Inning: 1 Cleveland Vince Ferreira pitching. Al Hulen flies out to the right fielder. Jesse Smith flies out to the right fielder. Woody Allen grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Chicago Rich Gibson pitching. Nino DeMerit walks. Bob Curtright walks. Lew Bamberger singles to left field. Nino DeMerit scores. Bob Curtright advances to third on the hit. Billy Saunders flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Bob Curtright scores. Lew Bamberger steals second. Rip Porter grounds out to the second baseman. Lew Bamberger advances to third on the play. Jack Yoter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Ken Riconda singles past the third baseman. Jeff Upham grounds out to the pitcher. Ken Riconda advances to second on the play. Mark McQueen grounds out to the third baseman. Derrick Howell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Earl Slaughter walks. Earl Slaughter steals second. Scott Bell singles to center field. Earl Slaughter scores. Vince Ferreira fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Vince Ferreira strikes out. Nino DeMerit strikes out. Bob Curtright strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Cy Pilarcik flies out to the right fielder. Rich Gibson grounds out to the third baseman. Al Hulen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Lew Bamberger grounds out to the third baseman. Billy Saunders singles past the shortstop. Rip Porter singles to right field. Billy Saunders advances to third on the hit. Jack Yoter hits a home run. Billy Saunders scores. Rip Porter scores. Truck Morton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Earl Slaughter singles to right field. Scott Bell strikes out. Vince Ferreira singles to left field. Nino DeMerit grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Vince Ferreira is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Jesse Smith pops out to the first baseman. Woody Allen singles to center field. Ken Riconda grounds out to the pitcher. Woody Allen advances to second on the play. Jeff Upham grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Bob Curtright walks. Lew Bamberger grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bob Curtright is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Lew Bamberger steals second. Billy Saunders grounds out to the pitcher. Rip Porter flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Mark McQueen strikes out. Derrick Howell flies out to the right fielder. Cy Pilarcik flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Jack Yoter singles to right field. Katsukuni Harada comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Yoter steals second. Earl Slaughter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Yoter advances to third on the play. Scott Bell walks. Vince Ferreira grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Katsukuni Harada grounds out to the shortstop. Al Hulen walks. Al Hulen steals second. Jesse Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Woody Allen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Nino DeMerit flies out to the right fielder. Bob Curtright walks. Lew Bamberger grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bob Curtright is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Billy Saunders grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Lew Bamberger is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Ken Riconda singles to right field. Jeff Upham strikes out. Mark McQueen flies out to the right fielder. Derrick Howell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Rip Porter strikes out. Jack Yoter singles to right field. Jack Yoter steals second. Mike Lynch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Earl Slaughter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Yoter advances to third on the play. Scott Bell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Weldon Fordyce enters the game as a defensive replacement for Lew Bamberger at 2B. Emil Scott enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rip Porter at 1B. Cy Pilarcik strikes out. Mike Lynch pops out to the third baseman. Al Hulen grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Vince Ferreira grounds out to the third baseman. Nino DeMerit strikes out. Steve Purnell is pinch hitting for Bob Curtright. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Steve Purnell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Jesse Smith hits a home run. Woody Allen grounds out to the shortstop. Ken Riconda hits an infield single to the pitcher. Jeff Upham strikes out. Mark McQueen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners left on base: 5 Chicago total runners left on base: 8
Game Notes Katsukuni Harada is injured and is expected to be out 6 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Luke Girardi did not respond to coaching in control Les Shreve improves in range Les Shreve did not respond to coaching in arm Bill Miranda did not respond to coaching in arm Luke Girardi did not respond to coaching in control Dave Brickell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bob Baldwin did not respond to coaching in 3B
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Doc Bartell did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dean Carr did not respond to coaching in speed John Sadowski improves in speed Don Daley improves in power_vs_righty Tom Neagle improves in contact_vs_lefty Tom Neagle improves in contact_vs_lefty Dick Happenny did not respond to coaching in RF