Win: Russ Baldwin (3-4) Loss: William Boyd (4-5)
Save: Steve Sechrist (14)
Inning: 1 Kansas City William Boyd pitching. Jeff Hernaiz hits a home run. Amos McKeithan grounds out to the second baseman. Jose Twombly singles to center field. Roger McNertney flies out to the left fielder. Billy Schwartz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cleveland Russ Baldwin pitching. Steve Alcala grounds out to the second baseman. Gary Fleitas strikes out. Chris Souza walks. Ron Thomas singles to left field. Chris Souza advances to third on the hit. Paddy Meers doubles to center field. Chris Souza scores. Ron Thomas uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ted Wright flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bunny Klesko doubles to left field. Steve Woodard grounds out to the second baseman. Bunny Klesko advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Eric Dunwoody strikes out. Russ Baldwin grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Sherman Asbell strikes out. Shinichi Miyamoto grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). William Boyd flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jeff Hernaiz pops out to the second baseman. Amos McKeithan flies out to the center fielder. Jose Twombly grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Steve Alcala flies out to the left fielder. Gary Fleitas grounds out to the second baseman. Chris Souza singles to center field. Ron Thomas strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Roger McNertney grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Schwartz strikes out. Bunny Klesko grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Paddy Meers strikes out. Ted Wright flies out to the left fielder. Sherman Asbell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Steve Woodard grounds out to the second baseman. Eric Dunwoody grounds out to the pitcher. Russ Baldwin singles to center field. Jeff Hernaiz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Shinichi Miyamoto strikes out. William Boyd strikes out. Steve Alcala grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Amos McKeithan walks. Jose Twombly walks. Roger McNertney doubles to left field. Amos McKeithan scores. Jose Twombly uses his aggressiveness and scores. Billy Schwartz grounds out to the third baseman. Bunny Klesko doubles to center field. Roger McNertney scores. Steve Woodard grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bunny Klesko advances to third on the play. Eric Dunwoody singles to center field. Bunny Klesko scores. Klondike Fowler comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Russ Baldwin walks. Jeff Hernaiz singles to center field. Eric Dunwoody scores. Amos McKeithan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Gary Fleitas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chris Souza grounds out to the shortstop. Ron Thomas flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jose Twombly walks. Jose Twombly steals second. Roger McNertney singles to left field. Jose Twombly scores. Roger Costello comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Billy Schwartz grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Bunny Klesko flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Paddy Meers singles to right field. Ted Wright grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Paddy Meers is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Sherman Asbell pops out to the pitcher. Shinichi Miyamoto grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Steve Woodard strikes out. Eric Dunwoody is hit by a pitch. Russ Baldwin lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jeff Hernaiz singles to center field. Eric Dunwoody scores. Amos McKeithan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Pinky Fingers is pinch hitting for Roger Costello. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Pinky Fingers singles to left field. Steve Alcala grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Pinky Fingers is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Gary Fleitas grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Steve Alcala is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Chris Souza singles to left field. Gary Fleitas advances to third on the hit. Ron Thomas singles to left field. Gary Fleitas scores. Chris Souza advances to third on the hit. Paddy Meers hits a home run. Chris Souza scores. Ron Thomas scores. Taylor Kryhoski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ted Wright flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Masao Arita pitching. Jose Twombly lines out to the first baseman. Roger McNertney flies out to the left fielder. Billy Schwartz grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Steve Sechrist comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Sherman Asbell flies out to the right fielder. Shinichi Miyamoto strikes out. Stan Hughes is pinch hitting for Masao Arita. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Stan Hughes singles to right field. Steve Alcala strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6 Cleveland total runners LOB: 4
Game Notes Billy Schwartz is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Calvin Hartnett improves in contact_vs_lefty Luis Figueroa did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Cherokee Cruz did not respond to coaching in arm George Mabry improves in range Christy McCleskey did not respond to coaching in 1B
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ron Bourque did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty George Lindstrom did not respond to coaching in arm Terry Sheckard improves in contact_vs_lefty Bud Robinson did not respond to coaching in control