Win: Jeff Benton (18-2) Loss: Masaya Sugiyama (6-12)
Inning: 1 Oakland Jeff Benton pitching. Tom Bader lines out to the third baseman. Wayne Handley singles to right field. Ed Maggert walks. Charlie Duran lines out to the shortstop. Mike Williams strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cleveland Masaya Sugiyama pitching. Ron Gonzalez strikes out. Craig Mickelson flies out to the center fielder. Walt Madison hits a home run. Alex Tavener flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Doug McMillan strikes out. Leo Cermak flies out to the right fielder. Chris Seilheimer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Joe Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Flood grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Bowers pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Masaya Sugiyama strikes out. Tom Bader walks. Wayne Handley pops out to the third baseman. Ed Maggert flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Donn Hernandez grounds out to the third baseman. Jeff Benton singles to right field. Ron Gonzalez grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Charlie Duran grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Williams flies out to the right fielder. Doug McMillan singles to center field. Doug McMillan is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Craig Mickelson strikes out. Walt Madison singles to center field. Alex Tavener flies out to the center fielder. Joe Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Leo Cermak grounds out to the shortstop. Chris Seilheimer pops out to the second baseman. Masaya Sugiyama flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Mike Flood flies out to the right fielder. Jim Bowers strikes out. Donn Hernandez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Tom Bader flies out to the center fielder. Wayne Handley grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Maggert grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Jeff Benton flies out to the left fielder. Ron Gonzalez strikes out. Craig Mickelson singles to right field. Walt Madison lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Charlie Duran grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Williams flies out to the center fielder. Doug McMillan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Alex Tavener grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Smith walks. Mike Flood singles to left field. Joe Smith advances to third on the hit. Jim Bowers singles to right field. Joe Smith scores. Mike Flood advances to third on the hit. Donn Hernandez triples. Mike Flood scores. Jim Bowers scores. Jeff Benton grounds out to the second baseman. Donn Hernandez scores. Ron Gonzalez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Leo Cermak walks. Chris Seilheimer flies out to the right fielder. Masaya Sugiyama lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tom Bader singles to center field. Leo Cermak scores. Wayne Handley walks. Ed Maggert pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Craig Mickelson strikes out. Walt Madison grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Alex Tavener strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Charlie Duran flies out to the left fielder. Mike Williams grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Doug McMillan singles to center field. Leo Cermak grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Doug McMillan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 6 Cleveland total runners left on base: 2
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Len Parson did not respond to coaching in range Kuniyuki Inagaki did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Greg Moraga did not respond to coaching in arm Bill Pegues improves in contact_vs_lefty Bill Pegues did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Greg Moraga did not respond to coaching in arm
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bob Olivares improves in arm Alex Jackson did not respond to coaching in velocity Jamey Horton improves in arm Dick Matarazzo did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Walt Geyer improves in contact_vs_righty Mike Furcal did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty