| 2002 AAA Buffalo beats 2002 AA Akron 4-3 in showcase of future Indians game |
| Veteran Chad Allen homered & drove in 3 runs leading Buffalo past Akron 4-3.Victor Martinez of Akron,Cleveland's prized future catcher doubled in a run for Akron,while speedy outfielder Luis Gonzalez homered for the Aeros. Brian Tallet & Billy Traber both shined on the mound for the Aeros & Bisons,with Traber earning the save against his ex Akron teammates. |
| Outs: | 3 | Inning: | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | R | H | E | |
| Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | |||||||
| 2002 Akron Aeros | |||||||||
| AB | Runs | Hits | 2b | 3b | HR | BB | SO | RBI | |
| Luis Gonzalez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jhonny Peralta | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jody Gerut | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Martinez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ryan Church | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Corey Erickson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Jason Fitzgerald | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Pratt | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Maicer Izturis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| IP | Hits | Runs | BB | SO | W | L | S | ||
| Brian Tallet | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alex Herrera | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Carl Sadler | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2002 Buffalo Bisons | |||||||||
| AB | Runs | Hits | 2b | 3b | HR | BB | SO | RBI | |
| Brandon Phillips | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tony Medrano | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Todd Dunwoody | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Snyder | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Coste | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chad Allen | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Greg LaRocca | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Josh Bard | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Zach Sorensen | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| IP | Hits | Runs | BB | SO | W | L | S | ||
| Jason Beverlin | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sean DePaula | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Billy Traber | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||