Win: Darren Hafey (6-10) Loss: Toichiro Tani (1-7)
Inning: 1 Boston Mike Powell pitching. Rick Bird grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jerry Meche grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jimmy Albrecht lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Charlie Banks pitching. Sid Allen singles to center field. Rick Dinges singles to right field. Jack LaForest flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Neal Burns reached on a 2-base throwing error by Charlie Banks. Sid Allen scores. Pete Lundquist grounds out to the shortstop. Rick Dinges scores. Neal Burns advances to third on the play. Jim Saenz flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Barry Splittorff singles to center field. Ed Dodd flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Rick Simon grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Barry Splittorff is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rick Simon is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Lefty Serna strikes out. Alex Castle singles to right field. Mike Powell lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Alex Castle steals third. Sid Allen walks. Rick Dinges walks. Jack LaForest doubles to left field. Alex Castle scores. Sid Allen scores. Rick Dinges uses his aggressiveness and scores. Neal Burns grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Ed Bongiovanni walks. Bob Baumgartner pops out to the second baseman. Charlie Banks lays a bunt down the third base line. The third baseman fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Rick Bird flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Pete Lundquist singles to center field. Jim Saenz walks. Jeff Standridge comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lefty Serna strikes out. Alex Castle grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Jerry Meche grounds out to the shortstop. Jimmy Albrecht reached on a 2-base throwing error by Alex Castle. Barry Splittorff walks. Ed Dodd flies out to the left fielder. Rick Simon reached on a fielding error by Alex Castle. Ed Bongiovanni grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Cleveland Mike Powell grounds out to the second baseman. Sid Allen singles to left field. Rick Dinges flies out to the right fielder. Jack LaForest strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Bob Baumgartner singles to left field. Jeff Standridge lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Bob Baumgartner forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Rick Bird grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Standridge advances to second on the play. Jerry Meche doubles to left field. Jeff Standridge scores. Jimmy Albrecht grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Neal Burns grounds out to the second baseman. Pete Lundquist grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Saenz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Barry Splittorff hits a home run. Ed Dodd grounds out to the second baseman. Rick Simon walks. Ed Bongiovanni grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Rick Simon is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bob Baumgartner reached on a fielding error by Lefty Serna. Jeff Standridge singles to right field. Rick Bird strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Cleveland Lefty Serna singles to right field. Alex Castle singles to right field. Lefty Serna advances to third on the hit. Mike Powell pops out to the second baseman. Sid Allen grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Jerry Meche grounds out to the shortstop. Jimmy Albrecht pops out to the second baseman. Barry Splittorff walks. Ed Dodd strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Rick Dinges singles to left field. Ichiro Tamura comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack LaForest singles to left field. Neal Burns walks. Pete Lundquist singles to left field. Rick Dinges scores. Jack LaForest scores. Neal Burns advances to third on the hit. Jim Saenz walks. Lefty Serna pops out to the first baseman. Alex Castle grounds out to the second baseman. Neal Burns scores. Pete Lundquist advances to third on the play. Jim Saenz advances to second on the play. Bill Avery comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Powell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Boston Rick Simon walks. Rick Simon is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ed Bongiovanni strikes out. Bob Baumgartner singles to right field. Tony Zosky is pinch hitting for Bill Avery. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Bob Baumgartner steals second. Tony Zosky doubles to right field. Bob Baumgartner scores. Rick Bird hits a home run. Tony Zosky scores. Gus Kelly comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jerry Meche grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Troy Cobb pitching. Sid Allen strikes out. Rick Dinges singles to right field. Jack LaForest flies out to the left fielder. Neal Burns walks. Pete Lundquist hits an infield single to the second baseman. Jim Saenz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Boston Verle Wooten enters the game as a defensive replacement for Alex Castle at 3B. Ed Ruebel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jimmy Albrecht singles to left field. Barry Splittorff singles to center field. Ed Dodd singles to left field. Rick Simon flies out to the right fielder. Ed Bongiovanni strikes out. Bob Baumgartner singles to center field. Jimmy Albrecht scores. Bobby Rodriguez is pinch hitting for Troy Cobb. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bobby Rodriguez singles to left field. Barry Splittorff scores. Ed Dodd uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bob Baumgartner advances to third on the hit. Darren Hafey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rick Bird strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Toichiro Tani pitching. Mike Long is pinch hitting for Lefty Serna. Mike Long lines out to the second baseman. Verle Wooten singles to right field. Bob DiMaggio is pinch hitting for Darren Hafey. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob DiMaggio hits a home run. Verle Wooten scores. Boston total runners left on base: 11 Cleveland total runners left on base: 10
Batting:2B - Jerry Meche (20), Tony Zosky (5).HR - Rick Bird (14), Barry Splittorff (9). Baserunning: SB - Bob Baumgartner (8).CS - Rick Simon 2 (12). Fielding: E - Charlie Banks.
Batting:2B - Jack LaForest (13).HR - Bob DiMaggio (1).GIDP - Sid Allen, Alex Castle. Baserunning: SB - Alex Castle (5). Fielding: E - Lefty Serna, Alex Castle 2.
Game Notes Toichiro Tani is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Don Tyson did not respond to coaching in control Frank Such improves in contact_vs_righty Les Smith improves in power_vs_lefty Frank Such did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Dick Harris did not respond to coaching in speed Carl Reyes did not respond to coaching in velocity Dick Harris improves in arm Overton Herrnstein did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ed Johnson did not respond to coaching in 1B