Win: Wid Kardow (1-0) Loss: Ross Killebrew (0-1)
Save: Joseph Bullinger (1)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Wid Kardow pitching. Victorino Vizquel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Webster Brink strikes out. Val Henry grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Ross Killebrew pitching. Dan Bowers flies out to the left fielder. Pete Winningham doubles to center field. Eddy Bonilla grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Bill Addy grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Buck Weaver walks. Chuck Luque grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Tyler Simmons singles to left field. Tyler Simmons steals second. Von Massey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Rob Nicholson singles to right field. Red Williams doubles past the third baseman. Rob Nicholson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Franklin Shaw grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Red Williams advances to third on the play. Frank Bennett strikes out. Wid Kardow grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Kevin Miksis pops out to the second baseman. Ross Killebrew singles to left field. Victorino Vizquel walks. Webster Brink grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Victorino Vizquel is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Val Henry pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Dan Bowers singles to left field. Pete Winningham grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dan Bowers is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Pete Winningham steals second. Eddy Bonilla singles to center field. Pete Winningham scores. Eddy Bonilla is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bill Addy walks. Bill Addy steals second. Rob Nicholson doubles to right field. Bill Addy scores. Frank Gross comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Red Williams flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Buck Weaver grounds out to the shortstop. Chuck Luque grounds out to the shortstop. Tyler Simmons flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Franklin Shaw walks. Frank Bennett hits a home run. Franklin Shaw scores. Tommy Middleton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Wid Kardow walks. Dan Bowers flies out to the left fielder. Pete Winningham doubles past the first baseman. Eddy Bonilla strikes out. Bill Addy triples. Wid Kardow scores. Pete Winningham scores. Gainsville Wilkerson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rob Nicholson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Von Massey walks. Kevin Miksis grounds out to the shortstop. Von Massey advances to second on the play. Gainsville Wilkerson grounds out to the shortstop. Victorino Vizquel singles to right field. Von Massey scores. Webster Brink strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Red Williams strikes out. Franklin Shaw grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Bennett grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Val Henry grounds out to the second baseman. Buck Weaver walks. Chuck Luque singles to right field. Buck Weaver advances to third on the hit. Tyler Simmons triples. Buck Weaver scores. Chuck Luque scores. Von Massey strikes out. Kevin Miksis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Wid Kardow lines out to the first baseman. Dan Bowers grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Winningham singles to center field. Eddy Bonilla strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jason Bell is pinch hitting for Gainsville Wilkerson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jason Bell grounds out to the second baseman. Victorino Vizquel flies out to the right fielder. Webster Brink singles to left field. Webster Brink steals second. Val Henry strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Chico Cesar pitching. Bill Addy strikes out. Rob Nicholson grounds out to the shortstop. Red Williams hits an infield single to the second baseman. Franklin Shaw singles to right field. Red Williams advances to third on the hit. Frank Bennett flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Buck Weaver flies out to the right fielder. Chuck Luque hits an infield single to the pitcher. Tyler Simmons hits a home run. Chuck Luque scores. Bill Mullins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Von Massey flies out to the left fielder. Kevin Miksis singles to right field. Ralph Lynch is pinch hitting for Chico Cesar. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ralph Lynch singles in front of the center fielder. Victorino Vizquel flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland John Black pitching. Bob Nuxhall is pinch hitting for Bill Mullins. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Bob Nuxhall flies out to the center fielder. Dan Bowers grounds out to the second baseman. Pete Winningham flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Joseph Bullinger pitching. Webster Brink singles to center field. Val Henry flies out to the center fielder. Buck Weaver grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 8 Cleveland total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Pete Winningham 2 (4), Rob Nicholson (1), Red Williams (1).3B - Bill Addy (1).HR - Frank Bennett (1). Baserunning: SB - Pete Winningham (1), Bill Addy (1).CS - Eddy Bonilla (1).
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Lyn Madison did not respond to coaching in velocity Rudy James did not respond to coaching in arm Clem Clanton improves in speed Danny Johnson did not respond to coaching in control Newt Diaz did not respond to coaching in CF
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tony Turner improves in arm Mark Gillespie did not respond to coaching in arm Derrick Chiti did not respond to coaching in control Rod Runge did not respond to coaching in velocity Mark Gillespie did not respond to coaching in 1B