Win: Wheezer Schmitz (1-1) Loss: Steve Cairo (0-1)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Wheezer Schmitz pitching. Dave Campanis singles past the second baseman. Joe Pena grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Campanis advances to second on the play. Dave McNulty grounds out to the third baseman. Michel Concepcion flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Steve Cairo pitching. Bruce Loucks singles to center field. Alex McClure strikes out. Billy Blackburn doubles to right field. Bruce Loucks uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rodmy Perez grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Blackburn advances to third on the play. Bennie Jackson singles to left field. Billy Blackburn scores. Masaru Nishizawa singles to center field. Gary Bayless doubles to center field. Bennie Jackson scores. Masaru Nishizawa scores. Yadiel Bartolome grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Nippy Kenders walks. Bernie Johnson singles to left field. Ellie Jones flies out to the center fielder. Pete Townsend grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Wheezer Schmitz reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bernie Johnson. Bruce Loucks strikes out. Alex McClure grounds out to the third baseman. Billy Blackburn grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Steve Cairo grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Campanis singles to left field. Dave Campanis is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Joe Pena strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Rodmy Perez singles past the second baseman. Bennie Jackson singles to left field. Rodmy Perez advances to third on the hit. Masaru Nishizawa flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Rodmy Perez scores. Finners McMillon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gary Bayless doubles to center field. Bennie Jackson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Yadiel Bartolome flies out to the center fielder. Wheezer Schmitz singles to left field. Gary Bayless scores. Bruce Loucks grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Wheezer Schmitz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Dave McNulty singles to center field. Michel Concepcion strikes out. Nippy Kenders walks. Bernie Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Dave McNulty advances to third on the play. Nippy Kenders advances to second on the play. Ellie Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Alex McClure singles past the shortstop. Billy Blackburn pops out to the third baseman. Rodmy Perez flies out to the right fielder. Bennie Jackson hits a home run. Alex McClure scores. Masaru Nishizawa flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Pete Townsend singles to center field. Finners McMillon fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Finners McMillon strikes out. Dave Campanis walks. Joe Pena grounds out to the catcher. Pete Townsend advances to third on the play. Dave Campanis advances to second on the play. Dave McNulty strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Gary Bayless flies out to the left fielder. Yadiel Bartolome doubles to left field. Wheezer Schmitz strikes out. Bruce Loucks flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Michel Concepcion strikes out. Nippy Kenders walks. Bernie Johnson grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Alex McClure grounds out to the third baseman. Billy Blackburn flies out to the left fielder. Rodmy Perez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Ellie Jones strikes out. Pete Townsend strikes out. Chuck Armas is pinch hitting for Finners McMillon. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Chuck Armas flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Hiromitsu Hayashida pitching. Bennie Jackson singles to center field. Masaru Nishizawa grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Gary Bayless grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Dave Campanis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Joe Pena grounds out to the pitcher. John Ogrodowski is pinch hitting for Dave McNulty. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Ogrodowski grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Yadiel Bartolome singles to left field. Yadiel Bartolome steals second. Wheezer Schmitz lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball and Yadiel Bartolome is thrown out at third. Wheezer Schmitz steals second. Bruce Loucks lines out to the first baseman. Alex McClure strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Michel Concepcion walks. Nippy Kenders singles to left field. Michel Concepcion advances to third on the hit. Bernie Johnson doubles to left field. Michel Concepcion scores. Ellie Jones pops out to the third baseman. Pete Townsend pops out to the second baseman. Tony Smith is pinch hitting for Hiromitsu Hayashida. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tony Smith singles to center field. Nippy Kenders scores. Dave Campanis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Cleveland total runners left on base: 8 Kansas City total runners left on base: 5
Game Notes Alex McClure is injured and is expected to be out 36 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Goodfellow did not respond to coaching in velocity Tony Lipski improves in arm Joey Swaggerty did not respond to coaching in endurance Justin Potter did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jesse Rainey improves in arm Joey Swaggerty did not respond to coaching in control
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Mathewson improves in range John Mathewson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Herman Ward did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Billy Foster improves in contact_vs_lefty Leroy Babe did not respond to coaching in control