Win: Trench Rodriguez (8-10) Loss: Hal Smith (17-10)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Hal Smith pitching. Yariel Duvergel strikes out. Ed Lovelace grounds out to the second baseman. Sandy Hernandez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Trench Rodriguez pitching. Chet Combs lines out to the second baseman. Walter Scanlan flies out to the left fielder. Chris Bergman singles to left field. Dixie Conwell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Lefty Lindaman singles to left field. Lave Bowa strikes out. Lefty Lindaman steals second. Bob Tartabull grounds out to the shortstop. Angel Gill walks. Bill Beltran singles to center field. Lefty Lindaman scores. Trench Rodriguez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Fred Seibold grounds out to the second baseman. Gene Reed strikes out. Bernie Linton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Yariel Duvergel grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Lovelace singles past the shortstop. Sandy Hernandez flies out to the center fielder. Lefty Lindaman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Kevin Hibbs singles to right field. Kevin Hibbs steals second. Hal Smith lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Chet Combs singles to center field. Kevin Hibbs scores. Walter Scanlan walks. Chris Bergman grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Walter Scanlan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dixie Conwell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Lave Bowa flies out to the center fielder. Bob Tartabull grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Angel Gill strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Fred Seibold singles to center field. Gene Reed pops out to the second baseman. Bernie Linton pops out to the third baseman. Kevin Hibbs pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bill Beltran singles to right field. Trench Rodriguez pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Yariel Duvergel strikes out. Bill Beltran is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Hal Smith strikes out. Chet Combs flies out to the left fielder. Walter Scanlan walks. Chris Bergman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ed Lovelace singles past the shortstop. Sandy Hernandez strikes out. Lefty Lindaman singles to right field. Lave Bowa walks. Bob Tartabull flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Ed Lovelace scores. Angel Gill doubles to right field. Lefty Lindaman scores. Bill Beltran walks. Trench Rodriguez singles to center field. Lave Bowa scores. Angel Gill uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jeff Valentine comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yariel Duvergel strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Dixie Conwell strikes out. Fred Seibold pops out to the second baseman. Gene Reed strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Ed Lovelace flies out to the right fielder. Sandy Hernandez singles past the shortstop. Lefty Lindaman hits a home run. Sandy Hernandez scores. Lave Bowa hits a home run. Bob Tartabull walks. Angel Gill walks. Bill Beltran grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Angel Gill is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Trench Rodriguez walks. Yariel Duvergel strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Cleveland Harvey Fondy is pinch hitting for Bernie Linton. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Harvey Fondy flies out to the right fielder. Kevin Hibbs pops out to the third baseman. Kazuhiko Ota is pinch hitting for Jeff Valentine. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Kazuhiko Ota flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Joe Carsey pitching. Ed Lovelace singles to center field. Sandy Hernandez flies out to the right fielder. Lefty Lindaman flies out to the left fielder. Lave Bowa grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ed Lovelace is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Chet Combs grounds out to the third baseman. Walter Scanlan singles to center field. Roger Reardon is pinch hitting for Chris Bergman. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Walter Scanlan is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Roger Reardon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Bob Tartabull singles to right field. Bob Tartabull is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Angel Gill grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Beltran flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Dixie Conwell strikes out. Fred Seibold flies out to the left fielder. Fabian Stewart is pinch hitting for Gene Reed. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Fabian Stewart singles to center field. Harvey Fondy grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Fabian Stewart is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 9 Cleveland total runners LOB: 6
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Oscar Chambers did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Sam Culp did not respond to coaching in control Dick Burg improves in contact_vs_righty Sam Culp did not respond to coaching in endurance Joe Ballard did not respond to coaching in 2B
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jimmy Uchrinscko did not respond to coaching in range Tilson Gutierrez improves in range Tom Doheny improves in arm Walt Wynn did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty