Win: Johnny Smith (5-2) Loss: Juan Brideweser (9-5)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Johnny Smith pitching. Buck Damon strikes out. Jim Brown flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Stewart grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Juan Brideweser pitching. Bert James flies out to the left fielder. Tarrik Kleinke flies out to the center fielder. Joe Cedeno walks. Harry Jackson hits a home run. Joe Cedeno scores. Bunny Roth grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Marty Jackson strikes out. Gene Lynch doubles to center field. Takashi Kishida walks. Benny Snyder pops out to the first baseman. Don Bell reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bert James. Gene Lynch scores. Juan Brideweser grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Joe DeShields doubles to right field. Yadil Delgado pops out to the second baseman. Roosevelt Thompson lines out to the third baseman. Johnny Smith singles to right field. Johnny Smith steals second. Bert James doubles to center field. Joe DeShields scores. Johnny Smith scores. Tarrik Kleinke strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Buck Damon strikes out. Jim Brown bunts for a base hit. Charlie Stewart strikes out. Jim Brown steals second. Marty Jackson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Joe Cedeno hits a home run. Harry Jackson grounds out to the third baseman. Bunny Roth strikes out. Joe DeShields grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Gene Lynch singles to right field. Gene Lynch steals second. Takashi Kishida grounds out to the third baseman. Benny Snyder singles to left field. Gene Lynch scores. Don Bell strikes out. Juan Brideweser flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Yadil Delgado singles to right field. Roosevelt Thompson singles to center field. Johnny Smith lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bert James flies out to the center fielder. Tarrik Kleinke walks. Joe Cedeno strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Cleveland Buck Damon singles to center field. Buck Damon steals second. Jim Brown singles to center field. Buck Damon scores. Charlie Stewart grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jim Brown is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Marty Jackson strikes out. Gene Lynch grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Charlie Stewart is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Eduardo Leyva comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harry Jackson doubles to center field. Bunny Roth strikes out. Joe DeShields singles to left field. Harry Jackson scores. Yadil Delgado grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Joe DeShields is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Roosevelt Thompson singles to center field. Johnny Smith singles to right field. Yadil Delgado scores. Frank Mooney comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bert James singles to left field. Roosevelt Thompson scores. Tarrik Kleinke singles past the shortstop. Joe Cedeno flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Cleveland Takashi Kishida is hit by a pitch. Takashi Kishida steals second. Benny Snyder flies out to the center fielder. Don Bell grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Mooney flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Harry Jackson flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Bunny Roth strikes out. Joe DeShields singles to right field. Yadil Delgado grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe DeShields is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Buck Damon grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Brown bunts for a base hit. Charlie Stewart strikes out. Marty Jackson pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Roosevelt Thompson grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Bert James strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Leo Karchner is pinch hitting for Gene Lynch. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Leo Karchner grounds out to the second baseman. Takashi Kishida strikes out. Benny Snyder grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Joe Ludwig is pinch hitting for Tarrik Kleinke. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe Ludwig strikes out. Joe Cedeno strikes out. Harry Jackson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Don Bell singles to left field. Joe Lerch is pinch hitting for Frank Mooney. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Joe Lerch walks. Don Varsho 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. Del Langford is pinch hitting for Buck Damon. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Del Langford strikes out. Jim Brown strikes out. Charlie Stewart grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Cleveland total runners left on base: 9 Kansas City total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Bert James (25), Harry Jackson (16), Joe DeShields (8).HR - Joe Cedeno (17), Harry Jackson (12). Baserunning: SB - Johnny Smith (3). Fielding: E - Bert James.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Cy Layden improves in power_vs_lefty Greg Hartman did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Fred Fisher improves in speed Greg Hartman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Greg Hartman improves in range Wes McDougald did not respond to coaching in arm Hugh Unser did not respond to coaching in CF
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Abe Johns improves in control Alex Unser did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dale Hofmann did not respond to coaching in velocity Yorelvis Poll improves in power_vs_lefty Dave Reid did not respond to coaching in velocity Geoff Bilardello did not respond to coaching in velocity