Win: Kraig Kittle (14-7) Loss: Juan Handley (6-11)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Juan Handley pitching. Al Maul grounds out to the second baseman. Major Mahomes doubles to left field. Joey James walks. Ken Connell singles to left field. Major Mahomes scores. Rodger Reynolds walks. Bryan Rijo grounds out to the third baseman. Joey James scores. Ken Connell advances to third on the play. Rodger Reynolds advances to second on the play. Kip Kreitner grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Seattle Kraig Kittle pitching. Tommy Downs walks. John McDonald flies out to the center fielder. Mike Grapenthin singles to center field. Roy Wickman flies out to the left fielder. Whit Smith pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Monroe Meyer strikes out. Kraig Kittle grounds out to the shortstop. Al Maul walks. Major Mahomes singles to left field. Al Maul advances to third on the hit. Joey James walks. Ken Connell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Seattle Jesse Adduci strikes out. Steve Bielaski flies out to the left fielder. Bob Olsen singles to right field. Juan Handley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Rodger Reynolds pops out to the shortstop. Bryan Rijo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kip Kreitner singles to left field. Monroe Meyer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Seattle Tommy Downs grounds out to the third baseman. John McDonald grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Grapenthin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Kraig Kittle grounds out to the shortstop. Al Maul walks. Major Mahomes singles to center field. Joey James singles to center field. Al Maul scores. Ken Connell grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Seattle Roy Wickman singles to center field. Whit Smith reached on a 2-base throwing error by Rodger Reynolds. Jesse Adduci pops out to the second baseman. Steve Bielaski lines out to the shortstop. Bob Olsen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cleveland Rodger Reynolds doubles to left field. Bryan Rijo hits a home run. Rodger Reynolds scores. John Tessmer 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. Kip Kreitner singles to center field. Monroe Meyer walks. Kraig Kittle lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Al Maul strikes out. Major Mahomes walks. Joey James singles to right field. Kip Kreitner scores. Monroe Meyer scores. Major Mahomes advances to third on the hit. Ken Connell singles to left field. Major Mahomes scores. Joey James advances to third on the hit. Ken Connell steals second. Rodger Reynolds flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Seattle John Tessmer reached on a fielding error by Rodger Reynolds. Tommy Downs pops out to the third baseman. John McDonald flies out to the left fielder. Mike Grapenthin hits a home run. John Tessmer scores. Roy Wickman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Bryan Rijo strikes out. Kip Kreitner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Monroe Meyer walks. Kraig Kittle grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Monroe Meyer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Seattle Whit Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Jesse Adduci doubles to center field. Steve Bielaski doubles to center field. Jesse Adduci scores. Bob Olsen grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Kessinger is pinch hitting for John Tessmer. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Joe Kessinger flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Bob Lambert pitching. Al Maul reached on a fielding error by Steve Bielaski. Major Mahomes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Maul advances to second on the play. Joey James pops out to the first baseman. Ken Connell pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Seattle Tommy Downs strikes out. John McDonald triples. Bill Murray comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Mike Grapenthin strikes out. Roy Wickman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Rodger Reynolds flies out to the right fielder. Bryan Rijo singles to right field. Kip Kreitner pops out to the shortstop. Palestine Walling is pinch hitting for Monroe Meyer. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Palestine Walling singles to right field. Bryan Rijo advances to third on the hit. Paul Buckels is pinch hitting for Bill Murray. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Paul Buckels grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Seattle Clay DiMaggio pitching. Whit Smith singles to right field. John Dougherty is pinch hitting for Jesse Adduci. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Dougherty strikes out. Steve Bielaski walks. Bob Olsen grounds out to the pitcher. Whit Smith advances to third on the play. Steve Bielaski advances to second on the play. Bob Lambert strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Al Maul singles in front of the right fielder. Major Mahomes doubles to right field. Al Maul uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joey James lines out to the shortstop. Ken Connell flies out to the center fielder. Phil Snyder comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Rodger Reynolds grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Seattle Tommy Downs hits an infield single to the shortstop. John McDonald flies out to the center fielder. Mike Grapenthin pops out to the second baseman. Dave Langston is pinch hitting for Roy Wickman. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dave Langston strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners LOB: 14 Seattle total runners LOB: 10
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A Improvements: Manuel Moreno did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Manuel Moreno did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Skip Skeels did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Theo Thorpe did not respond to coaching in arm Buster Rensa did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ivy Hopkins did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Brook Bruton improves in arm Chico Jacklitsch did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Brook Bruton did not respond to coaching in speed Deacon Chaplin did not respond to coaching in range Brook Bruton did not respond to coaching in SS
Seattle Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: A- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Herman LaValliere did not respond to coaching in control Julio Sowders improves in arm Bobby Gooch did not respond to coaching in arm Julio Sowders did not respond to coaching in speed Bobby Gooch did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ikuzo Ishimaru did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jeff Fletcher did not respond to coaching in endurance Scott Pruett improves in contact_vs_righty David Jacquez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bobby Gooch improves in power_vs_lefty