Win: Jeff Parkinson (2-3) Loss: Freakie Crakbak (5-4)
Inning: 1 Oakland Jeff Parkinson pitching. Del Crowder flies out to the left fielder. Art Lindsay doubles to left field. Melido Menefee strikes out. Tommy Leard grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cleveland Freakie Crakbak pitching. Jefferson Lake flies out to the right fielder. Mark Koenig grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Butch Sillseeter hits a home run. Stoney McDermott walks. Jay Brynan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Cesar Beckett grounds out to the pitcher. Charlie Travers flies out to the left fielder. Seth Winger singles to center field. Vulcan Vollmer walks. Freakie Crakbak doubles to right field. Seth Winger scores. Vulcan Vollmer uses his aggressiveness and scores. Del Crowder flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Jim Jarvis flies out to the left fielder. Bill Kraemer strikes out. Yui Tsutsumiuchi walks. Jeff Parkinson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Art Lindsay reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bill Kraemer. Melido Menefee walks. Tommy Leard flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Cesar Beckett strikes out. Charlie Travers grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Jefferson Lake grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Mark Koenig walks. Butch Sillseeter walks. Stoney McDermott singles to left field. Mark Koenig scores. Butch Sillseeter advances to third on the hit. Jay Brynan strikes out. Jim Jarvis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Seth Winger pops out to the shortstop. Vulcan Vollmer reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bill Kraemer. Freakie Crakbak flies out to the center fielder. Del Crowder singles to center field. Vulcan Vollmer scores. Art Lindsay flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Bill Kraemer strikes out. Yui Tsutsumiuchi strikes out. Jeff Parkinson pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Melido Menefee flies out to the center fielder. Tommy Leard singles to left field. Cesar Beckett grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Tommy Leard is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Charlie Travers grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Jefferson Lake singles to center field. Mark Koenig singles to left field. Jefferson Lake advances to third on the hit. Butch Sillseeter grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jefferson Lake scores. Stoney McDermott flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Seth Winger strikes out. Vulcan Vollmer grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Freakie Crakbak singles to left field. Del Crowder grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Freakie Crakbak is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Jay Brynan hits an infield single to the shortstop. Jim Jarvis triples. Jay Brynan scores. Bill Kraemer strikes out. Bill LaRose comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Yui Tsutsumiuchi walks. Jeff Parkinson hits an infield single to the third baseman. Jim Jarvis scores. Jefferson Lake singles to left field. Yui Tsutsumiuchi scores. Jeff Parkinson advances to third on the hit. Mark Koenig flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Jeff Parkinson scores. Butch Sillseeter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Art Lindsay walks. Melido Menefee pops out to the catcher. Tommy Leard pops out to the second baseman. Cesar Beckett grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Art Lindsay is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Stoney McDermott hits a home run. Jay Brynan doubles to left field. Jim Jarvis singles to left field. Jay Brynan scores. Ozzie Hamilton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Kraemer singles to center field. Jim Jarvis advances to third on the hit. Yui Tsutsumiuchi grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Jarvis scores. Bill Kraemer advances to second on the play. Jeff Parkinson strikes out. Jefferson Lake grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Charlie Travers reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bill Kraemer. Seth Winger flies out to the center fielder. Vulcan Vollmer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charlie Travers advances to third on the play. Rodney Rowland is pinch hitting for Ozzie Hamilton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rodney Rowland hits a home run. Charlie Travers scores. Smaj Merritt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Del Crowder strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Marty Gainey pitching. Mark Koenig grounds out to the second baseman. Butch Sillseeter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Stoney McDermott grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Art Lindsay grounds out to the second baseman. Melido Menefee grounds out to the catcher - great play by the catcher to prevent a single! Tommy Leard pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 8 Cleveland total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes Bill LaRose is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tito Whitehill did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Paul Chiozza did not respond to coaching in velocity Paul Chiozza did not respond to coaching in velocity Tito Whitehill did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Pete Sprague improves in power_vs_lefty Brad McAuley improves in power_vs_righty Brad McAuley improves in RF
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Louis Sarni did not respond to coaching in speed Miles Davis did not respond to coaching in endurance Louis Sarni did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Janni Edelweiss did not respond to coaching in control Abe Palmisano improves in contact_vs_righty Janni Edelweiss did not respond to coaching in control Shaq Hopkins did not respond to coaching in SS