Win: Wally Geishert (6-18) Loss: Don Ramos (4-9)
Save: Ben Murray (2)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Wally Geishert pitching. Bill Leverette grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Ken Magee strikes out. Charlie Gwosdz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Don Ramos pitching. Joe Johnson doubles past the third baseman. Bob Neis singles to center field. Bob Neis steals second. Floyd Costo singles to right field. Joe Johnson scores. Bob Neis scores. Al Hulen singles to left field. Floyd Costo advances to third on the hit. Monte Jones grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Floyd Costo scores. Danny Gibson walks. Naoki Yokogawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Jeff Matos grounds out to the third baseman. Dan McDaniel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Haney singles to right field. Joe Slagle 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: 2 Cleveland Dinny Stanton pops out to the shortstop. Wally Geishert singles to center field. Joe Johnson singles to right field. Wally Geishert advances to third on the hit. Bob Neis singles to center field. Wally Geishert scores. Dave Rodriguez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Floyd Costo hits an infield single to the pitcher. Al Hulen pops out to the third baseman. Monte Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Kansas City Russ McCarthy flies out to the right fielder. Dave Rodriguez strikes out. Bill Leverette flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Danny Gibson pops out to the shortstop. Naoki Yokogawa pops out to the shortstop. Dinny Stanton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Ken Magee flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Gwosdz flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Matos flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Wally Geishert walks. Passed ball. Wally Geishert advances to second. Joe Johnson strikes out. Bob Neis flies out to the center fielder. Floyd Costo strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Dan McDaniel grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Haney strikes out. Joe Slagle singles to right field. Russ McCarthy singles to center field. Dave Rodriguez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cleveland Al Hulen flies out to the center fielder. Monte Jones flies out to the right fielder. Danny Gibson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bill Leverette strikes out. Ken Magee flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Gwosdz grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Naoki Yokogawa hits an infield single to the shortstop. Dinny Stanton singles to center field. George Campbell is pinch hitting for Wally Geishert. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. George Campbell doubles to center field. Naoki Yokogawa scores. Joe Johnson walks. Bob Neis singles to left field. Dinny Stanton scores. George Campbell uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Johnson advances to third on the hit. Frank Carrasquel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Floyd Costo strikes out. Bob Neis steals second. Al Hulen grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Joe Johnson scores. Bob Neis advances to third on the play. Monte Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Ben Murray pitching. Jeff Matos grounds out to the shortstop. Dan McDaniel walks. Ed Haney grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Danny Gibson flies out to the right fielder. Naoki Yokogawa strikes out. Dinny Stanton singles to center field. Ben Murray singles to right field. Dinny Stanton advances to third on the hit. Joe Johnson walks. Bob Neis doubles to center field. Dinny Stanton scores. Ben Murray scores. Andy Abbott comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Floyd Costo singles past the shortstop. Joe Johnson scores. Bob Neis scores. Art Ray is pinch hitting for Al Hulen. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Art Ray singles to left field. Floyd Costo advances to third on the hit. Monte Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Jose Eaton is pinch hitting for Joe Slagle. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jose Eaton flies out to the center fielder. Gordon Tillman is pinch hitting for Russ McCarthy. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gordon Tillman flies out to the right fielder. Butch Cox is pinch hitting for Andy Abbott. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Butch Cox pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Si Sipin pitching. Scott Matlack is pinch hitting for Danny Gibson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Scott Matlack pops out to the third baseman. Wally Snyder is pinch hitting for Naoki Yokogawa. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Wally Snyder flies out to the right fielder. Dinny Stanton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Bill Leverette singles to right field. Ken Magee singles to center field. Bill Leverette advances to third on the hit. Charlie Gwosdz strikes out. Jeff Matos grounds out to the third baseman. Ken Magee advances to second on the play. Dan McDaniel pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners left on base: 5 Cleveland total runners left on base: 8
Game Notes Don Ramos is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Lee Daniels did not respond to coaching in control Loren Arnovich did not respond to coaching in velocity Ted Dear did not respond to coaching in control George Bergamo did not respond to coaching in control Rex Swan did not respond to coaching in control Raleigh Dunlap did not respond to coaching in velocity
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rich Gibson improves in control Ken Riconda improves in power_vs_righty Derrick Howell did not respond to coaching in speed Ken Riconda improves in range Derrick Howell did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jeff Upham improves in range Naibel Mariano did not respond to coaching in SS