Win: Ed Meier (1-0) Loss: Dave Johnson (0-1)
Save: Bob Grabarkewitz (3)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Howie Melendez pitching. Jon Giallombardo flies out to the center fielder. John Alston flies out to the center fielder. Luis Farrell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Baltimore Grant Tiemeyer pitching. Jerry Snell walks. John Hinchliffe singles to center field. Jerry Snell advances to third on the hit. Charlie English grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Snell scores. John Hinchliffe advances to second on the play. John Hinchliffe steals third. Gene Moriarity strikes out. Earl Gilles grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Petie Boston strikes out. Will Flener grounds out to the third baseman. Javier Allen reached on a fielding error by John Reyes. Daryl Quintana singles to center field. Javier Allen advances to third on the hit. Henry Ruffing grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Baltimore John Reyes strikes out. Curtis Morrison walks. Jim Wright flies out to the center fielder. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Howie Melendez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Grant Tiemeyer strikes out. Jon Giallombardo walks. John Alston triples. Jon Giallombardo scores. Luis Farrell grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! John Alston scores. Petie Boston grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Baltimore Jerry Snell strikes out. John Hinchliffe grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie English doubles to right field. Gene Moriarity strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Will Flener grounds out to the pitcher. Javier Allen grounds out to the third baseman. Daryl Quintana walks. Henry Ruffing flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Baltimore Earl Gilles hits an infield single to the pitcher. John Reyes walks. Curtis Morrison flies out to the center fielder. Jim Wright grounds out to the second baseman. Earl Gilles advances to third on the play. John Reyes advances to second on the play. Howie Melendez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cleveland Grant Tiemeyer singles to left field. Jon Giallombardo flies out to the left fielder. John Alston strikes out. Luis Farrell grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Grant Tiemeyer is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Baltimore Jerry Snell grounds out to the shortstop. John Hinchliffe flies out to the center fielder. Charlie English pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Petie Boston singles to right field. Will Flener flies out to the right fielder. Javier Allen grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Baltimore Gene Moriarity singles to right field. Passed ball. Gene Moriarity advances to second. Earl Gilles pops out to the second baseman. John Reyes flies out to the center fielder. Curtis Morrison flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Dmitri Howard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Daryl Quintana flies out to the center fielder. Henry Ruffing grounds out to the pitcher. Grant Tiemeyer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Baltimore Jim Wright reached on a fielding error by Petie Boston. Bubba Miller is pinch hitting for Dmitri Howard. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bubba Miller strikes out. Jerry Snell grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Ed Meier pitching. Jon Giallombardo reached on a 2-base throwing error by Gene Moriarity. John Alston grounds out to the shortstop. Luis Farrell strikes out. Petie Boston flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Baltimore Charlie Hemphill enters the game as a defensive replacement for Luis Farrell at 2B. Dave Johnson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Hinchliffe doubles to right field. Charlie English walks. Gene Moriarity reached on a 2-base throwing error by Petie Boston. John Hinchliffe scores. The defense is playing the infield in. Earl Gilles grounds out to the third baseman. The defense is playing the infield in. John Reyes reached on a 2-base throwing error by Petie Boston. Charlie English scores. Gene Moriarity scores. Curtis Morrison grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Wright singles to right field. John Reyes scores. Joe Riebe is pinch hitting for Ed Meier. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Joe Riebe singles to center field. Shawn Farmer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jerry Snell pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Bob Grabarkewitz pitching. Will Flener flies out to the right fielder. Javier Allen walks. Daryl Quintana flies out to the right fielder. Henry Ruffing strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners left on base: 6 Baltimore total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - John Hinchliffe (3), Charlie English (1).GIDP - Jerry Snell. Baserunning: SB - John Hinchliffe (1). Fielding: E - Gene Moriarity, John Reyes.
Game Notes Shawn Farmer is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Joe Hollison did not respond to coaching in velocity Jimmie Howard improves in contact_vs_righty Ed Leon improves in power_vs_lefty Jimmie Howard improves in speed John Solomon did not respond to coaching in control Jerry Tatis did not respond to coaching in velocity
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ray Freeze did not respond to coaching in velocity Tony Fortugno improves in power_vs_lefty Lee Kellett did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill McCool did not respond to coaching in control Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Tony Fortugno did not respond to coaching in C