3/31/2002:
Cleveland at Anaheim
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 1
Anaheim 3 3 0 3 0 0 4 0 X 13 15 2
Cleveland AB R H BI BB K AVG
M. Lawton RF 4 1 0 0 1 0 .000
R. Gutierrez 2B 3 2 1 0 1 0 .333
J. Thome 1B 4 1 1 3 0 0 .250
E. Burks DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250
R. Branyan 3B 3 0 0 0 1 3 .000
M. Lansing SS 3 0 0 1 1 0 .000
E. Diaz C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250
J. Cabrera LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250
M. Bradley CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .000
Totals: 33 4 5 4 4 7
BATTING:
Doubles:
J. Cabrera (1, 4th inning off Appier, 0 on, 0 out.)
Homeruns:
J. Thome (1, 2nd inning off Appier, 2 on, 2 out.)
Runs Batted In:
J. Thome 3 (3), M. Lansing (1)
FIELDING:
Errors:
R. Gutierrez (1)
Anaheim AB R H BI BB K AVG
D. Eckstein 2B 5 3 2 0 1 0 .400
D. Erstad CF 3 3 1 0 2 1 .333
T. Salmon RF 5 4 5 5 0 0 1.000
T. Glaus 3B 2 1 1 2 2 0 .500
G. Anderson LF 4 0 2 4 0 0 .500
A. Galarraga DH 5 0 3 2 0 2 .600
S. Wooten C 4 0 0 0 1 1 .000
B. Gil SS 4 1 0 0 1 2 .000
S. Spiezio 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 .200
Totals: 37 13 15 13 7 6
BATTING:
Doubles:
T. Glaus (1, 4th inning off Riske, 1 on, 1 out.) G. Anderson (1, 7th inning off Shuey, 2 on, 2 out.) A. Galarraga (1, 3rd inning off Sabathia, 0 on, 0 out.) S. Spiezio (1, 8th inning off Riggan, 0 on, 2 out.) Triples:T. Salmon (1, 2nd inning off Sabathia, 2 on, 1 out.)
Runs Batted In:
T. Salmon 5 (5), T. Glaus 2 (2), G. Anderson 4 (4), A. Galarraga 2 (2)
Stolen Bases:
D. Eckstein (1)
Sacrifice Flies:
T. Glaus (1), G. Anderson (1)
FIELDING:
Errors:
T. Glaus (1), B. Gil (1)
PITCHING:
Cleveland IP H R ER BB K PI PS ERA RECORD
C. Sabathia L 3.1 9 8 8 3 0 68 38 21.60 0-1
D. Riske 2.1 3 1 1 2 3 49 28 3.86
P. Shuey 2 2 4 3 2 3 44 25 13.50
J. Riggan 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 0.00
Anaheim IP H R ER BB K PI PS ERA RECORD
K. Appier W 6 3 4 4 4 4 112 58 6.00 1-0
L. Pote S 3 2 0 0 0 3 50 30 0.00 1 SV
Time: 3:58
Attendance: 38279 (45050)
Weather: Partly cloudy (55 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 6 mph
PLAYER OF THE GAME: Tim Salmon
Game notes:
Jim Thome hit the longest homer of his career, it went 396 feet. Tim Salmon set a career high for RBI in a game! Tim Salmon set a career high for hits in a game!
Looks like my boys are off to a good start

I picked up the big cat for some much needed help at the DH spot. After the game I got my first e-mail, from the big cat no less, announcing his retirement. Here's to a great year of baseball and OOTP