jimmy Baker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Billy Whitetail grounds out to the third baseman. Jay Brynan bunts for a base hit. Larry Harris pops out to the first baseman. Balki Bartokomos grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jay Brynan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Jonny Redtail grounds out to the second baseman. Zeke Wright strikes out. Carleton Fort grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Jim Lyons strikes out. Darrell Montgomery grounds out to the shortstop. Gustav Chiti grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Cidi Schlei flies out to the center fielder. David Gomez singles to center field. Ed Rocco lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Marcell Reese strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Jim Jarvis pops out to the catcher. Ramon Balzito pops out to the shortstop. Billy Whitetail strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Dooley McDonald strikes out. Jimmy Baker flies out to the center fielder. Jonny Redtail walks. Jonny Redtail steals second. Zeke Wright strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Bruce Plummer 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. Jay Brynan strikes out. Larry Harris grounds out to the shortstop. Balki Bartokomos grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Carleton Fort walks. Cidi Schlei walks. David Gomez doubles to center field. Carleton Fort scores. Cidi Schlei uses his aggressiveness and scores. Randy Alou comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Bruce Plummer lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball and David Gomez is thrown out at third. Marcell Reese doubles to center field. Bruce Plummer uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dooley McDonald singles past the shortstop. Marcell Reese scores. Jim Harrell is pinch hitting for Jimmy Baker. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dooley McDonald steals second. Jim Harrell walks. Jonny Redtail triples. Dooley McDonald scores. Jim Harrell scores. Rick Hundley is pinch hitting for Zeke Wright. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rick Hundley flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Jonny Redtail scores. Frank Miller is pinch hitting for Carleton Fort. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Frank Miller walks. Cidi Schlei singles to left field. Frank Miller advances to third on the hit. David Gomez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Joe Quisenberry is pinch hitting for Jim Lyons. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe Quisenberry strikes out. Darrell Montgomery flies out to the left fielder. Gustav Chiti strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 4 Cleveland total runners LOB: 3
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Lou Davidson did not respond to coaching in velocity Johnny Hemming improves in range Seth Winger improves in power_vs_righty Pug Ferguson did not respond to coaching in control Jeff Kutyna did not respond to coaching in velocity Jeff Kutyna did not respond to coaching in control Seth Winger improves in SS
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Kodama Hiro improves in power_vs_righty Jeff Parkinson did not respond to coaching in velocity Pawpaw Brown improves in control Mark Knopfler improves in arm Stoney McDermott improves in arm Guss Grissom improves in range Guss Grissom did not respond to coaching in C