Inning: 1 Boston Benny Bazz Cortazzo pitching. Cliff Lyons singles to right field. Ethan Lajoie doubles to right field. Cliff Lyons uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dib Moore hits an infield single to the pitcher. Sachio Matsui flies out to the center fielder. Eddie Benton walks. Roger Krueger singles to center field. Ethan Lajoie scores. Dib Moore scores. Eddie Benton advances to third on the hit. Bob Steevens grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cleveland Floyd Priest pitching. Chet Blanco flies out to the center fielder. Tom Tic Niemiec grounds out to the shortstop. Akihiro Fujisaki walks. Tom Outlaw strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Hiroshi Samata grounds out to the shortstop. Floyd Priest strikes out. Cliff Lyons reached on a 2-base throwing error by Rod Hauser. Ethan Lajoie strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Rod Hauser strikes out. Claude Sayles doubles to left field. Ted Stoner Stone singles to left field. Claude Sayles scores. Rob Nelson Reilley singles to left field. Ted Stoner Stone advances to third on the hit. Benny Bazz Cortazzo reached on a fielding error by Ethan Lajoie. Ted Stoner Stone scores. Chet Blanco flies out to the left fielder. Tom Tic Niemiec flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Boston Dib Moore grounds out to the pitcher. Sachio Matsui flies out to the right fielder. Eddie Benton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Akihiro Fujisaki strikes out. Tom Outlaw singles to left field. Rod Hauser grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Outlaw advances to second on the play. Claude Sayles singles to left field. Tom Outlaw scores. Ted Stoner Stone pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Roger Krueger grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Steevens walks. Hiroshi Samata singles to right field. Floyd Priest lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Cliff Lyons strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Rob Nelson Reilley grounds out to the second baseman. Benny Bazz Cortazzo strikes out. Chet Blanco singles to left field. Tom Tic Niemiec strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Ethan Lajoie hits a home run. Doc Adkins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dib Moore strikes out. Sachio Matsui strikes out. Eddie Benton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Akihiro Fujisaki grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Outlaw grounds out to the second baseman. Rod Hauser walks. Claude Sayles flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Roger Krueger is hit by a pitch. Bob Steevens grounds out to the pitcher. Roger Krueger advances to second on the play. Hiroshi Samata grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Roger Krueger advances to third on the play. Floyd Priest flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Ted Stoner Stone walks. Mike Pape is pinch hitting for Rob Nelson Reilley. Mike Pape singles to right field. Doc Adkins lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Ted Stoner Stone is thrown out at third. Mike Pape advances to second on the play. Mike Pape advances to second on the play. Chet Blanco walks. Tom Tic Niemiec grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Pape scores. Doc Adkins advances to third on the play. Chet Blanco advances to second on the play. Akihiro Fujisaki grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Boston Dave Shantz is pinch hitting for Cliff Lyons . Dave Shantz hits a home run. Ethan Lajoie strikes out. Dib Moore singles to left field. Sachio Matsui reached on a 2-base fielding error by Chet Blanco. Eddie Benton doubles to center field. Dib Moore scores. Sachio Matsui scores. Dolan Marone comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roger Krueger strikes out. Bob Steevens singles to center field. Eddie Benton scores. Hiroshi Samata grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bob Steevens is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Tom Outlaw strikes out. Rod Hauser singles to center field. Yale Hertweck is pinch hitting for Claude Sayles. Yale Hertweck grounds out to the shortstop. Rod Hauser advances to second on the play. Ted Stoner Stone strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Floyd Priest strikes out. Dave Shantz flies out to the left fielder. Ethan Lajoie strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Mike Pape strikes out. Lance Walker is pinch hitting for Dolan Marone. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Lance Walker grounds out to the third baseman. Chet Blanco singles to center field. Stu Parnham comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Tic Niemiec pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Randy Kell pitching. Dib Moore doubles to center field. Sachio Matsui hits an infield single to the pitcher. Eddie Benton flies out to the center fielder. Roger Krueger singles to center field. Dib Moore scores. Sachio Matsui advances to third on the hit. Jason Zachary is pinch hitting for Bob Steevens. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jason Zachary grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sachio Matsui scores. Roger Krueger advances to second on the play. Hiroshi Samata flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Akihiro Fujisaki grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Outlaw grounds out to the pitcher. Rod Hauser flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners LOB: 7 Cleveland total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Ethan Lajoie (21), Dib Moore (19), Eddie Benton (32).HR - Dave Shantz (4), Ethan Lajoie (22).GIDP - Bob Steevens.HBP - Roger Krueger (1). Fielding: E - Ethan Lajoie.
Game Notes Hiroshi Samata is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Pete Douthit improves in speed Jason Lush improves in range Ed James improves in contact_vs_righty Randy Santo improves in velocity Clarence Lysander improves in 1B
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Eddie Witt improves in arm Craig Rincon did not respond to coaching in control Bill Foley did not respond to coaching in velocity Eddie Witt improves in speed