Win: Ken Whitney (6-5) Loss: Al Armstrong (6-5)
Save: Earle Munoz (23)
Inning: 1 Oakland Al Armstrong pitching. Andres Haworth walks. Yasuji Takada grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Andres Haworth advances to second on the play. Luis Coughlin lines out to the third baseman. Roy Ostrowski grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cleveland Ken Whitney pitching. Edifus Fitzgerald grounds out to the second baseman. Kevin Melillo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tony Brewer pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Roy Handley walks. Mule Smith reached on a fielding error by Al Armstrong. Hank Moore grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mule Smith is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Phenomenal Taylor strikes out. Ken Whitney strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Ed Berran grounds out to the second baseman. Gil Murff pops out to the second baseman. Bill Murray flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Andres Haworth hits a home run. Yasuji Takada flies out to the center fielder. Luis Coughlin walks. Luis Coughlin gets picked off first. Roy Ostrowski walks. Roy Handley hits a home run. Roy Ostrowski scores. Mule Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Russ Davis strikes out. Rocky Brooks singles to right field. Al Armstrong fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Al Armstrong lines out to the shortstop. Edifus Fitzgerald singles to center field. Rocky Brooks is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Hank Moore grounds out to the second baseman. Phenomenal Taylor walks. Ken Whitney lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Andres Haworth strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Kevin Melillo walks. Tony Brewer pops out to the first baseman. Ed Berran grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Kevin Melillo is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Gil Murff grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Yasuji Takada doubles to center field. Luis Coughlin singles to center field. Yasuji Takada scores. Roy Ostrowski singles to right field. Luis Coughlin advances to third on the hit. Roy Handley hits a home run. Luis Coughlin scores. Roy Ostrowski scores. Mule Smith flies out to the center fielder. Hank Moore singles to center field. Phenomenal Taylor strikes out. Ken Whitney grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Bill Murray strikes out. Russ Davis singles to right field. Rocky Brooks grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Russ Davis is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Al Armstrong grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Rocky Brooks is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Andres Haworth reached on a 2-base fielding error by Russ Davis. Yasuji Takada grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Andres Haworth advances to third on the play. Luis Coughlin grounds out to the shortstop. Roy Ostrowski flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Edifus Fitzgerald grounds out to the second baseman. Kevin Melillo singles to left field. Tony Brewer grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Kevin Melillo is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ed Berran grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Bill Proly comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Roy Handley walks. Mule Smith grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Roy Handley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Hank Moore singles to right field. Phenomenal Taylor strikes out. Ken Whitney strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Gil Murff singles to left field. Gil Murff steals second. Bill Murray grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Gil Murff advances to third on the play. Russ Davis hits a home run. Gil Murff scores. Rocky Brooks hits a home run. Brian Hinrichs is pinch hitting for Bill Proly. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Brian Hinrichs singles to right field. Edifus Fitzgerald singles past the first baseman. Tom Bailey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Kevin Melillo strikes out. Tony Brewer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Sam Kerr pitching. Andres Haworth flies out to the left fielder. Yasuji Takada flies out to the center fielder. Luis Coughlin pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Ed Berran hits a home run. Gil Murff flies out to the left fielder. Tom Musgraves comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Murray strikes out. Russ Davis grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Roy Ostrowski lines out to the shortstop. Roy Handley strikes out. Mule Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Earle Munoz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Rocky Brooks flies out to the right fielder. Harry Hogg is pinch hitting for Sam Kerr. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Harry Hogg strikes out. Edifus Fitzgerald flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 8 Cleveland total runners LOB: 6
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ed Ford did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty George Kurosaki did not respond to coaching in speed Bob Hudson did not respond to coaching in arm Weldon Hill improves in speed
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Junior Caceres did not respond to coaching in range Junior Caceres did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jason Goodson did not respond to coaching in control Bob Davison did not respond to coaching in control Stan Lindeman improves in 1B