Win: John Lawrence (17-11) Loss: Russ Kern (7-10)
Save: Fred Lacey (23)
Inning: 1 Kansas City John Lawrence pitching. Kevin Brown singles to right field. Alex Coluccio flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Matos flies out to the center fielder. Kevin Brown steals second. Gene Graham grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cleveland Russ Seminara pitching. Joe Johnson singles to center field. Bob Neis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Johnson advances to second on the play. Tsutomu Aihara singles past the shortstop. Joe Johnson scores. Tsutomu Aihara is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Chip Glenn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Charlie Willis grounds out to the shortstop. George Hughes reached on a fielding error by Tsutomu Aihara. Joe Slagle grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Bob Lipski triples. Frank Fauver lines out to the second baseman. Otis Janeski singles to right field. Bob Lipski scores. Jake Grimes strikes out. John Lawrence flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Hod Schemer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Russ Seminara grounds out to the second baseman. Kevin Brown walks. Alex Coluccio reached on a fielding error by Tsutomu Aihara. Jeff Matos flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Joe Johnson doubles to left field. Bob Neis flies out to the left fielder. Tsutomu Aihara flies out to the center fielder. Chip Glenn walks. Bob Lipski grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Gene Graham flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Willis strikes out. George Hughes lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Frank Fauver strikes out. Otis Janeski strikes out. Jake Grimes strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Joe Slagle flies out to the right fielder. Hod Schemer pops out to the first baseman. Russ Seminara strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland John Lawrence walks. Joe Johnson singles past the second baseman. Bob Neis strikes out. Tsutomu Aihara strikes out. Chip Glenn walks. Bob Lipski grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Kansas City Kevin Brown walks. Alex Coluccio walks. Jeff Matos flies out to the left fielder. Gene Graham pops out to the catcher. Charlie Willis hits a home run. Kevin Brown scores. Alex Coluccio scores. George Hughes grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Frank Fauver hits a home run. Bobby Casanova comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Otis Janeski strikes out. Jake Grimes strikes out. John Lawrence grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Joe Slagle pops out to the shortstop. Hod Schemer flies out to the right fielder. Larry Davis is pinch hitting for Bobby Casanova. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Larry Davis doubles to center field. Kevin Brown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Russ Kern pitching. Joe Johnson walks. Bob Neis singles to right field. Tsutomu Aihara grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Joe Johnson advances to third on the play. Chip Glenn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Alex Coluccio singles to right field. Jeff Matos flies out to the center fielder. Gene Graham flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Willis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Bob Lipski strikes out. Frank Fauver singles to left field. Otis Janeski grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Frank Fauver is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Akira Matsuda is pinch hitting for Jake Grimes. Otis Janeski steals second. Akira Matsuda doubles to center field. Otis Janeski scores. Andy Tabb is pinch hitting for John Lawrence. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Andy Tabb grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Fred Lacey pitching. George Hughes flies out to the right fielder. Joe Slagle grounds out to the shortstop. Hod Schemer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 5 Cleveland total runners left on base: 8
Game Notes Bobby Casanova is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Don Ramos improves in velocity Emmett Peden did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Glenn Lytle did not respond to coaching in control Bill Carney improves in control Joe Mills improves in arm Raleigh Dunlap did not respond to coaching in velocity
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Dutch Dooley did not respond to coaching in control Shayne Smith did not respond to coaching in speed Bob Virgil did not respond to coaching in control Hisao Ohgai did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dinny Stanton did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dinny Stanton did not respond to coaching in 1B