Win: Sam Carey (6-19) Loss: Virgil Bench (11-8)
Save: Tommy Vinobianco (4)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Virgil Bench pitching. Sam Cabrera strikes out. Jack Blackwell strikes out. Andy Geisel walks. Scott Eisenhart walks. Hod Raney singles to center field. Andy Geisel scores. Scott Eisenhart advances to third on the hit. Jeff Moret strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cleveland Sam Carey pitching. Frank Frasier singles to left field. Otto Stenzel doubles to right field. Frank Frasier scores. Pete Kinder lines out to the pitcher. Alex Alvarez strikes out. Jerry Madrid singles to left field. Otto Stenzel scores. A.J. Reese hits an infield single to the pitcher. Aaron Hisner flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Mariano Castro flies out to the right fielder. Frank Kohlmeier grounds out to the second baseman. Sam Carey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Stan Ward grounds out to the pitcher. Virgil Bench grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Frasier flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Sam Cabrera walks. Jack Blackwell singles to right field. Sam Cabrera advances to third on the hit. Andy Geisel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Blackwell advances to second on the play. Scott Eisenhart walks. Hod Raney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sam Cabrera scores. Jack Blackwell advances to third on the play. Scott Eisenhart advances to second on the play. Jeff Moret grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Otto Stenzel walks. Pete Kinder flies out to the left fielder. Alex Alvarez grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Mariano Castro walks. Frank Kohlmeier strikes out. Sam Carey lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Sam Cabrera strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Jerry Madrid strikes out. A.J. Reese strikes out. Aaron Hisner is hit by a pitch. Stan Ward walks. Virgil Bench grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Jack Blackwell grounds out to the second baseman. Andy Geisel pops out to the first baseman. Scott Eisenhart grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Frank Frasier lines out to the third baseman. Otto Stenzel flies out to the center fielder. Pete Kinder doubles to center field. Alex Alvarez walks. Jerry Madrid flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Hod Raney grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Moret flies out to the right fielder. Mariano Castro flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland A.J. Reese grounds out to the shortstop. Aaron Hisner singles to center field. Aaron Hisner is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Stan Ward flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Frank Kohlmeier pops out to the second baseman. Billy Stephens is pinch hitting for Sam Carey. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Billy Stephens singles to center field. Sam Cabrera hits a home run. Billy Stephens scores. Jim Rippelmeyer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Blackwell flies out to the left fielder. Andy Geisel grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Tommy Vinobianco pitching. Ken Blankenship is pinch hitting for Jim Rippelmeyer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ken Blankenship flies out to the center fielder. Frank Frasier grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Otto Stenzel singles to right field. Otto Stenzel is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Jorge Wineapple pitching. Scott Eisenhart grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Hod Raney doubles to left field. Hod Raney steals third. Jeff Moret lines out to the third baseman. Mariano Castro walks. Frank Kohlmeier lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Pete Kinder flies out to the right fielder. Alex Alvarez flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Madrid grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Tommy Vinobianco strikes out. Sam Cabrera strikes out. Jack Blackwell walks. Andy Geisel doubles to center field. Jack Blackwell uses his aggressiveness and scores. Kenny Lohrke comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Scott Eisenhart pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland A.J. Reese grounds out to the shortstop. Aaron Hisner walks. Stan Ward strikes out. Kunio Yonezaki is pinch hitting for Kenny Lohrke. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Kunio Yonezaki strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8 Cleveland total runners LOB: 7
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Madrid improves in power_vs_lefty Joe Madrid improves in speed Mayo Suppan did not respond to coaching in control John Thacker improves in velocity Woody Thurman did not respond to coaching in 1B
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Pretzel Brown did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Eddie Shannon did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bobby Bradshaw improves in control Sandy Kelly did not respond to coaching in speed Pretzel Brown improves in SS