Inning: 1 Cleveland Ray Shelton pitching. Tony Scioscia singles to right field. Dean Bush grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tony Scioscia is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Eddie Mathews singles to center field. Dean Bush advances to third on the hit. Eddie Mathews gets picked off first. Mike Metzler is hit by a pitch. Frank Steevens singles to right field. Dean Bush scores. Gus Jennings strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 New York Herb Dalena pitching. Joe Paige strikes out. Monty Zerbe grounds out to the third baseman. Alex Gomez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Carlos Delgado singles to right field. Roger Laudner strikes out. Herb Dalena lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tony Scioscia flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Frank Perry walks. John Chiti grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Perry advances to second on the play. Billy Ballinger grounds out to the third baseman. Dean Palmer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Dean Bush grounds out to the shortstop. Eddie Mathews grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Metzler strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Ed Seery hits a home run. Ray Shelton grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Paige grounds out to the shortstop. Monty Zerbe singles to left field. Monty Zerbe steals second. Alex Gomez singles to center field. Monty Zerbe scores. Frank Perry strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Frank Steevens grounds out to the shortstop. Gus Jennings strikes out. Carlos Delgado singles to center field. Roger Laudner strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York John Chiti pops out to the second baseman. Billy Ballinger walks. Dean Palmer singles to center field. Billy Ballinger advances to third on the hit. Ed Seery grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Ballinger scores. Dean Palmer advances to second on the play. Ray Shelton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Herb Dalena singles to right field. Tony Scioscia grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Herb Dalena is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dean Bush strikes out. Eddie Mathews hits a home run. Tony Scioscia scores. Mike Metzler singles to center field. Frank Steevens walks. Gus Jennings grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Frank Steevens is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 New York Joe Paige flies out to the right fielder. Monty Zerbe walks. Alex Gomez grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Monty Zerbe is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Frank Perry strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Carlos Delgado strikes out. Roger Laudner strikes out. Herb Dalena grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York John Chiti grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Billy Ballinger flies out to the center fielder. Dean Palmer pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Tony Scioscia grounds out to the shortstop. Dean Bush strikes out. Eddie Mathews singles to left field. Mike Metzler strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Ed Seery grounds out to the second baseman. Bud Stellberger is pinch hitting for Ray Shelton. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Bud Stellberger hits an infield single to the second baseman. Joe Paige flies out to the right fielder. Monty Zerbe flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Adam Mimbs pitching. Frank Steevens walks. Frank Steevens steals second. Gus Jennings strikes out. Carlos Delgado triples. Frank Steevens scores. Greg Dente comes in from the bullpen to pitch. James George is pinch hitting for Roger Laudner. James George singles to right field. Carlos Delgado scores. James George steals second. Herb Dalena flies out to the left fielder. Tony Scioscia hits an infield single to the pitcher. Dean Bush strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 New York Jim Lembo enters the game as a defensive replacement for James George at C. Bob Tobik enters the game as a defensive replacement for Carlos Delgado at 2B. Alex Gomez walks. Frank Perry grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. John Chiti singles to right field. Billy Ballinger flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Eddie Mathews grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Metzler walks. Frank Steevens hits a home run. Mike Metzler scores. John Parker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gus Jennings flies out to the right fielder. Bob Tobik pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Dean Palmer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Clise Mackiewicz is pinch hitting for Ed Seery. Clise Mackiewicz strikes out. John Parker singles to left field. Joe Paige grounds into a force play to the shortstop. John Parker is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners LOB: 9 New York total runners LOB: 7
Batting:3B - Carlos Delgado (1).HR - Eddie Mathews (16), Frank Steevens (16).HBP - Mike Metzler (1). Baserunning: SB - Frank Steevens (6), James George (4).
Game Notes Bud Stellberger is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Doug Poepping did not respond to coaching in arm Gus Triandos improves in contact_vs_righty Corky Noren did not respond to coaching in control Al Popovich did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Babington did not respond to coaching in range Aurelio McAvoy did not respond to coaching in control Frank Fletcher did not respond to coaching in velocity Eddie Nolan improves in power_vs_lefty