Win: Steve Bourgeois (8-10) Loss: Fred Currie (4-11)
Save: Howie Martinez (19)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Fred Currie pitching. Gary Bayless flies out to the right fielder. Fran Sterrett grounds out to the second baseman. Phil Thorpe grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Steve Bourgeois pitching. Joe Pena grounds out to the shortstop. Mule Diaz walks. Lenny Dessens pops out to the second baseman. Mule Diaz is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Masaru Nishizawa walks. Bruce Loucks strikes out. Rodmy Perez singles to center field. Max Sconiers grounds out to the shortstop. Masaru Nishizawa advances to third on the play. Rodmy Perez advances to second on the play. Kurt Grover singles to right field. Masaru Nishizawa scores. Rodmy Perez scores. Steve Bourgeois strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Bobby Henderson grounds out to the second baseman. Michel Concepcion flies out to the center fielder. Dennis Northey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Gary Bayless flies out to the center fielder. Fran Sterrett walks. Phil Thorpe flies out to the left fielder. Masaru Nishizawa grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Fran Sterrett is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Chris Oliver flies out to the center fielder. Elmer Guzman grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Fred Currie pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bruce Loucks hits a home run. Rodmy Perez walks. Max Sconiers flies out to the center fielder. Kurt Grover singles to left field. Rodmy Perez advances to third on the hit. Kurt Grover is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Steve Bourgeois pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Joe Pena walks. Mule Diaz strikes out. Lenny Dessens flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Henderson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Gary Bayless singles to center field. Fran Sterrett reached on a 2-base throwing error by Fred Currie. Gary Bayless gets picked off third. Phil Thorpe flies out to the right fielder. Masaru Nishizawa hits a home run. Fran Sterrett scores. Bruce Loucks flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Michel Concepcion singles to right field. Dennis Northey walks. Chris Oliver strikes out. Elmer Guzman lines out to the first baseman. Fred Currie singles to right field. Michel Concepcion scores. Dennis Northey advances to third on the hit. Joe Pena pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Rodmy Perez singles to right field. Max Sconiers strikes out. Kurt Grover grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Rodmy Perez advances to second on the play. Steve Bourgeois grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Mule Diaz flies out to the left fielder. Lenny Dessens grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Bobby Henderson hits a home run. Michel Concepcion singles to left field. Dennis Northey flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Gary Bayless strikes out. Fran Sterrett triples. Phil Thorpe singles to left field. Fran Sterrett scores. Herm Driscoll comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Masaru Nishizawa doubles to right field. Phil Thorpe uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bruce Loucks grounds out to the pitcher. Rodmy Perez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Chris Oliver hits a home run. Elmer Guzman grounds out to the second baseman. Akiro Nakamura is pinch hitting for Herm Driscoll. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Akiro Nakamura doubles to left field. Joe Pena grounds out to the third baseman. Mule Diaz walks. Lenny Dessens flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Carlos Drumright pitching. Max Sconiers grounds out to the shortstop. Kurt Grover walks. Steve Bourgeois fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Steve Bourgeois grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Bobby Henderson flies out to the left fielder. Michel Concepcion singles to right field. Dennis Northey strikes out. Chris Oliver singles to center field. Michel Concepcion advances to third on the hit. Elmer Guzman singles to right field. Michel Concepcion scores. Chris Oliver advances to third on the hit. Chris Williams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tony Smith is pinch hitting for Carlos Drumright. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tony Smith singles to center field. Chris Oliver scores. Elmer Guzman is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Jim Ray pitching. Gary Bayless lines out to the first baseman. Fran Sterrett walks. Phil Thorpe reached on a 2-base fielding error by Mule Diaz. Masaru Nishizawa flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Fran Sterrett scores. Bruce Loucks strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Marsh Callison enters the game as a defensive replacement for Phil Thorpe at CF. Larry DeTore enters the game as a defensive replacement for Max Sconiers at C. Howie Martinez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Joe Pena singles to center field. Joe Pena steals second. Mule Diaz grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Pena advances to third on the play. Lenny Dessens flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Henderson singles to right field. Joe Pena scores. Michel Concepcion walks. Dennis Northey strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6 Cleveland total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Akiro Nakamura (3).HR - Bobby Henderson (8), Chris Oliver (6). Baserunning: SB - Joe Pena (10).CS - Mule Diaz (4). Fielding: E - Mule Diaz, Fred Currie.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Pat Kirby did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Wheezer Schmitz did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Barthold improves in contact_vs_lefty Jack Gabler did not respond to coaching in velocity Roy Karst did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Dave Campanis improves in power_vs_lefty Tim Smith did not respond to coaching in control Eddie Johnson did not respond to coaching in speed Jake Myers did not respond to coaching in velocity Jerry Michaelson improves in power_vs_righty Tom Beech improves in power_vs_righty Justin Potter did not respond to coaching in 3B