Win: Chris Knotts (6-0) Loss: Ad Crawford (3-5)
Save: Art Johnson (45)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Eddie McKee pitching. Akio Tanino flies out to the center fielder. Bill Cronin flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Glenn Tomko flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Dave Herring pitching. Sugar Ray Reynolds grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eddie Walsh singles to right field. Gerry Templeton strikes out. Bobby Ford pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Bill Sullivan triples. Hiromitsu Ejiri flies out to the right fielder. Taylor Mahay flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Bill Sullivan scores. Jim Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Roy White grounds out to the third baseman. Ron Hanebrink doubles to right field. Marty Redus strikes out. Roman Osik flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Randolph Scott grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Herring strikes out. Akio Tanino singles to left field. Bill Cronin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Eddie McKee singles to center field. Sugar Ray Reynolds grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Eddie McKee is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Eddie Walsh singles to right field. Sugar Ray Reynolds advances to third on the hit. Eddie Walsh steals second. Hiromitsu Ejiri throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Sugar Ray Reynolds scores. Gerry Templeton grounds out to the second baseman. Eddie Walsh scores. Bobby Ford grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Glenn Tomko strikes out. Bill Sullivan walks. Hiromitsu Ejiri walks. Taylor Mahay singles to center field. Bill Sullivan scores. Jim Smith walks. Randolph Scott pops out to the pitcher. Dave Herring strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Oakland Roy White strikes out. Ron Hanebrink walks. Marty Redus singles to right field. Ron Hanebrink advances to third on the hit. Roman Osik doubles past the center fielder. Ron Hanebrink scores. Marty Redus uses his aggressiveness and scores. Eddie McKee flies out to the left fielder. Sugar Ray Reynolds singles to left field. Roman Osik scores. Eddie Walsh flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Akio Tanino hits a home run. Bill Cronin doubles to right field. Glenn Tomko walks. Bill Sullivan singles to left field. Bill Cronin scores. Hiromitsu Ejiri singles to center field. Glenn Tomko scores. Ad Crawford comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Taylor Mahay flies out to the left fielder. Jim Smith strikes out. Randolph Scott flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Chris Knotts comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gerry Templeton strikes out. Bobby Ford pops out to the second baseman. Roy White strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Chris Knotts grounds out to the second baseman. Akio Tanino grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Cronin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Ron Hanebrink walks. Marty Redus strikes out. Roman Osik singles past the shortstop. Ad Crawford lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Sugar Ray Reynolds flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Glenn Tomko grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Sullivan reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ron Hanebrink. Hiromitsu Ejiri grounds out to the shortstop. Taylor Mahay doubles to right field. Bill Sullivan scores. Jim Smith singles to left field. Taylor Mahay scores. Randolph Scott strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Eddie Walsh flies out to the center fielder. Gerry Templeton singles to right field. Bobby Ford hits an infield single to the shortstop. Roy White singles to left field. Ron Hanebrink strikes out. Marty Redus flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Cleveland Keefe Olmstead is pinch hitting for Chris Knotts. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Keefe Olmstead doubles to center field. Akio Tanino flies out to the center fielder. Bill Cronin walks. Glenn Tomko pops out to the shortstop. Bill Sullivan pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Vic Roche pitching. Roman Osik singles to left field. Tricky Kalahan is pinch hitting for Ad Crawford. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Tricky Kalahan doubles to right field. Roman Osik uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tricky Kalahan gets picked off second (1-6). Sugar Ray Reynolds lines out to the third baseman. Eddie Walsh grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Lenny Mays pitching. Hiromitsu Ejiri grounds out to the second baseman. Taylor Mahay hits a home run. Jim Smith strikes out. Randolph Scott walks. Art Wilson is pinch hitting for Vic Roche. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Art Wilson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Art Johnson pitching. Gerry Templeton grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Ford pops out to the shortstop. Roy White strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners LOB: 10 Oakland total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Bill Cronin (9), Taylor Mahay (20), Keefe Olmstead (3).3B - Bill Sullivan (2).HR - Akio Tanino (16), Taylor Mahay (16).SF - Taylor Mahay. Fielding: E - Hiromitsu Ejiri.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Phil Helton did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Phil Helton did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Gene Stocksdale did not respond to coaching in velocity Glen Hack did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Cy Deeply did not respond to coaching in 3B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tim Southworth did not respond to coaching in speed Charlie Navarro did not respond to coaching in velocity Rusty Kennedy did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jonah Maynard did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Allen did not respond to coaching in 1B