Win: Ralph Beecher (2-3) Loss: Bob Brynan (2-4)
Save: Pete Trouppe (1)
Inning: 1 Oakland Ralph Beecher pitching. Mike Parris grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Patterson flies out to the left fielder. Alex Alexander grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Bob Brynan pitching. Vito McCormack walks. Vito McCormack steals second. Steve Moore singles to right field. Vito McCormack is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Steve Moore steals second. Earl Mails pops out to the second baseman. Bob Leon pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Matt Cook strikes out. Frank Stewart pops out to the second baseman. Trevor Harman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Bill Henninger grounds out to the shortstop. Jay Rohde singles to center field. Jay Rohde steals second. Jay Rohde is out trying to steal third. Daniel Concepcion grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Scott Upchurch singles to right field. Bob Henke strikes out. Bob Brynan lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Mike Parris strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Scat Pence grounds out to the second baseman. Ralph Beecher grounds out to the pitcher. Vito McCormack grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Dave Patterson flies out to the center fielder. Alex Alexander strikes out. Matt Cook strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Steve Moore grounds out to the shortstop. Earl Mails strikes out. Bob Leon flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Frank Stewart singles to center field. Trevor Harman pops out to the shortstop. Scott Upchurch singles to center field. Bob Henke grounds out to the pitcher. Frank Stewart advances to third on the play. Scott Upchurch advances to second on the play. Bob Brynan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cleveland Bill Henninger lines out to the third baseman. Jay Rohde strikes out. Daniel Concepcion singles to center field. Daniel Concepcion is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Mike Parris pops out to the second baseman. Dave Patterson grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Alex Alexander strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Scat Pence flies out to the right fielder. Ralph Beecher flies out to the right fielder. Vito McCormack hits a home run. Steve Moore walks. Earl Mails pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Matt Cook pops out to the shortstop. Frank Stewart doubles to left field. Trevor Harman walks. Scott Upchurch grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Bob Leon strikes out. Bill Henninger singles to left field. Bill Henninger is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jay Rohde strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Bob Henke flies out to the center fielder. Harry Wendell is pinch hitting for Bob Brynan. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Harry Wendell strikes out. Mike Parris pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Billy Arntzen pitching. Daniel Concepcion strikes out. Scat Pence singles to center field. Scat Pence is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ralph Beecher strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Dave Patterson flies out to the right fielder. Alex Alexander strikes out. Matt Cook doubles past the third baseman. Pete Trouppe 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. Frank Stewart grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 5 Cleveland total runners left on base: 2
Batting:HR - Vito McCormack (3). Baserunning: SB - Vito McCormack (12), Steve Moore (8), Jay Rohde (5).CS - Bill Henninger (6), Jay Rohde (5), Daniel Concepcion (6), Scat Pence (3).
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Steve Giannelli improves in contact_vs_righty Barry Hatcher did not respond to coaching in control Joe Lewis did not respond to coaching in control Bill McConnell did not respond to coaching in velocity Casey Hanford did not respond to coaching in control Bill McConnell improves in endurance Al Ash did not respond to coaching in C
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Lou Johnson improves in contact_vs_righty Edgar Kane did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jack Nutter improves in range Joe Fornieles did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bill Coleman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jerry Lovelace did not respond to coaching in control