Win: George Sherrill (1-0) Loss: Willie Kerns (6-2)
Save: Sam Dumoulin (23)
Inning: 1 Texas Al Turner pitching. Juan Burke grounds out to the shortstop. Stocker Beane grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Natal strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Junior Anderson pitching. Ken Blankenship grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Alex Alvarez grounds out to the second baseman. Otto Stenzel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Austin Banners doubles to center field. Kevin Huelsman flies out to the center fielder. Wyatt Wilson grounds out to the second baseman. Austin Banners advances to third on the play. Mark Wilson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Justin Hunt singles to right field. Frank Frasier singles to center field. Justin Hunt advances to third on the hit. George Burkart flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Justin Hunt scores. Jerry Madrid singles to right field. Bill Minor grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jerry Madrid is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Al Turner grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Texas Kid Smith doubles to center field. Junior Anderson lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Juan Burke pops out to the catcher. Stocker Beane strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Ken Blankenship singles to center field. Alex Alvarez pops out to the second baseman. Otto Stenzel pops out to the second baseman. Justin Hunt walks. Frank Frasier grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Justin Hunt is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Texas Fred Natal hits a home run. Austin Banners singles to right field. Kevin Huelsman pops out to the second baseman. Wyatt Wilson doubles to center field. Austin Banners uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mark Wilson grounds out to the shortstop. Kid Smith lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland George Burkart singles to center field. Jerry Madrid pops out to the second baseman. Bill Minor singles to left field. George Burkart advances to third on the hit. Al Turner flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, George Burkart scores. Ken Blankenship flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Carl Daniels is pinch hitting for Junior Anderson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Carl Daniels singles to center field. Juan Burke flies out to the left fielder. Carl Daniels is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Stocker Beane singles to left field. Fred Natal flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Bill Whitson pitching. Alex Alvarez strikes out. Otto Stenzel walks. Justin Hunt flies out to the right fielder. Otto Stenzel steals second. Frank Frasier flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Austin Banners doubles to right field. George Sherrill 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. Kevin Huelsman grounds out to the shortstop. Wyatt Wilson strikes out. Mark Wilson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland George Burkart singles to right field. Jerry Madrid flies out to the center fielder. Bill Minor grounds into a force play to the pitcher. George Burkart is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. George Sherrill strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Kid Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Seiichi Kitagawa is pinch hitting for Bill Whitson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Seiichi Kitagawa singles to left field. Juan Burke grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Willie Kerns pitching. Ken Blankenship strikes out. Alex Alvarez grounds out to the shortstop. Otto Stenzel grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Stocker Beane walks. Fred Natal flies out to the right fielder. Austin Banners flies out to the left fielder. Kevin Huelsman pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Justin Hunt singles to right field. Frank Frasier doubles to right field. Justin Hunt uses his aggressiveness and scores. George Burkart flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Madrid singles to right field. Frank Frasier scores. Bill Minor grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jerry Madrid is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Whitey Lake is pinch hitting for George Sherrill. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Whitey Lake hits a home run. Bill Minor scores. Pedro Reynolds comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ken Blankenship flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Bill Bosser pitching. Wyatt Wilson walks. Mark Wilson flies out to the center fielder. Kid Smith strikes out. Kirk Randall is pinch hitting for Pedro Reynolds. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Kirk Randall doubles to right field. Sam Dumoulin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Juan Burke singles past the second baseman. Wyatt Wilson scores. Kirk Randall scores. Stocker Beane flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners left on base: 7 Cleveland total runners left on base: 7
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dave Lemaine did not respond to coaching in velocity Buck Foreman improves in power_vs_lefty Squibb Tressor improves in power_vs_righty Luis Landrum did not respond to coaching in control
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ivan Boone improves in power_vs_righty Frank Sayles did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Davey improves in arm Heinie Hampton did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Aaron Hisner did not respond to coaching in 1B