Win: Rod Fritz (5-4) Loss: Tom Connally (3-10)
Save: Jimmy Whitehurst (2)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Bobby Jefferson pitching. Joe Johnson singles to left field. Joe Johnson is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bob Neis flies out to the left fielder. Otis Janeski singles to left field. Naoki Yokogawa flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Chicago Eduardo Vina pitching. Luis Rodas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cal Love strikes out. Jeff Marshall grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Tsutomu Aihara flies out to the right fielder. Dinny Stanton strikes out. Akira Matsuda grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Charlie Odom singles to left field. Weldon Fordyce doubles past the center fielder. Rafael Matias strikes out. Harry Billings strikes out. Ernest Lemon singles to left field. Charlie Odom scores. Bobby Jefferson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Ron Thompson grounds out to the third baseman. Eduardo Vina singles to left field. Joe Johnson reached on a fielding error by Jeff Marshall. Bob Neis singles to left field. Eduardo Vina scores. Otis Janeski walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Naoki Yokogawa flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Joe Johnson scores. Tsutomu Aihara flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Chicago Luis Rodas doubles to center field. Cal Love strikes out. Jeff Marshall flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Odom flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Dinny Stanton doubles to left field. Akira Matsuda strikes out. Ron Thompson singles to right field. Dinny Stanton scores. Ron Thompson steals second. Eduardo Vina flies out to the right fielder. Joe Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Weldon Fordyce grounds out to the shortstop. Rafael Matias grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harry Billings singles to left field. Ernest Lemon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Bob Neis grounds out to the catcher. Otis Janeski walks. Naoki Yokogawa strikes out. Otis Janeski steals second. Tsutomu Aihara strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Bobby Jefferson grounds out to the second baseman. Luis Rodas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cal Love pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Dinny Stanton singles past the second baseman. Akira Matsuda pops out to the shortstop. Ron Thompson singles past the shortstop. Dinny Stanton advances to third on the hit. Eduardo Vina flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Dinny Stanton scores. Joe Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Jeff Marshall grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charlie Odom hits a home run. Weldon Fordyce singles to right field. Rafael Matias reached on a fielding error by Eduardo Vina. Atsushi Matsuba 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. Harry Billings strikes out. Ernest Lemon strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Bob Neis grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Otis Janeski flies out to the center fielder. Naoki Yokogawa pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Bobby Jefferson strikes out. Luis Rodas singles to left field. Luis Rodas steals second. Cal Love singles to right field. Luis Rodas scores. Arnie McCrea comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jeff Marshall strikes out. Charlie Odom flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Tsutomu Aihara flies out to the left fielder. Dinny Stanton triples. Akira Matsuda grounds out to the second baseman. Dinny Stanton scores. Ron Thompson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Weldon Fordyce hits a home run. Fred Lacey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rafael Matias doubles to center field. Harry Billings grounds out to the third baseman. Ernest Lemon grounds out to the second baseman. Rafael Matias advances to third on the play. Jack Rixey is pinch hitting for Bobby Jefferson. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Jack Rixey singles to left field. Rafael Matias scores. Rod Fritz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Luis Rodas flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Tom Connally pitching. Rod Fritz pops out to the shortstop. Joe Johnson walks. Andy Tabb is pinch running for Joe Johnson on 1st base. Bob Neis grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Andy Tabb is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Otis Janeski walks. Naoki Yokogawa hits a home run. Bob Neis scores. Otis Janeski scores. Tsutomu Aihara flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Scott Matlack enters the game as a defensive replacement for Andy Tabb at 2B. Cal Love strikes out. Jeff Marshall hits a home run. Jimmy Whitehurst comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Odom flies out to the right fielder. Brian Swaal is pinch hitting for Weldon Fordyce. Brian Swaal pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners LOB: 6 Chicago total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Luis Rodas (1), Weldon Fordyce (18), Rafael Matias (16).HR - Jeff Marshall (20), Charlie Odom (28), Weldon Fordyce (18). Baserunning: SB - Luis Rodas (1). Fielding: E - Jeff Marshall.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Hetki did not respond to coaching in control Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Lou Wade improves in contact_vs_lefty Catfish Pierson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mark McQueen improves in power_vs_lefty Monte Jones improves in power_vs_righty Catfish Pierson did not respond to coaching in 3B
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: D+ Improvements: Guy Owens improves in power_vs_righty Frankie Gould improves in arm Chris Williams improves in arm Bob Gardella improves in contact_vs_righty Bill Eden did not respond to coaching in control Johnny Partridge did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty