Inning: 1 Kansas City Ed Ragan pitching. Brian Merritt strikes out. Ichiro Suzuki grounds out to the pitcher. Greg Garrison strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland War Magee pitching. Yuto Okuyama doubles past the third baseman. Tom Fowlkes singles to center field. Yuto Okuyama scores. Al Garr singles to center field. Tom Fowlkes advances to third on the hit. Mul Wells singles to right field. Tom Fowlkes scores. Beau Knerr strikes out. Jim Darwin triples. Al Garr scores. Mul Wells scores. Pep Persnickety strikes out. Ned McGilvray flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Frank Wilhelm singles to right field. Frank Rauch singles to right field. Frank Wilhelm advances to third on the hit. Johnny Sullivan grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Frank Wilhelm scores. Steve Hodkey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Ed Ragan walks. Yuto Okuyama doubles to center field. Ed Ragan uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tom Fowlkes walks. Al Garr doubles to center field. Yuto Okuyama scores. Tom Fowlkes uses his aggressiveness and scores. Charlie Samuels comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mul Wells lines out to the second baseman. Beau Knerr singles to center field. Al Garr scores. Beau Knerr steals second. Jim Darwin hits a home run. Beau Knerr scores. Pep Persnickety grounds out to the pitcher. Ned McGilvray strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Rick Pasquella flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Samuels grounds out to the shortstop. Brian Merritt singles to center field. Ichiro Suzuki singles to right field. Greg Garrison singles to right field. Brian Merritt scores. Ichiro Suzuki advances to third on the hit. Greg Garrison steals second. Frank Wilhelm lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Ed Ragan strikes out. Yuto Okuyama strikes out. Tom Fowlkes grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Frank Rauch grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny Sullivan walks. Steve Hodkey strikes out. Rick Pasquella singles to center field. Johnny Sullivan advances to third on the hit. Charlie Samuels grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Al Garr singles to right field. Mul Wells singles to left field. Al Garr advances to third on the hit. Beau Knerr hits a home run. Al Garr scores. Mul Wells scores. Jim Darwin strikes out. Pep Persnickety singles to center field. Ned McGilvray pops out to the first baseman. Ed Ragan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Brian Merritt hits a home run. Ichiro Suzuki grounds out to the third baseman. Greg Garrison lines out to the second baseman. Frank Wilhelm grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Yuto Okuyama grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Fowlkes singles past the third baseman. Al Garr strikes out. Mul Wells strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Frank Rauch flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Sullivan singles to left field. Steve Hodkey strikes out. Rick Pasquella singles to right field. Johnny Sullivan advances to third on the hit. Charlie Samuels flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Beau Knerr flies out to the center fielder. Jim Darwin grounds out to the shortstop. Pat Reboulet comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Pep Persnickety grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Brian Merritt grounds out to the pitcher. Ichiro Suzuki grounds out to the second baseman. Greg Garrison singles to right field. Frank Wilhelm grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Greg Garrison is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Ned McGilvray grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Ragan strikes out. Yuto Okuyama flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Frank Rauch grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Sullivan singles to center field. Steve Hodkey grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Johnny Sullivan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rick Pasquella doubles to right field. Steve Hodkey uses his aggressiveness and scores. Fred Albury comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sam Bielaski is pinch hitting for Pat Reboulet. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Sam Bielaski flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Barney Giovanola pitching. Tom Fowlkes flies out to the right fielder. Al Garr walks. Mul Wells singles to right field. Beau Knerr hits a home run. Al Garr scores. Mul Wells scores. Jim Darwin is hit by a pitch. Pep Persnickety grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Brian Merritt grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ichiro Suzuki grounds out to the third baseman. Greg Garrison walks. Frank Wilhelm strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 9 Cleveland total runners left on base: 3
Batting:2B - Yuto Okuyama 2 (3), Al Garr (10).3B - Jim Darwin (2).HR - Beau Knerr 2 (4), Jim Darwin (3).GIDP - Pep Persnickety.HBP - Jim Darwin (1). Baserunning: SB - Beau Knerr (2).
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: John Lee did not respond to coaching in range Larry Keener did not respond to coaching in range Mike Slagle improves in control Vern Shaw did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Taylor did not respond to coaching in 2B
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Al McGinnity did not respond to coaching in velocity Jerry Coleman improves in power_vs_lefty Jeff Whitcher did not respond to coaching in velocity Orlando Tovar did not respond to coaching in control Dad Brant did not respond to coaching in 3B