Win: Ziggy Gubicza (10-13) Loss: Tige Jones (2-2)
Save: John Caskey (24)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Tige Jones pitching. Tony Joshua singles to left field. Mike Thorpe flies out to the left fielder. Tony Joshua steals second. Johnny Roach grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Tony Joshua advances to third on the play. Virgil Collard grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Ziggy Gubicza pitching. Victor Martinez grounds out to the second baseman. Doug Ault singles to right field. Ripper Collins doubles to center field. Doug Ault uses his aggressiveness and scores. Hanley Ramirez flies out to the right fielder. Brian Asselstine strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Papa Roenicke pops out to the third baseman. Bill LaFrancois strikes out. Al Blake grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Klondike Douglass pops out to the shortstop. Matt Holliday pops out to the second baseman. Ronald Acuna Jr. singles to center field. Tige Jones grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ronald Acuna Jr. is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Jack Layne flies out to the right fielder. Ziggy Gubicza grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Joshua grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Victor Martinez walks. Victor Martinez steals second. Doug Ault strikes out. Ripper Collins grounds out to the shortstop. Hanley Ramirez walks. Brian Asselstine strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Mike Thorpe singles to left field. Johnny Roach walks. Virgil Collard flies out to the center fielder. Papa Roenicke strikes out. Bill LaFrancois grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Klondike Douglass walks. Klondike Douglass steals second. Klondike Douglass is out trying to steal third. Matt Holliday flies out to the center fielder. Ronald Acuna Jr. grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Al Blake reached on a fielding error by Brian Asselstine. Jack Layne walks. Ziggy Gubicza lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Tony Joshua flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Al Blake is thrown out at the plate. Mike Thorpe strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Tige Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Victor Martinez singles to center field. Doug Ault strikes out. Ripper Collins strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Johnny Roach flies out to the center fielder. Virgil Collard grounds out to the third baseman. Papa Roenicke grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Hanley Ramirez flies out to the center fielder. Brian Asselstine doubles to left field. Klondike Douglass grounds out to the shortstop. Matt Holliday grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Charlie Link is pinch hitting for Bill LaFrancois. Charlie Link lines out to the second baseman. Al Blake grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Layne flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Ronald Acuna Jr. strikes out. Tige Jones singles to left field. Victor Martinez flies out to the left fielder. Doug Ault lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Minoru Amamoto is pinch hitting for Ziggy Gubicza. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Minoru Amamoto triples. Tony Joshua grounds out to the shortstop. Minoru Amamoto scores. Mike Thorpe is hit by a pitch. Johnny Roach singles to left field. Mike Thorpe advances to third on the hit. Virgil Collard singles past the third baseman. Mike Thorpe scores. R.J. Aguayo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Papa Roenicke singles past the shortstop. Charlie Link singles to left field. Johnny Roach scores. Virgil Collard scores. Al Blake pops out to the second baseman. Jack Layne flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Mike Medwick pitching. Joe Stuart enters the game as a defensive replacement for Johnny Roach at SS. Ripper Collins flies out to the left fielder. Hanley Ramirez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Brian Asselstine strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Takayuki Mimura is pinch hitting for Mike Medwick. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Takayuki Mimura reached on a fielding error by Victor Martinez. Tony Joshua singles to right field. Takayuki Mimura is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Tony Joshua steals second. Mike Thorpe flies out to the left fielder. Joe Stuart grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland John Caskey pitching. Klondike Douglass pops out to the second baseman. Matt Holliday grounds out to the shortstop. Ronald Acuna Jr. strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners LOB: 8 Oakland total runners LOB: 7
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Vern Reuschel did not respond to coaching in control Rick Poorman improves in power_vs_lefty Rick Poorman improves in speed Rick Poorman did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Gary Ignasiak did not respond to coaching in control Gary Ignasiak did not respond to coaching in control Bobby Rose did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Zeke Etheridge did not respond to coaching in range