Win: Don Thompson (7-11) Loss: Mark Donovan (7-24)
Save: Lance Chamberlain (28)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Mark Donovan pitching. Jay Rohde grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Steve Moore grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Vito McCormack grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Don Thompson pitching. Denney Perdue strikes out. Juan Lopez walks. Matt Cook walks. Woody Kirby grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Matt Cook is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Frank Stewart grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Earl Mails grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Bedford hits a home run. Bob Leon grounds out to the third baseman. Daniel Concepcion flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Bumpus Gehring singles to center field. Bob Henke strikes out. Dave Dexter strikes out. Mark Donovan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Al Stanicek grounds out to the second baseman. Don Thompson flies out to the right fielder. Jay Rohde pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Denney Perdue grounds out to the shortstop. Juan Lopez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Matt Cook flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Steve Moore pops out to the first baseman. Vito McCormack singles to left field. Vito McCormack is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Earl Mails hits a home run. Jim Bedford flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Woody Kirby flies out to the left fielder. Frank Stewart flies out to the center fielder. Bumpus Gehring strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Bob Leon walks. Daniel Concepcion strikes out. Al Stanicek flies out to the center fielder. Don Thompson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Bob Henke walks. Dave Dexter flies out to the right 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 walks. Juan Lopez pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Jay Rohde pops out to the third baseman. Steve Moore pops out to the shortstop. Vito McCormack singles to center field. Earl Mails strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Matt Cook grounds out to the third baseman. Woody Kirby grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Stewart walks. Bumpus Gehring strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Jim Bedford flies out to the right fielder. Bob Leon flies out to the center fielder. Daniel Concepcion singles to right field. Al Stanicek strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Bob Henke flies out to the right fielder. Dave Dexter walks. Harry Wendell is pinch hitting for Mark Donovan. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Harry Wendell flies out to the center fielder. Dave Dexter steals second. Denney Perdue strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Stew Just pitching. Don Thompson flies out to the right fielder. Jay Rohde singles to right field. Jay Rohde is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Steve Moore pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Scat Pence enters the game as a defensive replacement for Al Stanicek at C. Juan Lopez grounds out to the second baseman. Matt Cook grounds out to the third baseman. Woody Kirby grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Vito McCormack strikes out. Earl Mails pops out to the shortstop. Jim Bedford hits a home run. Scott Nichols comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Leon pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Frank Stewart pops out to the first baseman. Bumpus Gehring grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Henke hits a home run. Lance Chamberlain comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Dave Dexter strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners LOB: 3 Oakland total runners LOB: 7
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Alan Miller did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Al Bescher did not respond to coaching in endurance Jack Nutter improves in arm Shinya Matsushita did not respond to coaching in velocity Vladimir Lincoln did not respond to coaching in arm Jack Nutter did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Roy Lerchen did not respond to coaching in velocity Casey Hanford did not respond to coaching in control Bill McConnell improves in velocity Trevor Harman improves in power_vs_righty Bill McConnell did not respond to coaching in control Roy Torres did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Dan Sears did not respond to coaching in C