Win: Mike Liddle (5-3) Loss: Johnny Smith (0-10)
Save: Joe Gill (26)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Mike Liddle pitching. Tarrik Kleinke strikes out. Joe Cedeno singles to center field. Roosevelt Thompson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Cedeno advances to second on the play. Bill Shoch flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cleveland Johnny Smith pitching. Buck Damon hits a home run. Jim Brown singles to center field. Don Bell flies out to the right fielder. Jim Harrell strikes out. Bill Ilsley singles to left field. Jim Brown advances to third on the hit. Jim Campbell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bill Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Nick Clark strikes out. Jim Sawyer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Gene Lynch strikes out. Gene Pignatano triples. Mike Liddle strikes out. Buck Damon doubles to center field. Gene Pignatano scores. Jim Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Ryoichi Misawa flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Smith strikes out. Tarrik Kleinke flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Don Bell strikes out. Jim Harrell grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Ilsley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Joe Cedeno strikes out. Roosevelt Thompson hits a home run. Bill Shoch singles to center field. Bill Smith doubles to left field. Nick Clark grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Shoch scores. Bill Smith advances to third on the play. Jim Sawyer singles to right field. Bill Smith scores. Ryoichi Misawa grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jim Sawyer is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Jim Campbell hits a home run. Gene Lynch reached on a 2-base fielding error by Ryoichi Misawa. Gene Pignatano doubles to right field. Gene Lynch scores. Mike Liddle pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Buck Damon singles past the third baseman. Gene Pignatano scores. George Vaughn comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Brown grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Buck Damon is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jim Brown is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City George Vaughn grounds out to the second baseman. Tarrik Kleinke hits a home run. Joe Cedeno grounds out to the shortstop. Roosevelt Thompson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Don Bell doubles to left field. Jim Harrell doubles to center field. Don Bell scores. Bill Ilsley flies out to the center fielder. Jim Campbell grounds out to the pitcher. Gene Lynch singles to center field. Jim Harrell scores. Vance Rohe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gene Pignatano singles to right field. Mike Liddle pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bill Shoch pops out to the shortstop. Chris Hood is pinch hitting for Bill Smith. Chris Hood flies out to the left fielder. Nick Clark strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Mark Breeden enters the game as a defensive replacement for Chris Hood at SS. Buck Damon singles to center field. Jim Brown pops out to the third baseman. Don Bell flies out to the center fielder. Jim Harrell grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Buck Damon is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Takao Hasegawa comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Wally Engle is pinch hitting for Jim Sawyer. Wally Engle strikes out. Ryoichi Misawa doubles to right field. Vance Rohe strikes out. Tarrik Kleinke singles to right field. Ryoichi Misawa scores. Tarrik Kleinke is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Bill Ilsley hits a home run. Jim Campbell walks. Scott Madrid comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gene Lynch grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Gene Pignatano strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Duke McNulty comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Cedeno singles to center field. Roosevelt Thompson strikes out. Bill Shoch singles to right field. Mark Breeden flies out to the center fielder. Nick Clark singles to right field. Wally Engle singles to right field. Joe Cedeno scores. Ryoichi Misawa flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Cleveland Lee Welchel is pinch hitting for Duke McNulty. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Lee Welchel flies out to the center fielder. Buck Damon flies out to the center fielder. Jim Brown pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Joe Gill pitching. Fats Morgan is pinch hitting for Scott Madrid. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Fats Morgan grounds out to the second baseman. Tarrik Kleinke grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Cedeno flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 5 Cleveland total runners left on base: 6
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Severin improves in control Bunny Roth did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Larry Mendoza did not respond to coaching in control Ken Hobson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Joe DeShields improves in range Russ Gerheauser improves in velocity Ken Hobson did not respond to coaching in 2B
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Benny Snyder did not respond to coaching in arm Roy Langford did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Wes McDougald improves in arm Beniamino Chiaro did not respond to coaching in velocity Greg Hartman improves in range Joe Lerch improves in power_vs_righty Fritz Martin did not respond to coaching in 2B