Win: Fred Vahrenhorst (17-5) Loss: Ray Nelson (12-11)
Save: Dolan Marone (4)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Ray Nelson pitching. Chet Blanco walks. Tom Tic Niemiec flies out to the right fielder. Akihiro Fujisaki flies out to the right fielder. Tom Outlaw strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Boston Fred Vahrenhorst pitching. Jason Smith walks. Cliff Lyons singles to center field. Jason Smith advances to third on the hit. Ethan Lajoie grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Jason Smith scores. Dib Moore flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Rod Hauser strikes out. Gary Bud Sprout singles to left field. Randy Wall walks. Rob Nelson Reilley singles to left field. Gary Bud Sprout scores. Fred Vahrenhorst lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Chet Blanco doubles past the first baseman. Randy Wall scores. Rob Nelson Reilley scores. Tom Tic Niemiec walks. Akihiro Fujisaki flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Boston Sachio Matsui flies out to the center fielder. Eddie Benton strikes out. Harry Michaels flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Tom Outlaw flies out to the right fielder. Rod Hauser strikes out. Gary Bud Sprout flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Bob Steevens flies out to the right fielder. Ray Nelson singles to center field. Jason Smith strikes out. Cliff Lyons triples. Ray Nelson scores. Ethan Lajoie strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Randy Wall strikes out. Rob Nelson Reilley singles to right field. Fred Vahrenhorst lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Chet Blanco flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Dib Moore strikes out. Sachio Matsui walks. Sachio Matsui is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Eddie Benton pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Tom Tic Niemiec walks. Akihiro Fujisaki strikes out. Tom Outlaw flies out to the left fielder. Rod Hauser walks. Gary Bud Sprout grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Boston Harry Michaels grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Steevens flies out to the center fielder. Ray Nelson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Randy Wall grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Pape is pinch hitting for Rob Nelson Reilley. Mike Pape flies out to the center fielder. Fred Vahrenhorst strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Jason Smith strikes out. Cliff Lyons grounds out to the third baseman. Ethan Lajoie singles to center field. Dib Moore grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ethan Lajoie is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Chet Blanco grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Tic Niemiec walks. Akihiro Fujisaki flies out to the center fielder. Tom Outlaw strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Sachio Matsui grounds out to the shortstop. Elmer Thevenow is pinch hitting for Eddie Benton. Elmer Thevenow singles to center field. Harry Michaels grounds out to the second baseman. Elmer Thevenow advances to second on the play. Doc Adkins 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. Bob Steevens flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Rod Hauser triples. Kiyoshi Takahashi 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. Gary Bud Sprout singles to center field. Rod Hauser scores. Randy Wall strikes out. Mike Pape reached on a fielding error by Jason Smith. Yale Hertweck is pinch hitting for Doc Adkins. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Yale Hertweck singles to right field. Gary Bud Sprout scores. Mike Pape is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Chet Blanco strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Dolan Marone pitching. Jason Zachary is pinch hitting for Kiyoshi Takahashi. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jason Zachary strikes out. Brickyard Jude is pinch hitting for Jason Smith. Brickyard Jude flies out to the right fielder. Cliff Lyons strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Stu Parnham pitching. Hiroshi Samata enters the game as a defensive replacement for Brickyard Jude at SS. Tom Tic Niemiec doubles to left field. Akihiro Fujisaki triples. Tom Tic Niemiec scores. Tom Outlaw grounds out to the shortstop. Akihiro Fujisaki scores. Doug Fister comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rod Hauser strikes out. Gary Bud Sprout strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Ethan Lajoie doubles to center field. Dib Moore doubles to center field. Ethan Lajoie scores. Sachio Matsui flies out to the center fielder. Elmer Thevenow pops out to the third baseman. Harry Michaels flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners LOB: 8 Boston total runners LOB: 4
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Keith Whiten improves in power_vs_lefty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Eddie Witt improves in arm Jim Hershberger did not respond to coaching in velocity
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Curtis Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Troy Hildebrand improves in arm Roger Krueger improves in arm Roger Krueger did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Clarence Lysander did not respond to coaching in 1B