Inning: 1 Cleveland Frank Gakeler pitching. Vincent Conigliaro grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jerry Toporcer strikes out. Ron Cristante walks. Eddie Corriden grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Lefty Ray pitching. Joe Hoffman singles to left field. Joe Hoffman steals second. Bob Hinton flies out to the right fielder. John Souza singles to center field. Joe Hoffman scores. Bob Stein walks. Terry Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. John Souza advances to third on the play. Bob Stein advances to second on the play. Boom Boom Washington singles to center field. John Souza scores. Sudden Sam LaRoche singles to right field. Bob Stein scores. Dan Cunningham walks. Frank Gakeler flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Cleveland Ray Velandia singles to center field. Jason Ambler hits a home run. Ray Velandia scores. Brett Zappe singles to left field. Jake Nagel pops out to the shortstop. Lefty Ray lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Vincent Conigliaro walks. Jerry Toporcer singles to center field. Brett Zappe scores. Vincent Conigliaro advances to third on the hit. Ron Cristante grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Joe Hoffman walks. Bob Hinton bunts for a base hit. John Souza strikes out. Bob Stein strikes out. Terry Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Eddie Corriden flies out to the left fielder. Ray Velandia grounds out to the shortstop. Jason Ambler singles to right field. Brett Zappe grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Boom Boom Washington strikes out. Sudden Sam LaRoche reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jerry Toporcer. Dan Cunningham singles to center field. Sudden Sam LaRoche uses his aggressiveness and scores. Frank Gakeler lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joe Hoffman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Jake Nagel flies out to the center fielder. Lefty Ray strikes out. Vincent Conigliaro walks. Jerry Toporcer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Bob Hinton flies out to the center fielder. John Souza grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Stein flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Ron Cristante singles to right field. Eddie Corriden grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ron Cristante is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ray Velandia strikes out. Jason Ambler grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Eddie Corriden is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Terry Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Boom Boom Washington hits an infield single to the first baseman. Sudden Sam LaRoche pops out to the third baseman. Dan Cunningham grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Boom Boom Washington is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Brett Zappe flies out to the left fielder. Jake Nagel flies out to the left fielder. Lefty Ray grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Hal Plank is pinch hitting for Frank Gakeler. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Hal Plank flies out to the left fielder. Joe Hoffman singles in front of the left fielder. Bob Hinton singles to right field. John Souza triples. Joe Hoffman scores. Bob Hinton scores. Phil Mack comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Stein strikes out. Terry Johnson singles to center field. John Souza scores. Boom Boom Washington pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Bill Hutchinson pitching. Vincent Conigliaro singles to left field. Vincent Conigliaro steals second. Jerry Toporcer flies out to the left fielder. Ron Cristante grounds out to the shortstop. Eddie Corriden grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Sudden Sam LaRoche hits a home run. Dan Cunningham pops out to the third baseman. Dennis Hoeft comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rocky Jonnard is pinch hitting for Bill Hutchinson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rocky Jonnard flies out to the center fielder. Joe Hoffman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Dwight Digby pitching. Ray Velandia strikes out. Jason Ambler hits a home run. Brett Zappe grounds out to the second baseman. Jake Nagel grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Bob Hinton lines out to the shortstop. John Souza singles to right field. Bob Stein hits a home run. John Souza scores. Ossie Oliva comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Magglio Kida is pinch hitting for Terry Johnson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Magglio Kida lines out to the first baseman. Boom Boom Washington flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland William Wertz is pinch hitting for Ossie Oliva. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. William Wertz strikes out. Vincent Conigliaro flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Toporcer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners left on base: 7 Oakland total runners left on base: 8
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Kevin McGeehan improves in arm Forrest Erickson improves in contact_vs_lefty Gary Serum did not respond to coaching in control Gary Serum did not respond to coaching in velocity Forrest Erickson did not respond to coaching in RF
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Garey Sorensen improves in power_vs_lefty Garey Sorensen did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Lee Fletcher did not respond to coaching in velocity Kurt Zerbe did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Daley improves in 2B