Win: Ernie Portugal (4-2) Loss: Ross Detwiler (3-5)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Ernie Portugal pitching. Willie Harris strikes out. Arin Solstice flies out to the center fielder. Anderson Hernandez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Ross Detwiler pitching. Vince Shantz walks. Leo Neagle strikes out. Wally Cook hits a home run. Vince Shantz scores. Mike Jordan walks. Juan Fox singles to left field. Mike Jordan aggressively advances to third on the hit. Doc Stirnweiss grounds out to the pitcher. Juan Fox advances to second on the play. Bill Connolly grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Corey Patterson grounds out to the shortstop. Nick Johnson singles to right field. Josh Willingham strikes out. Pedro Mendoza grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Bill Fine grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ernie Portugal strikes out. Vince Shantz singles to right field. Leo Neagle grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Vince Shantz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bud Henrich singles to center field. Ross Detwiler fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ross Detwiler strikes out. Willie Harris grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bud Henrich is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Arin Solstice walks. Anderson Hernandez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Wally Cook singles to right field. Wally Cook steals second. Mike Jordan flies out to the right fielder. Juan Fox hits a home run. Wally Cook scores. Doc Stirnweiss strikes out. Bill Connolly walks. Bill Fine walks. Ernie Portugal pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Corey Patterson grounds out to the third baseman. Nick Johnson singles to right field. Josh Willingham singles to right field. Nick Johnson advances to third on the hit. Pedro Mendoza grounds out to the third baseman. Josh Willingham advances to second on the play. Bud Henrich grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Vince Shantz strikes out. Leo Neagle grounds out to the shortstop. Wally Cook flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ross Detwiler pops out to the shortstop. Willie Harris flies out to the right fielder. Arin Solstice strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Mike Jordan singles to right field. Juan Fox singles to left field. Doc Stirnweiss grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Jordan advances to third on the play. Juan Fox advances to second on the play. Bill Connolly strikes out. Bill Fine singles past the shortstop. Mike Jordan scores. Juan Fox scores. Ernie Portugal pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Anderson Hernandez pops out to the first baseman. Corey Patterson grounds out to the third baseman. Nick Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Vince Shantz grounds out to the third baseman. Leo Neagle walks. Leo Neagle steals second. Wally Cook singles to center field. Leo Neagle scores. Mike Jordan flies out to the center fielder. Juan Fox walks. Doc Stirnweiss doubles to right field. Wally Cook scores. Juan Fox uses his aggressiveness and scores. Garrett Mock comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Bill Connolly singles to right field. Doc Stirnweiss scores. Bill Fine grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bill Connolly is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Josh Willingham grounds out to the shortstop. Pedro Mendoza singles to left field. Bud Henrich singles to right field. Pedro Mendoza advances to third on the hit. Jamie Burke is pinch hitting for Garrett Mock. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jamie Burke strikes out. Willie Harris grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland John Lannan pitching. Ernie Portugal flies out to the left fielder. Steve Peters is pinch hitting for Vince Shantz. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Steve Peters singles to center field. Leo Neagle flies out to the left fielder. Steve Peters steals second. Wally Cook grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Ryan Zimmerman is pinch hitting for Arin Solstice. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ryan Zimmerman strikes out. Mark McGwire is pinch hitting for Anderson Hernandez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mark McGwire singles to center field. Corey Patterson flies out to the right fielder. Nick Johnson grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Mark McGwire is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Mike Andre is pinch hitting for Mike Jordan. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mike Andre hits a home run. Juan Fox doubles to center field. Doc Stirnweiss grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Connolly lines out to the shortstop. Bill Fine walks. Benjie Waynesboro is pinch hitting for Ernie Portugal. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Benjie Waynesboro flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Elmer Hernandez pitching. Josh Willingham walks. Pedro Mendoza flies out to the center fielder. Bud Henrich walks. Alberto Gonzalez is pinch hitting for John Lannan. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Alberto Gonzalez walks. Willie Harris flies out to the left fielder. Ryan Zimmerman doubles to left field. Josh Willingham scores. Bud Henrich scores. Alberto Gonzalez uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mark McGwire grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 9 Cleveland total runners left on base: 10
Batting:2B - Juan Fox (7), Doc Stirnweiss (9).HR - Wally Cook (4), Mike Andre (12), Juan Fox (5). Baserunning: SB - Steve Peters (6), Leo Neagle (20), Wally Cook (5).
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Michael Fausett improves in contact_vs_righty Mike Harris improves in speed Ian Desmond improves in range Ian Desmond improves in power_vs_righty
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Moxie Charles did not respond to coaching in control Gene Brusstar did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Tommy Fanovich did not respond to coaching in control Gene Brusstar did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jim Fornieles improves in RF