Win: Tommy Gebrian (2-1) Loss: Wiley Hinrichs (0-1)
Inning: 1 Oakland Tommy Gebrian pitching. Luis Cey grounds out to the third baseman. Al McEnaney grounds out to the second baseman. Rocky Berryhill strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Wiley Hinrichs pitching. Eric Delgado grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Don Whisenant hits a home run. Mike Willey strikes out. Leo Collins strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Dale Phelps grounds out to the second baseman. Jamie Herring singles past the shortstop. Joe Walker flies out to the right fielder. March Barrett strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Al Diaz lines out to the third baseman. Tom Malay strikes out. Dick Farrell doubles to right field. Charlie DeRosa singles to center field. Dick Farrell scores. Tommy Gebrian strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Bob Palmisano strikes out. Wiley Hinrichs grounds out to the second baseman. Luis Cey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Eric Delgado strikes out. Don Whisenant singles to left field. Mike Willey flies out to the center fielder. Leo Collins hits a home run. Don Whisenant scores. Al Diaz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Al McEnaney singles to left field. Rocky Berryhill flies out to the center fielder. Dale Phelps grounds out to the pitcher. Al McEnaney advances to second on the play. Jamie Herring grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Tom Malay grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Farrell walks. Charlie DeRosa flies out to the center fielder. Tommy Gebrian pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Joe Walker singles to center field. March Barrett singles to center field. Bob Palmisano grounds into a force play to the first baseman. March Barrett is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Wiley Hinrichs singles to center field. Joe Walker scores. Luis Cey singles to left field. Bob Palmisano scores. Wiley Hinrichs advances to third on the hit. Al McEnaney grounds out to the shortstop. Wiley Hinrichs scores. Luis Cey advances to second on the play. Rocky Berryhill flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Eric Delgado singles past the second baseman. Eric Delgado steals second. Don Whisenant flies out to the left fielder. Mike Willey grounds out to the second baseman. Eric Delgado advances to third on the play. Passed ball. Eric Delgado scores. Leo Collins flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Dale Phelps walks. Dale Phelps steals second. Jamie Herring grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Walker flies out to the center fielder. March Barrett strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Al Diaz singles to right field. Tom Malay grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Dick Farrell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Mel Rafter is pinch hitting for Bob Palmisano. Mel Rafter flies out to the left fielder. Ben Zapustas is pinch hitting for Wiley Hinrichs. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Ben Zapustas lines out to the first baseman. Luis Cey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Joe Richter pitching. Willie Fisher enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mel Rafter at CF. Charlie DeRosa pops out to the shortstop. Dave Hasegawa is pinch hitting for Tommy Gebrian. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Dave Hasegawa grounds out to the shortstop. Eric Delgado doubles to right field. Don Whisenant walks. Mike Willey hits a home run. Eric Delgado scores. Don Whisenant scores. Fred Gilbert comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Leo Collins flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Tripp Yellowhorse pitching. Al McEnaney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Rocky Berryhill flies out to the right fielder. Dale Phelps grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Al Diaz grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Malay flies out to the center fielder. Don Stellbauer is pinch hitting for Dick Farrell. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Don Stellbauer walks. Randy Martinez is pinch hitting for Charlie DeRosa. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Randy Martinez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Jamie Herring grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Walker grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! March Barrett grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 4 Cleveland total runners left on base: 3
Batting:2B - Eric Delgado (11), Dick Farrell (5).HR - Don Whisenant (7), Mike Willey (9), Leo Collins (4).GIDP - Tom Malay. Baserunning: SB - Eric Delgado (11).
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Jones improves in contact_vs_lefty Willie Schwenck improves in range Lew Baker improves in arm Lew Baker did not respond to coaching in arm Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Nestor Welch improves in power_vs_righty Costen Swift did not respond to coaching in control Cliff McHale did not respond to coaching in endurance Jay Samuels did not respond to coaching in velocity Greg Malis improves in speed Kerry Mintz did not respond to coaching in velocity Claud Leon did not respond to coaching in SS