Inning: 1 Cleveland Guy Reach pitching. Daniel Concepcion grounds out to the third baseman. Jay Rohde strikes out. Shorty Robinson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Blas Alyea pitching. Mike Parris strikes out. Juan Lopez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alex Alexander strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Chris Rhodes flies out to the left fielder. Wayne Hostetler flies out to the right fielder. Earl Mails triples. Al Stanicek grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Matt Cook flies out to the center fielder. Frank Stewart pops out to the second baseman. Trevor Harman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Lazaro Dita singles to right field. Blas Alyea lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Lazaro Dita forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Daniel Concepcion grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Scott Upchurch walks. Dave Patterson singles to center field. Scott Upchurch advances to third on the hit. Guy Reach grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Scott Upchurch scores. Mike Parris flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Jay Rohde singles to left field. Shorty Robinson pops out to the first baseman. Chris Rhodes flies out to the center fielder. Jay Rohde steals second. Wayne Hostetler strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Juan Lopez flies out to the center fielder. Alex Alexander grounds out to the shortstop. Matt Cook flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Earl Mails lines out to the third baseman. Al Stanicek grounds out to the second baseman. Lazaro Dita grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Frank Stewart hits a home run. Trevor Harman bunts for a base hit. Scott Upchurch flies out to the left fielder. Dave Patterson strikes out. Guy Reach grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Blas Alyea walks. Daniel Concepcion singles to right field. Blas Alyea is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Daniel Concepcion is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jay Rohde strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Mike Parris grounds out to the second baseman. Juan Lopez flies out to the right fielder. Alex Alexander strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Shorty Robinson strikes out. Chris Rhodes grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Wayne Hostetler grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Matt Cook walks. Frank Stewart pops out to the shortstop. Matt Cook steals second. Trevor Harman strikes out. Scott Upchurch flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Earl Mails strikes out. Al Stanicek walks. Al Stanicek steals second. Steve Smith 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. Al Stanicek is out trying to steal third. Lazaro Dita strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Dave Patterson grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Smith strikes out. Mike Parris grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Bob Leon is pinch hitting for Blas Alyea. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bob Leon singles to left field. Daniel Concepcion walks. Jay Rohde singles to right field. Bob Leon scores. Daniel Concepcion advances to third on the hit. Jay Rohde steals second. Shorty Robinson walks. Chris Rhodes singles to left field. Daniel Concepcion scores. Jay Rohde is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Shorty Robinson advances to third on the play. Billy Arntzen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Wayne Hostetler walks. Earl Mails singles to center field. Shorty Robinson scores. Al Stanicek walks. Chris Rhodes scores. Lazaro Dita walks. Wayne Hostetler scores. Bob Leon hits a home run. Earl Mails scores. Al Stanicek scores. Lazaro Dita scores. Daniel Concepcion flies out to the right fielder. Jay Rohde grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Pete Trouppe pitching. Juan Lopez singles to right field. Juan Lopez gets picked off first. Alex Alexander grounds out to the pitcher. Matt Cook strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners LOB: 2 Oakland total runners LOB: 2
Batting:3B - Earl Mails (8).HR - Bob Leon (2).GIDP - Daniel Concepcion. Baserunning: SB - Jay Rohde 2 (32), Al Stanicek (22).CS - Daniel Concepcion (28), Al Stanicek (13).
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Carlos Durning did not respond to coaching in speed Joe Burke did not respond to coaching in control Tom Metivier improves in power_vs_righty Al Bescher did not respond to coaching in control Jack Nutter improves in power_vs_lefty Jack Nutter did not respond to coaching in arm
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Homer Ussat did not respond to coaching in speed Barry Hatcher did not respond to coaching in control Dan Sears improves in speed Al Ash improves in contact_vs_lefty Dan Sears did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dan Sears did not respond to coaching in arm Al Ash did not respond to coaching in C