Win: Wilfredo Berrios (8-18) Loss: Herb Dalena (13-12)
Save: George Niemiec (23)
Inning: 1 Boston Herb Dalena pitching. Kid McRae pops out to the catcher. Paolo Espinosa pops out to the second baseman. Kazuyuki Nagakawa grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Wilfredo Berrios pitching. Carlos Delgado grounds out to the second baseman. Tony Scioscia grounds out to the shortstop. Eddie Mathews flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Cory Stallion reached on a 2-base fielding error by Carlos Delgado. Jerry Wilson pops out to the second baseman. Red Bell grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Travis Leahy flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Dean Bush lines out to the third baseman. Mike Metzler doubles to center field. Frank Steevens hits a home run. Mike Metzler scores. Ben Onslow grounds out to the shortstop. Roger Laudner grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Nolan Hollins pops out to the shortstop. Wilfredo Berrios strikes out. Kid McRae grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Herb Dalena grounds out to the shortstop. Carlos Delgado walks. Tony Scioscia strikes out. Eddie Mathews singles to right field. Dean Bush strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston Paolo Espinosa hits a home run. Kazuyuki Nagakawa singles to center field. Kazuyuki Nagakawa steals second. Cory Stallion flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Wilson strikes out. Red Bell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Mike Metzler flies out to the center fielder. Frank Steevens flies out to the right fielder. Ben Onslow grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Travis Leahy grounds out to the second baseman. Nolan Hollins grounds out to the shortstop. Wilfredo Berrios walks. Kid McRae walks. Paolo Espinosa grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Kid McRae is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cleveland Roger Laudner grounds out to the shortstop. Herb Dalena strikes out. Carlos Delgado doubles to right field. Tony Scioscia grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Kazuyuki Nagakawa triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Cory Stallion singles to center field. Kazuyuki Nagakawa scores. Cory Stallion steals second. Jerry Wilson strikes out. Red Bell doubles to center field. Cory Stallion scores. Travis Leahy strikes out. Nolan Hollins singles to center field. Red Bell scores. Wilfredo Berrios grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Nolan Hollins is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Eddie Mathews flies out to the right fielder. Dean Bush flies out to the center fielder. Mike Metzler strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Kid McRae grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Paolo Espinosa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kazuyuki Nagakawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Frank Steevens strikes out. Ben Onslow strikes out. James George is pinch hitting for Roger Laudner. James George walks. Herb Dalena walks. Carlos Delgado flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Boston Jim Lembo enters the game as a defensive replacement for James George at C. Cory Stallion flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Wilson pops out to the shortstop. Red Bell hits a home run. Lefty Lee comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Travis Leahy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Tom Miller enters the game as a defensive replacement for Travis Leahy at LF. Tony Scioscia doubles to left field. Edwin Parro 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. Eddie Mathews grounds out to the third baseman. Dean Bush strikes out. Mike Metzler singles to right field. Tony Scioscia scores. Frank Steevens grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Mike Metzler is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Nolan Hollins flies out to the right fielder. Carson Pastrano is pinch hitting for Edwin Parro. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Carson Pastrano flies out to the right fielder. Kid McRae grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland George Niemiec pitching. Ben Onslow strikes out. Jim Lembo grounds out to the third baseman. Gus Jennings is pinch hitting for Lefty Lee. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Gus Jennings flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners LOB: 5 Cleveland total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Red Bell (16).3B - Kazuyuki Nagakawa (7).HR - Paolo Espinosa (24), Red Bell (5). Baserunning: SB - Kazuyuki Nagakawa (24), Cory Stallion (9).
Game Notes Paolo Espinosa is injured and is expected to be out 42 days.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jack Daly did not respond to coaching in arm Blake Davis did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Sergio Bailey improves in velocity Jack Daly did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Garrett Sims did not respond to coaching in 2B
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C- Improvements: Sandy Koufax did not respond to coaching in control Sandy Koufax did not respond to coaching in control Jim Smith did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Sandy Koufax did not respond to coaching in endurance