Win: Chico Bilardello (1-0) Loss: Bill Hutchinson (1-2)
Inning: 1 Oakland Kerry Spicer pitching. Sudden Sam LaRoche pops out to the catcher. Boom Boom Washington flies out to the right fielder. Joe Hoffman singles to center field. Joe Hoffman is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Marty Pena pitching. Vincent Conigliaro singles to left field. Izan Sanchez walks. Eddie Corriden flies out to the left fielder. William Wertz doubles to center field. Vincent Conigliaro scores. Izan Sanchez uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ray Velandia grounds out to the shortstop. Albert Causey pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland John Souza pops out to the first baseman. Terry Johnson strikes out. Dan Cunningham strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Jeff Jenkins walks. Jake Nagel grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Kerry Spicer singles to right field. Vincent Conigliaro flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Hal Plank singles to right field. Magglio Kida strikes out. Marty Pena lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Sudden Sam LaRoche grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Izan Sanchez pops out to the shortstop. Eddie Corriden strikes out. William Wertz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Boom Boom Washington flies out to the left fielder. Joe Hoffman strikes out. John Souza pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Ray Velandia strikes out. Albert Causey grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Jenkins singles to right field. Jake Nagel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Terry Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Dan Cunningham reached on a fielding error by Jeff Jenkins. Hal Plank grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Kerry Spicer strikes out. Vincent Conigliaro pops out to the third baseman. Izan Sanchez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Magglio Kida grounds out to the third baseman. Marty Pena grounds out to the second baseman. Sudden Sam LaRoche flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Eddie Corriden grounds out to the pitcher. William Wertz singles to left field. Ray Velandia pops out to the first baseman. Albert Causey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Boom Boom Washington walks. Joe Hoffman pops out to the second baseman. John Souza walks. Boom Boom Washington steals third. Terry Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Boom Boom Washington scores. Bob Hinton is pinch hitting for Dan Cunningham. Bob Hinton bunts for a base hit. Hal Plank singles to left field. John Souza scores. Magglio Kida strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Jeff Jenkins grounds out to the third baseman. Jake Nagel flies out to the right fielder. George Coachman is pinch hitting for Kerry Spicer. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. George Coachman walks. George Coachman steals second. Vincent Conigliaro flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Chico Bilardello pitching. Marty Pena strikes out. Sudden Sam LaRoche flies out to the right fielder. Boom Boom Washington strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Izan Sanchez strikes out. Eddie Corriden singles to center field. William Wertz walks. Bill Hutchinson 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. Ray Velandia flies out to the center fielder. Albert Causey strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Joe Hoffman singles to center field. John Souza flies out to the right fielder. Terry Johnson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Jeff Jenkins strikes out. Jake Nagel strikes out. Jason Ambler is pinch hitting for Chico Bilardello. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Jason Ambler hits a home run. Oakland total runners left on base: 3 Cleveland total runners left on base: 7
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Paul Schoeneweis did not respond to coaching in control Jim Daley improves in contact_vs_lefty Garey Sorensen improves in speed Paul Schoeneweis improves in velocity Garey Sorensen did not respond to coaching in 1B
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Steve Valle did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Gates did not respond to coaching in control Forrest Erickson improves in contact_vs_lefty Paul Sanders improves in contact_vs_lefty Kevin McGeehan did not respond to coaching in LF