Inning: 1 Cleveland Cy Kirkpatrick pitching. Wayne Hostetler flies out to the right fielder. William Miller flies out to the center fielder. Chris Rhodes grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Don Thompson pitching. Lynn Pennyfeather doubles to center field. Ralph Miller singles to right field. Lynn Pennyfeather is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Bumpus Gehring singles to left field. Dave Dexter hits a home run. Ralph Miller scores. Bumpus Gehring scores. Harry Wendell grounds out to the third baseman. Dan Dyck grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Jay Rohde flies out to the right fielder. Bob Ligtenberg walks. Bob Ligtenberg is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bob Leon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Jim Beatty grounds out to the shortstop. Clem Lobert singles to left field. Clem Lobert steals second. Cy Kirkpatrick grounds out to the second baseman. Clem Lobert advances to third on the play. Lynn Pennyfeather grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Earl Mails strikes out. Scat Pence grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Don Thompson grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Ralph Miller singles to center field. Bumpus Gehring strikes out. Dave Dexter flies out to the left fielder. Harry Wendell grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ralph Miller is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Wayne Hostetler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). William Miller flies out to the left fielder. Chris Rhodes hits a home run. Jay Rohde grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Dan Dyck singles to left field. Jim Beatty pops out to the shortstop. Clem Lobert walks. Cy Kirkpatrick lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Lynn Pennyfeather flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cleveland Bob Ligtenberg strikes out. Bob Leon pops out to the second baseman. Earl Mails grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Ralph Miller singles past the shortstop. Leonelkis Rodriguez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ralph Miller is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bumpus Gehring flies out to the left fielder. Dave Dexter singles to left field. Harry Wendell singles to right field. Dave Dexter is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Scat Pence grounds out to the shortstop. Leonelkis Rodriguez lines out to the third baseman. Wayne Hostetler walks. William Miller doubles to left field. Wayne Hostetler is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Dan Dyck pops out to the first baseman. Jim Beatty flies out to the left fielder. Clem Lobert reached on a fielding error by Jay Rohde. Cy Kirkpatrick reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jay Rohde. Lynn Pennyfeather grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Chris Rhodes strikes out. Jay Rohde grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Ligtenberg singles to right field. Bob Leon singles to center field. Bob Ligtenberg advances to third on the hit. Earl Mails flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Ralph Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Bumpus Gehring grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Dexter strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Scat Pence flies out to the center fielder. Vito McCormack is pinch hitting for Leonelkis Rodriguez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Vito McCormack singles to center field. Vito McCormack is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Wayne Hostetler hits a home run. William Miller flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Skipper Bako pitching. Harry Wendell flies out to the center fielder. Dan Dyck strikes out. Jim Beatty hits an infield single to the second baseman. Clem Lobert flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Erubiel Serna comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Chris Rhodes doubles past the left fielder. Jay Rohde strikes out. Bob Ligtenberg singles past the third baseman. Chris Rhodes scores. Bob Ligtenberg steals second. Bob Leon grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Ligtenberg is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Woody Kirby is pinch hitting for Erubiel Serna. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Woody Kirby doubles to left field. Lynn Pennyfeather grounds out to the shortstop. Ralph Miller flies out to the right fielder. Bumpus Gehring doubles to center field. Woody Kirby scores. Cleveland total runners left on base: 3 Oakland total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - William Miller (15), Chris Rhodes (17).HR - Wayne Hostetler (10), Chris Rhodes (23). Baserunning: SB - Bob Ligtenberg (8).CS - Bob Ligtenberg 2 (9), Vito McCormack (18). Fielding: E - Jay Rohde 2.
Game Notes Cy Kirkpatrick is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ed Reyes improves in contact_vs_lefty Blas Alyea improves in velocity Edgar Kane improves in power_vs_righty Dwain Haas improves in arm Ed Reyes improves in contact_vs_lefty Ed Reyes improves in contact_vs_lefty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Juan Lopez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Stew Just improves in velocity Mark Donovan did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Henke improves in contact_vs_lefty Mark Donovan improves in control Bob Brynan did not respond to coaching in endurance Alex Alexander did not respond to coaching in 3B