Win: Joe Hickman (11-14) Loss: Pawpaw Brown (10-13)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Joe Hickman pitching. Jefferson Lake strikes out. Prince Nelson singles to right field. Prince Nelson steals second. Mark Knopfler strikes out. Gustav Chiti grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Pawpaw Brown pitching. Bo Johnson reached on a fielding error by Pawpaw Brown. Steve Holt singles past the shortstop. Kerry McDonald singles to center field. Bo Johnson scores. Steve Holt advances to third on the hit. Kerry McDonald steals second. Luke Driscoll singles to center field. Steve Holt scores. Kerry McDonald is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Luke Driscoll is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Al Saipe singles to right field. Roger Scheffler strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Ronni Figueroa hits a home run. Newt Dobbs strikes out. Clarence Sherling strikes out. George Kearney grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Xavier Mojupol walks. Ron Buker flies out to the left fielder. Joe Hickman fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Joe Hickman strikes out. Bo Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Pawpaw Brown walks. Jefferson Lake strikes out. Prince Nelson lines out to the second baseman. Mark Knopfler singles to left field. Gustav Chiti walks. Ronni Figueroa grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Kansas City Steve Holt singles to right field. Steve Holt is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Kerry McDonald flies out to the center fielder. Luke Driscoll singles to center field. Al Saipe grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Luke Driscoll is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Newt Dobbs grounds out to the shortstop. Clarence Sherling strikes out. George Kearney flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Roger Scheffler walks. Xavier Mojupol hits a home run. Roger Scheffler scores. Ron Buker grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Hickman grounds out to the second baseman. Bo Johnson walks. Steve Holt walks. Kerry McDonald triples. Bo Johnson scores. Steve Holt scores. Luke Driscoll reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jefferson Lake. Kerry McDonald scores. Al Saipe hits an infield single to the pitcher. Roger Scheffler grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cleveland Pawpaw Brown strikes out. Jefferson Lake grounds out to the second baseman. Prince Nelson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Xavier Mojupol walks. Ron Buker flies out to the left fielder. Joe Hickman lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Xavier Mojupol forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Bo Johnson singles to center field. Joe Hickman advances to third on the hit. Steve Holt singles to left field. Joe Hickman scores. Bo Johnson advances to third on the hit. Kerry McDonald strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Mark Knopfler singles to center field. Gustav Chiti is hit by a pitch. Ronni Figueroa grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Gustav Chiti is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Newt Dobbs grounds out to the third baseman. Mark Knopfler scores. Ronni Figueroa advances to second on the play. Clarence Sherling grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Luke Driscoll hits an infield single to the pitcher. Al Saipe hits a home run. Luke Driscoll scores. Terry Holman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Roger Scheffler singles to right field. Xavier Mojupol flies out to the right fielder. Ron Buker doubles to center field. Roger Scheffler uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Hickman flies out to the center fielder. Bo Johnson singles to center field. Ron Buker scores. Steve Holt hits a home run. Bo Johnson scores. Kerry McDonald strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland George Kearney strikes out. Terry Holman strikes out. Jefferson Lake grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Luke Driscoll grounds out to the third baseman. Al Saipe pops out to the first baseman. Roger Scheffler singles to center field. Xavier Mojupol grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Prince Nelson strikes out. Slim Hudson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Mark Knopfler singles to left field. Billy Whitetail is pinch hitting for Gustav Chiti. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Billy Whitetail strikes out. Ronni Figueroa strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Ron Buker doubles to right field. Slim Hudson lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bo Johnson doubles past the center fielder. Ron Buker scores. Steve Holt pops out to the shortstop. Kerry McDonald pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Newt Dobbs grounds out to the second baseman. Clarence Sherling strikes out. George Kearney strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners left on base: 6 Kansas City total runners left on base: 9
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tommy Cardena improves in velocity Kodama Hiro did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Van Morrison did not respond to coaching in speed John Misty improves in power_vs_lefty Pip Feller improves in range Dan Steely improves in contact_vs_righty Guss Grissom did not respond to coaching in C
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jason Purdin did not respond to coaching in speed Frank Lovett improves in power_vs_righty Lou Evans did not respond to coaching in speed Dan Terrell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bob Dalton improves in speed Dan Terrell did not respond to coaching in speed