Win: Leo Ball (11-12) Loss: Alex Hetzel (18-10)
Save: Lou Holman (2)
Inning: 1 Boston Alex Hetzel pitching. Ammara Safdar grounds out to the second baseman. Tomas Cruz pops out to the first baseman. Alan Wertz singles past the shortstop. Bob Perry doubles to right field. Alan Wertz uses his aggressiveness and scores. Cordy Cordova doubles to center field. Bob Perry scores. Ron Macha singles to left field. Cordy Cordova scores. Royce Lewis singles to left field. Ron Macha advances to third on the hit. Rich Petralli grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cleveland Leo Ball pitching. Scott McMurphy strikes out. James Perkowski strikes out. Emmett Beattie singles to center field. Bob Mathews flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Leo Ball grounds out to the shortstop. Ammara Safdar strikes out. Tomas Cruz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Mike Christenbury hits a home run. Ricky Phelan grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Howard grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Botari grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Alan Wertz singles to left field. Bob Perry grounds out to the shortstop. Alan Wertz advances to second on the play. Cordy Cordova flies out to the center fielder. Ron Macha grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Alex Hetzel grounds out to the pitcher. Scott McMurphy walks. James Perkowski grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Scott McMurphy is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Emmett Beattie grounds into a force play to the shortstop. James Perkowski is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Royce Lewis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rich Petralli grounds out to the shortstop. Leo Ball grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Bob Mathews grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Christenbury singles to left field. Ricky Phelan grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Ammara Safdar strikes out. Tomas Cruz triples. Alan Wertz grounds out to the second baseman. Tomas Cruz scores. Bob Perry grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Bob Howard walks. John Botari strikes out. Alex Hetzel lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Scott McMurphy walks. James Perkowski lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Boston Cordy Cordova pops out to the first baseman. Ron Macha strikes out. Royce Lewis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Emmett Beattie flies out to the center fielder. Bob Mathews grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Christenbury singles to left field. Ricky Phelan walks. Bob Howard grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Boston Rich Petralli grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Leo Ball strikes out. Ammara Safdar strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland John Botari flies out to the right fielder. Alex Hetzel grounds out to the second baseman. Scott McMurphy grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Tomas Cruz strikes out. Alan Wertz singles to center field. Bob Perry strikes out. Cordy Cordova hits a home run. Alan Wertz scores. Jack Brown comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ron Macha grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland James Perkowski hits a home run. Emmett Beattie flies out to the center fielder. Bob Mathews grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Christenbury walks. Dell Radford comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Ricky Phelan walks. Bob Howard singles to left field. Mike Christenbury scores. Hank Sand comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Botari grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Boston Royce Lewis triples. Rich Petralli hits an infield single to the shortstop. Royce Lewis scores. Jon Bergamo is pinch hitting for Hank Sand. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Jon Bergamo strikes out. Ammara Safdar grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Rich Petralli is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Tomas Cruz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Ernie Pippen pitching. Spike Miley is pinch hitting for Jack Brown. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Spike Miley walks. Scott McMurphy flies out to the left fielder. Spike Miley steals second. James Perkowski walks. Lou Holman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Emmett Beattie grounds into a force play to the third baseman. James Perkowski is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bob Mathews pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Boston total runners LOB: 4 Cleveland total runners LOB: 10
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Paul Nordbrook did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Joe Richardson did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Sheldon improves in contact_vs_righty Paul Nordbrook improves in range Paul Nordbrook did not respond to coaching in SS
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mike Eden did not respond to coaching in velocity Wayne Joyner did not respond to coaching in control Ed Howry did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jose Young did not respond to coaching in control