Win: Mark Donovan (5-14) Loss: Chick Krieger (5-12)
Save: Scott Nichols (5)
Inning: 1 Oakland Chick Krieger pitching. Denney Perdue singles to left field. Juan Lopez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Matt Cook grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Mark Donovan pitching. Jay Rohde lines out to the pitcher. Steve Moore grounds out to the second baseman. Vito McCormack triples. Shorty Robinson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Woody Kirby reached on a fielding error by Wayne Hostetler. Woody Kirby steals second. Frank Stewart singles to center field. Woody Kirby scores. Bumpus Gehring flies out to the left fielder. Bill Autry flies out to the right fielder. Bob Minshall strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Bill Henninger strikes out. Wayne Hostetler strikes out. Daniel Concepcion doubles to center field. Al Stanicek flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Mark Donovan strikes out. Denney Perdue grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Juan Lopez walks. Matt Cook singles to left field. Woody Kirby grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Chick Krieger lines out to the second baseman. Jay Rohde singles to center field. Steve Moore walks. Jay Rohde steals third. Steve Moore steals second. Vito McCormack grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jay Rohde scores. Steve Moore advances to third on the play. Shorty Robinson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Frank Stewart walks. Frank Stewart steals second. Bumpus Gehring doubles to center field. Frank Stewart scores. Bill Autry triples. Bumpus Gehring scores. Bob Minshall grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Autry scores. Mark Donovan strikes out. Denney Perdue grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Bill Henninger strikes out. Wayne Hostetler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Daniel Concepcion grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Juan Lopez singles to center field. Matt Cook walks. Pete Trouppe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Woody Kirby flies out to the center fielder. Frank Stewart singles to left field. Juan Lopez scores. Matt Cook is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Bumpus Gehring walks. Bill Autry singles to center field. Frank Stewart is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Al Stanicek grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pete Trouppe grounds out to the shortstop. Jay Rohde singles to left field. Steve Moore grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jay Rohde is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Bob Minshall singles to left field. Mark Donovan lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Denney Perdue singles to center field. Bob Minshall is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Bob Beltre comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Juan Lopez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Vito McCormack doubles to left field. Shorty Robinson hits a home run. Vito McCormack scores. Bill Henninger strikes out. Wayne Hostetler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Daniel Concepcion grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Matt Cook walks. Matt Cook steals second. Woody Kirby grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Matt Cook advances to third on the play. Frank Stewart flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Matt Cook is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Al Stanicek grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chris Rhodes is pinch hitting for Bob Beltre. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Chris Rhodes grounds out to the second baseman. Jay Rohde grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Leo Giannini pitching. Dave Dexter is pinch hitting for Bumpus Gehring. Dave Dexter flies out to the right fielder. Bill Autry walks. Bob Minshall strikes out. Bill Autry steals second. Mark Donovan grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Harry Wendell enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dave Dexter at RF. Steve Moore flies out to the center fielder. Vito McCormack flies out to the right fielder. Shorty Robinson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Denney Perdue strikes out. Juan Lopez strikes out. Matt Cook reached on a fielding error by Bill Henninger. Woody Kirby singles to left field. Matt Cook advances to third on the hit. Frank Stewart strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Scott Nichols comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bill Henninger flies out to the center fielder. Wayne Hostetler grounds out to the second baseman. Daniel Concepcion grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 8 Cleveland total runners LOB: 4
Batting:2B - Bumpus Gehring (6).3B - Bill Autry (2).GIDP - Juan Lopez. Baserunning: SB - Matt Cook (7), Woody Kirby (9), Frank Stewart (10), Bill Autry (12).
Batting:2B - Vito McCormack (13), Daniel Concepcion (8).3B - Vito McCormack (6).HR - Shorty Robinson (9). Baserunning: SB - Jay Rohde (22), Steve Moore (21). Fielding: E - Bill Henninger, Wayne Hostetler.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Hofmann did not respond to coaching in control Trevor Harman improves in power_vs_righty Dan Sears improves in power_vs_righty Scott Upchurch did not respond to coaching in range Scott Upchurch improves in contact_vs_lefty Roy Torres improves in contact_vs_righty Dan Sears did not respond to coaching in C
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Shinya Matsushita did not respond to coaching in velocity Garton Hamill did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Bescher improves in control Scat Pence did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Scat Pence did not respond to coaching in speed Garton Hamill improves in control