Win: Bruce Smith (1-1) Loss: Andy Minshall (1-1)
Save: Tony Atherton (1)
Inning: 1 Oakland Bruce Smith pitching. Charlie Barton singles in front of the center fielder. Tino Sanchez singles to right field. Charlie Barton advances to third on the hit. Tino Sanchez steals second. Lee Swacina walks. Milt Shires strikes out. Jose McCabe flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Charlie Barton scores. Hugh Dixon grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Tino Sanchez is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cleveland Andy Minshall pitching. Dennis Beard grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Blair grounds out to the pitcher. Otto Korwan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Phil Leonard grounds out to the pitcher. Edward September grounds out to the shortstop. Andy Minshall strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Bob Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Barry Gray lines out to the second baseman. Leo Hickey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Charlie Barton hits a home run. Tino Sanchez singles to right field. Lee Swacina reached on a fielding error by Sam Berberet. Milt Shires flies out to the center fielder. Jose McCabe reached on a 2-base throwing error by Barry Gray. Tino Sanchez scores. Hugh Dixon strikes out. Phil Leonard grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Sam Berberet walks. Nate Gardner flies out to the right fielder. Bruce Smith lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Sam Berberet forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Dennis Beard singles to left field. Al Blair flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Edward September pops out to the shortstop. Andy Minshall strikes out. Charlie Barton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Otto Korwan grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Smith strikes out. Barry Gray grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Tino Sanchez singles to left field. Lee Swacina grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Milt Shires triples. Jose McCabe flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Leo Hickey pops out to the third baseman. Sam Berberet strikes out. Nate Gardner walks. Bruce Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Hugh Dixon walks. Phil Leonard strikes out. Edward September singles to right field. Andy Minshall lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Charlie Barton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Dennis Beard hits a home run. Al Blair strikes out. Otto Korwan reached on a fielding error by Charlie Barton. Bob Smith is hit by a pitch. Barry Gray strikes out. Leo Hickey pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Tino Sanchez grounds out to the pitcher. Lee Swacina pops out to the third baseman. Milt Shires strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Sam Berberet singles to left field. Sam Berberet steals second. Nate Gardner triples. Sam Berberet scores. The defense is playing the infield in. Bobby Madison is pinch hitting for Bruce Smith. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bobby Madison singles to center field. Nate Gardner scores. Dennis Beard grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Madison advances to second on the play. Al Blair hits a home run. Bobby Madison scores. Otto Korwan grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Smith grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Tony Atherton pitching. Jimmy Prim is pinch hitting for Jose McCabe. Jimmy Prim grounds out to the second baseman. Hugh Dixon singles to right field. Terry Boyle is pinch hitting for Phil Leonard. Terry Boyle strikes out. Edward September strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Yoshitaka Nakada enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jimmy Prim at LF. Manuel Saverine enters the game as a defensive replacement for Terry Boyle at C. Barry Gray singles to right field. Herb McKain comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Leo Hickey strikes out. Sam Berberet grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Barry Gray is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Nate Gardner doubles to right field. Tony Atherton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Eddie Marshall is pinch hitting for Herb McKain. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Eddie Marshall flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Barton flies out to the right fielder. Tino Sanchez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 8 Cleveland total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Nate Gardner (2).3B - Nate Gardner (1).HR - Dennis Beard (2), Al Blair (1).HBP - Bob Smith (1). Baserunning: SB - Sam Berberet (1). Fielding: E - Barry Gray, Sam Berberet.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Curt Barranca improves in arm Tom Oliver improves in power_vs_righty Tom Oliver did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Wes Nixon improves in control
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Eddie Schaffernoth improves in speed David Black did not respond to coaching in control Bugs Jackson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Rob Young improves in power_vs_righty Eddie Schaffernoth did not respond to coaching in LF