Win: Frank Burba (7-9) Loss: Pete Sullivan (9-7)
Save: Shane Beecher (1)
Inning: 1 Boston Frank Burba pitching. Alex Bailey walks. Carlos Gomez grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Masakazu Hirose flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Pete Sullivan pitching. Stan Arias grounds out to the third baseman. Doug Parkinson flies out to the center fielder. Herb Monteagudo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Dennis Cihocki pops out to the first baseman. Phil Clemons grounds out to the shortstop. Mitsuhito Kouchi doubles to right field. Frank Scalzi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Wally Sisler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charles Patten singles to right field. Jack Meola grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charles Patten advances to second on the play. Mike Davis flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Tod Bell singles to right field. Pete Sullivan lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Tod Bell forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Alex Bailey flies out to the center fielder. Carlos Gomez grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Pete Sullivan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Carl Gardenhire singles to left field. Frank Burba fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Frank Burba flies out to the center fielder. Stan Arias grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Masakazu Hirose strikes out. Dennis Cihocki walks. Phil Clemons strikes out. Mitsuhito Kouchi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Doug Parkinson hits a home run. Herb Monteagudo singles to left field. Wally Sisler flies out to the right fielder. Charles Patten flies out to the left fielder. Jack Meola strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Frank Scalzi lines out to the second baseman. Tod Bell grounds out to the second baseman. Pete Sullivan walks. Alex Bailey flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Mike Davis doubles to center field. Carl Gardenhire singles to right field. Mike Davis scores. Frank Burba lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Stan Arias grounds out to the third baseman. Doug Parkinson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Carlos Gomez grounds out to the third baseman. Masakazu Hirose strikes out. Dennis Cihocki singles to right field. Phil Clemons grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Herb Monteagudo strikes out. Wally Sisler grounds out to the second baseman. Charles Patten strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Mitsuhito Kouchi grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Scalzi grounds out to the shortstop. Tod Bell walks. Yasiel Perez is pinch hitting for Pete Sullivan. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Yasiel Perez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Jim Burns pitching. Jack Meola strikes out. Mike Davis flies out to the center fielder. Carl Gardenhire grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston March Gehrig enters the game as a defensive replacement for Stan Arias at 3B. Charlie Cardinal enters the game as a defensive replacement for Herb Monteagudo at 2B. Joe Russell enters the game as a defensive replacement for Carl Gardenhire at RF. Alex Bailey grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Carlos Gomez singles to center field. Shane Beecher 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 1st. Masakazu Hirose strikes out. Dennis Cihocki singles past the second baseman. Carlos Gomez aggressively advances to third on the hit. Phil Clemons flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Shane Beecher pops out to the catcher. March Gehrig flies out to the center fielder. Doug Parkinson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Mitsuhito Kouchi walks. Frank Scalzi singles to left field. Tod Bell flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Meadows is pinch hitting for Jim Burns. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jeff Meadows reached on a fielding error by March Gehrig. Alex Bailey grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Boston total runners left on base: 10 Cleveland total runners left on base: 3
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Johnny Webster did not respond to coaching in endurance Tex Gentile did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bill Martel improves in arm Dan Knoll improves in velocity
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jeff Edwards did not respond to coaching in velocity Jeff Edwards did not respond to coaching in velocity Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Luis Sisco did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill LaChance did not respond to coaching in 3B