Win: Peter Hendryx (8-1) Loss: John Caskey (3-2)
Save: Clarence Flynn (1)
Inning: 1 Chicago Yuniesky Sanchez pitching. Roger Stillwell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kosei Kakuzen strikes out. John Romano pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Fred Mitchell pitching. Al Blake flies out to the center fielder. Jack Layne doubles to center field. Takayuki Mimura singles to center field. Jack Layne scores. Charlie Link flies out to the left fielder. Takayuki Mimura steals second. Bert Redmond pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Daniel Drake grounds out to the pitcher. Al Smyres doubles to center field. Sam Militello singles to left field. Al Smyres scores. Jake Bochy triples. Sam Militello scores. Ko Kano singles to right field. Jake Bochy scores. Fred Mitchell lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Roger Stillwell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Minoru Amamoto pops out to the first baseman. Lore Fischer strikes out. Bill LaFrancois singles to right field. Yuniesky Sanchez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Kosei Kakuzen walks. Kosei Kakuzen steals second. John Romano strikes out. Daniel Drake grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kosei Kakuzen advances to third on the play. Al Smyres pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Al Blake doubles to left field. Jack Layne pops out to the second baseman. Takayuki Mimura grounds out to the second baseman. Al Blake advances to third on the play. Charlie Link flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Sam Militello triples. Jake Bochy grounds out to the second baseman. Sam Militello scores. Ko Kano walks. Fred Mitchell lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Ko Kano forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Roger Stillwell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Bert Redmond flies out to the left fielder. Minoru Amamoto grounds out to the third baseman. Lore Fischer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Kosei Kakuzen singles to left field. John Romano flies out to the right fielder. Daniel Drake pops out to the pitcher. Al Smyres singles to center field. Kosei Kakuzen advances to third on the hit. Sam Militello strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cleveland Bill LaFrancois singles to center field. Yuniesky Sanchez lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Al Blake singles to left field. Bill LaFrancois scores. Jack Layne grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Al Blake is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Takayuki Mimura strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Jake Bochy singles to center field. Ko Kano strikes out. Fred Mitchell lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Roger Stillwell singles to right field. Jake Bochy is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Charlie Link flies out to the center fielder. Bert Redmond strikes out. Minoru Amamoto walks. Lore Fischer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Danny Rogers comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kosei Kakuzen flies out to the center fielder. John Romano pops out to the second baseman. Daniel Drake pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Bill LaFrancois singles past the second baseman. Tony Joshua is pinch hitting for Danny Rogers. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Bill LaFrancois gets picked off first. Tony Joshua flies out to the center fielder. Al Blake walks. Al Blake steals second. Jack Layne flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Ben Giuliani pitching. Al Smyres flies out to the left fielder. Sam Militello grounds out to the shortstop. Jake Bochy hits a home run. Ko Kano strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Frank Pennington 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. Takayuki Mimura strikes out. Charlie Link singles to right field. Bert Redmond grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Hod Cecena comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rafael York is pinch hitting for Frank Pennington. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rafael York grounds out to the shortstop. Roger Stillwell grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Kosei Kakuzen reached on a fielding error by Al Blake. John Romano grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Kosei Kakuzen is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Julio Valentino pitching. Minoru Amamoto grounds out to the second baseman. Lore Fischer singles to right field. Bill LaFrancois singles to right field. Lore Fischer advances to third on the hit. Joe Stuart is pinch hitting for Hod Cecena. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Joe Stuart grounds out to the shortstop. Lore Fischer scores. Bill LaFrancois advances to second on the play. Al Blake walks. Jack Layne doubles to right field. Bill LaFrancois scores. Al Blake uses his aggressiveness and scores. Peter Hendryx comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Takayuki Mimura pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Chicago John Caskey pitching. Daniel Drake hits a home run. Al Smyres singles to right field. Sam Militello walks. Jake Bochy grounds out to the second baseman. Al Smyres advances to third on the play. Sam Militello advances to second on the play. Ko Kano grounds out to the second baseman. Al Smyres scores. Sam Militello advances to third on the play. Peter Hendryx reached on a 2-base throwing error by Lore Fischer. Sam Militello scores. Roger Stillwell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Cleveland Charlie Link doubles to center field. Bert Redmond flies out to the center fielder. Minoru Amamoto strikes out. Lore Fischer hits a home run. Charlie Link scores. Clarence Flynn comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill LaFrancois strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Chicago total runners LOB: 8 Cleveland total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Al Blake (22), Jack Layne 2 (14), Charlie Link (17).HR - Lore Fischer (12).GIDP - Bert Redmond. Baserunning: SB - Al Blake (25), Takayuki Mimura (9). Fielding: E - Al Blake, Lore Fischer.
Game Notes Danny Rogers is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Nixon improves in velocity Ron Cathey did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ron Cathey did not respond to coaching in speed Ron Cathey did not respond to coaching in arm Ike Brady did not respond to coaching in C
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill McGuire did not respond to coaching in range Art Plank improves in power_vs_lefty Reid Dygert improves in contact_vs_lefty Howie Higginbotham did not respond to coaching in velocity