Win: Bruce Obando (23-4) Loss: Charlie Cusick (11-16)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Bruce Obando pitching. Trenidad Choate strikes out. John Wiltse flies out to the center fielder. Walt Madison flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Charlie Cusick pitching. Andre Wehmeier strikes out. John Lyons singles to center field. Billy Shirley flies out to the right fielder. Steve Brucker singles to center field. John Lyons advances to third on the hit. Barry McGunnigle grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Hal Campbell strikes out. Ed Cooke flies out to the right fielder. Ryan Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Ken Stromme walks. Bill Seelbach singles to right field. Ken Stromme advances to third on the hit. Yachiho Kanamoto grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ken Stromme scores. Bruce Obando reached on a fielding error by Mike Flood. Andre Wehmeier grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bruce Obando is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Mike Flood grounds out to the third baseman. Paul Egan pops out to the third baseman. Charlie Cusick grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland John Lyons singles to center field. Billy Shirley singles to right field. John Lyons advances to third on the hit. Steve Brucker flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, John Lyons scores. Barry McGunnigle singles to center field. Billy Shirley advances to third on the hit. Ken Stromme singles past the third baseman. Billy Shirley scores. Barry McGunnigle advances to third on the hit. Ken Stromme steals second. Bill Seelbach strikes out. Yachiho Kanamoto walks. Bruce Obando flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Cleveland Trenidad Choate strikes out. John Wiltse hits a home run. Walt Madison doubles to center field. Hal Campbell grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Cooke grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Andre Wehmeier grounds out to the pitcher. John Lyons flies out to the center fielder. Billy Shirley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Ryan Jones singles to center field. Mike Flood pops out to the first baseman. Paul Egan flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Cusick flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Steve Brucker strikes out. Barry McGunnigle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ken Stromme walks. Bill Seelbach flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Trenidad Choate grounds out to the third baseman. John Wiltse strikes out. Walt Madison strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Yachiho Kanamoto grounds out to the pitcher. Bruce Obando grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Andre Wehmeier singles to left field. John Lyons walks. Billy Shirley walks. Steve Brucker strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Cleveland Hal Campbell doubles to left field. Ed Cooke flies out to the center fielder. Ryan Jones pops out to the shortstop. Mike Flood singles past the shortstop. Ryan Tettleton is pinch hitting for Paul Egan. Ryan Tettleton strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Barry McGunnigle flies out to the right fielder. Ken Stromme doubles to right field. Bill Seelbach hits a home run. Ken Stromme scores. Yachiho Kanamoto triples. Bruce Obando flies out to the left fielder. Andre Wehmeier lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Charlie Cusick grounds out to the shortstop. Trenidad Choate grounds out to the third baseman. John Wiltse grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland John Lyons singles past the second baseman. John Lyons steals second. Billy Shirley is hit by a pitch. Steve Brucker pops out to the first baseman. Barry McGunnigle singles to center field. John Lyons scores. Billy Shirley advances to third on the hit. Ken Stromme singles to right field. Billy Shirley scores. Barry McGunnigle advances to third on the hit. Bill Seelbach doubles to center field. Barry McGunnigle scores. Ken Stromme uses his aggressiveness and scores. Steve Gonzalez 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). Leo Cermak is pinch hitting for Yachiho Kanamoto. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Leo Cermak strikes out. Tom Bader is pinch hitting for Bruce Obando. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Tom Bader doubles to right field. Bill Seelbach scores. Andre Wehmeier grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Rico Moore pitching. Walt Madison flies out to the right fielder. Hal Campbell strikes out. Ed Cooke singles to right field. Ryan Jones flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners left on base: 5 Oakland total runners left on base: 12
Batting:2B - Ken Stromme (16), Bill Seelbach (23), Tom Bader (5).3B - Yachiho Kanamoto (3).HR - Bill Seelbach (15).SF - Steve Brucker.GIDP - Yachiho Kanamoto.HBP - Billy Shirley (2). Baserunning: SB - John Lyons (19), Ken Stromme (9).
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Luis Deitrick did not respond to coaching in velocity Roy Virtue did not respond to coaching in velocity Phil Harper improves in control Phil Harper improves in control John Bullett improves in power_vs_lefty Alberto Neher improves in speed John Bullett did not respond to coaching in SS
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Doug McMillan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ted Davis did not respond to coaching in range Hiroyuki Katsuura did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Doug McMillan did not respond to coaching in range Yordanis Molinet did not respond to coaching in velocity Hiroyuki Katsuura did not respond to coaching in CF