Win: Doc Anderson (11-11) Loss: Dave Rodriguez (7-11)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Doc Anderson pitching. Kevin Brown hits an infield single to the pitcher. Rusty Hemingway lines out to the second baseman. Jeff Matos flies out to the left fielder. Kevin Brown steals second. Gene Graham flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cleveland Dave Rodriguez pitching. Joe Johnson singles to center field. Joe Johnson is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bob Neis grounds out to the third baseman. Tsutomu Aihara flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Charlie Willis grounds out to the third baseman. George Hughes flies out to the right fielder. Joe Slagle walks. Mike Bayne grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Joe Slagle is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Chip Glenn singles to center field. Bob Lipski grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Chip Glenn is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jose Bell hits a home run. Bob Lipski scores. Otis Janeski strikes out. Akira Matsuda grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Dave Rodriguez grounds out to the shortstop. Kevin Brown pops out to the third baseman. Rusty Hemingway flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Doc Anderson grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Neis singles to center field. Tsutomu Aihara singles to left field. Chip Glenn singles to center field. Bob Neis scores. Tsutomu Aihara advances to third on the hit. Bob Lipski hits a home run. Tsutomu Aihara scores. Chip Glenn scores. Juan Scull comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jose Bell hits a home run. Otis Janeski grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Jeff Matos singles to right field. Gene Graham singles to center field. Charlie Willis strikes out. George Hughes flies out to the right fielder. Joe Slagle grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Akira Matsuda flies out to the left fielder. Doc Anderson walks. Joe Johnson strikes out. Bob Neis lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Mike Bayne pops out to the third baseman. Juan Scull grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Kevin Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Tsutomu Aihara singles to center field. Chip Glenn flies out to the left fielder. Bob Lipski pops out to the third baseman. Jose Bell hits a home run. Tsutomu Aihara scores. Cuckoo Pierce comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Otis Janeski strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Rusty Hemingway grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Matos hits a home run. Gene Graham singles to center field. Charlie Willis singles to right field. Gene Graham advances to third on the hit. George Hughes pops out to the shortstop. Joe Slagle grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Akira Matsuda lines out to the second baseman. Doc Anderson strikes out. Joe Johnson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Mike Bayne singles to right field. Larry Davis is pinch hitting for Cuckoo Pierce. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Larry Davis reached on a fielding error by Chip Glenn. Kevin Brown grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Larry Davis is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rusty Hemingway walks. Jeff Matos flies out to the right fielder. Gene Graham flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Cleveland Russ Kern pitching. Bob Neis pops out to the second baseman. Tsutomu Aihara grounds out to the shortstop. Chip Glenn 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 Charlie Willis hits a home run. George Hughes singles to center field. Joe Slagle singles to center field. Rod Fritz 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 2nd. Mike Bayne strikes out. Russ Kern lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to third for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. Joe Slagle advances to second on the play. Joe Slagle advances to second on the play. Kevin Brown pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Bob Lipski strikes out. Jose Bell strikes out. Otis Janeski strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Rusty Hemingway strikes out. Jeff Matos singles to center field. Gene Graham grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jeff Matos is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Charlie Willis walks. George Hughes is hit by a pitch. Joe Slagle singles to left field. Gene Graham scores. Charlie Willis scores. Fred Lacey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Bayne grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners left on base: 13 Cleveland total runners left on base: 1
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Williamson did not respond to coaching in velocity Junior Biemiller did not respond to coaching in arm Sean Hanning did not respond to coaching in velocity Don Ramos did not respond to coaching in control Joe Gray improves in velocity Don Ramos did not respond to coaching in control
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Dinny Stanton did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Catfish Pierson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Hisao Ohgai did not respond to coaching in speed Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Catfish Pierson improves in contact_vs_lefty Eiji Suzuki did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Monte Jones did not respond to coaching in 2B