Win: Eiji Nakamura (2-0) Loss: George Murphy (2-1)
Save: Phil Howard (1)
Inning: 1 Kansas City George Murphy pitching. Tom Sanchez walks. Jimmy Hurdle strikes out. Hoyt Hoblitzel walks. Kid Hale grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Sanchez advances to third on the play. Hoyt Hoblitzel advances to second on the play. Bill Valentin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cleveland Eiji Nakamura pitching. Walt Madison pops out to the third baseman. Jim Bowers grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Fregosi triples. Shane Hoffman walks. John Wiltse grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Frank Servais grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Brown singles to right field. George Ferris triples. Harry Brown scores. Eiji Nakamura strikes out. Tom Sanchez singles to center field. George Ferris scores. Jimmy Hurdle lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Donn Hernandez singles to left field. Mike Flood pops out to the second baseman. Craig Mickelson strikes out. George Murphy flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Hoyt Hoblitzel reached on a fielding error by Mike Flood. Kid Hale strikes out. Bill Valentin walks. Frank Servais strikes out. Harry Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Walt Madison walks. Jim Bowers flies out to the left fielder. Mike Fregosi flies out to the left fielder. Shane Hoffman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City George Ferris grounds out to the pitcher. Eiji Nakamura flies out to the center fielder. Tom Sanchez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland John Wiltse bunts for a base hit. Donn Hernandez strikes out. Mike Flood singles past the shortstop. John Wiltse is out trying to steal third. Craig Mickelson doubles to left field. Mike Flood uses his aggressiveness and scores. George Murphy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Jimmy Hurdle strikes out. Hoyt Hoblitzel grounds out to the shortstop. Kid Hale singles to left field. Bill Valentin walks. Frank Servais singles to center field. Kid Hale scores. Bill Valentin advances to third on the hit. Phil Harper comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harry Brown singles to center field. Bill Valentin scores. George Ferris flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cleveland Walt Madison strikes out. Jim Bowers pops out to the third baseman. Mike Fregosi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Eiji Nakamura strikes out. Tom Sanchez strikes out. Jimmy Hurdle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Shane Hoffman grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! John Wiltse flies out to the right fielder. Donn Hernandez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Hoyt Hoblitzel grounds out to the pitcher. Kid Hale strikes out. Bill Valentin hits a home run. Frank Servais strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Mike Flood grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Craig Mickelson flies out to the left fielder. Ryan Tettleton is pinch hitting for Phil Harper. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Ryan Tettleton doubles to right field. Walt Madison grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Ed Boyer pitching. Harry Brown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! George Ferris flies out to the right fielder. Eiji Nakamura flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Jim Bowers flies out to the center fielder. Mike Fregosi doubles to right field. Ron Marrow 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 1st. Shane Hoffman grounds out to the third baseman. John Wiltse grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Tom Sanchez grounds out to the second baseman. Jimmy Hurdle grounds out to the third baseman. Hoyt Hoblitzel doubles to left field. Kid Hale strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Donn Hernandez flies out to the center fielder. Mike Flood singles past the shortstop. Craig Mickelson singles to center field. Mike Flood advances to third on the hit. Phil Howard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ed Davis is pinch hitting for Ed Boyer. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ed Davis strikes out. Walt Madison grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8 Cleveland total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Mike Fregosi (3), Craig Mickelson (1), Ryan Tettleton (1).3B - Mike Fregosi (2). Baserunning: CS - John Wiltse (1). Fielding: E - Mike Flood.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jaime Barton did not respond to coaching in control George Benedict did not respond to coaching in velocity Randy Bogle did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Lafayette Nippert did not respond to coaching in range Cy Plympton did not respond to coaching in velocity Randy Bogle improves in arm Blix Lisenbee did not respond to coaching in C
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Mullen improves in power_vs_lefty Brad Hagerman did not respond to coaching in control Jim Hollins improves in power_vs_lefty Syl Conway improves in power_vs_lefty Bill Mullen improves in range Dick Rettig did not respond to coaching in arm