Win: Nate Robitaille (1-0) Loss: Victor Street (0-1)
Inning: 1 Cleveland John Young pitching. Joe Thomas strikes out. Roy Ball strikes out. Don Hoak grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Heinie Meine pitching. John Bochte grounds out to the pitcher. Shuji Uchi strikes out. Russ Saunders reached on a fielding error by Dick Hetki. Nate Tenace flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Rufe Darr flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Ginger Beaumont grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Hetki pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Doyle Johnson flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Stu Karger grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Breitenstein singles to center field. Andres Houser singles to left field. John Young strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Jose Tabata grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Keith Breeden singles to right field. Heinie Meine lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Keith Breeden forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Joe Thomas walks. Roy Ball hits a home run. Heinie Meine scores. Joe Thomas scores. Don Hoak singles to right field. Rufe Darr strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City John Bochte singles to left field. Shuji Uchi singles to left field. John Bochte advances to third on the hit. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. John Bochte scores. Russ Saunders grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Shuji Uchi advances to third on the play. Nate Tenace strikes out. Doyle Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Ginger Beaumont singles to center field. Dick Hetki strikes out. Jose Tabata singles to left field. Ginger Beaumont advances to third on the hit. Jose Tabata steals second. Keith Breeden strikes out. Heinie Meine grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Stu Karger strikes out. Mike Breitenstein singles to center field. Mike Breitenstein steals second. Andres Houser grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Breitenstein advances to third on the play. John Young grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Joe Thomas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Roy Ball flies out to the left fielder. Don Hoak doubles past the first baseman. Rufe Darr grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City John Bochte flies out to the left fielder. Shuji Uchi strikes out. Russ Saunders walks. Nate Tenace hits a home run. Russ Saunders scores. Doyle Johnson singles to right field. Stu Karger strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Ginger Beaumont grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Hetki walks. Jose Tabata singles to center field. Yoanny Chirino 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. Keith Breeden singles to center field. Dick Hetki uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jose Tabata advances to third on the hit. Heinie Meine strikes out. Joe Thomas walks. Roy Ball grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Kansas City Mike Breitenstein reached on a fielding error by Heinie Meine. Mike Breitenstein steals second. Andres Houser strikes out. Yoanny Chirino grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Mike Breitenstein advances to third on the play. John Bochte singles to left field. Mike Breitenstein scores. Shuji Uchi grounds into a force play to the second baseman. John Bochte is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Don Hoak grounds out to the second baseman. Rufe Darr singles to left field. Ginger Beaumont walks. Dick Hetki pops out to the third baseman. Jose Tabata flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Otis St.Claire comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Russ Saunders strikes out. Nate Tenace walks. Doyle Johnson strikes out. Stu Karger flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Keith Breeden grounds out to the second baseman. Bud Pose is pinch hitting for Otis St.Claire. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bud Pose strikes out. Joe Thomas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Emil Yde pitching. Mike Breitenstein grounds out to the shortstop. Andres Houser walks. John Grant is pinch hitting for Yoanny Chirino. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. John Grant flies out to the center fielder. John Bochte singles in front of the center fielder. Andres Houser aggressively advances to third on the hit. Shuji Uchi flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Nate Robitaille pitching. Roy Ball flies out to the left fielder. Don Hoak singles to center field. Rufe Darr doubles to center field. Don Hoak uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ginger Beaumont flies out to the left fielder. Dick Hetki grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Victor Street comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Russ Saunders singles to center field. Nate Tenace hits a home run. Russ Saunders scores. Cleveland total runners left on base: 10 Kansas City total runners left on base: 10
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Lou Anderson improves in contact_vs_lefty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Michael Killebrew did not respond to coaching in speed Clem Ripley did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ken Tomer did not respond to coaching in CF
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jeff Brickley improves in contact_vs_righty Ray Haynes improves in contact_vs_lefty Tom Baker did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Otis Amos improves in contact_vs_lefty Al Slusarski did not respond to coaching in SS