Win: Snipe Breazeale (1-0) Loss: Les Grove (1-1)
Save: Jim Ray (2)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Les Grove pitching. Michel Concepcion flies out to the right fielder. Ab Clabaugh grounds out to the pitcher. Dave Campanis singles to left field. Elmer Guzman grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dave Campanis is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Snipe Breazeale pitching. Bruce Loucks doubles to center field. Fran Sterrett bunts for a base hit. Billy Blackburn flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Bruce Loucks scores. Rodmy Perez strikes out. Bennie Jackson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Joe Pena reached on a 2-base fielding error by Yadiel Bartolome. Dave McNulty grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Pena advances to third on the play. Jay Hoffman flies out to the right fielder. Bernie Johnson walks. Snipe Breazeale singles to left field. Joe Pena scores. Michel Concepcion flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Masaru Nishizawa walks. Gary Bayless flies out to the center fielder. Yadiel Bartolome pops out to the second baseman. Les Grove grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Masaru Nishizawa is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Ab Clabaugh doubles to right field. Dave Campanis flies out to the left fielder. Elmer Guzman grounds out to the second baseman. Ab Clabaugh advances to third on the play. Joe Pena doubles to right field. Ab Clabaugh scores. Dave McNulty singles to left field. Jay Hoffman doubles to left field. Joe Pena scores. Bernie Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bruce Loucks grounds out to the second baseman. Fran Sterrett singles to right field. Billy Blackburn pops out to the first baseman. Rodmy Perez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Snipe Breazeale strikes out. Michel Concepcion grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ab Clabaugh grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bennie Jackson flies out to the left fielder. Masaru Nishizawa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gary Bayless pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Dave Campanis grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Elmer Guzman doubles to left field. Joe Pena doubles to left field. Elmer Guzman scores. Dave McNulty triples. Joe Pena scores. Jay Hoffman grounds out to the shortstop. Dave McNulty scores. Libe Murtaugh comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bernie Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Yadiel Bartolome walks. Libe Murtaugh fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Libe Murtaugh strikes out. Bruce Loucks grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Snipe Breazeale flies out to the left fielder. Michel Concepcion pops out to the shortstop. Ab Clabaugh singles to left field. Dave Campanis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Fran Sterrett walks. Billy Blackburn flies out to the left fielder. Rodmy Perez pops out to the shortstop. Fran Sterrett is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Elmer Guzman grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Pena pops out to the shortstop. Dave McNulty flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bennie Jackson lines out to the first baseman. Masaru Nishizawa grounds out to the second baseman. Gary Bayless grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Jay Hoffman strikes out. Bernie Johnson pops out to the first baseman. Chuck Armas is pinch hitting for Snipe Breazeale. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Chuck Armas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Hiromitsu Hayashida pitching. Yadiel Bartolome singles to left field. Kurt Grover is pinch hitting for Libe Murtaugh. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Kurt Grover flies out to the center fielder. Bruce Loucks singles to center field. Fran Sterrett flies out to the right fielder. Billy Blackburn grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Howie Martinez pitching. Michel Concepcion singles to left field. Ab Clabaugh flies out to the center fielder. Dave Campanis walks. Elmer Guzman flies out to the center fielder. Joe Pena strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Rodmy Perez grounds out to the shortstop. Max Sconiers is pinch hitting for Bennie Jackson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Max Sconiers flies out to the center fielder. Masaru Nishizawa is hit by a pitch. Gary Bayless singles to right field. Yadiel Bartolome singles to center field. Masaru Nishizawa scores. Gary Bayless advances to third on the hit. Jim Ray comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Koji Saito is pinch hitting for Howie Martinez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Koji Saito flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Cleveland total runners LOB: 8 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Aubrey Alexander did not respond to coaching in control Jerry Michaelson did not respond to coaching in speed Mo Evans did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bob Goodfellow did not respond to coaching in control Bobby Gooch did not respond to coaching in control Hub Candaele improves in power_vs_righty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Russ Tragesser improves in speed Lee Decker did not respond to coaching in range George Worden did not respond to coaching in control Bob Smith did not respond to coaching in control George Worden did not respond to coaching in control Kirtley Stevens did not respond to coaching in control