Win: Gustavo Gonzalez (4-2) Loss: Bill Dalton (1-4)
Inning: 1 Oakland Bill Dalton pitching. Don Friday flies out to the center fielder. Pascual Elston singles to left field. Steve Tovar strikes out. Kevin Carroll singles to center field. Pascual Elston advances to third on the hit. Mickey Kahdot grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cleveland Gustavo Gonzalez pitching. Roberto Curtis singles to center field. Roberto Curtis is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Paul Kern grounds out to the second baseman. Claude Lazar hits a home run. Dan Gearin singles to left field. Hersh Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Lew Crosetti singles in front of the center fielder. John Haney walks. Ron Regan strikes out. Gustavo Gonzalez lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Don Friday grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Mark Mankowski strikes out. Butch Reynolds walks. Bobby Lemon strikes out. Bill Dalton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Pascual Elston grounds out to the pitcher. Steve Tovar flies out to the center fielder. Kevin Carroll strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Roberto Curtis grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Kern strikes out. Claude Lazar grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Mickey Kahdot strikes out. Lew Crosetti grounds out to the second baseman. John Haney lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Dan Gearin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Hersh Smith hits a home run. Mark Mankowski strikes out. Butch Reynolds grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Ron Regan grounds out to the second baseman. Gustavo Gonzalez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Don Friday pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Bobby Lemon walks. Bill Dalton fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bill Dalton strikes out. Roberto Curtis strikes out. Paul Kern walks. Claude Lazar strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Pascual Elston walks. Steve Tovar singles to right field. Kevin Carroll triples. Pascual Elston scores. Steve Tovar scores. Mickey Kahdot singles to center field. Kevin Carroll scores. Lew Crosetti flies out to the right fielder. Mickey Kahdot steals second. John Haney grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Woodall 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. Ron Regan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Dan Gearin flies out to the right fielder. Hersh Smith singles to right field. Mark Mankowski singles to center field. Butch Reynolds grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Gustavo Gonzalez strikes out. Don Friday doubles to center field. Pascual Elston walks. Steve Tovar singles past the second baseman. Don Friday scores. Masayuki Masuda comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kevin Carroll flies out to the center fielder. Mickey Kahdot grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Steve Tovar is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Bobby Lemon strikes out. Stan Diering is pinch hitting for Masayuki Masuda. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Stan Diering grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Roberto Curtis singles to center field. Paul Kern flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Aaron Elston pitching. Lew Crosetti flies out to the center fielder. John Haney triples. Ron Regan doubles to left field. John Haney scores. Gustavo Gonzalez doubles to left field. Ron Regan scores. Mike Thayer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hugh Lombardi is pinch hitting for Don Friday. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Hugh Lombardi strikes out. Pascual Elston flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Claude Lazar singles to right field. Dan Gearin strikes out. Hersh Smith grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Steve Tovar grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jeff Huskey is pinch hitting for Kevin Carroll. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jeff Huskey reached on a fielding error by Mark Mankowski. Mickey Kahdot grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jeff Huskey advances to second on the play. Lew Crosetti flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Henry Bragg comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Mark Mankowski grounds out to the pitcher. Butch Reynolds grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Lemon doubles to center field. Whitey Smith is pinch hitting for Mike Thayer. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Whitey Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 9 Cleveland total runners LOB: 7
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bobby Lloyd improves in power_vs_lefty Ron LeFlore improves in contact_vs_righty Bobby Lloyd improves in power_vs_righty Jason Alomar did not respond to coaching in velocity
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Roy Rubeling improves in contact_vs_lefty Al Tejera did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ray Ramos did not respond to coaching in range Ray Mallett did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty