Inning: 1 New York Gary East pitching. Donell Nixon grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Wallach grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Chris Sabo singles to right field. Nick Esasky walks. Dale Murphy grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cleveland Andy Benes pitching. Frank Howitt doubles to right field. Itsuro Sanada pops out to the shortstop. Tim Esmond singles to center field. Frank Howitt scores. Rocky Milan strikes out. Jake Minor singles to center field. Tim Esmond advances to third on the hit. Erik Elliott grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 New York Jeff Conine flies out to the center fielder. Jason Kendall flies out to the right fielder. Steve Lombardozzi hits a home run. Andy Benes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Fred Lopez grounds out to the shortstop. Armando Tebeau walks. Armando Tebeau steals second. Gary East grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Armando Tebeau advances to third on the play. Frank Howitt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Donell Nixon pops out to the first baseman. Tim Wallach grounds out to the third baseman. Chris Sabo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Itsuro Sanada singles past the shortstop. Tim Esmond singles to center field. Itsuro Sanada advances to third on the hit. Tim Esmond steals second. Rocky Milan grounds out to the shortstop. Itsuro Sanada scores. Tim Esmond advances to third on the play. Jake Minor walks. Erik Elliott walks. Fred Lopez singles to center field. Tim Esmond scores. Jake Minor scores. Erik Elliott advances to third on the hit. Bill Doll comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Armando Tebeau flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Erik Elliott scores. Gary East strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Nick Esasky grounds out to the third baseman. Dale Murphy grounds out to the third baseman. Jeff Conine doubles to left field. Jason Kendall flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Frank Howitt grounds out to the third baseman. Itsuro Sanada singles to right field. Tim Esmond strikes out. Rocky Milan walks. Jake Minor flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 New York Steve Lombardozzi strikes out. Bill Doll strikes out. Donell Nixon singles to right field. Tim Wallach grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Donell Nixon is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Erik Elliott flies out to the center fielder. Fred Lopez singles to right field. Armando Tebeau grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Chris Sabo flies out to the center fielder. Nick Esasky walks. Dale Murphy strikes out. Jeff Conine walks. Jason Kendall singles to center field. Nick Esasky scores. Jeff Conine advances to third on the hit. Steve Lombardozzi singles to right field. Jeff Conine scores. Jason Kendall advances to third on the hit. Bill Doll strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Gary East strikes out. Frank Howitt strikes out. Itsuro Sanada singles to left field. Itsuro Sanada steals second. Tim Esmond grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Donell Nixon reached on a 2-base throwing error by Fred Lopez. Tim Wallach doubles to center field. Donell Nixon scores. Chris Sabo grounds out to the third baseman. Nick Esasky walks. Dale Murphy doubles to center field. Tim Wallach scores. Nick Esasky uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ed Acosta comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jeff Conine flies out to the left fielder. Jason Kendall strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Rocky Milan walks. Jake Minor walks. Tony Wright comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Erik Elliott grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Rocky Milan advances to third on the play. Fred Lopez triples. Rocky Milan scores. Armando Tebeau pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Steve Lombardozzi grounds out to the shortstop. Toby Harrah is pinch hitting for Tony Wright. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Toby Harrah flies out to the center fielder. Donell Nixon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland John Cerutti pitching. Jim Denman is pinch hitting for Ed Acosta. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Denman doubles to right field. Frank Howitt walks. Itsuro Sanada singles to right field. Jim Denman scores. Frank Howitt advances to third on the hit. Tim Esmond singles to left field. Frank Howitt scores. Derek Walker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rocky Milan strikes out. Jake Minor strikes out. Erik Elliott grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Tim Esmond is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 New York Glenn Caldwell pitching. Tim Wallach walks. Chris Sabo reached on a fielding error by Frank Howitt. Nick Esasky grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tim Wallach advances to third on the play. Chris Sabo advances to second on the play. Dale Murphy grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Wallach scores. Chris Sabo advances to third on the play. Jeff Conine doubles to center field. Chris Sabo scores. Jason Kendall doubles to center field. Jeff Conine scores. Steve Lombardozzi grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Rob Dibble comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Fred Lopez singles to right field. Armando Tebeau grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Fred Lopez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Curt Ford is pinch hitting for Glenn Caldwell. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Curt Ford pops out to the second baseman. Frank Howitt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 New York total runners LOB: 8 Cleveland total runners LOB: 11
Batting:2B - Frank Howitt (20), Jim Denman (2).3B - Fred Lopez (3).SF - Armando Tebeau.GIDP - Erik Elliott, Armando Tebeau. Baserunning: SB - Itsuro Sanada (18), Tim Esmond (10), Armando Tebeau (17). Fielding: E - Frank Howitt, Fred Lopez.
Game Notes Glenn Caldwell is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Alan Embree did not respond to coaching in control Bruce Hurst did not respond to coaching in control Jack Lazorko did not respond to coaching in velocity Ernie Whitt improves in contact_vs_lefty Jose Lind did not respond to coaching in LF
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ever Stillwell improves in velocity Jack Lennon improves in power_vs_lefty Richard Gross improves in power_vs_lefty Darrin Nahorodny did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty