Inning: 1 Oakland Charlie Cusick pitching. John Lyons grounds out to the shortstop. Wayne Handley walks. Doug McMillan grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Wayne Handley is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Tom Bader hits a home run. Doug McMillan scores. Ted Davis reached on a fielding error by Alex Tavener. Chris Seilheimer singles to center field. Ted Davis advances to third on the hit. Leo Cermak strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cleveland Ryan Fridley pitching. Ron Gonzalez hits a home run. Jim Bowers singles to left field. Mike Flood flies out to the center fielder. Walt Madison grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jim Bowers is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. John Wiltse grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Ed Maggert singles to center field. Ryan Fridley fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ryan Fridley strikes out. John Lyons hits an infield single to the second baseman. Wayne Handley singles to left field. Doug McMillan grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Maggert scores. John Lyons advances to third on the play. Wayne Handley advances to second on the play. Ed Boyer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Bader grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Craig Mickelson flies out to the right fielder. Joe Smith walks. Alex Tavener strikes out. Ed Boyer grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Ted Davis strikes out. Chris Seilheimer walks. Leo Cermak grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Chris Seilheimer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ed Maggert grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Leo Cermak is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Ron Gonzalez pops out to the first baseman. Jim Bowers lines out to the first baseman. Mike Flood strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Ryan Fridley flies out to the right fielder. John Lyons strikes out. Wayne Handley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Walt Madison singles to right field. John Wiltse flies out to the left fielder. Craig Mickelson walks. Joe Smith singles to right field. Walt Madison scores. Alex Tavener flies out to the center fielder. Syl Conway is pinch hitting for Ed Boyer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Syl Conway grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Roy Virtue pitching. Doug McMillan flies out to the center fielder. Tom Bader flies out to the center fielder. Ted Davis grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Ron Gonzalez pops out to the shortstop. Jim Bowers reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ted Davis. Mike Flood singles to center field. Jim Bowers scores. Walt Madison singles to right field. John Wiltse strikes out. Craig Mickelson walks. Joe Smith pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Oakland Chris Seilheimer flies out to the left fielder. Leo Cermak hits a home run. Phil Harper comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Maggert strikes out. Ryan Fridley singles to center field. John Lyons walks. Wayne Handley singles to center field. Doug McMillan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Cleveland Alex Tavener doubles to center field. Dick Dunlap is pinch hitting for Phil Harper. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Dick Dunlap reached on a 2-base fielding error by Tom Bader. Alex Tavener scores. Ron Gonzalez singles to center field. Dick Dunlap scores. Jim Bowers doubles to center field. Ron Gonzalez uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mike Flood singles to right field. Jim Bowers is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Jacque Segui comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Walt Madison flies out to the center fielder. John Wiltse flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Ralph Scantlebury pitching. Tom Bader strikes out. Ted Davis pops out to the third baseman. Chris Seilheimer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Craig Mickelson grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Tavener strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Leo Cermak walks. Leo Cermak steals second. Ed Maggert flies out to the right fielder. Jim Johnson is pinch hitting for Jacque Segui. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Johnson pops out to the shortstop. John Lyons grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Henry Jacobus pitching. Ralph Scantlebury walks. Ron Gonzalez flies out to the center fielder. Jim Bowers strikes out. Mike Flood singles to left field. Will Kramer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Walt Madison walks. John Wiltse hits a home run. Ralph Scantlebury scores. Mike Flood scores. Walt Madison scores. Craig Mickelson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Kuniyuki Inagaki is pinch hitting for Wayne Handley. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Kuniyuki Inagaki flies out to the center fielder. Doug McMillan flies out to the center fielder. Greg Moraga is pinch hitting for Tom Bader. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Greg Moraga singles to right field. Ted Davis hits a home run. Greg Moraga scores. Luis Deitrick comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chris Seilheimer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 9 Cleveland total runners left on base: 8
Game Notes Mike Flood is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Leo Crawford did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bill Pickup did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ed Riviere improves in contact_vs_righty Len Parson did not respond to coaching in range Leo Crawford did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bill Pickup improves in range
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Doug Yount improves in power_vs_lefty Bob Olivares improves in range Bruno Valle improves in contact_vs_righty Jim Bligh improves in range Frank Cocanower improves in contact_vs_righty Frank Cocanower improves in arm