Win: John Stripp (6-0) Loss: Roy Gordon (8-7)
Save: Arnie McCrea (2)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Angelo Kerns pitching. Joe Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Bob Neis grounds out to the pitcher. Tsutomu Aihara grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Boston Eduardo Vina pitching. John Brown grounds out to the pitcher. Benny Black singles to left field. Guillermo LaRocca singles to left field. Benny Black advances to third on the hit. Fred Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Benny Black scores. Boots Ontiveros singles to right field. Jim Hundley grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Doc Day flies out to the right fielder. Bob Lipski lines out to the first baseman. Otis Janeski grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston John Meine grounds out to the second baseman. Adrian Blank strikes out. Angelo Kerns walks. John Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Naoki Yokogawa strikes out. Chip Glenn flies out to the right fielder. Eduardo Vina singles to center field. Joe Johnson lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Benny Black grounds out to the shortstop. Guillermo LaRocca singles to left field. Fred Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Boots Ontiveros reached on a 2-base throwing error by Chip Glenn. Jim Hundley singles to right field. Guillermo LaRocca scores. John Meine singles to center field. Boots Ontiveros scores. Adrian Blank walks. Angelo Kerns strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Cleveland Bob Neis singles to right field. Tsutomu Aihara grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Neis advances to second on the play. Doc Day doubles to center field. Bob Neis scores. Bob Lipski grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Otis Janeski strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston John Brown walks. Benny Black strikes out. Guillermo LaRocca grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Naoki Yokogawa flies out to the right fielder. Chip Glenn hits a home run. Eduardo Vina strikes out. Joe Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Fred Thompson pops out to the shortstop. Boots Ontiveros grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Hundley hits a home run. John Meine pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Bob Neis strikes out. Tsutomu Aihara flies out to the right fielder. Doc Day doubles to center field. Bob Lipski flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Adrian Blank grounds out to the pitcher. Angelo Kerns strikes out. John Brown pops out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Otis Janeski hits a home run. Naoki Yokogawa flies out to the right fielder. Chip Glenn singles to center field. Akira Matsuda is pinch hitting for Eduardo Vina. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Akira Matsuda grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Chip Glenn is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Joe Johnson pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Fred Lacey pitching. Benny Black grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Guillermo LaRocca singles to right field. Guillermo LaRocca steals second. Fred Thompson grounds out to the shortstop. Boots Ontiveros hits a home run. Guillermo LaRocca scores. John Stripp comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Hundley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Mickey Abreu enters the game as a defensive replacement for Benny Black at SS. Bob Neis walks. Tsutomu Aihara flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Doc Day singles to center field. Bob Neis advances to third on the hit. Bob Lipski hits a home run. Bob Neis scores. Doc Day scores. Dick Mantei comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Otis Janeski strikes out. Naoki Yokogawa grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston John Meine lines out to the second baseman. Adrian Blank reached on a 2-base throwing error by Joe Johnson. Adam Shannon is pinch hitting for Dick Mantei. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Adam Shannon walks. John Brown strikes out. Mickey Abreu grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Roy Gordon pitching. Chip Glenn singles to center field. Andy Tabb is pinch running for Chip Glenn on 1st base. John Stripp fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. John Stripp strikes out. Joe Johnson strikes out. Bob Neis singles past the second baseman. Andy Tabb advances to third on the hit. Tsutomu Aihara singles past the second baseman. Andy Tabb scores. Doc Day singles to left field. Bob Neis scores. Kris Giles comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Lipski strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Boston Ron Thompson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Andy Tabb at 2B. Rod Fritz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Guillermo LaRocca singles to right field. Fred Thompson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Guillermo LaRocca advances to second on the play. Boots Ontiveros strikes out. Jim Hundley singles to right field. Guillermo LaRocca scores. Arnie McCrea comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Meine flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners LOB: 6 Boston total runners LOB: 9
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Catfish Pierson improves in speed Johnny Betts did not respond to coaching in arm Yui Kawagoe did not respond to coaching in velocity Dinny Stanton improves in power_vs_lefty Bill Hetki did not respond to coaching in control Pete May did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dinny Stanton did not respond to coaching in 3B
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Swede Jones did not respond to coaching in endurance Don Groom did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Russ McCarthy did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jake Burgo did not respond to coaching in arm Tom Baker did not respond to coaching in velocity Don Groom improves in arm