Win: Buddy Mellor (1-2) Loss: Jeff Benton (1-1)
Save: Bill Berkman (5)
Inning: 1 Toronto Jeff Benton pitching. Ted Traber grounds out to the third baseman. Paul Cox strikes out. Al Kirby flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Buddy Mellor pitching. Ron Gonzalez reached on a 2-base throwing error by Paul Cox. Craig Mickelson pops out to the second baseman. John Wiltse walks. Alex Tavener flies out to the center fielder. Joe Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Toronto Tom Maloney singles to left field. Doug Bearse grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tom Maloney is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Reggie Garland reached on a 2-base throwing error by Mike Flood. Jose Konikowski grounds out to the second baseman. Doug Bearse scores. Reggie Garland advances to third on the play. Dave Fox flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Mike Flood lines out to the third baseman. Jim Bowers flies out to the right fielder. Roy Creeden singles to center field. Jeff Benton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Toronto Buddy Mellor flies out to the center fielder. Ted Traber singles to center field. Paul Cox flies out to the right fielder. Al Kirby grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Ron Gonzalez strikes out. Craig Mickelson strikes out. John Wiltse flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Toronto Tom Maloney walks. Doug Bearse walks. Reggie Garland grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Tom Maloney advances to third on the play. Jose Konikowski grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Alex Tavener grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Smith walks. Mike Flood strikes out. Jim Bowers grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Joe Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Toronto Dave Fox walks. Buddy Mellor lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ted Traber doubles to left field. Dave Fox scores. Paul Cox strikes out. Al Kirby grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Roy Creeden singles to center field. Jeff Benton fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jeff Benton singles to right field. Ron Gonzalez flies out to the center fielder. Craig Mickelson strikes out. John Wiltse grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Toronto Tom Maloney flies out to the right fielder. Doug Bearse pops out to the first baseman. Reggie Garland grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Alex Tavener grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Smith strikes out. Mike Flood walks. Jim Bowers hits a home run. Mike Flood scores. Roy Creeden grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Toronto Jose Konikowski hits an infield single to the second baseman. Dave Fox walks. Phil Harper comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Buddy Mellor fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Buddy Mellor singles past the shortstop. Jose Konikowski scores. Dave Fox aggressively advances to third on the hit. Buddy Mellor steals second. Ted Traber grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Dave Fox scores. Buddy Mellor advances to third on the play. Paul Cox lines out to the third baseman. Al Kirby strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Mike Fregosi is pinch hitting for Phil Harper. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Mike Fregosi flies out to the left fielder. Ron Gonzalez flies out to the left fielder. Craig Mickelson walks. John Wiltse strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Toronto Ed Boyer pitching. Tom Maloney strikes out. Doug Bearse strikes out. Reggie Garland flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Alex Tavener singles to left field. Bob Hudson 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 1st. Joe Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Alex Tavener advances to second on the play. Mike Flood grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Bowers strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Toronto Mike Guese is pinch hitting for Jose Konikowski. Mike Guese flies out to the left fielder. Dave Fox grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Noe Hernandez is pinch hitting for Bob Hudson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Noe Hernandez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Bill Berkman pitching. Harry Slayton enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mike Guese at RF. Roy Creeden grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Donn Hernandez is pinch hitting for Ed Boyer. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Donn Hernandez singles to center field. Ron Gonzalez grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Toronto total runners LOB: 5 Cleveland total runners LOB: 8
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Matt Bako did not respond to coaching in endurance Boom-Boom Weihe did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Mel Cihocki did not respond to coaching in control Oscar Maisel did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty George Egan did not respond to coaching in control Don Wilcox improves in power_vs_righty Johnny Gunderson did not respond to coaching in C
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jim Hollins did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tony Johnson improves in arm Bruno Valle improves in contact_vs_lefty Ray Robinson improves in speed Tommy Otis did not respond to coaching in control Walt Geyer improves in speed