Win: Larry Mendoza (1-0) Loss: Ed Crone (0-2)
Save: Mark Rojas (1)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Larry Mendoza pitching. Buck Damon strikes out. Jim Brown flies out to the center fielder. Jim Harrell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Ed Crone pitching. Tarrik Kleinke walks. Joe Cedeno grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tarrik Kleinke is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bunny Roth strikes out. Joe Cedeno is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Don Bell grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Ilsley pops out to the shortstop. Roy Langford grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Ken Hobbs strikes out. Rick Cooke pops out to the first baseman. Yadil Delgado pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Gene Pignatano grounds out to the second baseman. Gene Lynch grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Crone strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Ryoichi Misawa singles in front of the left fielder. Wayne Poole flies out to the right fielder. Larry Mendoza lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tarrik Kleinke singles to left field. Ryoichi Misawa scores. Joe Cedeno doubles to left field. Bunny Roth flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Buck Damon reached on a fielding error by Joe Cedeno. Buck Damon steals second. Jim Brown flies out to the right fielder. Jim Harrell grounds out to the shortstop. Don Bell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Ken Hobbs singles to right field. Rick Cooke singles to left field. Passed ball. Ken Hobbs advances to third. Rick Cooke advances to second. Yadil Delgado grounds out to the third baseman. Ken Hobbs scores. Rick Cooke advances to third on the play. Ryoichi Misawa hits a home run. Rick Cooke scores. Wayne Poole strikes out. Larry Mendoza singles to center field. Tarrik Kleinke strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Bill Ilsley strikes out. Roy Langford doubles to right field. Gene Pignatano singles to left field. Gene Lynch hits a home run. Roy Langford scores. Gene Pignatano scores. Ed Crone grounds out to the second baseman. Buck Damon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Joe Cedeno singles to right field. Bunny Roth doubles to center field. Joe Cedeno uses his aggressiveness and scores. Juan Brideweser comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ken Hobbs singles to right field. Ken Hobbs steals second. Rick Cooke pops out to the first baseman. Yadil Delgado grounds out to the shortstop. Bunny Roth scores. Ken Hobbs advances to third on the play. Ryoichi Misawa walks. Wayne Poole singles to center field. Ken Hobbs scores. Ryoichi Misawa advances to third on the hit. Larry Mendoza strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Jim Brown doubles to center field. Jim Harrell walks. Don Bell grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jim Brown advances to third on the play. Bill Ilsley singles to center field. Jim Brown scores. Mark Rojas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roy Langford flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Rico Osinski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tarrik Kleinke strikes out. Joe Cedeno singles to right field. Bunny Roth pops out to the shortstop. Ken Hobbs flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Joe DeShields enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rick Cooke at LF. Archie Craig enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ryoichi Misawa at 2B. Gene Pignatano grounds out to the shortstop. Gene Lynch singles to center field. Jim Campbell is pinch hitting for Rico Osinski. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Campbell reached on a fielding error by Archie Craig. Buck Damon strikes out. Jim Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Duane Sisk pitching. Joe DeShields singles to center field. Yadil Delgado flies out to the left fielder. Archie Craig walks. Wayne Poole flies out to the center fielder. Mark Rojas hits a home run. Joe DeShields scores. Archie Craig scores. Duke McNulty comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tarrik Kleinke strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Johnny Guevara is pinch hitting for Jim Harrell. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Johnny Guevara strikes out. Don Bell walks. Bill Ilsley walks. Roy Langford grounds out to the shortstop. Don Bell advances to third on the play. Bill Ilsley advances to second on the play. Gene Pignatano grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Joe Cedeno grounds out to the pitcher. Bunny Roth grounds out to the third baseman. Ken Hobbs singles to left field. Joe DeShields pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Del Langford is pinch hitting for Gene Lynch. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Del Langford grounds out to the third baseman. Duke McNulty strikes out. Buck Damon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners left on base: 6 Kansas City total runners left on base: 7
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Grant Dukes did not respond to coaching in speed John N. Kennedy did not respond to coaching in velocity Makoto Nagata did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Lerch improves in contact_vs_righty Frank Mooney did not respond to coaching in velocity Wes McDougald did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Vive Aven did not respond to coaching in 2B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Matt Smalley did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Yorelvis Poll improves in speed Don Schiraldi did not respond to coaching in control Harry Macha improves in contact_vs_righty Bobby Sanders improves in contact_vs_righty Tim Watkins did not respond to coaching in velocity Michael Nilsson did not respond to coaching in LF