Win: Devonta Smith (16-5) Loss: Joe Thomas (15-10)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Joe Thomas pitching. Angus Young grounds out to the third baseman. Horacio Brito grounds out to the pitcher. Christian Champion flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Devonta Smith pitching. Frank Crider grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Darensbourg grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Salmon singles to right field. Don Reynolds flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Ziggy Pope pops out to the second baseman. Casey Wood doubles to right field. Waylon Mercy singles to left field. Casey Wood scores. Harley Selby hits a home run. Waylon Mercy scores. Bobby Decker pops out to the third baseman. Devonta Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Rick Archer flies out to the left fielder. March Leber grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Seiichi Okiyama strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Angus Young doubles to center field. Horacio Brito singles to left field. Angus Young scores. Christian Champion strikes out. Ziggy Pope singles to left field. Casey Wood grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Bill Harris lines out to the shortstop. Joe Thomas singles to right field. Frank Crider grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Waylon Mercy hits an infield single to the pitcher. Harley Selby walks. Bobby Decker singles to right field. Waylon Mercy scores. Devonta Smith lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Angus Young walks. Horacio Brito strikes out. Christian Champion walks. Harley Selby scores. Roger Bonilla comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ziggy Pope lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Cleveland Bill Darensbourg doubles to center field. Bill Salmon singles to left field. Bill Darensbourg is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Don Reynolds singles to center field. Bill Salmon advances to third on the hit. Rick Archer strikes out. March Leber singles to left field. Bill Salmon scores. Don Reynolds advances to third on the hit. Seiichi Okiyama flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Casey Wood walks. Casey Wood steals second. Bill Darensbourg throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Waylon Mercy strikes out. Harley Selby grounds out to the second baseman. Casey Wood scores. Bobby Decker walks. Devonta Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Bill Harris grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Roger Bonilla strikes out. Frank Crider strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Angus Young flies out to the right fielder. Horacio Brito singles past the shortstop. Horacio Brito steals second. Christian Champion strikes out. Ziggy Pope lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Bill Darensbourg flies out to the right fielder. Bill Salmon strikes out. Don Reynolds grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Casey Wood grounds out to the pitcher. Waylon Mercy singles to right field. Harley Selby grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Waylon Mercy is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bret Billington is pinch hitting for Bobby Decker. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Harley Selby is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Rick Archer flies out to the right fielder. March Leber flies out to the left fielder. Seiichi Okiyama singles past the second baseman. John Peck is pinch hitting for Bill Harris. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Peck grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Seiichi Okiyama is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Bret Billington flies out to the right fielder. Devonta Smith doubles to left field. Angus Young flies out to the center fielder. Horacio Brito doubles to center field. Devonta Smith scores. Frank Koehler comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Christian Champion singles to left field. Horacio Brito scores. Hank Blaylock is pinch hitting for Ziggy Pope. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Christian Champion is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Jim Naulty is pinch hitting for Frank Koehler. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Naulty grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Crider walks. John Eggler is pinch hitting for Bill Darensbourg. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Eggler flies out to the right fielder. Frank Crider steals second. Bill Salmon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Mitsuaki Tabuki pitching. Hank Blaylock strikes out. Casey Wood singles to right field. Waylon Mercy walks. Harley Selby doubles to right field. Casey Wood scores. Waylon Mercy uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bret Billington strikes out. Devonta Smith singles to left field. Harley Selby scores. Devonta Smith is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Don Reynolds walks. Rick Archer grounds out to the shortstop. Don Reynolds advances to second on the play. March Leber flies out to the right fielder. Seiichi Okiyama strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6 Cleveland total runners LOB: 6
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: George Edelen improves in range George Edelen improves in power_vs_lefty Larry Suppan improves in power_vs_lefty Walt Mabe improves in range Oknow Bussian did not respond to coaching in 3B
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bruce Anderson improves in contact_vs_lefty Bill Wagner did not respond to coaching in velocity Bruce Anderson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Orlando Matula did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Alvin Simon Theodore improves in CF