Inning: 1 Cleveland Clise Baldschun pitching. Doc Day flies out to the left fielder. Jim Zapustas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Lipski grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Kazuo Shinada pitching. Brent Dalena pops out to the shortstop. Jeff Schick strikes out. Terry Tresh pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Carl Pennington strikes out. Andy Tabb singles to center field. Bob Simmons flies out to the center fielder. Chip Glenn walks. Ethan Deer pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Gene Graham strikes out. George Hughes flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Willis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Kazuo Shinada singles to right field. Doc Day strikes out. Jim Zapustas grounds out to the second baseman. Kazuo Shinada advances to second on the play. Bob Lipski strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Dixon Springer grounds out to the second baseman. Rusty Hemingway flies out to the center fielder. Clise Baldschun flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Carl Pennington flies out to the left fielder. Andy Tabb strikes out. Bob Simmons walks. Chip Glenn grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bob Simmons is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Brent Dalena grounds out to the third baseman. Jeff Schick grounds out to the second baseman. Terry Tresh singles to left field. Gene Graham singles in front of the left fielder. George Hughes singles to left field. Terry Tresh scores. Gene Graham advances to third on the hit. George Hughes steals second. Charlie Willis singles to center field. Gene Graham scores. George Hughes scores. Dixon Springer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Ethan Deer flies out to the left fielder. Kazuo Shinada lines out to the pitcher. Doc Day flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Rusty Hemingway flies out to the left fielder. Clise Baldschun strikes out. Brent Dalena doubles to left field. Jeff Schick grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Jim Zapustas hits a home run. Bob Lipski grounds out to the shortstop. Carl Pennington flies out to the left fielder. Andy Tabb grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Terry Tresh strikes out. Gene Graham walks. George Hughes doubles to right field. Gene Graham uses his aggressiveness and scores. Charlie Willis strikes out. Dixon Springer singles to right field. George Hughes uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ron McKnight comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dixon Springer steals second. Rusty Hemingway strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Bob Simmons grounds out to the second baseman. Chip Glenn singles to right field. Fujio Ohshima 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. Ethan Deer pops out to the first baseman. Ron McKnight grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Chip Glenn is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Harry Krehmeyer is pinch hitting for Fujio Ohshima. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Harry Krehmeyer strikes out. Brent Dalena grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jeff Schick doubles to center field. Terry Tresh strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland John Foster pitching. Doc Day singles to left field. Doc Day steals second. Jim Zapustas strikes out. Bob Lipski grounds out to the second baseman. Doc Day advances to third on the play. Carl Pennington lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Gene Graham flies out to the right fielder. George Hughes strikes out. Charlie Willis doubles to left field. Dixon Springer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Andy Tabb strikes out. Bob Simmons walks. Chip Glenn grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bob Simmons is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ethan Deer singles to left field. Chip Glenn advances to third on the hit. Russ Seminara comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Dick Egan is pinch hitting for Ron McKnight. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dick Egan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Cleveland total runners left on base: 8 Kansas City total runners left on base: 5
Game Notes Ron McKnight is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jake Grimes did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bob Virgil did not respond to coaching in control Bob Neis improves in power_vs_righty Joe Johnson did not respond to coaching in speed Jake Grimes did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Shayne Smith did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bob Roseman did not respond to coaching in 1B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dutch Hammond improves in range Joe Slagle improves in contact_vs_lefty Dutch Hammond did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Russ Kern did not respond to coaching in control Ed Ratliff did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Kevin Brown did not respond to coaching in arm