Win: Mark Donovan (7-21) Loss: Ralph Beecher (13-12)
Save: Scott Nichols (13)
Inning: 1 Oakland Ralph Beecher pitching. Denney Perdue flies out to the left fielder. Juan Lopez singles to right field. Matt Cook flies out to the center fielder. Juan Lopez is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Mark Donovan pitching. Jay Rohde walks. Jay Rohde steals second. Steve Moore grounds out to the second baseman. Jay Rohde advances to third on the play. Vito McCormack pops out to the third baseman. Shorty Robinson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Dave Dexter strikes out. Frank Stewart singles to center field. Frank Stewart steals second. Bumpus Gehring singles to left field. Frank Stewart scores. Bob Henke pops out to the catcher. Jim Beatty flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Bill Henninger grounds out to the shortstop. Wayne Hostetler flies out to the left fielder. Daniel Concepcion reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jim Beatty. Al Stanicek singles to center field. Daniel Concepcion scores. Ralph Beecher grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Mark Donovan grounds out to the shortstop. Denney Perdue strikes out. Juan Lopez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Jay Rohde hits a home run. Steve Moore doubles to right field. Vito McCormack singles to right field. Steve Moore scores. Shorty Robinson flies out to the right fielder. Vito McCormack gets picked off first. Bill Henninger flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Matt Cook grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Dexter singles to left field. Frank Stewart pops out to the first baseman. Bumpus Gehring grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Wayne Hostetler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Daniel Concepcion pops out to the shortstop. Al Stanicek grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Bob Henke walks. Jim Beatty flies out to the left fielder. Mark Donovan lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Denney Perdue doubles to right field. Bob Henke scores. Juan Lopez hits a home run. Denney Perdue scores. Matt Cook flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Ralph Beecher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jay Rohde flies out to the center fielder. Steve Moore grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Dave Dexter singles to left field. Pete Trouppe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Dexter steals second. Frank Stewart flies out to the center fielder. Bumpus Gehring doubles to right field. Dave Dexter scores. Bob Henke singles to left field. Bumpus Gehring scores. Bob Beltre comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Beatty flies out to the center fielder. Mark Donovan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Vito McCormack flies out to the left fielder. Shorty Robinson singles to center field. Bill Henninger grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Shorty Robinson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bill Henninger steals second. Wayne Hostetler pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Denney Perdue flies out to the center fielder. Juan Lopez grounds out to the second baseman. Matt Cook walks. Dave Dexter flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Daniel Concepcion flies out to the right fielder. Al Stanicek grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chris Rhodes is pinch hitting for Bob Beltre. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Chris Rhodes flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Leo Giannini pitching. Frank Stewart walks. Bumpus Gehring lines out to the third baseman. Frank Stewart gets picked off first. Bob Henke flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Harry Wendell enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bumpus Gehring at RF. Franklin Redmon enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bob Henke at 3B. Jay Rohde flies out to the right fielder. Steve Moore grounds out to the second baseman. Jim McNeely is pinch hitting for Vito McCormack. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim McNeely reached on a 2-base throwing error by Juan Lopez. Shorty Robinson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Jim Beatty strikes out. Bill Autry is pinch hitting for Mark Donovan. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bill Autry lines out to the shortstop. Denney Perdue strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Scott Nichols pitching. Jim Bedford is pinch hitting for Bill Henninger. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Bedford strikes out. Wayne Hostetler strikes out. Daniel Concepcion walks. Al Stanicek walks. Earl Mails is pinch hitting for Leo Giannini. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Earl Mails singles to left field. Daniel Concepcion scores. Al Stanicek steals third. Earl Mails gets picked off first. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 4 Cleveland total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Denney Perdue (25), Bumpus Gehring (10).HR - Juan Lopez (11). Baserunning: SB - Dave Dexter (8), Frank Stewart (17).CS - Juan Lopez (6). Fielding: E - Juan Lopez, Jim Beatty.
Game Notes Dave Dexter is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Casey Hanford did not respond to coaching in endurance Tommy Bowlin did not respond to coaching in control Scott Upchurch did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Roy Lerchen did not respond to coaching in velocity Trevor Harman did not respond to coaching in speed Casey Hanford did not respond to coaching in velocity Dan Sears did not respond to coaching in C
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Burke did not respond to coaching in control Joe Fornieles did not respond to coaching in arm Garton Hamill did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Coleman improves in speed Vladimir Lincoln did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Joe Fornieles did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty