Win: Vern West (17-5) Loss: Broderick Nieves (8-19)
Save: Ray Gates (31)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Vern West pitching. Tex Woods singles to right field. Tony Joshua singles to right field. Mike Thorpe lines out to the second baseman. Virgil Collard strikes out. Bill McGuire walks. Papa Roenicke lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Chicago Broderick Nieves pitching. Ko Kano strikes out. Roger Stillwell strikes out. Bob Reynolds flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Joe Stuart singles to center field. Al Blake flies out to the left fielder. Broderick Nieves fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Broderick Nieves strikes out. Tex Woods grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago John Romano singles to center field. Daniel Drake strikes out. Al Smyres flies out to the center fielder. Sam Militello strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Tony Joshua strikes out. Mike Thorpe grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Virgil Collard singles to center field. Virgil Collard steals second. Bill McGuire flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Jake Bochy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Vern West grounds out to the shortstop. Ko Kano singles to right field. Roger Stillwell walks. Bob Reynolds strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Papa Roenicke grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Stuart lines out to the second baseman. Al Blake walks. Broderick Nieves strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago John Romano grounds out to the pitcher. Daniel Drake singles past the second baseman. Al Smyres hits a home run. Daniel Drake scores. Sam Militello strikes out. Jake Bochy grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Tex Woods flies out to the left fielder. Tony Joshua grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Thorpe flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Vern West pops out to the first baseman. Ko Kano singles to right field. Ko Kano steals second. Roger Stillwell walks. Bob Reynolds grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Virgil Collard walks. Bill McGuire grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Virgil Collard is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Papa Roenicke grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Bill McGuire is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe Stuart grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Papa Roenicke is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago John Romano walks. Daniel Drake strikes out. Al Smyres singles to right field. Sam Militello singles to right field. John Romano is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Al Smyres advances to third on the play. Sam Militello steals second. Jake Bochy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Al Blake grounds out to the third baseman. Broderick Nieves strikes out. Charlie Link is pinch hitting for Tex Woods. Charlie Link grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Ron Cathey is pinch hitting for Vern West. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Ron Cathey grounds out to the third baseman. Ko Kano flies out to the center fielder. Roger Stillwell hits an infield single to the second baseman. Bob Reynolds pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Jerry Haney pitching. Jack Layne is pinch hitting for Tony Joshua. Jack Layne singles to left field. Mike Thorpe strikes out. Virgil Collard lines out to the shortstop. Bill McGuire singles to right field. Papa Roenicke grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill McGuire is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Chicago Minoru Amamoto enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jack Layne at RF. John Romano hits a home run. Daniel Drake grounds out to the pitcher. Al Smyres singles past the first baseman. Mike Medwick comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sam Militello flies out to the right fielder. Jake Bochy flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Ray Gates comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Joe Stuart flies out to the left fielder. Al Blake strikes out. Bill LaFrancois is pinch hitting for Mike Medwick. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bill LaFrancois singles to center field. Charlie Link strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners left on base: 10 Chicago total runners left on base: 8
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rick Poorman improves in contact_vs_righty Vern Reuschel did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack Throop did not respond to coaching in speed Jack Throop improves in contact_vs_lefty
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Hyogo Tsuda did not respond to coaching in control Steve Smith did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Hyogo Tsuda did not respond to coaching in control Too few eligible players, Missed Improvement Chance. Ineligible players: Hiromi Kawabata. Steve Smith did not respond to coaching in 1B