Inning: 1 Cleveland Larry Mendoza pitching. Jim Campbell strikes out. Jim Brown strikes out. Don Bell singles to left field. Bill Ilsley reached on a fielding error by Bunny Roth. Jim Harrell walks. Randall Bieser grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Kansas City Tadashi Yamada pitching. Tarrik Kleinke strikes out. Bert James walks. Joe Cedeno grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Bert James is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Archie Craig singles to right field. Roosevelt Thompson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Benny Snyder grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gene Pignatano flies out to the center fielder. Tadashi Yamada strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Ike Campbell grounds out to the second baseman. Joe DeShields flies out to the center fielder. Bunny Roth strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Jim Campbell flies out to the left fielder. Jim Brown doubles to right field. Don Bell singles to center field. Jim Brown scores. Bill Ilsley flies out to the center fielder. Don Bell steals second. Jim Harrell pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Larry Mendoza strikes out. Tarrik Kleinke strikes out. Bert James flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Randall Bieser pops out to the third baseman. Benny Snyder strikes out. Gene Pignatano strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Joe Cedeno singles to left field. Archie Craig triples. Joe Cedeno scores. Roosevelt Thompson lines out to the third baseman. Ike Campbell singles to right field. Archie Craig scores. Joe DeShields strikes out. Bunny Roth flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Tadashi Yamada flies out to the left fielder. Jim Campbell grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Brown grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Larry Mendoza strikes out. Tarrik Kleinke pops out to the shortstop. Bert James walks. Joe Cedeno singles to left field. Bert James advances to third on the hit. Archie Craig lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Don Bell flies out to the left fielder. Bill Ilsley grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Harrell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Roosevelt Thompson singles to left field. Roosevelt Thompson steals second. Ike Campbell triples. Roosevelt Thompson scores. Joe DeShields singles to center field. Ike Campbell scores. Bunny Roth grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Larry Mendoza strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Joe Douglas enters the game as a defensive replacement for Roosevelt Thompson at CF. Randall Bieser singles to left field. Benny Snyder singles to center field. Gene Pignatano grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Randall Bieser advances to third on the play. Benny Snyder advances to second on the play. Gene Lynch is pinch hitting for Tadashi Yamada. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Gene Lynch singles to left field. Randall Bieser scores. Benny Snyder scores. Jim Campbell singles to left field. Gene Lynch advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Jim Brown strikes out. Don Bell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Nap Coggin pitching. Tarrik Kleinke pops out to the first baseman. Bert James singles to right field. Bert James steals second. Joe Cedeno grounds out to the shortstop. Archie Craig flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Bill Ilsley pops out to the shortstop. Jim Harrell strikes out. Randall Bieser hits a home run. Slim Spinks comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Benny Snyder grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Joe Douglas grounds out to the shortstop. Ike Campbell grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Joe DeShields walks. Bunny Roth walks. Bill Shoch is pinch hitting for Slim Spinks. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bill Shoch singles to center field. Tarrik Kleinke strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Cleveland Scott Madrid pitching. Gene Pignatano grounds out to the second baseman. Lee Welchel is pinch hitting for Nap Coggin. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Lee Welchel flies out to the center fielder. Jim Campbell singles to right field. Jim Brown flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Duke McNulty pitching. Bert James pops out to the third baseman. Joe Cedeno grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Archie Craig flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Cleveland Don Bell grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Ilsley grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Harrell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Kansas City Joe Douglas flies out to the center fielder. Ike Campbell singles to right field. Joe DeShields walks. Bunny Roth flies out to the center fielder. Matt Smalley is pinch hitting for Scott Madrid. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 9 inning. Matt Smalley strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Cleveland Walter Clary pitching. Randall Bieser strikes out. Benny Snyder singles to center field. Gene Pignatano flies out to the right fielder. Marty Jackson is pinch hitting for Duke McNulty. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Marty Jackson reached on a 2-base throwing error by Joe Cedeno. Jim Campbell walks. Jim Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 11 Kansas City Irv Grimes pitching. Tarrik Kleinke flies out to the center fielder. Bert James singles to right field. Joe Cedeno grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bert James is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Archie Craig strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Cleveland Don Bell strikes out. Bill Ilsley strikes out. Jim Harrell walks. Randall Bieser strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Kansas City Joe Douglas pops out to the shortstop. Ike Campbell pops out to the shortstop. Joe DeShields grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 13 Cleveland Benny Snyder singles to left field. Gene Pignatano grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Benny Snyder is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Johnny Guevara is pinch hitting for Irv Grimes. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Johnny Guevara strikes out. Jim Campbell grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Gene Pignatano is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 13 Kansas City Rico Osinski pitching. Bunny Roth walks. Fats Morgan is pinch hitting for Walter Clary. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Fats Morgan flies out to the center fielder. Tarrik Kleinke strikes out. Bunny Roth steals second. Bert James singles to center field. Joe Cedeno reached on a fielding error by Don Bell. Bunny Roth scores. Cleveland total runners left on base: 12 Kansas City total runners left on base: 12
Game Notes Lee Welchel is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Greg Hartman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Leo Karchner improves in power_vs_lefty Greg Hartman improves in contact_vs_lefty Takashi Kishida did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Greg Hartman did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Grant Dukes did not respond to coaching in speed Billy Jefferson did not respond to coaching in 1B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. John Severin did not respond to coaching in control Rick Cooke did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tim Watkins did not respond to coaching in velocity Alex Unser did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jeff James did not respond to coaching in arm Harry Jackson did not respond to coaching in CF