Win: Bob Brynan (6-7) Loss: Chick Krieger (5-5)
Save: Steve Smith (13)
Inning: 1 Oakland Chick Krieger pitching. Mike Parris strikes out. Juan Lopez flies out to the left fielder. Alex Alexander hits a home run. Matt Cook flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Bob Brynan pitching. Vito McCormack walks. Steve Moore walks. Shorty Robinson singles to center field. Vito McCormack is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Steve Moore advances to third on the play. Shorty Robinson steals second. Jim Bedford walks. Bill Henninger singles to left field. Steve Moore scores. Shorty Robinson scores. Jim Bedford advances to third on the hit. Wayne Hostetler walks. Earl Mails pops out to the first baseman. Al Stanicek walks. Jim Bedford scores. Chick Krieger grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Oakland Frank Stewart walks. Trevor Harman flies out to the left fielder. Scott Upchurch grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Vito McCormack flies out to the center fielder. Steve Moore lines out to the shortstop. Shorty Robinson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Dave Dexter singles to center field. Bob Brynan lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Mike Parris pops out to the shortstop. Juan Lopez singles to right field. Dave Dexter scores. Bob Brynan aggressively advances to third on the hit. Alex Alexander hits a home run. Bob Brynan scores. Juan Lopez scores. Pete Trouppe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Matt Cook strikes out. Frank Stewart strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Jim Bedford grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Henninger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Wayne Hostetler singles to left field. Earl Mails pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Trevor Harman singles to center field. Scott Upchurch grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Trevor Harman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dave Dexter grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Scott Upchurch is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bob Brynan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Al Stanicek strikes out. Pete Trouppe pops out to the shortstop. Vito McCormack strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Mike Parris grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Juan Lopez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alex Alexander strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Steve Moore walks. Shorty Robinson singles to center field. Steve Moore is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Jim Bedford pops out to the first baseman. Shorty Robinson steals second. Bill Henninger strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Matt Cook singles to right field. Frank Stewart grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Matt Cook advances to second on the play. Trevor Harman flies out to the left fielder. Scott Upchurch walks. Dave Dexter flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Wayne Hostetler flies out to the center fielder. Earl Mails grounds out to the third baseman. Al Stanicek singles to left field. Al Stanicek steals second. Al Stanicek gets picked off second (1-4). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Bob Brynan grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Parris doubles to right field. Lance Chamberlain comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Passed ball. Mike Parris advances to third. Juan Lopez flies out to the center fielder. Alex Alexander strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Chris Rhodes is pinch hitting for Lance Chamberlain. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Chris Rhodes flies out to the left fielder. Vito McCormack reached on a 2-base throwing error by Juan Lopez. Steve Moore singles to left field. Vito McCormack scores. Shorty Robinson walks. Steve Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Bedford pops out to the shortstop. Bill Henninger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Tom Colbert pitching. Matt Cook walks. Frank Stewart flies out to the left fielder. Trevor Harman strikes out. Scott Upchurch grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Matt Cook is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Wayne Hostetler singles to left field. Earl Mails grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Al Stanicek grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Dave Dexter strikes out. Steve Smith singles past the shortstop. Steve Smith is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Mike Parris singles to center field. Juan Lopez pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Bob Leon is pinch hitting for Tom Colbert. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bob Leon singles to center field. Vito McCormack strikes out. Steve Moore grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Bob Leon is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Shorty Robinson walks. Jim Bedford flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners LOB: 6 Cleveland total runners LOB: 9
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Dan Sears improves in power_vs_righty Steve Giannelli improves in arm Dan Sears did not respond to coaching in speed Roy Lerchen did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Jordan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bob Jordan did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Al Ash did not respond to coaching in C
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Coleman improves in arm Art Yochim did not respond to coaching in velocity Blas Alyea did not respond to coaching in control Bill Coleman improves in contact_vs_righty Jerry Lovelace did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack Nutter did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty