Win: Abner Moronko (2-0) Loss: Randy Connors (8-5)
Save: Chris Lee (28)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Fritz Fasano pitching. Vince Shantz grounds out to the third baseman. Leo Neagle lines out to the second baseman. Wally Cook grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Whitey Cleveland pitching. Masayuki Moriyama pops out to the shortstop. Carl Carpenter grounds out to the second baseman. Yoshinori Inoue hits a home run. Vince Barnes singles past the shortstop. Vince Barnes is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Mike Jordan singles to center field. Mike Jordan steals second. Doc Stirnweiss grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Jordan advances to third on the play. Bill Connolly singles to right field. Mike Jordan scores. Mike Andre grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Bill Connolly advances to second on the play. Bill Fine singles to right field. Bill Connolly scores. Whitey Cleveland pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Ken McCardell strikes out. Eli Gettman triples. Harry Baez strikes out. Buddy Holcombe singles to center field. Eli Gettman scores. Fritz Fasano grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Vince Shantz walks. Leo Neagle grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Vince Shantz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Wally Cook strikes out. Mike Jordan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Masayuki Moriyama singles past the first baseman. Carl Carpenter reached on a 2-base throwing error by Wally Cook. Yoshinori Inoue grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Masayuki Moriyama scores. Carl Carpenter advances to third on the play. Vince Barnes strikes out. Ken McCardell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Doc Stirnweiss strikes out. Bill Connolly doubles to right field. Mike Andre grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Connolly advances to third on the play. Bill Fine flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Eli Gettman hits a home run. Tom Andre comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harry Baez grounds out to the shortstop. Buddy Holcombe flies out to the right fielder. Fritz Fasano strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Tom Andre grounds out to the second baseman. Vince Shantz grounds out to the shortstop. Leo Neagle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Masayuki Moriyama pops out to the shortstop. Carl Carpenter walks. Yoshinori Inoue flies out to the left fielder. Vince Barnes flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Wally Cook walks. Mike Jordan singles to center field. Wally Cook advances to third on the hit. Waite Buechele comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Doc Stirnweiss flies out to the right fielder. Bill Connolly flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Wally Cook scores. Mike Andre strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Ken McCardell flies out to the center fielder. Eli Gettman grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Baez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Bill Fine hits a home run. Abner Moronko comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Benjie Waynesboro is pinch hitting for Tom Andre. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Benjie Waynesboro flies out to the left fielder. Vince Shantz grounds out to the shortstop. Leo Neagle walks. Wally Cook lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Randy Connors pitching. Buddy Holcombe grounds out to the pitcher. Cliff Welteroth is pinch hitting for Abner Moronko. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Cliff Welteroth singles to left field. Cliff Welteroth is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Masayuki Moriyama singles to center field. Carl Carpenter walks. Yoshinori Inoue singles to left field. Masayuki Moriyama scores. Carl Carpenter advances to third on the hit. Johnny Reilly comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Vince Barnes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Devon McKee pitching. Mike Jordan flies out to the center fielder. Doc Stirnweiss flies out to the right fielder. Bill Connolly grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Ken McCardell singles past the shortstop. Ken McCardell steals second. Eli Gettman walks. Harry Baez strikes out. Buddy Holcombe flies out to the center fielder. Frank Witt is pinch hitting for Devon McKee. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Frank Witt flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Chris Lee pitching. Mike Andre strikes out. Bill Fine strikes out. Dennis Perry is pinch hitting for Johnny Reilly. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dennis Perry grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners left on base: 5 Texas total runners left on base: 7
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tommy Fanovich did not respond to coaching in control Mike Morse improves in contact_vs_lefty Tommy Fanovich did not respond to coaching in control Bill Ingram did not respond to coaching in endurance Jim Fornieles did not respond to coaching in RF
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Art Hershiser improves in arm Rod Whitaker improves in arm Gus Easterly did not respond to coaching in velocity Jackson Jobe did not respond to coaching in control Cad Wright did not respond to coaching in CF