Inning: 1 Cleveland Tom Metzger pitching. Joe Johnson doubles to left field. Bob Neis flies out to the center fielder. Otis Janeski singles to right field. Naoki Yokogawa strikes out. Tsutomu Aihara strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Boston Mark Schaive pitching. Mort Medwick strikes out. Benny Black walks. John Brown strikes out. Boots Ontiveros strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Dinny Stanton flies out to the right fielder. Ron Thompson pops out to the third baseman. Doc Day grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Jim Hundley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Meine hits a home run. Adrian Blank strikes out. Mickey Abreu strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Mark Schaive strikes out. Joe Johnson singles to right field. Bob Neis doubles to left field. Otis Janeski grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Johnson scores. Bob Neis advances to third on the play. Naoki Yokogawa walks. Tsutomu Aihara strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Boston Tom Metzger grounds out to the shortstop. Mort Medwick flies out to the right fielder. Benny Black strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Dinny Stanton flies out to the center fielder. Ron Thompson flies out to the right fielder. Doc Day triples. Mark Schaive grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston John Brown triples. Boots Ontiveros grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Hundley flies out to the left fielder. John Meine walks. Adrian Blank flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cleveland Joe Johnson walks. Bob Neis reached on a fielding error by Jim Hundley. Otis Janeski hits a home run. Joe Johnson scores. Bob Neis scores. Naoki Yokogawa singles to left field. Tsutomu Aihara grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Naoki Yokogawa is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dinny Stanton strikes out. Ron Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Mickey Abreu grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Metzger pops out to the second baseman. Mort Medwick strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Doc Day hits a home run. Mark Schaive strikes out. Joe Johnson singles to left field. Bob Neis singles to center field. Al Buchanan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Otis Janeski flies out to the right fielder. Naoki Yokogawa grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Boston Benny Black flies out to the center fielder. John Brown singles to right field. Boots Ontiveros pops out to the first baseman. Jim Hundley hits an infield single to the pitcher. John Meine grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Tsutomu Aihara singles to left field. Dinny Stanton walks. Ron Thompson singles to center field. Doc Day grounds out to the third baseman. Tsutomu Aihara scores. Dinny Stanton advances to third on the play. Ron Thompson advances to second on the play. Alex Rodriguez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mark Schaive strikes out. Joe Johnson doubles to center field. Dinny Stanton scores. Ron Thompson scores. Bob Neis singles to center field. Otis Janeski flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Boston Adrian Blank strikes out. Mickey Abreu strikes out. Fred Thompson is pinch hitting for Alex Rodriguez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Fred Thompson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Rick McMullen pitching. Naoki Yokogawa grounds out to the shortstop. Tsutomu Aihara walks. Dinny Stanton singles to center field. Tsutomu Aihara advances to third on the hit. Ron Thompson strikes out. Doc Day flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Boston Dick Crider is pinch hitting for Mort Medwick. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dick Crider grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Benny Black singles past the shortstop. John Brown singles to left field. Benny Black aggressively advances to third on the hit. Tony Jensen 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. Boots Ontiveros singles to left field. Benny Black scores. Jim Hundley grounds out to the second baseman. John Brown advances to third on the play. Boots Ontiveros advances to second on the play. Lou Hippauf is pinch hitting for John Meine. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Lou Hippauf grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Tony Jensen grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Johnson singles to left field. Bob Neis reached on a fielding error by Mickey Abreu. Otis Janeski walks. Naoki Yokogawa singles to center field. Joe Johnson scores. Bob Neis scores. Otis Janeski advances to third on the hit. Tsutomu Aihara triples. Otis Janeski scores. Naoki Yokogawa scores. Dinny Stanton walks. Ron Thompson doubles to right field. Tsutomu Aihara scores. Doc Day hits an infield single to the pitcher. Dinny Stanton scores. Tony Jensen pops out to the third baseman. Joe Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Boston Adrian Blank flies out to the left fielder. Mickey Abreu grounds out to the shortstop. Rick McMullen grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners LOB: 14 Boston total runners LOB: 7
Game Notes Mort Medwick is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Catfish Pierson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Blas Jones improves in velocity George Lovitto did not respond to coaching in control George Lovitto did not respond to coaching in velocity Catfish Pierson did not respond to coaching in 3B
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jack Motton did not respond to coaching in speed Felix Raschi improves in range Jack Motton improves in power_vs_lefty Tom Baker did not respond to coaching in control Joe Kimsey improves in control Derrick Davis did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty