Win: John Young (2-2) Loss: Phil Mack (3-2)
Save: Major Payne (19)
Inning: 1 Oakland Phil Mack pitching. Sudden Sam LaRoche singles to center field. Magglio Kida lines out to the second baseman. Joe Hoffman singles to left field. Sudden Sam LaRoche advances to third on the hit. Carl Lewis bunts for a base hit. Sudden Sam LaRoche scores. Terry Johnson singles past the third baseman. Joe Hoffman scores. Carl Lewis advances to third on the hit. Dan Cunningham flies out to the center fielder. Hal Plank walks. Joe Shannon singles to left field. Carl Lewis scores. Terry Johnson scores. John Young singles to right field. Hal Plank scores. Sudden Sam LaRoche flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cleveland John Young pitching. Vincent Conigliaro singles to center field. Izan Sanchez pops out to the third baseman. Ron Cristante singles to right field. Vincent Conigliaro is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Eddie Corriden strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Magglio Kida flies out to the left fielder. Joe Hoffman walks. Joe Hoffman steals second. Carl Lewis grounds out to the shortstop. Terry Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Ray Velandia flies out to the right fielder. Jason Ambler triples. Brett Zappe strikes out. Jake Nagel grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Dan Cunningham strikes out. Hal Plank grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Shannon singles to left field. John Young singles past the second baseman. Sudden Sam LaRoche strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Phil Mack grounds out to the second baseman. Vincent Conigliaro strikes out. Izan Sanchez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Magglio Kida strikes out. Joe Hoffman grounds out to the second baseman. Carl Lewis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Ron Cristante strikes out. Eddie Corriden doubles to center field. Ray Velandia grounds out to the shortstop. Jason Ambler strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Lefty Ray comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Terry Johnson singles to center field. Dan Cunningham grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Terry Johnson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dan Cunningham is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Hal Plank flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Brett Zappe flies out to the left fielder. Jake Nagel grounds out to the shortstop. William Wertz is pinch hitting for Lefty Ray. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. William Wertz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Ping Hostetler pitching. Joe Shannon grounds out to the shortstop. John Young flies out to the center fielder. Sudden Sam LaRoche strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Vincent Conigliaro pops out to the first baseman. Izan Sanchez strikes out. Ron Cristante singles to left field. Eddie Corriden grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ron Cristante is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Magglio Kida grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Hoffman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Carl Lewis doubles past the center fielder. Terry Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Ray Velandia strikes out. Jason Ambler strikes out. Brett Zappe hits a home run. Jake Nagel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Dan Cunningham doubles to left field. Hal Plank flies out to the center fielder. Joe Shannon singles to right field. Dan Cunningham scores. Ed Sanders comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Young lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob Hinton is pinch hitting for Sudden Sam LaRoche. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bob Hinton doubles to right field. Joe Shannon scores. Magglio Kida flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland George Coachman is pinch hitting for Ed Sanders. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. George Coachman strikes out. Vincent Conigliaro strikes out. Izan Sanchez doubles to center field. Ron Cristante flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Tony Huggins pitching. Joe Hoffman singles to left field. Carl Lewis grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Hoffman advances to second on the play. Terry Johnson lines out to the second baseman. Dan Cunningham grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Eddie Corriden doubles to center field. Ray Velandia singles to center field. Eddie Corriden scores. Jason Ambler walks. Brett Zappe walks. Major Payne comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jake Nagel walks. Ray Velandia scores. Albert Causey is pinch hitting for Tony Huggins. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Albert Causey flies out to the left fielder. Vincent Conigliaro singles to right field. Jason Ambler scores. Izan Sanchez strikes out. Ron Cristante singles to center field. Brett Zappe scores. Jake Nagel scores. Vincent Conigliaro advances to third on the hit. Eddie Corriden pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners LOB: 8 Cleveland total runners LOB: 7
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Emil Shipke did not respond to coaching in control Doc Pinkney improves in range Lee Fletcher did not respond to coaching in velocity Lee Fletcher did not respond to coaching in control Ducky Wagner did not respond to coaching in CF
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bob Goldstein improves in velocity Gary Serum did not respond to coaching in velocity Anthony Roberts did not respond to coaching in velocity Forrest Erickson did not respond to coaching in speed Forrest Erickson improves in RF