Win: Scott McDonald (4-13) Loss: Mike Lynch (4-5)
Save: Scott Jorgensen (2)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Scott McDonald pitching. Al Hulen flies out to the left fielder. Monte Jones strikes out. Dinny Stanton singles to left field. Bill Miranda strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Texas George Lovitto pitching. Ben Murray grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jack Ramsey strikes out. Dave Bilko grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Floyd Costo lines out to the first baseman. Vic Reuschel singles to right field. Mark McQueen doubles past the third baseman. Jesse Smith singles to left field. Vic Reuschel scores. Mark McQueen scores. George Lovitto lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Al Hulen grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Marv Davis singles to left field. Masaru Uchii grounds out to the second baseman. Marv Davis advances to second on the play. D.J. Barnes grounds out to the pitcher. Jeff Bennett singles to center field. Marv Davis scores. James Lee reached on a fielding error by Mark McQueen. Scott McDonald flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Monte Jones walks. Dinny Stanton walks. Bill Miranda strikes out. Floyd Costo grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Monte Jones is out at third base. Vic Reuschel walks. Mark McQueen grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Texas Ben Murray flies out to the right fielder. Jack Ramsey grounds out to the pitcher. Dave Bilko flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Jesse Smith strikes out. George Lovitto is hit by a pitch. Al Hulen strikes out. Monte Jones hits an infield single to the third baseman. Dinny Stanton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Texas Marv Davis singles past the second baseman. Masaru Uchii strikes out. D.J. Barnes walks. Jeff Bennett flies out to the center fielder. James Lee grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cleveland Bill Miranda strikes out. Floyd Costo grounds out to the third baseman. Vic Reuschel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Scott McDonald flies out to the right fielder. Ben Murray singles to center field. Jack Ramsey grounds out to the second baseman. Ben Murray advances to second on the play. Dave Bilko flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Mark McQueen grounds out to the shortstop. Jesse Smith grounds out to the second baseman. George Lovitto grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Marv Davis flies out to the left fielder. Masaru Uchii grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! D.J. Barnes singles to center field. D.J. Barnes steals second. Jeff Bennett pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Al Hulen hits a home run. Monte Jones hits an infield single to the shortstop. Dinny Stanton flies out to the right fielder. Bill Miranda strikes out. Floyd Costo singles to center field. Monte Jones advances to third on the hit. Vic Reuschel walks. Mark McQueen strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Texas James Lee grounds out to the third baseman. Scott McDonald flies out to the right fielder. Ben Murray doubles to center field. Mike Lynch 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. Jack Ramsey walks. Dave Bilko hits a home run. Ben Murray scores. Jack Ramsey scores. Biff Jones comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Marv Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Jesse Smith singles to center field. Biff Jones fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Biff Jones grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Al Hulen singles to center field. Al Hulen steals second. Hal Kilroy 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. Monte Jones pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Masaru Uchii singles to center field. D.J. Barnes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Masaru Uchii advances to second on the play. Jeff Bennett grounds out to the shortstop. James Lee doubles to center field. Masaru Uchii scores. John Bader comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Warren Dunn is pinch hitting for Hal Kilroy. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Warren Dunn singles in front of the left fielder. James Lee scores. Ben Murray singles to center field. Warren Dunn is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Dan Owen pitching. Dinny Stanton singles to left field. Bill Miranda singles to left field. Floyd Costo singles past the third baseman. Vic Reuschel grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Dinny Stanton scores. Bill Miranda advances to third on the play. Scott Jorgensen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mark McQueen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners left on base: 12 Texas total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Mark McQueen (19).HR - Al Hulen (30).GIDP - Vic Reuschel, Biff Jones.HBP - George Lovitto (1). Baserunning: SB - Al Hulen (26). Fielding: E - Mark McQueen.
Game Notes Hal Kilroy is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Cupid LaManna did not respond to coaching in range Shunsuke Misora did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Harry Rachunok improves in contact_vs_lefty Cupid LaManna did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Gus Rippelmeyer improves in power_vs_lefty Derrick Howell improves in power_vs_righty Harry Rachunok did not respond to coaching in SS
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill White did not respond to coaching in control Randy McAuliffe did not respond to coaching in velocity Harry Williams improves in power_vs_righty Bill White did not respond to coaching in velocity Armando Sabo did not respond to coaching in velocity Dan Wilcox did not respond to coaching in velocity Ron Wenz did not respond to coaching in 3B