Win: Phil Harper (4-1) Loss: Cy Plympton (3-7)
Save: Ed Boyer (1)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Wayne Franklin pitching. Tom Sanchez strikes out. Kid Hale singles to center field. Hoyt Hoblitzel grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Kid Hale is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tarrik Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cleveland Joe Mercer pitching. Ron Gonzalez flies out to the right fielder. Jim Bowers hits a home run. Mike Flood walks. Walt Madison walks. John Wiltse flies out to the right fielder. Joe Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Kris Dingman strikes out. Harry Brown flies out to the center fielder. Davey Smyth walks. Davey Smyth steals second. Ernie Cain walks. Joe Mercer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Roy Creeden lines out to the first baseman. Dick Dunlap grounds out to the third baseman. Wayne Franklin singles to left field. Ron Gonzalez singles to center field. Jim Bowers grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Tom Sanchez strikes out. Kid Hale flies out to the left fielder. Hoyt Hoblitzel singles to center field. Tarrik Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Mike Flood flies out to the right fielder. Walt Madison strikes out. John Wiltse bunts for a base hit. John Wiltse steals second. Joe Smith singles to right field. John Wiltse is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Kris Dingman grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Harry Brown singles to center field. Davey Smyth singles to center field. Ernie Cain pops out to the shortstop. Joe Mercer grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Davey Smyth is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Roy Creeden grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Dunlap singles to right field. Wayne Franklin lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ron Gonzalez singles to center field. Jim Bowers strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Tom Sanchez flies out to the center fielder. Kid Hale flies out to the right fielder. Hoyt Hoblitzel doubles to center field. Tarrik Smith singles to center field. Hoyt Hoblitzel scores. Tarrik Smith steals second. Kris Dingman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Mike Flood strikes out. Walt Madison singles to left field. John Wiltse walks. Joe Smith grounds into a force play to the shortstop. John Wiltse is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Roy Creeden strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Harry Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Davey Smyth doubles to center field. Ernie Cain strikes out. Joe Mercer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Dick Dunlap grounds out to the third baseman. Syl Conway is pinch hitting for Wayne Franklin. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Syl Conway walks. Ron Gonzalez grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Roy Virtue pitching. Tom Sanchez singles to left field. Kid Hale grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Sanchez advances to second on the play. Tom Sanchez is out trying to steal third. Hoyt Hoblitzel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Bob Bennett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Bowers flies out to the right fielder. Mike Flood strikes out. Walt Madison hits a home run. Yuichi Kanzaki comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Wiltse hits a home run. Cy Plympton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Donn Hernandez enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ron Gonzalez at RF. Tarrik Smith flies out to the center fielder. Kris Dingman walks. Harry Brown hits a home run. Kris Dingman scores. Phil Harper comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Davey Smyth grounds out to the shortstop. Ernie Cain grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Roy Creeden grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Dunlap singles to left field. Mike Furcal is pinch hitting for Phil Harper. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Mike Furcal reached on a fielding error by Tarrik Smith. Donn Hernandez walks. Jim Bowers grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Dick Dunlap scores. Mike Furcal advances to third on the play. Donn Hernandez advances to second on the play. Phil Howard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Flood grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Ed Boyer pitching. Henry Smith is pinch hitting for Phil Howard. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Henry Smith pops out to the first baseman. Tom Sanchez singles to center field. Tom Sanchez is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Kid Hale grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 8 Cleveland total runners left on base: 11
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jaime Barton did not respond to coaching in velocity Eric Conway did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jaime Barton did not respond to coaching in control Oddibe Barthelson improves in arm Masaharu Imanishi improves in arm Charlie McCormick did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Blix Lisenbee improves in C
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jim Bligh improves in power_vs_lefty Doug Yount improves in range Frank Cocanower improves in contact_vs_righty Gene Ventura did not respond to coaching in velocity Walt Geyer improves in range Bob Olivares improves in power_vs_lefty