Win: Charlie Cusick (1-1) Loss: Mickey Ladd (0-2)
Save: Control Patrol (2)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Mickey Ladd pitching. Walt Madison pops out to the shortstop. Donn Hernandez singles to center field. Jim Bowers strikes out. Ed Davis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Charlie Cusick pitching. George Ferris walks. Hoyt Hoblitzel singles to right field. Frank Servais pops out to the third baseman. Shane Judnich walks. Tom Sanchez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Dave Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Cooke singles past the second baseman. Mike Flood singles to right field. Ed Cooke advances to third on the hit. John Wiltse singles to left field. Ed Cooke scores. Mike Flood advances to third on the hit. Charlie Cusick flies out to the right fielder. Walt Madison strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Rick Keough strikes out. Harry Brown strikes out. Edilse Vazquez doubles past the left fielder. Mickey Ladd grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Donn Hernandez strikes out. Jim Bowers doubles to center field. Ed Davis strikes out. Dave Smith hits an infield single to the second baseman. Ed Cooke lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City George Ferris walks. Hoyt Hoblitzel singles to left field. George Ferris is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Frank Servais grounds out to the pitcher. Hoyt Hoblitzel advances to second on the play. Shane Judnich pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Mike Flood grounds out to the second baseman. John Wiltse pops out to the third baseman. Charlie Cusick strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Tom Sanchez singles to right field. Tom Sanchez is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Rick Keough singles to right field. Rick Keough is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Harry Brown pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Walt Madison flies out to the right fielder. Donn Hernandez grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Bowers grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Edilse Vazquez strikes out. Mickey Ladd strikes out. George Ferris grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Ed Davis singles to left field. Dave Smith flies out to the center fielder. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Ed Cooke pops out to the third baseman. Mike Flood walks. John Wiltse grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Hoyt Hoblitzel flies out to the center fielder. Frank Servais grounds out to the third baseman. Shane Judnich singles to left field. Tom Sanchez grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Shane Judnich is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Charlie Cusick singles to left field. Billy Espy 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 1st. Walt Madison singles to right field. Charlie Cusick advances to third on the hit. Donn Hernandez flies out to the center fielder. Jim Bowers walks. Ed Davis singles to right field. Charlie Cusick scores. Walt Madison scores. Jim Bowers advances to third on the hit. Tom Cooper comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Smith singles to right field. Jim Bowers scores. Ed Davis advances to third on the hit. Ed Cooke grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Rick Keough strikes out. Harry Brown walks. Edilse Vazquez walks. Johnny Meyer is pinch hitting for Tom Cooper. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Johnny Meyer grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Ron Marrow pitching. Mike Flood grounds out to the second baseman. John Wiltse strikes out. Charlie Cusick flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City George Ferris strikes out. Hoyt Hoblitzel flies out to the center fielder. Frank Servais grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Walt Madison grounds out to the second baseman. Donn Hernandez bunts for a base hit. Jim Bowers grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Donn Hernandez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ed Davis reached on a 2-base fielding error by Tom Sanchez. Dave Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Shane Judnich grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Sanchez strikes out. Rick Keough singles to center field. Jake Bonderman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Harry Brown singles to right field. Control Patrol comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Edilse Vazquez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Cleveland total runners LOB: 10 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Phil Harper did not respond to coaching in velocity Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Joel Ennis improves in power_vs_lefty Syl Conway improves in speed Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Luis Deitrick did not respond to coaching in velocity Alberto Neher did not respond to coaching in 2B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Wib Kiley improves in contact_vs_righty Lafayette Nippert did not respond to coaching in arm Will Welch did not respond to coaching in control Henry Smith improves in contact_vs_lefty Don DeJesus improves in power_vs_righty Ned Rafter did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jerry Bosch did not respond to coaching in C