Inning: 1 Kansas City Charlie Cusick pitching. Kid Hale grounds out to the third baseman. Jimmy Hurdle flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Barton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Joe Mercer pitching. Ron Gonzalez singles to left field. Jim Bowers grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Mike Flood grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Tarrik Smith pops out to the first baseman. Harry Brown singles to center field. Hoyt Hoblitzel singles to left field. Tom Sanchez walks. Luis Rodriguez flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Harry Brown scores. Joe Mercer strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Walt Madison hits a home run. John Wiltse flies out to the right fielder. Joe Smith triples. Alex Tavener grounds out to the pitcher. Dick Dunlap grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Kid Hale singles to left field. Jimmy Hurdle grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Kid Hale is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bobby Barton flies out to the right fielder. Jimmy Hurdle steals second. Tarrik Smith walks. Harry Brown singles to left field. Hoyt Hoblitzel walks. Jimmy Hurdle scores. Tom Sanchez singles past the second baseman. Tarrik Smith scores. Harry Brown uses his aggressiveness and scores. Hoyt Hoblitzel advances to third on the hit. Ed Boyer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Luis Rodriguez doubles to center field. Hoyt Hoblitzel scores. Tom Sanchez uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Mercer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Ed Boyer grounds out to the shortstop. Ron Gonzalez flies out to the right fielder. Jim Bowers pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Kid Hale singles to right field. Jimmy Hurdle singles to left field. Bobby Barton singles to right field. Tarrik Smith singles past the shortstop. Kid Hale scores. Jimmy Hurdle scores. Roy Virtue comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harry Brown lines out to the shortstop. Hoyt Hoblitzel strikes out. Tom Sanchez grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Mike Flood pops out to the shortstop. Walt Madison flies out to the center fielder. John Wiltse flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Luis Rodriguez grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Mercer flies out to the left fielder. Kid Hale singles to center field. Kid Hale is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Joe Smith singles to center field. Joe Smith steals second. Alex Tavener hits a home run. Joe Smith scores. Dick Dunlap grounds out to the second baseman. Syl Conway is pinch hitting for Roy Virtue. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Syl Conway hits a home run. Bob Bennett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ron Gonzalez grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Bowers singles to right field. Mike Flood grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ralph Scantlebury pitching. Jimmy Hurdle singles to left field. Jimmy Hurdle is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bobby Barton is hit by a pitch. Bobby Barton is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Tarrik Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Walt Madison flies out to the left fielder. John Wiltse grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Harry Brown flies out to the right fielder. Hoyt Hoblitzel grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Sanchez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Alex Tavener walks. Dick Dunlap strikes out. Mike Furcal is pinch hitting for Ralph Scantlebury. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Mike Furcal strikes out. Ron Gonzalez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Phil Harper pitching. Luis Rodriguez grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Bosch is pinch hitting for Bob Bennett. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jerry Bosch flies out to the center fielder. Kid Hale singles to center field. Jimmy Hurdle singles to center field. Bobby Barton doubles to left field. Kid Hale scores. Luis Deitrick comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tarrik Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Eiji Nakamura pitching. Jim Bowers singles to center field. Mike Flood strikes out. Walt Madison singles to center field. Jim Bowers advances to third on the hit. John Wiltse strikes out. Joe Smith walks. Alex Tavener grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Kansas City Harry Brown strikes out. Hoyt Hoblitzel grounds out to the shortstop. Randy Bogle is pinch hitting for Tom Sanchez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Randy Bogle flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Dick Dunlap grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Fregosi is pinch hitting for Luis Deitrick. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mike Fregosi strikes out. Ron Gonzalez pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7 Cleveland total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Bobby Barton (18), Luis Rodriguez (16).SF - Luis Rodriguez.HBP - Bobby Barton (1). Baserunning: SB - Jimmy Hurdle (10).CS - Kid Hale (13), Jimmy Hurdle (9), Bobby Barton (11).
Game Notes Mike Flood is injured and is expected to be out 3 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Scott Winkelman improves in power_vs_righty Masaharu Imanishi did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Oddibe Barthelson improves in range Bill Nealon did not respond to coaching in speed Felix Rawlings did not respond to coaching in velocity Pete Davenport did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Blix Lisenbee did not respond to coaching in C
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bruno Valle did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Walt Geyer improves in contact_vs_righty Tony Johnson improves in speed Bob Olivares did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Frank Cocanower did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Walt Geyer did not respond to coaching in arm