Inning: 1 Cleveland Joe Evans pitching. Frank Howitt grounds out to the second baseman. Henry Crisp grounds out to the shortstop. Jake Minor pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Ed Acosta pitching. Dan Congalton grounds out to the shortstop. Lesli Brownson hits a home run. Louie Omura strikes out. Abel Wizenewski flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Fred Lopez walks. Ed Titcomb pops out to the third baseman. Tim Esmond grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Fred Lopez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Harry Callahan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Win Moses grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Mike Picken pops out to the third baseman. Craig Gedeon hits a home run. Bill Santana doubles to center field. Joe Evans flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Armando Tebeau flies out to the center fielder. Ed Acosta flies out to the left fielder. Frank Howitt singles past the first baseman. Frank Howitt steals second. Henry Crisp singles to center field. Frank Howitt scores. Jake Minor singles past the third baseman. Fred Lopez singles to center field. Henry Crisp scores. Jake Minor advances to third on the hit. Ed Titcomb flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Dan Congalton singles to left field. Dan Congalton steals second. Lesli Brownson singles to right field. Dan Congalton scores. Louie Omura strikes out. Lesli Brownson steals second. Abel Wizenewski pops out to the catcher. Win Moses walks. Mike Picken doubles to right field. Lesli Brownson scores. Craig Gedeon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Tim Esmond grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Callahan walks. Armando Tebeau lines out to the second baseman. Ed Acosta singles to left field. Harry Callahan advances to third on the hit. Frank Howitt grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Bill Santana lines out to the third baseman. Joe Evans grounds out to the third baseman. Dan Congalton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Henry Crisp grounds out to the shortstop. Jake Minor strikes out. Fred Lopez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Lesli Brownson singles to left field. Louie Omura flies out to the center fielder. Lesli Brownson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Abel Wizenewski flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Ed Titcomb walks. Ed Titcomb steals second. Tim Esmond grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Callahan singles to right field. Ed Titcomb scores. Armando Tebeau reached on a fielding error by Louie Omura. Ed Acosta lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Frank Howitt singles to center field. Harry Callahan scores. Armando Tebeau scores. Henry Crisp lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Win Moses triples. Mike Picken grounds out to the second baseman. Win Moses scores. Steve Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Craig Gedeon grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Santana singles to right field. Mike Garciaparra is pinch hitting for Joe Evans. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mike Garciaparra grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bill Santana is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Joffrey Marquardt pitching. Jake Minor grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Lopez strikes out. Ed Titcomb grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Dan Congalton strikes out. Lesli Brownson flies out to the left fielder. Louie Omura singles to center field. Louie Omura is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Tim Esmond grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Callahan grounds out to the shortstop. Armando Tebeau walks. Erik Elliott is pinch hitting for Steve Smith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Armando Tebeau steals second. Erik Elliott flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Toshifumi Kattoh pitching. Abel Wizenewski grounds out to the third baseman. Win Moses strikes out. Mike Picken strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Frank Howitt walks. Wayne Hughes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Henry Crisp walks. Jake Minor walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Fred Lopez grounds into a fielders choice to the third baseman. Frank Howitt is out at home. The defense is playing the infield in. Ed Titcomb reached on a fielding error by Louie Omura. Henry Crisp scores. Tim Esmond doubles to right field. Jake Minor scores. Fred Lopez scores. Ed Titcomb uses his aggressiveness and scores. Harry Callahan strikes out. Armando Tebeau grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Craig Gedeon flies out to the left fielder. Bill Santana doubles to center field. Del Klaus is pinch hitting for Wayne Hughes. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Del Klaus singles to center field. Dan Congalton walks. Passed ball. Bill Santana scores. Del Klaus advances to third. Dan Congalton advances to second. Ted Welch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lesli Brownson singles to left field. Del Klaus scores. Dan Congalton scores. Louie Omura walks. Abel Wizenewski grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners LOB: 8 Oakland total runners LOB: 5
Game Notes Toshifumi Kattoh is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Mulroney did not respond to coaching in control Ever Stillwell did not respond to coaching in control Jack Lennon did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jack Lennon improves in speed
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rico Lazar did not respond to coaching in speed Wayne Harris improves in speed Elliott Emory did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Rico Lazar did not respond to coaching in arm