Win: Al Emery (7-3) Loss: Lou Bosch (4-1)
Save: Scott Bailey (30)
Inning: 1 New York Al Armstrong pitching. James Lopes grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Hernandez reached on a fielding error by Kevin Melillo. Bobby Unser strikes out. Scat Aldrete grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cleveland Eppie Thomas pitching. Edifus Fitzgerald singles to left field. Sam McAndrew strikes out. Kevin Melillo flies out to the left fielder. Edifus Fitzgerald is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Ryan Benson flies out to the left fielder. Art Ivie doubles to center field. Jay Kress grounds out to the second baseman. Art Ivie advances to third on the play. Scott McVey singles to left field. Art Ivie scores. Eppie Thomas grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Scott McVey is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Tony Brewer lines out to the shortstop. Ed Berran hits a home run. Dick Kamp strikes out. Gil Murff grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York James Lopes triples. Dick Hernandez grounds out to the second baseman. James Lopes scores. Bobby Unser grounds out to the third baseman. Scat Aldrete strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Bill Murray flies out to the left fielder. Al Armstrong grounds out to the third baseman. Edifus Fitzgerald pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Ryan Benson singles to left field. Art Ivie strikes out. Jay Kress singles to center field. Ryan Benson advances to third on the hit. Scott McVey singles to left field. Ryan Benson scores. Eppie Thomas fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Eppie Thomas grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Sam McAndrew flies out to the left fielder. Kevin Melillo grounds out to the second baseman. Tony Brewer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York James Lopes strikes out. Dick Hernandez grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Unser grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Ed Berran grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Dick Kamp grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Gil Murff hits a home run. Bill Murray strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Scat Aldrete grounds out to the shortstop. Ryan Benson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Art Ivie singles to left field. Jay Kress grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Al Armstrong lines out to the second baseman. Edifus Fitzgerald pops out to the shortstop. Sam McAndrew singles past the second baseman. Sam McAndrew is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Scott McVey flies out to the left fielder. Paul Carter is pinch hitting for Eppie Thomas. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Paul Carter strikes out. James Lopes strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Dan Berry pitching. Kevin Melillo strikes out. Tony Brewer doubles to right field. Ed Berran singles past the second baseman. Tony Brewer scores. Lou Bosch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dick Kamp grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Ed Berran is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Gil Murff grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York German Stewart 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. Dick Hernandez singles to left field. Bobby Unser singles to center field. Dick Hernandez advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Scat Aldrete grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Hernandez scores. Bobby Unser advances to second on the play. Ryan Benson singles to center field. Bobby Unser scores. Al Emery comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Art Ivie strikes out. Jay Kress grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ryan Benson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Bill Murray grounds out to the third baseman. Keiichi Matsushima is pinch hitting for Al Emery. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Keiichi Matsushima walks. Edifus Fitzgerald walks. Sam McAndrew grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Edifus Fitzgerald is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Sam McAndrew steals second. Kevin Melillo hits a home run. Keiichi Matsushima scores. Sam McAndrew scores. Hal Gazella comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tony Brewer singles to center field. Ed Berran flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Scott Bailey pitching. Scott McVey singles to center field. Keith Arocha is pinch hitting for Hal Gazella. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Keith Arocha flies out to the center fielder. James Lopes pops out to the shortstop. Dick Hernandez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 New York total runners left on base: 6 Cleveland total runners left on base: 2
Batting:2B - Tony Brewer (23).HR - Kevin Melillo (22), Ed Berran (18), Gil Murff (26). Baserunning: SB - Sam McAndrew (26).CS - Edifus Fitzgerald (17), Sam McAndrew (19). Fielding: E - Kevin Melillo.
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Fred Sankey improves in control Al Bonetti did not respond to coaching in velocity Rod Knode improves in power_vs_righty Charlie Rieger did not respond to coaching in speed
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Hidetaka Nakamura did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Danny Almon improves in speed Joe Valdez did not respond to coaching in control Rheal Baird did not respond to coaching in SS