Inning: 1 Kansas City Cy James pitching. Jeff Hernaiz singles to center field. Amos McKeithan singles to left field. Jeff Hernaiz advances to third on the hit. Jose Twombly flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Jeff Hernaiz scores. Roger McNertney flies out to the left fielder. Bunny Klesko pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cleveland Denny Langford pitching. Steve Alcala hits a home run. Gary Fleitas walks. Chris Souza pops out to the first baseman. Ron Thomas strikes out. Paddy Meers flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Luke Corey grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Woodard walks. Eric Dunwoody strikes out. Denny Langford singles to right field. Jeff Hernaiz singles to right field. Steve Woodard scores. Amos McKeithan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Ted Wright strikes out. Sherman Asbell walks. Sherman Asbell steals second. Shinichi Miyamoto singles to center field. Sherman Asbell scores. Cy James lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Steve Alcala strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jose Twombly grounds out to the third baseman. Roger McNertney strikes out. Bunny Klesko singles to right field. Luke Corey grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bunny Klesko is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Gary Fleitas walks. Gary Fleitas is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Chris Souza singles to center field. Chris Souza steals second. Ron Thomas grounds out to the shortstop. Passed ball. Chris Souza advances to third. Paddy Meers walks. Ted Wright doubles past the first baseman. Chris Souza scores. Paddy Meers uses his aggressiveness and scores. Scotty Murphy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sherman Asbell singles to left field. Ted Wright scores. Shinichi Miyamoto strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Steve Woodard strikes out. Eric Dunwoody grounds out to the third baseman. Scotty Murphy grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Cy James lines out to the third baseman. Steve Alcala strikes out. Gary Fleitas singles to center field. Chris Souza strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Jeff Hernaiz flies out to the right fielder. Amos McKeithan singles to left field. Jose Twombly singles to center field. Amos McKeithan advances to third on the hit. Roger McNertney doubles to center field. Amos McKeithan scores. Jose Twombly uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bunny Klesko strikes out. Luke Corey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Ron Thomas singles to center field. Paddy Meers strikes out. Ted Wright triples. Ron Thomas scores. George Shumaker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sherman Asbell strikes out. Shinichi Miyamoto doubles to center field. Ted Wright scores. Cy James strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Steve Woodard grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eric Dunwoody singles to right field. George Shumaker fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. George Shumaker reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ron Thomas. Jeff Hernaiz grounds out to the third baseman. Amos McKeithan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Steve Alcala doubles to left field. Gary Fleitas flies out to the right fielder. Chris Souza grounds out to the shortstop. Ron Thomas singles to right field. Steve Alcala scores. Paddy Meers flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Pinky Fingers enters the game as a defensive replacement for Chris Souza at SS. Klondike Fowler comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jose Twombly doubles to right field. Roger McNertney doubles to left field. Jose Twombly scores. Bunny Klesko grounds out to the second baseman. Roger McNertney advances to third on the play. Luke Corey flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Roger McNertney scores. Roger Costello comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Woodard singles to center field. Eric Dunwoody strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Ted Wright flies out to the center fielder. Sherman Asbell walks. Taylor Kryhoski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Shinichi Miyamoto pops out to the shortstop. Bob Redmond is pinch hitting for Roger Costello. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob Redmond grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Sherman Asbell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Bill Nyman pitching. Jim Smith is pinch hitting for Taylor Kryhoski. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Jim Smith flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Hernaiz singles to right field. Amos McKeithan walks. Jose Twombly hits an infield single to the shortstop. Roger McNertney singles to center field. Jeff Hernaiz scores. Amos McKeithan scores. Masao Arita comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bunny Klesko pops out to the shortstop. Luke Corey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Steve Sechrist pitching. Steve Alcala grounds out to the pitcher. Gary Fleitas grounds out to the shortstop. Pinky Fingers pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Steve Woodard grounds out to the shortstop. Eric Dunwoody lines out to the second baseman. Rusty Ward is pinch hitting for Steve Sechrist. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Rusty Ward strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Carlos Magee pitching. Ron Thomas singles to center field. Paddy Meers walks. Ted Wright singles to right field. Sherman Asbell strikes out. Shinichi Miyamoto pops out to the third baseman. Stan Hughes is pinch hitting for Masao Arita. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Stan Hughes singles to center field. Ron Thomas scores. Kansas City total runners left on base: 10 Cleveland total runners left on base: 7
Game Notes Sherman Asbell is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ray Lehr improves in arm Jack Tragesser improves in arm Luis Figueroa improves in power_vs_lefty Ken Plunk did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Christy McCleskey did not respond to coaching in 1B
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Gil Wilson did not respond to coaching in speed Steve Standaert did not respond to coaching in speed Terry Sheckard improves in range Bud Robinson did not respond to coaching in velocity