Win: Joe Mayer (2-0) Loss: Tony Grimsley (1-1)
Save: Doc Mitchell (3)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Joe Mayer pitching. Ben Dodd strikes out. John Fahey grounds out to the shortstop. Ross Peters grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Toronto Tony Grimsley pitching. Brad Jordan flies out to the right fielder. Jose Baez walks. Jose Baez steals second. Frank Grimes singles to center field. Jose Baez scores. Charlie Henninger singles to left field. Frank Grimes advances to third on the hit. Akira Minohara strikes out. Fabian Brosius strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Dickie Barry flies out to the left fielder. Bob Maldonado grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Tex Jackson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Toronto Frank Gibson strikes out. Chad Hendrix singles to left field. Joe Mayer lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Brad Jordan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Kevin Hubbell grounds out to the shortstop. Don Aaron grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Grimsley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Toronto Jose Baez walks. Frank Grimes walks. Charlie Henninger singles to left field. Jose Baez is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Frank Grimes advances to third on the play. Akira Minohara flies out to the left fielder. Fabian Brosius grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Ben Dodd strikes out. John Fahey strikes out. Ross Peters grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Toronto Frank Gibson pops out to the first baseman. Chad Hendrix grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Mayer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Dickie Barry strikes out. Bob Maldonado strikes out. Tex Jackson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Toronto Brad Jordan pops out to the second baseman. Jose Baez singles to center field. Frank Grimes flies out to the center fielder. Jose Baez is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Kevin Hubbell strikes out. Don Aaron strikes out. Tony Grimsley singles to center field. Ben Dodd strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Toronto Charlie Henninger pops out to the second baseman. Akira Minohara strikes out. Fabian Brosius flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland John Fahey flies out to the left fielder. Ross Peters walks. Dickie Barry singles to center field. Bob Maldonado pops out to the third baseman. Tex Jackson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Toronto Frank Gibson flies out to the center fielder. Herm Kuehne is pinch hitting for Chad Hendrix. Herm Kuehne grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Mayer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Gary Javier enters the game as a defensive replacement for Herm Kuehne at C. Kevin Hubbell singles to center field. Don Aaron grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Chris Blanks is pinch hitting for Tony Grimsley. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Chris Blanks strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Toronto Doc Funk pitching. Brad Jordan grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Baez hits a home run. Frank Grimes singles to center field. Charlie Henninger grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Ben Dodd singles to center field. John Fahey strikes out. Ross Peters singles to right field. Ben Dodd advances to third on the hit. Doc Mitchell 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. Dickie Barry grounds out to the second baseman. Ben Dodd scores. Ross Peters advances to second on the play. Bob Maldonado grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners left on base: 4 Toronto total runners left on base: 5
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dave Bean improves in contact_vs_lefty Dave Bean improves in speed Dick Aderholt did not respond to coaching in arm Ralph Posada did not respond to coaching in speed Jake Miller improves in 1B
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Aguilera did not respond to coaching in endurance Don Frazier improves in power_vs_lefty Bill Aguilera did not respond to coaching in control Ricky Meyer did not respond to coaching in speed