Inning: 1 Cleveland John Barrett pitching. Bruce Smith flies out to the right fielder. Red Schlafly strikes out. Lew McMackin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Barney Higuera pitching. Bob Brantley strikes out. Varney Crutcher grounds out to the pitcher. Minnie Patton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Keiichi Tamaki grounds out to the third baseman. Debs Westlake singles to center field. Greg Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Derrick Whitehurst reached on a fielding error by Otie Shepherd. Jamie Bell grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Derrick Whitehurst is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Ed Gregory strikes out. Yusaku Okamoto singles to center field. Juan Schmidt strikes out. Otie Shepherd singles to center field. Yusaku Okamoto advances to third on the hit. Joe Baldwin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Barney Higuera singles to right field. Bruce Smith triples. Barney Higuera scores. Red Schlafly grounds out to the third baseman. Bruce Smith scores. Lew McMackin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Keiichi Tamaki grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City John Barrett flies out to the right fielder. Bob Brantley grounds out to the shortstop. Varney Crutcher grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Debs Westlake strikes out. Greg Johnson doubles to right field. Derrick Whitehurst singles to center field. Greg Johnson scores. Jamie Bell grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Minnie Patton lines out to the second baseman. Ed Gregory singles to left field. Yusaku Okamoto pops out to the third baseman. Ed Gregory steals second. Juan Schmidt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Harry Romero comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Barney Higuera strikes out. Bruce Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Red Schlafly flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Otie Shepherd strikes out. Joe Baldwin doubles to left field. Harry Romero pops out to the second baseman. Bob Brantley doubles to left field. Joe Baldwin scores. Varney Crutcher lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Lew McMackin flies out to the center fielder. Keiichi Tamaki doubles to center field. Debs Westlake lines out to the shortstop. Greg Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Minnie Patton strikes out. Ed Gregory grounds out to the third baseman. Yusaku Okamoto reached on a fielding error by Red Schlafly. Juan Schmidt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Derrick Whitehurst lines out to the second baseman. Jamie Bell doubles to left field. Barney Higuera singles to center field. Jamie Bell scores. Ron Mails comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bruce Smith walks. Red Schlafly pops out to the second baseman. Lew McMackin grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bruce Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Otie Shepherd flies out to the left fielder. Joe Baldwin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ron Mails strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Keiichi Tamaki flies out to the left fielder. Debs Westlake flies out to the center fielder. Greg Johnson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Bob Brantley singles to center field. Varney Crutcher singles to left field. Minnie Patton doubles to left field. Bob Brantley scores. Ed Gregory lines out to the third baseman. Yusaku Okamoto singles to center field. Varney Crutcher scores. Minnie Patton scores. Red Massey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Juan Schmidt flies out to the left fielder. Otie Shepherd strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Derrick Whitehurst singles to right field. Jeff Banks is pinch running for Derrick Whitehurst on 1st base. Jamie Bell grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Gene Bool is pinch hitting for Red Massey. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Gene Bool singles to right field. Bruce Smith grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Gene Bool is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Joe Higgins pitching. Hutch Harts enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jeff Banks at 1B. Joe Baldwin lines out to the pitcher. Ron Mails flies out to the left fielder. Bob Brantley doubles to left field. Varney Crutcher strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Cleveland Red Schlafly grounds out to the third baseman. Lew McMackin flies out to the left fielder. Keiichi Tamaki strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Kansas City Minnie Patton singles past the first baseman. Ed Gregory pops out to the second baseman. Minnie Patton steals second. Yusaku Okamoto flies out to the left fielder. Juan Schmidt flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Cleveland Debs Westlake pops out to the third baseman. Greg Johnson doubles to center field. Hutch Harts strikes out. Jamie Bell reached on a fielding error by Yusaku Okamoto. Paul Egan is pinch hitting for Joe Higgins. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Paul Egan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Kansas City Jose Alexander pitching. Otie Shepherd lines out to the third baseman. Joe Baldwin pops out to the shortstop. Ron Mails grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Cleveland Bruce Smith walks. Red Schlafly singles to right field. Lew McMackin strikes out. Keiichi Tamaki hits a home run. Bruce Smith scores. Red Schlafly scores. Debs Westlake grounds out to the second baseman. Greg Johnson singles to right field. Hutch Harts pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Kansas City Bob Brantley singles to center field. Varney Crutcher singles to left field. Minnie Patton flies out to the left fielder. Ed Gregory lines out to the shortstop. Yusaku Okamoto grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Cleveland total runners LOB: 9 Kansas City total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Keiichi Tamaki (24), Greg Johnson 2 (28), Jamie Bell (21).3B - Bruce Smith (6).HR - Keiichi Tamaki (17).GIDP - Jamie Bell 2. Fielding: E - Red Schlafly.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Armando Hughes did not respond to coaching in speed Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Nelson McCosky did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty George Meridith improves in power_vs_lefty Oliver Lowery did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Clay Irwin did not respond to coaching in speed John Grimes did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Randy McElwee improves in contact_vs_righty Jack Barton did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack Barton did not respond to coaching in endurance Art Knicely improves in arm