Win: John Burnitz (2-4) Loss: Frank Vitiello (2-1)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Frank Vitiello pitching. Chet Manto flies out to the center fielder. Tony Dixon singles to right field. Dick Kilhullen walks. Charley Lum hits a home run. Tony Dixon scores. Dick Kilhullen scores. Johnny Rodriguez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mickey Triandos reached on a fielding error by Frank Funk. Bob Selkirk strikes out. Phil Ferrer walks. Jim Hartley walks. John Burnitz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Cleveland John Burnitz pitching. Geoff Ness pops out to the third baseman. Shigeru Uchi singles past the shortstop. Shigeru Uchi steals second. Eddie Mathews pops out to the pitcher. Frank Funk grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Adam Mimbs comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chet Manto flies out to the right fielder. Tony Dixon grounds out to the pitcher. Dick Kilhullen flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland James George strikes out. Dean Bush grounds out to the shortstop. Sam Smith singles to left field. Ben Smith grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Sam Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Charley Lum singles to left field. Mickey Triandos grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bob Selkirk flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Adam Mimbs grounds out to the third baseman. Geoff Ness strikes out. Shigeru Uchi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Phil Ferrer walks. Phil Ferrer steals second. Jim Hartley walks. John Burnitz lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Chet Manto grounds out to the shortstop. Phil Ferrer scores. Jim Hartley advances to third on the play. Tony Dixon singles to right field. Jim Hartley scores. Liz Murphy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dick Kilhullen grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Tony Dixon is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Eddie Mathews doubles to right field. Frank Funk singles to left field. Eddie Mathews scores. Frank Funk is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). James George hits a home run. Dean Bush grounds out to the second baseman. Sam Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Charley Lum grounds out to the pitcher. Mickey Triandos grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Selkirk walks. Phil Ferrer hits a home run. Bob Selkirk scores. Rags Mattick comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Hartley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Ben Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Rags Mattick strikes out. Geoff Ness singles to right field. Shigeru Uchi flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City John Burnitz singles to left field. Chet Manto walks. Bob Monteagudo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tony Dixon strikes out. Dick Kilhullen singles to center field. John Burnitz is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Chet Manto advances to third on the play. Charley Lum grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Eddie Mathews flies out to the center fielder. Frank Funk strikes out. James George strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Mickey Triandos doubles to right field. Bob Selkirk flies out to the right fielder. Phil Ferrer walks. Jim Hartley grounds out to the shortstop. Mickey Triandos advances to third on the play. Phil Ferrer advances to second on the play. John Burnitz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Dean Bush pops out to the third baseman. Sam Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Ben Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Chet Manto doubles to right field. Tony Dixon strikes out. Dick Kilhullen singles to center field. Chet Manto scores. Jim LaRocca comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charley Lum doubles to right field. Dick Kilhullen uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mickey Triandos doubles to right field. Charley Lum scores. Bob Selkirk grounds out to the pitcher. Phil Ferrer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Tony Clemens is pinch hitting for Jim LaRocca. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tony Clemens walks. Geoff Ness singles to center field. Shigeru Uchi singles to right field. Tony Clemens is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Geoff Ness advances to third on the play. Eddie Mathews strikes out. Gus Jennings is pinch hitting for Frank Funk. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gus Jennings hits a home run. Geoff Ness scores. Shigeru Uchi scores. James George pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Darrin Murch pitching. Jim Hartley flies out to the right fielder. Bill Black is pinch hitting for John Burnitz. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bill Black hits a home run. Herman Anderson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chet Manto pops out to the catcher. Tony Dixon grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Dax Ramsey pitching. Dean Bush doubles to right field. Sam Smith singles to right field. Dean Bush scores. Sam Smith steals second. Ben Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Sam Smith advances to third on the play. Irish Hutchings is pinch hitting for Herman Anderson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Irish Hutchings singles to left field. Sam Smith scores. Geoff Ness doubles to right field. Irish Hutchings is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Shigeru Uchi grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 9 Cleveland total runners LOB: 4
Batting:2B - Geoff Ness (6), Eddie Mathews (2), Dean Bush (5).HR - Gus Jennings (1), James George (9). Baserunning: SB - Shigeru Uchi (1), Sam Smith (1).CS - Frank Funk (3). Fielding: E - Frank Funk.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Todd Eunick did not respond to coaching in range Lew Flowers did not respond to coaching in arm Mike Quinones improves in power_vs_lefty John Adams improves in contact_vs_righty Lynn Augustine did not respond to coaching in RF
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Mike Metzler improves in contact_vs_righty Doug Poepping improves in range Red Powers did not respond to coaching in control Harry Burdock did not respond to coaching in control Jim Lembo did not respond to coaching in RF