Win: Joe Gibbons (2-0) Loss: Johnny Reilly (0-2)
Save: Bill Morejon (21)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Roger Gonzales pitching. Leo Neagle flies out to the right fielder. Dennis Perry grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Andre singles to center field. Josh Hamilton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 New York Tom Andre pitching. Lee Hubbard strikes out. Steve Pickering doubles to left field. Wes Preston walks. Oral Faneyte grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Bill Connolly hits a home run. Wally Cook walks. Doc Stirnweiss grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Steve Peters singles to left field. Tom Andre grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Randy Adams singles to right field. Al Locke flies out to the right fielder. Ron Backman flies out to the right fielder. Harry Dunne grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Leo Neagle singles to left field. Dennis Perry strikes out. Leo Neagle gets picked off first. Mike Andre flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Roger Gonzales strikes out. Lee Hubbard pops out to the catcher. Steve Pickering strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Josh Hamilton flies out to the left fielder. Bill Connolly strikes out. Wally Cook grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Wes Preston grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Oral Faneyte strikes out. Randy Adams strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Doc Stirnweiss walks. Doc Stirnweiss steals second. Steve Peters strikes out. Tom Andre strikes out. Leo Neagle flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Al Locke singles to right field. Ron Backman strikes out. Harry Dunne grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Dennis Perry strikes out. Mike Andre flies out to the left fielder. Josh Hamilton is hit by a pitch. Bill Connolly grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Josh Hamilton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Roger Gonzales grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Lee Hubbard grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Pickering strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Wally Cook grounds out to the pitcher. Doc Stirnweiss grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Peters walks. Tom Andre singles to right field. Steve Peters advances to third on the hit. Joe Gibbons 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. Leo Neagle singles to left field. Steve Peters scores. Dennis Perry strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 New York Wes Preston flies out to the right fielder. Oral Faneyte strikes out. Randy Adams hits a home run. Al Locke grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Mike Andre flies out to the right fielder. Josh Hamilton pops out to the first baseman. Bill Connolly singles to right field. Bill Connolly steals second. Wally Cook grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Ron Backman reached on a 2-base fielding error by Doc Stirnweiss. Johnny Reilly comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Harry Dunne singles to right field. Ron Backman scores. Scott Rader is pinch hitting for Joe Gibbons . Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Don Rheam is pinch running for Harry Dunne on 1st base. Scott Rader singles to center field. Don Rheam advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Lee Hubbard strikes out. The defense is playing the infield in. Steve Pickering hits a home run. Don Rheam scores. Scott Rader scores. Hisashi Sakamoto comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Wes Preston grounds out to the second baseman. Oral Faneyte grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Bill Morejon pitching. Ron Perkins enters the game as a defensive replacement for Don Rheam at C. Doc Stirnweiss flies out to the left fielder. Steve Peters grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Fine is pinch hitting for Hisashi Sakamoto. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bill Fine flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners left on base: 7 New York total runners left on base: 2
Game Notes Josh Hamilton is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Moxie Charles did not respond to coaching in velocity George Bergman did not respond to coaching in velocity George Bergman improves in control Tommy Fanovich did not respond to coaching in endurance Fred Conwell improves in 1B
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Cash Harmon improves in speed Frank Helms did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jet Turner did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Brian Delaney did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Frank Helms did not respond to coaching in 3B