Win: Buddy Mellor (1-0) Loss: Charlie Cusick (0-2)
Save: Bill Berkman (1)
Inning: 1 Toronto Charlie Cusick pitching. Ted Traber strikes out. Mike Guese grounds out to the third baseman. Kosei Oka hits a home run. Reggie Garland strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Buddy Mellor pitching. Ron Gonzalez strikes out. Craig Mickelson singles to right field. John Wiltse pops out to the shortstop. Walt Madison singles to left field. Craig Mickelson advances to third on the hit. Alex Tavener doubles to left field. Craig Mickelson scores. Walt Madison uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Toronto Doug Bearse lines out to the first baseman. George Tauby flies out to the left fielder. Jose Konikowski hits a home run. John Davis singles to center field. Buddy Mellor strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Mike Flood strikes out. Jim Bowers strikes out. Charlie Cusick strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Toronto Ted Traber pops out to the second baseman. Mike Guese flies out to the left fielder. Kosei Oka strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Ron Gonzalez grounds out to the shortstop. Craig Mickelson strikes out. John Wiltse singles to left field. Walt Madison grounds into a force play to the shortstop. John Wiltse is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Toronto Reggie Garland flies out to the left fielder. Doug Bearse walks. Doug Bearse is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). George Tauby lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Alex Tavener walks. Joe Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Alex Tavener advances to second on the play. Mike Flood grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Bowers grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Toronto Jose Konikowski hits a home run. Ed Boyer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Davis walks. Buddy Mellor lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ted Traber strikes out. Mike Guese strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Mike Furcal is pinch hitting for Ed Boyer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Mike Furcal strikes out. Ron Gonzalez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Craig Mickelson singles past the third baseman. John Wiltse walks. Walt Madison lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Toronto Roy Virtue pitching. Kosei Oka singles to left field. Reggie Garland singles to center field. Kosei Oka advances to third on the hit. Doug Bearse singles to right field. Kosei Oka scores. Reggie Garland advances to third on the hit. Phil Harper comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Tauby flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Reggie Garland scores. Jose Konikowski flies out to the left fielder. Doug Bearse steals second. John Davis walks. Buddy Mellor pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Alex Tavener singles to left field. Joe Smith lines out to the shortstop. Mike Flood grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Toronto Ted Traber grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Guese grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Kosei Oka strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Jim Bowers walks. Syl Conway is pinch hitting for Phil Harper. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Syl Conway grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Ron Gonzalez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Toronto Luis Deitrick pitching. Reggie Garland walks. Doug Bearse grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. George Tauby flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Craig Mickelson singles to center field. Frank Lewis 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. John Wiltse strikes out. Walt Madison singles to center field. Alex Tavener lines out to the shortstop. Joe Smith doubles to left field. Craig Mickelson scores. Walt Madison uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mike Flood flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Toronto Jose Konikowski singles to center field. John Davis strikes out. Al Kirby is pinch hitting for Frank Lewis. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Al Kirby grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Bill Berkman pitching. Jim Bowers flies out to the center fielder. Roy Creeden is pinch hitting for Luis Deitrick. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Roy Creeden grounds out to the second baseman. Ron Gonzalez pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Toronto total runners LOB: 4 Cleveland total runners LOB: 6
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: George Egan did not respond to coaching in control Pat Falkenberg did not respond to coaching in speed Mel Cihocki did not respond to coaching in velocity Gil Barnes did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Mike Padilla improves in contact_vs_righty Gil Barnes improves in range
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tony Johnson did not respond to coaching in range Jim Hollins did not respond to coaching in speed Jose Bielaski improves in contact_vs_righty Bruno Valle improves in range Bruno Valle improves in power_vs_righty Gene Ventura improves in velocity