Inning: 1 Kansas City Bill Hetki pitching. Jack Campbell strikes out. Ed Haney strikes out. Joe Mills walks. Joe Mills is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Xavier Foster pitching. Al Hulen grounds out to the shortstop. Ken Riconda grounds out to the shortstop. Floyd Costo singles to right field. Mark McQueen grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bert Brady is hit by a pitch. Alex Midkiff grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Taiyo Takechi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Monte Jones flies out to the center fielder. Jesse Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Vic Reuschel lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Charlie Gwosdz grounds out to the shortstop. Pat Thompson singles to right field. Xavier Foster fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Xavier Foster strikes out. Jack Campbell grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Pat Thompson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Naibel Mariano walks. Naibel Mariano steals second. Bill Hetki lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Al Hulen pops out to the shortstop. Ken Riconda grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Ed Haney grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Mills grounds out to the third baseman. Bert Brady strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Floyd Costo singles to right field. Mark McQueen singles past the third baseman. Monte Jones strikes out. Jesse Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Floyd Costo advances to third on the play. Mark McQueen advances to second on the play. Vic Reuschel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Alex Midkiff strikes out. Taiyo Takechi flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Gwosdz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Naibel Mariano walks. Bill Hetki lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Al Hulen flies out to the center fielder. Ken Riconda walks. Floyd Costo walks. Mark McQueen doubles to right field. Naibel Mariano scores. Ken Riconda scores. Floyd Costo uses his aggressiveness and scores. Monte Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Pat Thompson singles to center field. Xavier Foster lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Pat Thompson forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Jack Campbell walks. Ed Haney grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Jesse Smith pops out to the third baseman. Jim Melter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Vic Reuschel is hit by a pitch. Naibel Mariano grounds out to the third baseman. Vic Reuschel advances to second on the play. Derrick Howell is pinch hitting for Bill Hetki. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Derrick Howell pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Carlos Ellis pitching. Joe Mills strikes out. Bert Brady flies out to the left fielder. Alex Midkiff triples. Taiyo Takechi singles to center field. Alex Midkiff scores. Jess LeJeune comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Taiyo Takechi steals second. Charlie Gwosdz grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Al Hulen singles past the second baseman. Al Hulen is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ken Riconda strikes out. Floyd Costo flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Pat Thompson grounds out to the shortstop. Bud Marshall is pinch hitting for Jim Melter. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bud Marshall grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Campbell singles to left field. Jack Campbell steals second. Ed Haney walks. Joe Mills flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Clyde Larkin pitching. Mark McQueen pops out to the shortstop. Monte Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Jesse Smith singles to right field. Vic Reuschel grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Bert Brady flies out to the left fielder. Alex Midkiff walks. Taiyo Takechi grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 5 Cleveland total runners left on base: 7
Game Notes Bud Marshall is injured and is expected to be out 6 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ralph Coleman did not respond to coaching in endurance Marty Wanninger did not respond to coaching in velocity Buddy Delgado did not respond to coaching in velocity Fritz Cuellar did not respond to coaching in velocity Pete Engle did not respond to coaching in control Jim Odom did not respond to coaching in velocity
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: George Brown did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Cy Pilarcik improves in speed Orie Weiss did not respond to coaching in range Paul Barnes improves in power_vs_righty Tinsley Edwards did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Orie Weiss improves in range Paul Barnes improves in 2B