Win: Larry Green (4-1) Loss: Ed Gerken (0-3)
Save: Smaj Merritt (11)
Inning: 1 Oakland Larry Green pitching. Marquis Phoenix flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Hemming pops out to the second baseman. Bob Hoover singles to left field. Al McGraw pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cleveland Ed Gerken pitching. Platte Haynes strikes out. Mark Koenig strikes out. Kodama Hiro walks. Stoney McDermott walks. Butch Sillseeter walks. John Misty strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Oakland Morgan McLaughlin is hit by a pitch. Art Lindsay grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Tommy Leard flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Estas Tonne strikes out. Jefferson Lake grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Green strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Chris Mallory singles to center field. Ed Gerken lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Marquis Phoenix singles to left field. Chris Mallory scores. Johnny Hemming pops out to the third baseman. Bob Hoover grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Marquis Phoenix is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Platte Haynes flies out to the center fielder. Mark Koenig grounds out to the pitcher. Kodama Hiro lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Al McGraw flies out to the center fielder. Morgan McLaughlin flies out to the center fielder. Art Lindsay hits a home run. Tommy Leard strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Stoney McDermott grounds out to the third baseman. Butch Sillseeter singles to left field. John Misty grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Butch Sillseeter is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Estas Tonne hits a home run. John Misty scores. Jefferson Lake grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Chris Mallory grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Gerken grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Marquis Phoenix hits an infield single to the shortstop. Johnny Hemming strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Larry Green pops out to the shortstop. Platte Haynes flies out to the left fielder. Mark Koenig strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Bob Hoover grounds out to the shortstop. Al McGraw is hit by a pitch. Morgan McLaughlin singles past the shortstop. Art Lindsay grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al McGraw advances to third on the play. Morgan McLaughlin advances to second on the play. Tommy Leard grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Kodama Hiro strikes out. Stoney McDermott singles to left field. Andy Schroeder 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. Butch Sillseeter grounds out to the shortstop. Stoney McDermott advances to second on the play. John Misty singles to left field. Stoney McDermott scores. Estas Tonne grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Cesar Beckett is pinch hitting for Chris Mallory. Cesar Beckett grounds out to the shortstop. Hoyt Kubiak is pinch hitting for Andy Schroeder. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hoyt Kubiak singles to right field. Marquis Phoenix strikes out. Johnny Hemming grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Hoyt Kubiak is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Horace Caldwell pitching. Rodney Rowland enters the game as a defensive replacement for Cesar Beckett at CF. Jefferson Lake singles to left field. Larry Green lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Platte Haynes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jefferson Lake advances to third on the play. Mark Koenig pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Bob Hoover grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Al McGraw strikes out. Morgan McLaughlin pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Kodama Hiro strikes out. Stoney McDermott grounds out to the third baseman. Butch Sillseeter grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Smaj Merritt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Art Lindsay flies out to the right fielder. Tommy Leard grounds out to the second baseman. Rodney Rowland flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 6 Cleveland total runners left on base: 5
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Brad McAuley did not respond to coaching in range Santo Crouch did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Brad McAuley improves in power_vs_lefty Jett Ellis did not respond to coaching in control Al Hulen did not respond to coaching in velocity Maxx Marcetti improves in control Brad McAuley did not respond to coaching in CF
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tommy Cardena did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Camp did not respond to coaching in endurance Tommy Cardena did not respond to coaching in velocity Harry Orengo did not respond to coaching in range Carl Macphee did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Rick Deckard improves in arm Ladarius Walker did not respond to coaching in 3B