Win: Ed Ragan (2-0) Loss: Rennie Zimmerman (0-2)
Save: Mark Wickman (3)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Rennie Zimmerman pitching. Pep Persnickety flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Mul Wells strikes out. Al Garr walks. Wes Chester singles to center field. Beau Knerr strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Texas Ed Ragan pitching. Ricky LaFleur doubles to right field. Ed Ryan strikes out. Bob Locke strikes out. Klaus Hargreaves grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Merritt Hancock pops out to the third baseman. Jim Darwin grounds out to the pitcher. Masaru Ichikawa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Mikey Jacob singles to left field. Tony Lewis strikes out. Eddie Russell singles to center field. Milo Fresok grounds out to the shortstop. Mikey Jacob advances to third on the play. Eddie Russell advances to second on the play. Rennie Zimmerman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Ed Ragan strikes out. Pep Persnickety singles to right field. Pep Persnickety steals second. Mul Wells strikes out. Al Garr doubles to center field. Pep Persnickety scores. Wes Chester pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Ricky LaFleur walks. Ed Ryan grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ricky LaFleur is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ed Ryan steals second. Bob Locke strikes out. Klaus Hargreaves flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Beau Knerr walks. Merritt Hancock strikes out. Jim Darwin flies out to the center fielder. Masaru Ichikawa singles to left field. Ed Ragan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Texas Mikey Jacob pops out to the first baseman. Tony Lewis doubles to right field. Eddie Russell flies out to the center fielder. Milo Fresok flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Pep Persnickety grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Mul Wells singles to center field. Al Garr singles to center field. Wes Chester grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Al Garr is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Wes Chester steals second. Beau Knerr pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Texas Rennie Zimmerman strikes out. Ricky LaFleur walks. Ed Ryan singles to center field. Bob Locke flies out to the left fielder. Klaus Hargreaves walks. Mikey Jacob grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Cleveland Merritt Hancock walks. Jim Darwin strikes out. Masaru Ichikawa grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Tony Lewis grounds out to the shortstop. Eddie Russell grounds out to the third baseman. Milo Fresok grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Ed Ragan flies out to the center fielder. Pep Persnickety grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Mul Wells grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Bill Lafleur is pinch hitting for Rennie Zimmerman. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bill Lafleur pops out to the shortstop. Ricky LaFleur doubles to right field. Ed Ryan grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Locke singles past the second baseman. Ricky LaFleur is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Sam Wilber pitching. Al Garr singles to center field. Wes Chester pops out to the third baseman. Beau Knerr strikes out. Merritt Hancock walks. Jim Darwin reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bob Locke. Al Garr scores. Masaru Ichikawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Texas Klaus Hargreaves flies out to the left fielder. Mikey Jacob grounds out to the third baseman. Tony Lewis doubles to center field. Eddie Russell doubles to left field. Tony Lewis scores. Milo Fresok walks. Nate Piniella is pinch hitting for Sam Wilber. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Nate Piniella lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Jay Garcia pitching. Lu Leftwich is pinch hitting for Ed Ragan. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Lu Leftwich walks. Pep Persnickety grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Mul Wells strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Mark Wickman pitching. Ricky LaFleur pops out to the third baseman. Ed Ryan grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Locke flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners LOB: 9 Texas total runners LOB: 11
Game Notes Jay Garcia is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Al McGinnity did not respond to coaching in control Jeff Whitcher did not respond to coaching in velocity Jeff Whitcher did not respond to coaching in control Al McGinnity did not respond to coaching in control Jerry Coleman did not respond to coaching in 2B
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Hal Robinson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Eli Hoffman did not respond to coaching in velocity Todd Carpenter did not respond to coaching in control Hal Robinson did not respond to coaching in speed