Win: Doc Pepper (14-11) Loss: Matt Mercer (15-6)
Save: Sam Constable (28)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Matt Mercer pitching. Tom Barney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Takeshi Hirano strikes out. Takenori Yamamoto is hit by a pitch. Allen Denzer grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Takenori Yamamoto is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Doc Pepper pitching. Tyrell Malacia doubles to left field. Bob Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Pat Aldridge strikes out. Jeff Bush grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Charlie Smith strikes out. Wally Darr grounds out to the second baseman. Yusuke Yamanaka grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Cal Burgess flies out to the right fielder. Patrick Frick grounds out to the shortstop. Marc Hall grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Bob Froelich grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Doc Pepper flies out to the center fielder. Tom Barney strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Charlie Welch pops out to the third baseman. Matt Mercer singles to center field. Tyrell Malacia flies out to the center fielder. Bob Smith lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Takeshi Hirano strikes out. Takenori Yamamoto strikes out. Allen Denzer walks. Charlie Smith walks. Wally Darr flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Pat Aldridge flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Bush pops out to the second baseman. Cal Burgess hits a home run. Patrick Frick doubles to left field. Marc Hall grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Yusuke Yamanaka flies out to the left fielder. Bob Froelich flies out to the center fielder. Doc Pepper flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Charlie Welch flies out to the center fielder. Matt Mercer flies out to the center fielder. Tyrell Malacia grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Tom Barney singles to right field. Takeshi Hirano hits an infield single to the third baseman. Takenori Yamamoto singles to center field. Allen Denzer flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Tom Barney scores. Wally Darr hits a home run. Takeshi Hirano scores. Takenori Yamamoto scores. Yusuke Yamanaka flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bob Smith strikes out. Pat Aldridge flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Bush flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Bob Froelich walks. Doc Pepper lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tom Barney grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Froelich advances to third on the play. Takeshi Hirano strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Turk Dunne enters the game as a defensive replacement for Yusuke Yamanaka at LF. Carlton Tremark enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bob Froelich at C. Cal Burgess flies out to the center fielder. Patrick Frick strikes out. Marc Hall singles to right field. Charlie Welch strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Takenori Yamamoto flies out to the left fielder. Allen Denzer flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Smith walks. Al Manning comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Wally Darr singles to left field. Turk Dunne walks. Carlton Tremark grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Charlie Smith is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Kansas City Jim Davidson is pinch hitting for Al Manning. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Davidson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Tyrell Malacia pops out to the catcher. Bob Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Levi Stoudt pitching. R. Moreno is pinch hitting for Doc Pepper. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. R. Moreno flies out to the left fielder. Tom Barney doubles to center field. Takeshi Hirano lines out to the shortstop. Takenori Yamamoto strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Sam Constable pitching. Pat Aldridge pops out to the shortstop. Jeff Bush singles to left field. Cal Burgess strikes out. Patrick Frick singles to left field. Marc Hall flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Cleveland total runners LOB: 8 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Terry Miller improves in contact_vs_righty John Fitzgerald did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty George Downing improves in speed Duke Fuller did not respond to coaching in velocity Schoolboy Turner did not respond to coaching in 3B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Frenchy Robinson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dick Garcia did not respond to coaching in velocity Art Solomon improves in contact_vs_righty Evans Tobetsy did not respond to coaching in control Ed Giger did not respond to coaching in 3B