Win: Johnny Smith (6-6) Loss: Juan Brideweser (8-7)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Juan Brideweser pitching. Tarrik Kleinke grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bert James singles to left field. Joe Cedeno reached on a 2-base fielding error by Gene Lynch. Ike Campbell singles to left field. Bert James scores. Joe Cedeno scores. Roosevelt Thompson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ike Campbell advances to second on the play. Bunny Roth walks. Nick Clark singles to right field. Bill Shoch flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Cleveland Johnny Smith pitching. Jim Campbell grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Brown grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Harrell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Johnny Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Tarrik Kleinke singles to center field. Tarrik Kleinke steals second. Bert James walks. Joe Cedeno strikes out. Ike Campbell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Don Bell flies out to the right fielder. Bill Ilsley pops out to the first baseman. Marty Jackson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Roosevelt Thompson doubles to left field. Bunny Roth flies out to the right fielder. Nick Clark walks. Bill Shoch lines out to the shortstop. Johnny Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Gene Lynch strikes out. Randall Bieser singles to right field. Juan Brideweser lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jim Campbell singles past the second baseman. Randall Bieser scores. Jim Campbell is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Tarrik Kleinke hits a home run. Bert James grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Cedeno grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Ike Campbell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Jim Brown reached on a fielding error by Bill Shoch. Jim Harrell flies out to the left fielder. Jim Brown steals second. Don Bell grounds out to the catcher. Bill Ilsley flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Roosevelt Thompson hits a home run. Bunny Roth singles to left field. Nick Clark grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Bill Shoch grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Marty Jackson flies out to the right fielder. Gene Lynch singles past the second baseman. Randall Bieser strikes out. Juan Brideweser pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Johnny Smith pops out to the second baseman. Tarrik Kleinke singles to center field. Tarrik Kleinke steals second. Bert James grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Cedeno walks. Irv Grimes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ike Campbell grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Joe Cedeno is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Jim Campbell singles in front of the right fielder. Jim Brown pops out to the shortstop. Jim Harrell flies out to the left fielder. Jim Campbell is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Roosevelt Thompson grounds out to the second baseman. Bunny Roth singles to right field. Nick Clark walks. Bill Shoch doubles to center field. Bunny Roth scores. Nick Clark uses his aggressiveness and scores. Takao Hasegawa comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johnny Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Tarrik Kleinke strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Don Bell singles to center field. Don Bell steals second. Bill Ilsley flies out to the left fielder. Marty Jackson grounds out to the second baseman. Don Bell advances to third on the play. Gene Lynch flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Bert James flies out to the center fielder. Joe Cedeno hits an infield single to the second baseman. Ike Campbell strikes out. Joe Cedeno steals second. Roosevelt Thompson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Randall Bieser walks. Buck Damon is pinch hitting for Takao Hasegawa. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Buck Damon singles to center field. Randall Bieser advances to third on the hit. Frank Replogle 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 2nd. Jim Campbell grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Randall Bieser scores. Jim Brown flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Duke McNulty pitching. Bunny Roth strikes out. Nick Clark grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Shoch strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Jim Harrell grounds out to the second baseman. Don Bell pops out to the second baseman. Bill Ilsley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 11 Cleveland total runners LOB: 3
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe DeShields did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty John Severin did not respond to coaching in control John Severin did not respond to coaching in endurance Ken Hobbs did not respond to coaching in range Tim Watkins did not respond to coaching in control Troy Weatherly did not respond to coaching in endurance Rick Cooke improves in LF
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Vive Aven did not respond to coaching in speed Del Langford improves in arm Leo Karchner improves in speed Leo Karchner improves in contact_vs_lefty Takashi Kishida improves in contact_vs_righty Takashi Kishida did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Takashi Kishida improves in 1B