Win: Mel Scheeren (2-0) Loss: Sam Carey (0-2)
Save: Sam Dumoulin (3)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Mel Scheeren pitching. Sam Cabrera doubles to right field. Jack Blackwell singles to center field. Sam Cabrera scores. Billy Stephens flies out to the right fielder. Jack Blackwell is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Scott Eisenhart flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Sam Carey pitching. Frank Frasier strikes out. Otto Stenzel singles to center field. Alex Alvarez grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Otto Stenzel is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jerry Madrid pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Mike Strobel strikes out. Cesar Troy doubles to left field. Russ Scarce grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Whitey Lake pops out to the third baseman. Ken Blankenship grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Minor walks. Justin Hunt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Sam Carey flies out to the center fielder. Sam Cabrera singles to right field. Sam Cabrera steals second. Jack Blackwell flies out to the left fielder. Billy Stephens flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Mel Scheeren reached on a 2-base throwing error by Mike Strobel. Frank Frasier grounds out to the second baseman. Mel Scheeren advances to third on the play. Otto Stenzel flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Mel Scheeren scores. Alex Alvarez singles to right field. Alex Alvarez steals second. Jerry Madrid strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Scott Eisenhart flies out to the left fielder. Mike Strobel grounds out to the second baseman. Cesar Troy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Whitey Lake grounds out to the second baseman. Ken Blankenship hits a home run. Bill Minor flies out to the center fielder. Justin Hunt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Russ Scarce strikes out. Dan Davis hits a home run. Sam Carey flies out to the right fielder. Sam Cabrera walks. Jack Blackwell lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Mel Scheeren singles to center field. Frank Frasier walks. Otto Stenzel grounds into a force play to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Mel Scheeren is out at third base. Alex Alvarez doubles to left field. Frank Frasier scores. Otto Stenzel uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jerry Madrid walks. Whitey Lake is hit by a pitch. Ken Blankenship strikes out. Bill Minor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Kansas City Billy Stephens flies out to the right fielder. Scott Eisenhart strikes out. Mike Strobel singles to left field. Mike Strobel is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Justin Hunt singles to center field. Justin Hunt steals second. Mel Scheeren lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Frank Frasier strikes out. Otto Stenzel grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Cesar Troy flies out to the left fielder. Russ Scarce grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Davis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Alex Alvarez grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Madrid grounds out to the shortstop. Whitey Lake grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Hidetoshi Fujimoto is pinch hitting for Sam Carey. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Hidetoshi Fujimoto walks. Sam Cabrera flies out to the left fielder. Jack Blackwell flies out to the left fielder. Billy Stephens singles to right field. Scott Eisenhart singles to center field. Hidetoshi Fujimoto scores. Billy Stephens advances to third on the hit. Al Turner 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 2nd. Mike Strobel flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Dutch Incaviglia pitching. Ken Blankenship singles to center field. Bill Minor strikes out. Justin Hunt singles to left field. Ken Blankenship advances to third on the hit. Bert Ebright is pinch hitting for Al Turner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bert Ebright strikes out. Frank Frasier grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Sam Dumoulin pitching. Cesar Troy strikes out. Russ Scarce strikes out. Dan Davis pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 5 Cleveland total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Sam Cabrera (2), Cesar Troy (1).HR - Dan Davis (2). Baserunning: SB - Sam Cabrera (5).CS - Jack Blackwell (2), Mike Strobel (2). Fielding: E - Mike Strobel.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Russ Jolly did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Henry Henderson improves in contact_vs_lefty Kevin Coleman improves in range George Bowman did not respond to coaching in control Woody Thurman did not respond to coaching in 1B
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jim Brazill improves in contact_vs_lefty Jim Brazill improves in contact_vs_righty A.J. Reese did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mel Dowse improves in arm Aaron Hisner did not respond to coaching in 1B