Inning: 1 Cleveland Craig Kinder pitching. Jesse Smith flies out to the center fielder. Al Hulen strikes out. Woody Allen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Baltimore Rich Gibson pitching. Hitoshi Motoi grounds out to the shortstop. Byung-Hyun Bradford singles to right field. Michael Gonzalez strikes out. Tim Cooper grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Cy Pilarcik flies out to the right fielder. Ken Riconda reached on a 2-base throwing error by Hitoshi Motoi. Naibel Mariano grounds out to the shortstop. Derrick Howell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Baltimore Gabby Page triples. Yusuke Nakamura strikes out. Herman Lee flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Gabby Page scores. Jim Tebbetts singles past the second baseman. Craig Kinder pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Red Covington singles to right field. Rich Gibson lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jesse Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Red Covington advances to third on the play. Al Hulen grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Baltimore Hitoshi Motoi pops out to the first baseman. Byung-Hyun Bradford strikes out. Michael Gonzalez singles to left field. Tim Cooper grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Michael Gonzalez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Woody Allen reached on a fielding error by Jim Tebbetts. Cy Pilarcik doubles to right field. Woody Allen uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ken Riconda singles to right field. Cy Pilarcik scores. Naibel Mariano grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ken Riconda is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Derrick Howell bunts for a base hit. Red Covington lines out to the pitcher. Rich Gibson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Baltimore Gabby Page strikes out. Yusuke Nakamura grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Herman Lee flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Jesse Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Al Hulen strikes out. Woody Allen singles to center field. Cy Pilarcik hits a home run. Woody Allen scores. Ken Riconda flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Baltimore Jim Tebbetts singles to center field. Craig Kinder lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Hitoshi Motoi flies out to the right fielder. Byung-Hyun Bradford grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Naibel Mariano doubles to left field. Derrick Howell singles to right field. Naibel Mariano is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Red Covington grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Derrick Howell advances to second on the play. Rich Gibson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Baltimore Michael Gonzalez pops out to the second baseman. Tim Cooper singles to right field. Gabby Page grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Cooper advances to second on the play. Yusuke Nakamura flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Jesse Smith strikes out. Al Hulen triples. Woody Allen grounds out to the shortstop. Al Hulen scores. Jim Bell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Cy Pilarcik strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Baltimore Herman Lee walks. Jim Tebbetts strikes out. Whitey Nyman is pinch hitting for Jim Bell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Whitey Nyman flies out to the left fielder. Hitoshi Motoi flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Dan Owen pitching. Ken Riconda flies out to the right fielder. Naibel Mariano flies out to the left fielder. Derrick Howell walks. Red Covington grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Derrick Howell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Baltimore Jeff Upham enters the game as a defensive replacement for Cy Pilarcik at LF. Byung-Hyun Bradford strikes out. Michael Gonzalez strikes out. Tim Cooper singles past the second baseman. Gabby Page walks. Mike Lynch 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. Yusuke Nakamura singles to left field. Tim Cooper scores. Gabby Page advances to third on the hit. Herman Lee strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Eddie Brideweser is pinch hitting for Mike Lynch. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Eddie Brideweser triples. Jesse Smith pops out to the third baseman. Al Hulen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eddie Brideweser scores. Woody Allen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Baltimore John Taylor pitching. Mark Schreckengost is pinch hitting for Jim Tebbetts. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mark Schreckengost grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Brogna is pinch hitting for Dan Owen. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Alex Brogna strikes out. Hitoshi Motoi walks. Byung-Hyun Bradford lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners LOB: 6 Baltimore total runners LOB: 9
Game Notes Derrick Howell is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dave Brickell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Luke Girardi did not respond to coaching in control George Brown did not respond to coaching in speed Bill Bressler did not respond to coaching in control Bob Baldwin did not respond to coaching in speed Les Shreve did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bob Baldwin did not respond to coaching in 3B
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Paul Amalfitano improves in power_vs_righty Al Hammond did not respond to coaching in speed John Uhalt improves in power_vs_righty Tim Valdez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Joe Mulligan did not respond to coaching in speed Tim Valdez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Carlos Ayers did not respond to coaching in 1B