Win: Duke Spencer (3-1) Loss: Broderick Nieves (1-2)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Ron Irwin pitching. Tony Joshua reached on a fielding error by Hanley Ramirez. Tex Woods grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Joshua advances to second on the play. Bert Redmond strikes out. Joe Stuart strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Broderick Nieves pitching. Ripper Collins grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Christmas strikes out. Sebastian Compton singles to left field. Brian Asselstine grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Sebastian Compton is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Papa Roenicke grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Link pops out to the second baseman. Virgil Collard walks. Takayuki Mimura pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Jimmie Foxx pops out to the second baseman. Hanley Ramirez strikes out. Victor Martinez singles to right field. Klondike Douglass strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Broderick Nieves strikes out. Tony Joshua grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Tex Woods hits an infield single to the second baseman. Bert Redmond triples. Tex Woods scores. Duke Spencer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Stuart walks. Papa Roenicke strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Duke Spencer singles to right field. Ripper Collins reached on a 2-base fielding error by Tony Joshua. Steve Christmas singles to left field. Duke Spencer scores. Ripper Collins scores. Sebastian Compton grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Steve Christmas is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Brian Asselstine doubles to center field. Sebastian Compton uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jimmie Foxx singles to right field. Brian Asselstine scores. Hanley Ramirez singles to right field. Jimmie Foxx advances to third on the hit. Hanley Ramirez steals second. Victor Martinez doubles to right field. Jimmie Foxx scores. Hanley Ramirez scores. Klondike Douglass singles to center field. Victor Martinez scores. Ollie Webber comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Klondike Douglass steals second. Duke Spencer grounds out to the second baseman. Klondike Douglass advances to third on the play. Ripper Collins walks. Steve Christmas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Charlie Link flies out to the center fielder. Virgil Collard is hit by a pitch. Takayuki Mimura grounds out to the second baseman. Virgil Collard advances to second on the play. Ollie Webber grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Sebastian Compton singles to center field. Sebastian Compton steals second. Brian Asselstine grounds out to the second baseman. Sebastian Compton advances to third on the play. Jimmie Foxx grounds out to the shortstop. Sebastian Compton scores. Mike Medwick comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hanley Ramirez pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Tony Joshua reached on a fielding error by Sebastian Compton. Tex Woods strikes out. Bert Redmond grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Victor Martinez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Klondike Douglass grounds out to the pitcher. Duke Spencer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Joe Stuart strikes out. Papa Roenicke flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Link flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Ripper Collins flies out to the center fielder. Steve Christmas singles to left field. Steve Christmas steals second. Sebastian Compton flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Brian Asselstine singles to right field. Steve Christmas scores. Jimmie Foxx strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Virgil Collard grounds out to the second baseman. Takayuki Mimura strikes out. Al Blake is pinch hitting for Mike Medwick. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Al Blake grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Hod Cecena pitching. Hanley Ramirez grounds out to the second baseman. Victor Martinez grounds out to the second baseman. Klondike Douglass strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Tony Joshua flies out to the center fielder. Tex Woods is hit by a pitch. Tex Woods is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bert Redmond grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Duke Spencer strikes out. Ripper Collins flies out to the right fielder. Steve Christmas reached on a 2-base throwing error by Virgil Collard. Sebastian Compton pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Joe Stuart flies out to the center fielder. Papa Roenicke grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Link walks. Virgil Collard pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners left on base: 6 Oakland total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Brian Asselstine (1), Victor Martinez (1). Baserunning: SB - Steve Christmas (2), Sebastian Compton (3), Hanley Ramirez (3), Klondike Douglass (5). Fielding: E - Sebastian Compton, Hanley Ramirez.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Otis Cobb improves in power_vs_righty Ugueth Cuccinello improves in speed Ugueth Cuccinello improves in speed Vern Reuschel did not respond to coaching in velocity
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Eddie Gebhard did not respond to coaching in velocity Justin Verlander did not respond to coaching in velocity Doug Ault improves in power_vs_lefty Gary Ignasiak improves in control