Win: Bill Rivera (3-1) Loss: Dad Gardner (5-1)
Save: Jake Falcone (2)
Inning: 1 New York Bill Rivera pitching. Bob Nielsen walks. Scott Bowles strikes out. Doc Hawkins strikes out. Cookie Connor flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cleveland Dad Gardner pitching. Sly Lytton grounds out to the shortstop. Nagi Nishimura reached on a fielding error by Rudy Lawson. Connie Dwyer walks. Rick Burns pops out to the catcher. Fred Bailey singles to left field. Nagi Nishimura scores. Connie Dwyer advances to third on the hit. Sonny Stillman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 New York Rudy Lawson grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Heath grounds out to the second baseman. Enos Fain walks. Benny Gudat singles past the first baseman. Enos Fain advances to third on the hit. Dad Gardner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Ramon Cruz grounds out to the pitcher. Bo Miller walks. Bill Rivera fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bill Rivera strikes out. Sly Lytton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Bob Nielsen flies out to the left fielder. Scott Bowles strikes out. Doc Hawkins strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Nagi Nishimura flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Connie Dwyer grounds out to the third baseman. Rick Burns flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Cookie Connor strikes out. Rudy Lawson strikes out. Mike Heath singles to center field. Enos Fain grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Fred Bailey walks. Sonny Stillman flies out to the left fielder. Ramon Cruz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fred Bailey advances to second on the play. Bo Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Benny Gudat flies out to the left fielder. Dad Gardner hits an infield single to the shortstop. Bob Nielsen grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Dad Gardner is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Scott Bowles grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Bill Rivera flies out to the center fielder. Sly Lytton grounds out to the shortstop. Nagi Nishimura walks. Connie Dwyer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Doc Hawkins pops out to the second baseman. Cookie Connor flies out to the left fielder. Rudy Lawson hits a home run. Mike Heath grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Rick Burns grounds out to the third baseman. Fred Bailey singles to left field. Fred Bailey steals second. Sonny Stillman strikes out. Ramon Cruz hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bo Miller walks. Bill Rivera flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 New York Enos Fain grounds out to the shortstop. Benny Gudat singles to left field. Dad Gardner lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Sly Lytton flies out to the left fielder. Nagi Nishimura flies out to the right fielder. Connie Dwyer bunts for a base hit. Rick Burns walks. Randy Akers 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. Fred Bailey triples. Connie Dwyer scores. Rick Burns scores. Sonny Stillman triples. Fred Bailey scores. Ramon Cruz grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Ben Holtz enters the game as a defensive replacement for Fred Bailey at 3B. Bob Nielsen walks. Scott Bowles grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Doc Hawkins pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Bo Miller walks. Bill Rivera fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bill Rivera grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Sly Lytton reached on a fielding error by Rudy Lawson. Nagi Nishimura flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Cookie Connor triples. Rudy Lawson walks. Mike Heath grounds out to the second baseman. Cookie Connor scores. Rudy Lawson advances to second on the play. Jake Falcone comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Enos Fain flies out to the left fielder. Spike Haney is pinch hitting for Benny Gudat. Spike Haney grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 New York total runners left on base: 6 Cleveland total runners left on base: 10
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ed Wilson improves in power_vs_righty Sal Ronan improves in contact_vs_lefty Jim Wheat did not respond to coaching in control Sal Ronan improves in range Gus Fox did not respond to coaching in CF
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Mike Hiller improves in velocity Stu Thomas did not respond to coaching in velocity Taj Hall did not respond to coaching in endurance Vinnie Romano did not respond to coaching in speed Jack Barrett did not respond to coaching in 2B