Inning: 1 Cleveland Fred LaRocca pitching. Edifus Fitzgerald grounds out to the third baseman. Sam McAndrew strikes out. Kevin Melillo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Al Armstrong pitching. Andres Haworth strikes out. Yasuji Takada singles to right field. Luis Coughlin grounds out to the third baseman. Yasuji Takada advances to second on the play. Roy Ostrowski walks. Roy Handley singles to left field. Yasuji Takada scores. Mule Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Tony Brewer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Berran flies out to the center fielder. Gil Murff flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Hank Moore singles to center field. Phenomenal Taylor grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Hank Moore is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Fred LaRocca lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Andres Haworth singles to right field. Phenomenal Taylor scores. Yasuji Takada strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Dick Kamp grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Murray grounds out to the pitcher. Al Armstrong grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Luis Coughlin walks. Roy Ostrowski strikes out. Roy Handley pops out to the second baseman. Luis Coughlin is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Edifus Fitzgerald grounds out to the shortstop. Sam McAndrew singles to right field. Kevin Melillo grounds out to the third baseman. Sam McAndrew advances to second on the play. Tony Brewer singles to center field. Sam McAndrew scores. Ed Berran pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Mule Smith walks. Mule Smith is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Hank Moore hits a home run. Phenomenal Taylor flies out to the right fielder. Fred LaRocca singles to center field. Andres Haworth lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Gil Murff strikes out. Dick Kamp grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Murray walks. Al Armstrong pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Yasuji Takada grounds out to the shortstop. Luis Coughlin strikes out. Roy Ostrowski strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Edifus Fitzgerald lines out to the third baseman. Sam McAndrew strikes out. Kevin Melillo walks. Tony Brewer singles to center field. Kevin Melillo advances to third on the hit. Ed Berran walks. Gil Murff pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Oakland Roy Handley hits an infield single to the pitcher. Roy Handley is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mule Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Hank Moore strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Dick Kamp strikes out. Bill Murray flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Al Armstrong strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Phenomenal Taylor pops out to the catcher. Fred LaRocca strikes out. Andres Haworth grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Edifus Fitzgerald flies out to the left fielder. Sam McAndrew hits an infield single to the pitcher. Kevin Melillo walks. Duff Wessinger 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. Tony Brewer singles to center field. Sam McAndrew scores. Ed Berran singles to center field. Kevin Melillo scores. Tony Brewer advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Gil Murff grounds out to the second baseman. Tony Brewer scores. Ed Berran advances to second on the play. Dick Kamp grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Sam Kerr 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. Yasuji Takada singles to left field. Luis Coughlin walks. Roy Ostrowski flies out to the right fielder. Roy Handley singles past the second baseman. Yasuji Takada is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Luis Coughlin advances to third on the play. Mule Smith hits a home run. Luis Coughlin scores. Roy Handley scores. David Alston comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hank Moore grounds out to the second baseman. 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. Bill Murray strikes out. Harry Hogg is pinch hitting for David Alston. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Harry Hogg strikes out. Edifus Fitzgerald pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners left on base: 6 Oakland total runners left on base: 4
Game Notes Sam Kerr is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: George Harley improves in range Junior Caceres did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jason Goodson did not respond to coaching in velocity Hidetaka Nakamura did not respond to coaching in arm Rheal Baird did not respond to coaching in SS
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Hideo Kaneko did not respond to coaching in control Bill Piatt did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Yank Miller improves in power_vs_righty Travis Gordon did not respond to coaching in range