Win: Pete Milan (10-14) Loss: Bill Coles (8-13)
Save: Tyson Buffinton (5)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Bill Coles pitching. Buster Waner flies out to the right fielder. Hiroaki Mizutani grounds out to the second baseman. Ted Barnhart strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Pete Milan pitching. Rollie Colbrunn singles to right field. Ed Ohman strikes out. Willie McClure strikes out. U.L. Clark singles to center field. Rollie Colbrunn advances to third on the hit. Tony Tirado flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Sam Floyd flies out to the right fielder. Fumio Kusano walks. Mardie Abreu flies out to the right fielder. Ed Taber walks. Hal Geary flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Howard Gardella grounds out to the second baseman. Bernie Torres walks. George Parker singles to center field. Bill Coles lays a bunt down the third base line. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Rollie Colbrunn flies out to the right fielder. Ed Ohman strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Cleveland Pete Milan grounds out to the shortstop. Buster Waner flies out to the left fielder. Hiroaki Mizutani flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Willie McClure grounds out to the pitcher. U.L. Clark grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Tirado grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Ted Barnhart singles to center field. Sam Floyd singles to center field. Ted Barnhart advances to third on the hit. Fumio Kusano singles to center field. Ted Barnhart scores. Sam Floyd advances to third on the hit. Mardie Abreu grounds out to the third baseman. Fumio Kusano advances to second on the play. Ed Taber flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Sam Floyd scores. Hal Geary walks. Pete Milan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Howard Gardella walks. Bernie Torres walks. George Parker strikes out. Bill Coles lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rollie Colbrunn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cleveland Buster Waner strikes out. Hiroaki Mizutani strikes out. Ted Barnhart grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ed Ohman flies out to the right fielder. Willie McClure strikes out. U.L. Clark walks. U.L. Clark steals second. Tony Tirado grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Sam Floyd walks. Sam Floyd steals second. Fumio Kusano doubles past the center fielder. Sam Floyd scores. Mardie Abreu grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Ed Taber walks. Jerry Kopacz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hal Geary grounds out to the second baseman. Fumio Kusano advances to third on the play. Ed Taber advances to second on the play. Pete Milan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Howard Gardella strikes out. Bernie Torres flies out to the right fielder. Larry Zuber is pinch hitting for George Parker. Larry Zuber singles to right field. Phil Buschhorn is pinch hitting for Jerry Kopacz. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Larry Zuber steals second. Phil Buschhorn grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Bill Barr pitching. Mark Moore enters the game as a defensive replacement for Larry Zuber at C. Buster Waner flies out to the center fielder. Hiroaki Mizutani singles to center field. Ted Barnhart strikes out. Sam Floyd grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Hiroaki Mizutani is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Rollie Colbrunn singles to center field. Tyson Buffinton 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. Ed Ohman lines out to the first baseman. Willie McClure grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Fumio Kusano doubles to center field. Mardie Abreu flies out to the left fielder. Ed Taber strikes out. Hal Geary hits a home run. Fumio Kusano scores. Tyson Buffinton grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City U.L. Clark flies out to the left fielder. Tony Tirado flies out to the center fielder. Howard Gardella reached on a fielding error by Hal Geary. Bernie Torres singles to left field. Howard Gardella advances to third on the hit. Bernie Torres steals second. Mark Moore singles to left field. Howard Gardella scores. Bernie Torres scores. J.R. Reynolds is pinch hitting for Bill Barr. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. J.R. Reynolds doubles to center field. Mark Moore uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rollie Colbrunn singles to right field. J.R. Reynolds scores. Ed Ohman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Frank Williams pitching. Buster Waner lines out to the second baseman. Hiroaki Mizutani triples. Ted Barnhart singles to center field. Hiroaki Mizutani scores. Sam Floyd strikes out. Passed ball. Ted Barnhart advances to second. Fumio Kusano reached on a fielding error by Frank Williams. Mardie Abreu singles to center field. Ted Barnhart scores. Fumio Kusano advances to third on the hit. Ed Taber strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Willie McClure flies out to the left fielder. U.L. Clark strikes out. Tony Tirado grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners LOB: 9 Kansas City total runners LOB: 10
Game Notes Buster Waner is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ray Lyons improves in arm Bill Casale did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Kenji Itoh did not respond to coaching in velocity Ray Lyons did not respond to coaching in speed Corey Hemphill did not respond to coaching in SS
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Danny Milan improves in speed Hyon Yi improves in contact_vs_lefty Danny Milan improves in speed Danny Milan improves in range Joe Hudson did not respond to coaching in CF