Win: Jim Ruthven (6-2) Loss: Brent Zupcic (3-5)
Save: Sam Constable (17)
Inning: 1 Boston Jim Ruthven pitching. Don Ratzer singles to center field. Don Ratzer steals second. Lefty Britton strikes out. Cy Wendell grounds out to the second baseman. Don Ratzer advances to third on the play. Dixie Juul pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cleveland Brent Zupcic pitching. Adam Jimenez flies out to the right fielder. Takeshi Hirano singles to right field. Eddie Risberg hits a home run. Takeshi Hirano scores. Chris Zanni strikes out. Robert Perez grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Harry Lefevre walks. Jeff Walker strikes out. Dupee Warren flies out to the center fielder. Harry Freeman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Takenori Yamamoto strikes out. Wally Darr strikes out. Ed Nicholson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Brent Zupcic singles to center field. Don Ratzer flies out to the left fielder. Lefty Britton grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Brent Zupcic is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Cy Wendell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Jim Ruthven strikes out. Adam Jimenez strikes out. Takeshi Hirano grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Dixie Juul strikes out. Harry Lefevre strikes out. Jeff Walker grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Eddie Risberg grounds out to the shortstop. Chris Zanni singles past the shortstop. Robert Perez walks. Takenori Yamamoto singles to left field. Chris Zanni scores. Wally Darr is hit by a pitch. Ed Nicholson strikes out. Jim Ruthven grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Boston Dupee Warren singles to right field. Harry Freeman strikes out. Dupee Warren steals second. Brent Zupcic walks. Don Ratzer flies out to the right fielder. Lefty Britton singles to center field. Dupee Warren scores. Cy Wendell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cleveland Adam Jimenez grounds out to the second baseman. Takeshi Hirano strikes out. Eddie Risberg strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Dixie Juul strikes out. Harry Lefevre flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Walker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Chris Zanni strikes out. Robert Perez grounds out to the pitcher. Takenori Yamamoto strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Dupee Warren singles to right field. Harry Freeman grounds out to the second baseman. Dupee Warren advances to second on the play. Joe Pechous 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. Takayuki Ishiwata is pinch hitting for Brent Zupcic. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Takayuki Ishiwata strikes out. Don Ratzer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Rudy Castillo pitching. Wally Darr singles to center field. Wally Darr gets picked off first. Ed Nicholson grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Pechous strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Lefty Britton strikes out. Cy Wendell strikes out. Dixie Juul flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Adam Jimenez strikes out. Takeshi Hirano grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Eddie Risberg walks. Chris Zanni grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Sam Constable comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Harry Lefevre flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Walker singles to center field. Dupee Warren doubles to right field. Jeff Walker uses his aggressiveness and scores. Harry Freeman strikes out. Johnny Wicker is pinch hitting for Rudy Castillo. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Johnny Wicker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners left on base: 7 Cleveland total runners left on base: 4
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Shawn Meusel did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Meeks improves in power_vs_lefty Ed Meeks improves in speed Dutch Frazier improves in arm Aurelio Gornicki did not respond to coaching in LF
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Terry Taylor did not respond to coaching in control Hank Nicholson improves in contact_vs_righty Dick Wasdell improves in arm Yoshiyuki Kawauchi did not respond to coaching in velocity Dick Wasdell did not respond to coaching in 1B