Inning: 1 Baltimore Ariel Lefevre pitching. Frankie Grich flies out to the left fielder. Les Sagmoen grounds out to the shortstop. Marty Blanco flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Takahiro Harada pitching. Jim Sikorski pops out to the shortstop. Ike Freeman strikes out. Ray Hughes flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Baltimore Claire McGraw singles to left field. Jackie Baker grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Claire McGraw is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Herschel Cordero strikes out. Ken Pavlas strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Wilbert Clyburn flies out to the center fielder. Derek Bailey strikes out. Bob Gonzalez walks. Doc Backman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Baltimore Rick Lee grounds out to the second baseman. Takahiro Harada strikes out. Frankie Grich triples. Les Sagmoen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Wilson Moyer strikes out. Ariel Lefevre grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Sikorski grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Baltimore Marty Blanco singles past the third baseman. Claire McGraw flies out to the right fielder. Jackie Baker flies out to the left fielder. Herschel Cordero grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Ike Freeman flies out to the right fielder. Ray Hughes strikes out. Wilbert Clyburn walks. Wilbert Clyburn steals second. Derek Bailey doubles to center field. Wilbert Clyburn scores. Bob Gonzalez walks. Doc Backman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Baltimore Ken Pavlas singles to center field. Rick Lee singles to center field. Ken Pavlas advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Takahiro Harada strikes out. Frankie Grich grounds out to the third baseman. Rick Lee advances to second on the play. Les Sagmoen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cleveland Wilson Moyer singles to left field. Ariel Lefevre lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jim Sikorski triples. Wilson Moyer scores. Ike Freeman walks. Ray Hughes grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Sikorski scores. Ike Freeman advances to second on the play. Wilbert Clyburn flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Baltimore Marty Blanco flies out to the left fielder. Claire McGraw strikes out. Jackie Baker grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Derek Bailey hits a home run. Bob Gonzalez hits a home run. Doc Backman grounds out to the third baseman. Wilson Moyer flies out to the left fielder. Ariel Lefevre strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Baltimore Herschel Cordero flies out to the right fielder. Ken Pavlas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rick Lee strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Jim Sikorski hits a home run. Ike Freeman doubles to left field. Ray Hughes grounds out to the second baseman. Ike Freeman advances to third on the play. Wilbert Clyburn flies out to the center fielder. Derek Bailey flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Baltimore Daryl Solters is pinch hitting for Takahiro Harada. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Daryl Solters singles to center field. Frankie Grich strikes out. Les Sagmoen pops out to the first baseman. Zach Marrero is pinch hitting for Marty Blanco. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Zach Marrero strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Phil Barcelo pitching. Jerman Jorel is pinch hitting for Bob Gonzalez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jerman Jorel grounds out to the third baseman. Doc Backman singles to left field. Wilson Moyer singles to left field. Doc Backman advances to third on the hit. Ariel Lefevre grounds out to the shortstop. Doc Backman scores. Wilson Moyer advances to second on the play. Jim Sikorski flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Baltimore Derrick Saucier is pinch hitting for Claire McGraw. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Derrick Saucier reached on a fielding error by Ike Freeman. Jackie Baker flies out to the right fielder. Deke Roggenburk is pinch hitting for Herschel Cordero. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Deke Roggenburk walks. Ken Pavlas singles to center field. Derrick Saucier scores. Deke Roggenburk advances to third on the hit. Dick Stottlemyre is pinch hitting for Rick Lee. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dick Stottlemyre hits a home run. Deke Roggenburk scores. Ken Pavlas scores. Dutch Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Kahn is pinch hitting for Phil Barcelo. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Steve Kahn grounds out to the shortstop. Frankie Grich walks. Dick Elliott comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Les Sagmoen walks. Zach Marrero doubles to center field. Frankie Grich scores. Les Sagmoen uses his aggressiveness and scores. Derrick Saucier grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Baltimore total runners left on base: 7 Cleveland total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes Claire McGraw is injured and is expected to be out 45 days.
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Sam Spriggs improves in power_vs_righty Bill Herrnstein did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Henry Ganzel improves in arm
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Ross Whisenant improves in velocity Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance.