Win: Dave Rittwage (1-0) Loss: Shane Thomas (0-1)
Save: Gil Hallett (1)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Dave Rittwage pitching. Jack Monk grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Doc Sprite grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Taylor pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Baltimore Shane Thomas pitching. Lenn Schwamb grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny Colon triples. Kevin Bacon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny Colon scores. Walt Sparks grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Sammy Fitzgerald strikes out. Kite Squires walks. Frank Riesgo walks. Maury Castleman grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Baltimore Milt Aguilera strikes out. Jackie Abbott grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! George Schillings flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Eddie Andrew grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Shane Thomas flies out to the right fielder. Jack Monk walks. Doc Sprite strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Baltimore Mike Lockhart flies out to the center fielder. Dave Rittwage grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lenn Schwamb strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Jim Taylor singles to left field. Sammy Fitzgerald strikes out. Kite Squires flies out to the center fielder. Frank Riesgo grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jim Taylor is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Baltimore Johnny Colon strikes out. Kevin Bacon reached on a 2-base throwing error by Doc Sprite. Walt Sparks flies out to the center fielder. Milt Aguilera singles to right field. Kevin Bacon scores. Jackie Abbott walks. George Schillings singles to center field. Milt Aguilera is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Maury Castleman singles to center field. Eddie Andrew flies out to the center fielder. Shane Thomas fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Shane Thomas flies out to the left fielder. Jack Monk walks. Doc Sprite grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Baltimore Mike Lockhart grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Rittwage pops out to the third baseman. Lenn Schwamb grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Jim Taylor strikes out. Sammy Fitzgerald grounds out to the shortstop. Kite Squires grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Baltimore Johnny Colon pops out to the shortstop. Kevin Bacon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Walt Sparks grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Frank Riesgo singles to left field. Maury Castleman grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Eddie Andrew grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Baltimore Milt Aguilera strikes out. Jackie Abbott pops out to the first baseman. George Schillings singles to right field. Mike Lockhart singles to center field. Dave Rittwage strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Bill Scott is pinch hitting for Shane Thomas. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bill Scott grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Stroud 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. Jack Monk pops out to the third baseman. Doc Sprite flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Baltimore Kazuya Sugawara pitching. Lenn Schwamb walks. Lenn Schwamb steals second. Johnny Colon singles to left field. Lenn Schwamb scores. Johnny Colon steals second. Kevin Bacon strikes out. Walt Sparks walks. Milt Aguilera walks. Keith Heitmuller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jackie Abbott pops out to the second baseman. George Schillings grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Cleveland Gil Hallett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jim Taylor grounds out to the third baseman. Sammy Fitzgerald flies out to the right fielder. Kite Squires grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners left on base: 5 Baltimore total runners left on base: 6
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Spencer Tracy did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Fletcher did not respond to coaching in speed Roy Snyder did not respond to coaching in arm Crazy Rau did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Scotty McNichol improves in arm Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Bill Scott did not respond to coaching in control Tommy Webb did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Whitey Torve did not respond to coaching in C