Win: Tony Jensen (9-5) Loss: Glenn Lytle (4-8)
Save: Rod Fritz (16)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Dave Rodriguez pitching. Joe Johnson pops out to the third baseman. Bob Neis grounds out to the second baseman. Otis Janeski singles to center field. Otis Janeski steals second. Naoki Yokogawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Arnie McCrea pitching. Joe Belardi pops out to the third baseman. Gene Graham flies out to the center fielder. Joe Slagle doubles to left field. Brothers McMullen singles to center field. Ed Haney grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Dinny Stanton flies out to the center fielder. Al Hulen flies out to the left fielder. Monte Jones singles past the third baseman. Tsutomu Aihara grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Monte Jones is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Alex Coluccio singles to center field. Tim Littlefield walks. Ken Magee grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Alex Coluccio advances to third on the play. Dave Rodriguez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Arnie McCrea grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Johnson flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Bob Neis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Joe Belardi flies out to the right fielder. Gene Graham pops out to the first baseman. Joe Slagle grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Otis Janeski strikes out. Naoki Yokogawa strikes out. Dinny Stanton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Brothers McMullen grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Haney singles to center field. Alex Coluccio flies out to the left fielder. Tim Littlefield doubles to center field. Ed Haney is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Al Hulen lines out to the shortstop. Monte Jones strikes out. Tsutomu Aihara grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ken Magee grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Rodriguez strikes out. Joe Belardi singles to left field. Gene Graham grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Belardi is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland George Campbell is pinch hitting for Arnie McCrea. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. George Campbell flies out to the left fielder. Joe Johnson walks. Bob Neis flies out to the left fielder. Otis Janeski grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Yui Kawagoe pitching. Joe Slagle grounds out to the pitcher. Brothers McMullen flies out to the center fielder. Ed Haney singles to center field. Alex Coluccio grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ed Haney is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Naoki Yokogawa flies out to the right fielder. Dinny Stanton grounds out to the pitcher. Al Hulen grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Tim Littlefield lines out to the shortstop. Ken Magee is hit by a pitch. Dave Rodriguez fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Dave Rodriguez singles to left field. Ken Magee advances to third on the hit. Joe Belardi lines out to the second baseman. Gene Graham singles to center field. Ken Magee scores. Tony Jensen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Slagle flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Monte Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Tsutomu Aihara singles to center field. Tony Jensen lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joe Johnson walks. Bob Neis strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Brothers McMullen grounds out to the pitcher. Ed Haney grounds out to the second baseman. Alex Coluccio strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Otis Janeski strikes out. Naoki Yokogawa singles to right field. Glenn Lytle 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. Dinny Stanton walks. Al Hulen singles in front of the left fielder. Monte Jones hits a home run. Naoki Yokogawa scores. Dinny Stanton scores. Al Hulen scores. Sean Hanning comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tsutomu Aihara grounds out to the third baseman. Joey Hudson is pinch hitting for Tony Jensen. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Joey Hudson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Rod Fritz pitching. Tim Littlefield grounds out to the shortstop. Ken Magee grounds out to the shortstop. Dan McDaniel is pinch hitting for Sean Hanning. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dan McDaniel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners LOB: 5 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8
Game Notes George Campbell is injured and is expected to be out 43 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Asley Gonzalez improves in power_vs_righty Carlos Ellis did not respond to coaching in control Carlos Ellis did not respond to coaching in velocity Yutaka Mori did not respond to coaching in speed Jess LeJeune did not respond to coaching in endurance Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jeff Gleason did not respond to coaching in control Carlos Smith did not respond to coaching in control Clyde Larkin did not respond to coaching in control Ramon Sullivan did not respond to coaching in control Jim Melter did not respond to coaching in control Jeff Gleason did not respond to coaching in control Bill Leverette did not respond to coaching in SS