Win: Kazuharu Nonogaki (1-0) Loss: Jim Causey (5-3)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Jim Causey pitching. Jay Rohde singles in front of the right fielder. Jay Rohde steals second. Chris Rhodes grounds out to the second baseman. Jay Rohde advances to third on the play. Daniel Concepcion singles to center field. Jay Rohde scores. Daniel Concepcion is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Wayne Hostetler walks. Earl Mails flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Boston Kazuharu Nonogaki pitching. Eddie Brantley pops out to the first baseman. Jeff Fansler grounds out to the second baseman. Terry Parnham walks. Roberto Craig walks. Erv Lasher flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Steve Moore doubles to left field. Steve Moore steals third. Dwain Haas singles to center field. Steve Moore scores. Scat Pence strikes out. Dwain Haas is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Kazuharu Nonogaki flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Ralph Sacka doubles to left field. Larry Gardner flies out to the center fielder. Sheriff Lopez lines out to the shortstop. Jim Causey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Jay Rohde flies out to the center fielder. Chris Rhodes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Daniel Concepcion singles to right field. Wayne Hostetler flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Eddie Brantley grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Fansler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Terry Parnham singles to left field. Roberto Craig grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Earl Mails grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Moore strikes out. Dwain Haas flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Erv Lasher singles to left field. Ralph Sacka singles to center field. Erv Lasher advances to third on the hit. Larry Gardner strikes out. Sheriff Lopez pops out to the first baseman. Jim Causey flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cleveland Scat Pence grounds out to the shortstop. Kazuharu Nonogaki grounds out to the second baseman. Jay Rohde grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Eddie Brantley grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Fansler pops out to the third baseman. Terry Parnham grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Chris Rhodes strikes out. Daniel Concepcion grounds out to the second baseman. Wayne Hostetler grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Roberto Craig pops out to the shortstop. Erv Lasher flies out to the right fielder. Ralph Sacka grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Earl Mails lines out to the shortstop. Steve Moore doubles to left field. Carlos Leon 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. Dwain Haas singles to center field. Steve Moore scores. Dwain Haas steals second. Scat Pence walks. Kazuharu Nonogaki fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Kazuharu Nonogaki pops out to the second baseman. Jay Rohde walks. Chris Rhodes hits a home run. Dwain Haas scores. Scat Pence scores. Jay Rohde scores. Daniel Concepcion grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Larry Gardner grounds out to the pitcher. Sheriff Lopez strikes out. Carlos Leon grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Wayne Hostetler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Earl Mails grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Moore grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Eddie Brantley grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Fansler singles to center field. Terry Parnham doubles to right field. Jeff Fansler uses his aggressiveness and scores. Roberto Craig flies out to the center fielder. Erv Lasher grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Dwain Haas walks. Scat Pence strikes out. John Wells comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Kazuharu Nonogaki lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Dwain Haas forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Jay Rohde strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Ralph Sacka flies out to the right fielder. Larry Gardner walks. Sheriff Lopez walks. Ron Jones is pinch hitting for John Wells. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ron Jones grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Sheriff Lopez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Eddie Brantley hits a home run. Larry Gardner scores. Ron Jones scores. Tom Colbert comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Jeff Fansler grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners LOB: 3 Boston total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Steve Moore 2 (19).HR - Chris Rhodes (6). Baserunning: SB - Jay Rohde (14), Steve Moore (21), Dwain Haas (4).CS - Daniel Concepcion (12), Dwain Haas (5).
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rick Fitzgerald improves in power_vs_righty Jerry Lovelace did not respond to coaching in velocity Shinya Matsushita did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Burke did not respond to coaching in velocity Lazaro Dita did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Lazaro Dita improves in range
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Gil Konerko did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bill Edwards did not respond to coaching in arm Fred Wilshusen did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty George Johnston did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Frank Stricklett improves in range Henry Moore did not respond to coaching in speed Mark Cerutti improves in RF