Win: John Stripp (12-4) Loss: Duke Swanson (0-2)
Save: Fred Lacey (21)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Yorbis Delrosario pitching. Larry Davis strikes out. Gene Graham strikes out. Charlie Willis singles to right field. Jeff Matos strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cleveland Russ Kern pitching. Jake Grimes grounds out to the pitcher. Tsutomu Aihara flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Andy Tabb grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Hod Schemer grounds out to the second baseman. Kevin Brown flies out to the right fielder. Joe Slagle pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Bob Lipski singles to center field. Bob Lipski is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Akira Matsuda strikes out. Jose Bell singles to center field. Ethan Deer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Oswaldo Colbert singles to center field. Russ Kern fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Russ Kern grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Oswaldo Colbert is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Larry Davis grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Russ Kern is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Gene Graham walks. Charlie Willis strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Ron Thompson singles to center field. Yorbis Delrosario lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jake Grimes singles to center field. Ron Thompson scores. Tsutomu Aihara singles to center field. Andy Tabb flies out to the center fielder. Bob Lipski flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Jeff Matos strikes out. Hod Schemer walks. Kevin Brown pops out to the second baseman. Joe Slagle flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Akira Matsuda pops out to the shortstop. Jose Bell flies out to the left fielder. Ethan Deer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Oswaldo Colbert flies out to the center fielder. Russ Kern flies out to the left fielder. Larry Davis doubles to right field. Gene Graham grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Ron Thompson singles past the second baseman. Ron Thompson steals second. Yorbis Delrosario fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Yorbis Delrosario flies out to the center fielder. Jake Grimes grounds out to the second baseman. Ron Thompson advances to third on the play. Tsutomu Aihara grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Charlie Willis hits a home run. Jeff Matos flies out to the left fielder. Hod Schemer walks. Kevin Brown grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Hod Schemer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe Slagle grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Andy Tabb flies out to the center fielder. Bob Lipski grounds out to the third baseman. Akira Matsuda walks. Jose Bell lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Oswaldo Colbert singles to center field. Russ Kern fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Russ Kern strikes out. Larry Davis singles to right field. Oswaldo Colbert advances to third on the hit. John Stripp 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. Gene Graham singles to right field. Oswaldo Colbert scores. Larry Davis advances to third on the hit. Charlie Willis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Larry Davis scores. Gene Graham advances to second on the play. Gene Graham steals third. Jeff Matos grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Ethan Deer grounds out to the shortstop. Ron Thompson doubles to center field. John Stripp strikes out. Jake Grimes hits a home run. Ron Thompson scores. Tsutomu Aihara singles to right field. Tsutomu Aihara steals second. Andy Tabb grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Hod Schemer doubles to left field. Kevin Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Slagle reached on a 2-base fielding error by Jake Grimes. Hod Schemer scores. Oswaldo Colbert strikes out. Buddy Chiamparino is pinch hitting for Russ Kern. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Buddy Chiamparino hits a home run. Joe Slagle scores. Larry Davis grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Duke Swanson pitching. Bob Lipski strikes out. Akira Matsuda singles to center field. Jose Bell singles to center field. Akira Matsuda advances to third on the hit. Ethan Deer walks. Ron Thompson hits a home run. Akira Matsuda scores. Jose Bell scores. Ethan Deer scores. Cuckoo Pierce comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Stripp strikes out. Jake Grimes flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Fred Lacey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Gene Graham lines out to the second baseman. Charlie Willis grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Matos flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 7 Cleveland total runners left on base: 6
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ed Haney did not respond to coaching in range Don Ramos did not respond to coaching in endurance Joe Williamson did not respond to coaching in endurance Bill Carney did not respond to coaching in control Ed Haney did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Rusty Hemingway did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Stan Morrissey did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Hisao Ohgai did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Johnny Betts did not respond to coaching in range Naoki Yokogawa did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Naoki Yokogawa improves in contact_vs_lefty Pete May did not respond to coaching in arm Dinny Stanton did not respond to coaching in 1B