Win: Joe Matthews (13-8) Loss: Jamie Benson (15-9)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Jamie Benson pitching. Juan Lovrich walks. George Garland singles to right field. Juan Lovrich is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Tony Peguero singles to right field. Lefty Driscol walks. Ivan Garcia grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Garland scores. Tony Peguero advances to third on the play. Lefty Driscol advances to second on the play. Ernie McCracken strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cleveland Joe Matthews pitching. Larry Stremmel walks. Rogelio Rodriguez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Larry Stremmel advances to second on the play. Abuntu Bussanut flies out to the right fielder. Vince Vanetta grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Herbie Howard flies out to the right fielder. Toshio Nishikawa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Matthews grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Carlos Hutchinson hits a home run. Frank Liotta pops out to the catcher. Ed Maynard lines out to the third baseman. Socks Terrell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Juan Lovrich singles to center field. George Garland walks. Tony Peguero singles to left field. Juan Lovrich is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. George Garland advances to third on the play. Lefty Driscol flies out to the left fielder. Ivan Garcia singles to center field. George Garland scores. Ernie McCracken grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Jamie Benson grounds out to the shortstop. Larry Stremmel strikes out. Rogelio Rodriguez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Herbie Howard walks. Toshio Nishikawa strikes out. Joe Matthews lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Juan Lovrich bunts for a base hit. George Garland flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Abuntu Bussanut grounds out to the shortstop. Vince Vanetta strikes out. Carlos Hutchinson singles to left field. Frank Liotta strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Tony Peguero flies out to the left fielder. Lefty Driscol singles to center field. Felipe Carbajal comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ivan Garcia singles to center field. Lefty Driscol advances to third on the hit. Ernie McCracken grounds out to the shortstop. Lefty Driscol scores. Ivan Garcia advances to second on the play. Herbie Howard hits a home run. Ivan Garcia scores. Dave Burba comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Toshio Nishikawa singles to center field. Joe Matthews singles to left field. Toshio Nishikawa advances to third on the hit. Juan Lovrich strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cleveland Ed Maynard strikes out. Socks Terrell grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Burba strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City George Garland flies out to the left fielder. Tony Peguero flies out to the right fielder. Lefty Driscol grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Larry Stremmel singles to center field. Rogelio Rodriguez singles to center field. Larry Stremmel advances to third on the hit. Abuntu Bussanut grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Larry Stremmel scores. Vince Vanetta singles to left field. Carlos Hutchinson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Ivan Garcia walks. Ernie McCracken is hit by a pitch. Kirk Turk comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Herbie Howard hits a home run. Ivan Garcia scores. Ernie McCracken scores. Toshio Nishikawa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Matthews flies out to the left fielder. Juan Lovrich strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Frank Liotta grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Maynard grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Socks Terrell singles to right field. Johnny Krist is pinch hitting for Kirk Turk. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Johnny Krist walks. Larry Stremmel flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Chris Wax pitching. George Garland strikes out. Tony Peguero singles to center field. Bert Davis is pinch hitting for Lefty Driscol. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tony Peguero steals second. Bert Davis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tony Peguero advances to third on the play. Don Poulsen is pinch hitting for Ivan Garcia. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Don Poulsen grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Ulysses Lugman enters the game as a defensive replacement for Don Poulsen at 2B. Jim Juelich comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Rogelio Rodriguez flies out to the right fielder. Abuntu Bussanut strikes out. Vince Vanetta strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Ernie McCracken strikes out. Herbie Howard doubles to center field. Toshio Nishikawa walks. Mike Casey is pinch hitting for Jim Juelich. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mike Casey flies out to the left fielder. Juan Lovrich grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland John Hacker pitching. Carlos Hutchinson flies out to the right fielder. Frank Liotta hits a home run. Ed Maynard walks. Charlie Tucker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Socks Terrell grounds into a 1-6-3 double play - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 11 Cleveland total runners LOB: 5
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Lew Hardy did not respond to coaching in control Lou Pugh did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Rob Perkins improves in arm Lou Pugh did not respond to coaching in speed Doc Stewart did not respond to coaching in C
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Paul Connolly did not respond to coaching in velocity Andy Talbot improves in endurance Andy Talbot did not respond to coaching in velocity Andy Talbot did not respond to coaching in endurance Cedric Zuvich did not respond to coaching in C