Inning: 1 Cleveland John Young pitching. Jerry Toporcer strikes out. Izan Sanchez singles past the second baseman. Izan Sanchez steals second. Ron Cristante singles to left field. Izan Sanchez scores. Eddie Corriden walks. Ray Velandia walks. Jason Ambler strikes out. Brett Zappe pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Oakland Phil Mack pitching. Sudden Sam LaRoche grounds out to the shortstop. Rocky Jonnard flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Yoshio Yanagida grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Rob Howell strikes out. Phil Mack grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Toporcer grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Magglio Kida singles to center field. Bob Hinton grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Magglio Kida is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Carl Lewis grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bob Hinton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Hal Plank grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Carl Lewis is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Izan Sanchez grounds out to the second baseman. Ron Cristante is hit by a pitch. Eddie Corriden singles to left field. Ron Cristante advances to third on the hit. Ray Velandia grounds out to the shortstop. Eddie Corriden advances to second on the play. Jason Ambler pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Joe Shannon grounds out to the second baseman. John Young grounds out to the shortstop. Sudden Sam LaRoche flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Brett Zappe pops out to the third baseman. Rob Howell strikes out. Phil Mack strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Rocky Jonnard singles to center field. Yoshio Yanagida grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Magglio Kida strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Jerry Toporcer strikes out. Izan Sanchez grounds out to the second baseman. Ron Cristante strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Bob Hinton flies out to the left fielder. Carl Lewis grounds out to the pitcher. Hal Plank grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Eddie Corriden grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ray Velandia strikes out. Jason Ambler walks. Brett Zappe singles to center field. Jason Ambler advances to third on the hit. Rob Howell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Joe Shannon strikes out. John Young grounds out to the third baseman. Sudden Sam LaRoche strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Phil Mack grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Toporcer singles to left field. Izan Sanchez hits a home run. Jerry Toporcer scores. Ron Cristante singles to center field. Eddie Corriden walks. Bill Hutchinson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ray Velandia hits a home run. Ron Cristante scores. Eddie Corriden scores. Jason Ambler flies out to the left fielder. Brett Zappe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Rocky Jonnard grounds out to the shortstop. Yoshio Yanagida grounds out to the catcher. Magglio Kida grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Rob Howell lines out to the second baseman. William Wertz is pinch hitting for Phil Mack. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. William Wertz walks. Jerry Toporcer flies out to the center fielder. Izan Sanchez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Chico Bilardello pitching. Bob Hinton flies out to the right fielder. Carl Lewis singles to left field. Hal Plank grounds out to the shortstop. Carl Lewis advances to second on the play. Joe Shannon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Ron Cristante singles to right 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. Rich Napoleon 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. Ray Velandia grounds out to the pitcher. Eddie Corriden advances to second on the play. Jason Ambler flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Bob Stein is pinch hitting for Rich Napoleon. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bob Stein strikes out. Sudden Sam LaRoche singles to center field. Rocky Jonnard singles to right field. Sudden Sam LaRoche advances to third on the hit. Yoshio Yanagida walks. Magglio Kida flies out to the left fielder. Bob Hinton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Cleveland total runners LOB: 9 Oakland total runners LOB: 5
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Kolb did not respond to coaching in arm Forrest Erickson improves in speed Gary Serum did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in range Forrest Erickson did not respond to coaching in RF
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Charlie Lombard did not respond to coaching in velocity Paul Reyes did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Lenny Buehrle did not respond to coaching in speed Emil Shipke improves in control Garey Sorensen did not respond to coaching in 1B