Win: Luis Smith (5-7) Loss: Buddy Koskie (1-3)
Save: Justin Mairena (13)
Inning: 1 Baltimore Ed Crone pitching. Masataka Nobuhara walks. Masataka Nobuhara steals second. Steve Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Bob Heimueller strikes out. Johnny Hill pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cleveland Ed Duryea pitching. Gene Lynch strikes out. Jim Brown walks. Bill Ilsley strikes out. Del Langford singles to center field. Jim Brown advances to third on the hit. Don Bell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Baltimore Jesse Reder doubles to center field. Bill Knoop flies out to the right fielder. Dick Delaney walks. Jiggs Knicely flies out to the right fielder. Ed Duryea grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dick Delaney is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Marty Jackson grounds out to the shortstop. Roy Langford singles to center field. Leo Karchner strikes out. Ed Crone grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Roy Langford is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Baltimore Masataka Nobuhara hits a home run. Steve Johnson singles to center field. Bob Heimueller singles to left field. Johnny Hill grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Johnson advances to third on the play. Bob Heimueller advances to second on the play. Jesse Reder strikes out. Bill Knoop grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Gene Lynch flies out to the right fielder. Jim Brown strikes out. Bill Ilsley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Baltimore Dick Delaney flies out to the center fielder. Jiggs Knicely grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Duryea pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Del Langford flies out to the right fielder. Don Bell flies out to the right fielder. Marty Jackson reached on a fielding error by Bill Knoop. Roy Langford singles to center field. Leo Karchner singles to center field. Marty Jackson scores. Ed Crone flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Baltimore Masataka Nobuhara doubles to left field. Steve Johnson pops out to the third baseman. Bob Heimueller bunts for a base hit. Johnny Hill grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Gene Lynch hits a home run. Jim Brown singles to left field. Bill Ilsley flies out to the center fielder. Jim Brown steals second. Del Langford strikes out. Don Bell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Baltimore Jesse Reder grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Knoop singles to center field. Dick Delaney singles to right field. Jiggs Knicely grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Marty Jackson walks. Roy Langford singles to left field. Marty Jackson advances to third on the hit. Leo Karchner flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Marty Jackson scores. Ed Crone lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Gene Lynch flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Baltimore Stan Smith is pinch hitting for Ed Duryea. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Stan Smith walks. Masataka Nobuhara singles to right field. Dave Bowers 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. Steve Johnson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Stan Smith advances to third on the play. Bob Heimueller singles to center field. Stan Smith scores. Johnny Hill strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Luis Smith pitching. Jim Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Ilsley flies out to the center fielder. Del Langford strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Baltimore Jesse Reder walks. Bill Knoop strikes out. Dick Delaney grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Don Bell walks. Marty Jackson pops out to the shortstop. Roy Langford grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Don Bell advances to second on the play. Leo Karchner strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Baltimore Buddy Koskie comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jiggs Knicely singles past the third baseman. Andy Gardner is pinch hitting for Luis Smith. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Andy Gardner singles to right field. Masataka Nobuhara strikes out. Steve Johnson strikes out. Bob Heimueller hits a home run. Jiggs Knicely scores. Andy Gardner scores. Kazuaki Nomura comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johnny Hill grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Justin Mairena pitching. Charlie Stewart is pinch hitting for Kazuaki Nomura. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Charlie Stewart walks. Gene Lynch grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Charlie Stewart advances to second on the play. Jim Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Stewart advances to third on the play. Bill Ilsley flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Baltimore total runners LOB: 8 Cleveland total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Masataka Nobuhara (12), Jesse Reder (16).HR - Masataka Nobuhara (17), Bob Heimueller (6).GIDP - Steve Johnson, Johnny Hill, Dick Delaney, Jiggs Knicely. Baserunning: SB - Masataka Nobuhara (13). Fielding: E - Bill Knoop.
Game Notes Buddy Koskie is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Charlie Roa improves in speed Wedo Ostrosser did not respond to coaching in arm Dave Behney did not respond to coaching in control Herb Finney did not respond to coaching in control Billy Fisher did not respond to coaching in control Lena Niehaus did not respond to coaching in velocity
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Fred Fisher improves in arm Greg Hartman did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Fred Fisher did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Grant Dukes improves in contact_vs_lefty Vive Aven did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Hugh Unser improves in contact_vs_lefty Joe Brown did not respond to coaching in 2B