Inning: 1 Cleveland Luke Perkins pitching. Keiichi Tamaki grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Derrick Whitehurst singles to right field. Jerry Hampton grounds out to the third baseman. Derrick Whitehurst advances to second on the play. Harry Jackson singles to center field. Derrick Whitehurst scores. Bruce Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Steve Gonzalez pitching. John Grimes grounds out to the second baseman. Ross Rohr-Beck singles to right field. Juan Schmidt grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Tubby Moore grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gene Bool singles to left field. Glenn James strikes out. Steve Gonzalez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Irv Barthelson strikes out. Buddy Householder pops out to the third baseman. Jay Brewster strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Keiichi Tamaki lines out to the third baseman. Derrick Whitehurst strikes out. Jerry Hampton singles to left field. Harry Jackson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Hugo Mercer strikes out. Clay Irwin pops out to the shortstop. Luke Perkins strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Bruce Smith pops out to the second baseman. Tubby Moore flies out to the right fielder. Gene Bool flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City John Grimes strikes out. Ross Rohr-Beck strikes out. Juan Schmidt flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Glenn James flies out to the right fielder. Steve Gonzalez grounds out to the shortstop. Keiichi Tamaki grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Irv Barthelson strikes out. Buddy Householder grounds out to the third baseman. Jay Brewster singles to right field. Hugo Mercer reached on a fielding error by Tubby Moore. Clay Irwin strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Derrick Whitehurst flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Hampton grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Jackson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Luke Perkins strikes out. John Grimes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ross Rohr-Beck singles to center field. Juan Schmidt doubles to left field. Ross Rohr-Beck uses his aggressiveness and scores. Irv Barthelson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Bruce Smith strikes out. Tubby Moore grounds out to the third baseman. Hutch Harts is pinch hitting for Gene Bool. Hutch Harts singles to right field. Glenn James grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Buddy Householder lines out to the first baseman. Jay Brewster walks. Hugo Mercer singles to center field. Jay Brewster advances to third on the hit. Clay Irwin strikes out. Luke Perkins lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Ryan Jones is pinch hitting for Steve Gonzalez. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Ryan Jones singles to right field. Tom Cooper comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 1st. Keiichi Tamaki flies out to the left fielder. Derrick Whitehurst flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Hampton walks. Harry Jackson singles to center field. Ryan Jones scores. Jerry Hampton advances to third on the hit. Bruce Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Luis Whitman pitching. John Grimes triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Ross Rohr-Beck grounds out to the pitcher. The defense is playing the infield in. Juan Schmidt flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, John Grimes scores. Homer McClendon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Irv Barthelson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Tubby Moore hits an infield single to the pitcher. Hutch Harts strikes out. Glenn James grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Buddy Householder strikes out. Jay Brewster is hit by a pitch. Hugo Mercer grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Cleveland Paul Egan is pinch hitting for Homer McClendon. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Paul Egan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Keiichi Tamaki pops out to the shortstop. Derrick Whitehurst grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Kansas City Red Massey pitching. Clay Irwin singles to left field. Yusaku Okamoto is pinch hitting for Tom Cooper. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Yusaku Okamoto grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. John Grimes singles to left field. Ross Rohr-Beck lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Cleveland Jimmie Sanicki pitching. Jerry Hampton grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Jackson strikes out. Bruce Smith singles to center field. Tubby Moore singles past the second baseman. Bruce Smith advances to third on the hit. Hutch Harts strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Kansas City Juan Schmidt flies out to the left fielder. Irv Barthelson grounds out to the second baseman. Buddy Householder grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Cleveland Glenn James reached on a 2-base throwing error by John Grimes. Red Massey lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Keiichi Tamaki strikes out. Derrick Whitehurst strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Kansas City Jay Brewster singles to center field. Joe Higgins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hugo Mercer pops out to the second baseman. Jay Brewster is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Clay Irwin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 13 Cleveland Jerry Hampton flies out to the center fielder. Harry Jackson singles past the shortstop. Bruce Smith doubles to left field. Tubby Moore grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Jackson scores. Bruce Smith advances to third on the play. Steve Ancker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hutch Harts grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 13 Kansas City Steve Ancker grounds out to the shortstop. John Grimes doubles to left field. Ross Rohr-Beck strikes out. Juan Schmidt grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners LOB: 10 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - John Grimes (1), Juan Schmidt (1).3B - John Grimes (1).SF - Juan Schmidt.GIDP - Juan Schmidt, Hugo Mercer, Yusaku Okamoto.HBP - Jay Brewster (1). Baserunning: CS - Jay Brewster (1). Fielding: E - John Grimes.
Game Notes Clay Irwin is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Merito Embrey did not respond to coaching in speed Johnny Fisher did not respond to coaching in velocity Chad Lawrence improves in range Wayne Franklin did not respond to coaching in control Merito Embrey did not respond to coaching in arm Dick Matarazzo did not respond to coaching in range
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: George Bell improves in arm Pat Neill did not respond to coaching in velocity Phil Howard improves in velocity Lefty Morley did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Pat Neill did not respond to coaching in control George Bell did not respond to coaching in speed