Inning: 1 Kansas City George Lovitto pitching. Ed Haney walks. Tim Littlefield flies out to the left fielder. Bill Leverette grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ed Haney is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bill Leverette is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Bill Carney pitching. Joe Johnson singles to left field. Bob Neis singles to center field. Joe Johnson advances to third on the hit. Dinny Stanton grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Joe Johnson scores. Floyd Costo singles to right field. Otis Janeski walks. Monte Jones singles to center field. Floyd Costo scores. Danny Gibson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Ken Magee grounds out to the pitcher. Alejandro Smith doubles to left field. Dan McDaniel flies out to the right fielder. Joe Slagle pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Naoki Yokogawa grounds out to the pitcher. George Lovitto strikes out. Joe Johnson singles to left field. Bob Neis singles to center field. Joe Johnson advances to third on the hit. Dinny Stanton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Butch Cox hits a home run. Bill Carney strikes out. Ed Haney singles to right field. Tim Littlefield singles to right field. Ed Haney advances to third on the hit. Tim Littlefield is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bill Leverette strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Floyd Costo pops out to the second baseman. Otis Janeski strikes out. Monte Jones grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Ken Magee triples. Alejandro Smith hits a home run. Ken Magee scores. Dan McDaniel walks. Dan McDaniel steals second. Joe Slagle grounds out to the third baseman. Butch Cox grounds out to the second baseman. Dan McDaniel advances to third on the play. Bill Carney singles to left field. Dan McDaniel scores. Atsushi Matsuba comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Haney pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Danny Gibson doubles to center field. Naoki Yokogawa strikes out. Atsushi Matsuba grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Danny Gibson advances to third on the play. Joe Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Tim Littlefield grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Leverette grounds out to the pitcher. Ken Magee singles to left field. Ken Magee steals second. Alejandro Smith singles to center field. Dan McDaniel strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cleveland Bob Neis singles to center field. Bob Neis steals second. Dinny Stanton grounds out to the third baseman. Floyd Costo flies out to the left fielder. Otis Janeski grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Joe Slagle doubles to right field. Butch Cox grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Carney grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Haney grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Monte Jones flies out to the left fielder. Danny Gibson flies out to the center fielder. Naoki Yokogawa grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Tim Littlefield grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Leverette grounds out to the shortstop. Ken Magee grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland George Campbell is pinch hitting for Atsushi Matsuba. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. George Campbell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Joe Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Bob Neis lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Ben Murray pitching. Alejandro Smith flies out to the right fielder. Dan McDaniel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Slagle grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Dinny Stanton strikes out. Floyd Costo flies out to the right fielder. Otis Janeski singles to left field. Monte Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Butch Cox singles to right field. Russ McCarthy is pinch hitting for Bill Carney. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Russ McCarthy pops out to the third baseman. Butch Cox steals second. Ed Haney walks. Tim Littlefield grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Glenn Lytle pitching. Danny Gibson grounds out to the shortstop. Naoki Yokogawa singles to right field. Asley Gonzalez is pinch hitting for Ben Murray. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Asley Gonzalez singles past the third baseman. Joe Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Bob Neis hits a home run. Naoki Yokogawa scores. Asley Gonzalez scores. Kansas City total runners left on base: 7 Cleveland total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Alejandro Smith (22), Joe Slagle (8).3B - Ken Magee (3).HR - Alejandro Smith (16), Butch Cox (1).GIDP - Tim Littlefield. Baserunning: SB - Ken Magee (13), Dan McDaniel (29), Butch Cox (4).CS - Tim Littlefield (5), Bill Leverette (9).
Game Notes Naoki Yokogawa is injured and is expected to be out 47 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Roy Willhite did not respond to coaching in velocity Jimmie Fahey did not respond to coaching in velocity Loren Arnovich did not respond to coaching in control Joe Mills improves in arm Ramon Sullivan did not respond to coaching in control Si Sipin did not respond to coaching in endurance
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Knothe did not respond to coaching in control Jesse Smith improves in range Carlos Ellis did not respond to coaching in control Al Hulen did not respond to coaching in range Jess LeJeune did not respond to coaching in control Carlos Ellis did not respond to coaching in control Naibel Mariano did not respond to coaching in SS