Inning: 1 Cleveland Ryan Fridley pitching. Ron Gonzalez pops out to the first baseman. Mike Flood reached on a fielding error by Ted Davis. Walt Madison grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Bill Nash pitching. John Lyons grounds out to the second baseman. Danny Gregg grounds out to the second baseman. Ted Davis hits a home run. Chris Seilheimer singles to right field. Ed Maggert flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland John Wiltse singles to right field. Craig Mickelson walks. Alex Tavener strikes out. Mike Furcal grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Charlie Duran strikes out. Doug McMillan strikes out. Tom Bader singles to center field. Ryan Fridley grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Dick Dunlap pops out to the catcher. Bill Nash singles to left field. Ron Gonzalez strikes out. Mike Flood strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland John Lyons grounds out to the shortstop. Danny Gregg singles to right field. Ted Davis grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Walt Madison grounds out to the third baseman. John Wiltse grounds out to the third baseman. Craig Mickelson walks. Alex Tavener grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Craig Mickelson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Chris Seilheimer singles to right field. Ed Maggert flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Duran reached on a 2-base throwing error by Craig Mickelson. Doug McMillan hits a home run. Chris Seilheimer scores. Charlie Duran scores. Roy Virtue comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Bader pops out to the second baseman. Ryan Fridley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Mike Furcal grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Dunlap strikes out. Syl Conway is pinch hitting for Roy Virtue. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Syl Conway strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Ralph Scantlebury pitching. John Lyons singles past the second baseman. John Lyons steals second. Danny Gregg grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Lyons advances to third on the play. Ted Davis strikes out. Chris Seilheimer singles to right field. John Lyons scores. Luis Deitrick comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Maggert grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Ron Gonzalez hits a home run. Mike Flood pops out to the second baseman. Walt Madison grounds out to the second baseman. John Wiltse strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Charlie Duran walks. Doug McMillan walks. Tom Bader bunts for a base hit. Ryan Fridley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charlie Duran scores. Doug McMillan advances to third on the play. Tom Bader advances to second on the play. Charlie Ransom comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Lyons strikes out. Danny Gregg strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Craig Mickelson singles to right field. Alex Tavener singles past the shortstop. Mike Furcal grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Craig Mickelson advances to third on the play. Dick Dunlap singles to center field. Craig Mickelson scores. Roy Creeden is pinch hitting for Charlie Ransom. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Roy Creeden strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Phil Harper pitching. Ted Davis doubles to center field. Chris Seilheimer grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Maggert pops out to the first baseman. Charlie Duran bunts for a base hit. Doug McMillan hits a home run. Ted Davis scores. Charlie Duran scores. George Murphy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Bader flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Ron Gonzalez singles to left field. Mike Flood strikes out. Jim Staley is pinch hitting for Walt Madison. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Staley grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Ryan Fridley singles to right field. Herb LeMaster is pinch hitting for John Lyons. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Herb LeMaster grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Kuniyuki Inagaki is pinch hitting for Danny Gregg. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Kuniyuki Inagaki doubles to center field. Ted Davis singles to left field. Chris Seilheimer singles to left field. Kuniyuki Inagaki scores. Ted Davis advances to third on the hit. Dan Doyle is pinch hitting for Ed Maggert. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dan Doyle flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland John Wiltse doubles to left field. Craig Mickelson walks. Alex Tavener walks. Ken McGuire comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Furcal singles to center field. John Wiltse scores. Craig Mickelson scores. Alex Tavener advances to third on the hit. Dick Dunlap grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Furcal advances to second on the play. Mike Fregosi is pinch hitting for George Murphy. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mike Fregosi reached on a fielding error by Kuniyuki Inagaki. Alex Tavener scores. Ron Gonzalez singles to left field. Mike Furcal scores. Mike Flood pops out to the second baseman. Jim Staley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Cleveland total runners left on base: 6 Oakland total runners left on base: 7
Game Notes George Murphy is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Gene Ventura did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Cocanower did not respond to coaching in arm Flint Cook did not respond to coaching in arm Flint Cook improves in arm Bruno Valle did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ginger Naehring did not respond to coaching in range
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Marty Sankey did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ed Riviere improves in contact_vs_righty Luis Ryan did not respond to coaching in arm Rick Rigney did not respond to coaching in endurance Luis Young improves in arm Bill Pickup did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty