Win: Eduardo Leyva (16-2) Loss: Jim Etchison (3-10)
Save: Joe Gill (41)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Jim Etchison pitching. Buck Damon grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Brown flies out to the left fielder. Lee Welchel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Eduardo Leyva pitching. Ryoichi Misawa strikes out. Tarrik Kleinke flies out to the center fielder. Joe Cedeno strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Jim Harrell singles to left field. Johnny Guevara strikes out. Don Bell singles to center field. Randall Bieser strikes out. Craig Willis strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bunny Roth flies out to the left fielder. Nick Clark strikes out. Bill Shoch pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Eduardo Leyva strikes out. Buck Damon doubles to left field. Jim Brown walks. Lee Welchel grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jim Brown is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jim Harrell singles to right field. Buck Damon scores. Johnny Guevara doubles to center field. Lee Welchel scores. Jim Harrell uses his aggressiveness and scores. Don Bell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Doug Reynolds pops out to the catcher. Wally Holman singles to center field. Jim Etchison lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ryoichi Misawa flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Randall Bieser singles to center field. Craig Willis flies out to the right fielder. Randall Bieser steals second. Eduardo Leyva reached on a 2-base throwing error by Joe Cedeno. Randall Bieser scores. Buck Damon hits a home run. Eduardo Leyva scores. Jim Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Lee Welchel singles to right field. Jim Harrell grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Tarrik Kleinke walks. Tarrik Kleinke is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Joe Cedeno flies out to the left fielder. Bunny Roth singles to left field. Bunny Roth is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Johnny Guevara flies out to the center fielder. Don Bell doubles to right field. Randall Bieser strikes out. Craig Willis singles to center field. Don Bell scores. Eduardo Leyva strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Nick Clark strikes out. Bill Shoch grounds out to the shortstop. Doug Reynolds hits a home run. Wally Holman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Buck Damon walks. Jim Brown hits a home run. Buck Damon scores. Lee Welchel grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Harrell flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Guevara grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Jim Etchison pops out to the second baseman. Ryoichi Misawa flies out to the center fielder. Tarrik Kleinke singles to center field. Joe Cedeno grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tarrik Kleinke is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Don Bell grounds out to the shortstop. Randall Bieser lines out to the third baseman. Craig Willis singles to center field. Eduardo Leyva singles to right field. Buck Damon singles to right field. Jim Brown singles to right field. Craig Willis scores. Ed Young comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Lee Welchel strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bunny Roth doubles to center field. Nick Clark flies out to the center fielder. Bill Shoch grounds out to the shortstop. Mark Breeden is pinch hitting for Doug Reynolds. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mark Breeden walks. Wally Holman grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mark Breeden is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Bill Ilsley is pinch hitting for Jim Harrell. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Ilsley strikes out. Johnny Guevara grounds out to the shortstop. Don Bell singles to left field. Gene Lynch is pinch hitting for Randall Bieser. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Don Bell steals second. Gene Lynch grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Ed Young grounds out to the shortstop. Ryoichi Misawa walks. Tarrik Kleinke singles to center field. Joe Cedeno singles to left field. Ryoichi Misawa scores. Tarrik Kleinke advances to third on the hit. Bunny Roth doubles to right field. Tarrik Kleinke scores. Joe Cedeno uses his aggressiveness and scores. Nick Clark singles to left field. Bunny Roth scores. Bill Shoch singles past the third baseman. Nick Clark advances to third on the hit. Bill Shoch steals second. Mark Breeden doubles to center field. Nick Clark scores. Bill Shoch scores. Rico Osinski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mark Breeden steals third. Wally Holman grounds out to the second baseman. Mark Breeden scores. Ed Young singles to right field. Chris Hood is pinch hitting for Ryoichi Misawa. Chris Hood strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Wally Morehart enters the game as a defensive replacement for Chris Hood at CF. Craig Willis grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Joe Etten is pinch hitting for Rico Osinski. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Joe Etten flies out to the right fielder. Buck Damon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Joe Gill pitching. Tarrik Kleinke singles to center field. Joe Cedeno strikes out. Bunny Roth strikes out. Nick Clark triples. Tarrik Kleinke scores. Bill Shoch grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners LOB: 9 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Buck Damon (12), Johnny Guevara (15), Don Bell (16).HR - Buck Damon (11), Jim Brown (19). Baserunning: SB - Don Bell (13), Randall Bieser (15).
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ed Crone did not respond to coaching in control Roy Langford improves in arm Fritz Martin improves in power_vs_righty Fritz Martin did not respond to coaching in range Joe Lerch improves in arm Joe Leinhauser did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Roy Langford did not respond to coaching in 1B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Russ Gerheauser did not respond to coaching in control Dave Reid did not respond to coaching in velocity Slim Spinks improves in endurance Pedro Castilla did not respond to coaching in control Joe DeShields improves in power_vs_righty Dave Reid did not respond to coaching in control Joe DeShields did not respond to coaching in 3B