Inning: 1 Cleveland June Bako pitching. Billy DeVogt strikes out. George Humphrey walks. Frank Maddux pops out to the third baseman. George Humphrey is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Boston Ray Nold pitching. Stu Bildilli walks. Jeff Batch grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Roy Lee strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Joe Valle pops out to the third baseman. Al Wallace triples. Dave Cram reached on a fielding error by Billy Eschen. Al Wallace scores. Deacon Zacher grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Art Murray grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Eschen grounds out to the second baseman. Guy Delahanty pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Al Wojciechowski singles to left field. Ray Nold fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ray Nold singles to center field. Al Wojciechowski advances to third on the hit. Billy DeVogt singles to left field. Al Wojciechowski scores. George Humphrey pops out to the third baseman. Frank Maddux grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Billy DeVogt is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe Valle grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Boston Cliff Cittaforte grounds out to the pitcher. Rick Reames singles to center field. June Bako lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Rick Reames forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Stu Bildilli grounds into a force play to the second baseman. June Bako is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Al Wallace pops out to the second baseman. Dave Cram walks. Deacon Zacher walks. Al Wojciechowski walks. Ray Nold strikes out. Billy DeVogt strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Boston Jeff Batch flies out to the right fielder. Roy Lee strikes out. Art Murray singles to center field. Billy Eschen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland George Humphrey walks. George Humphrey steals second. Frank Maddux flies out to the center fielder. Joe Valle grounds out to the shortstop. Al Wallace hits a home run. George Humphrey scores. Dave Cram grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Guy Delahanty pops out to the first baseman. Cliff Cittaforte pops out to the third baseman. Rick Reames singles to right field. June Bako flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Deacon Zacher grounds out to the second baseman. Al Wojciechowski grounds out to the pitcher. Ray Nold grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Stu Bildilli grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Batch pops out to the second baseman. Roy Lee flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Billy DeVogt strikes out. George Humphrey flies out to the center fielder. Frank Maddux grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Art Murray pops out to the shortstop. Billy Eschen strikes out. Guy Delahanty strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Joe Valle singles to right field. Joe Valle steals second. John Menefee 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. Al Wallace walks. Dave Cram reached on a fielding error by Guy Delahanty. Deacon Zacher pops out to the first baseman. Al Wojciechowski singles to center field. Joe Valle scores. Al Wallace is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Dave Cram advances to third on the play. Ray Nold pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Boston Cliff Cittaforte grounds out to the third baseman. Rick Reames singles to center field. John Menefee lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Stu Bildilli walks. Jeff Batch singles to center field. Rick Reames is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Billy DeVogt flies out to the left fielder. George Humphrey grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Maddux walks. Jimmie Seyfried is pinch hitting for Joe Valle. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jimmie Seyfried lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Roy Lee strikes out. Art Murray triples. Billy Eschen lines out to the shortstop. Guy Delahanty flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners LOB: 8 Boston total runners LOB: 5
Game Notes Deacon Zacher is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Toichiro Yoshikawa did not respond to coaching in control Shorty Lucier improves in range Dick Frias did not respond to coaching in arm Eric Lindemann did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Norm Martinez improves in control Lou Barrios did not respond to coaching in arm Mark Gibson improves in control Chet Pepper improves in range