Win: Roy Virtue (8-1) Loss: Phil Howard (3-2)
Save: Ralph Scantlebury (7)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Wayne Franklin pitching. Tom Sanchez flies out to the left fielder. Kid Hale flies out to the right fielder. Hoyt Hoblitzel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Frank Torgeson pitching. Ron Gonzalez doubles to center field. John Wiltse pops out to the second baseman. Walt Madison grounds out to the second baseman. Ron Gonzalez advances to third on the play. Alex Tavener flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Tarrik Smith strikes out. Luis Rodriguez singles to right field. Harry Brown singles to left field. Luis Rodriguez is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Davey Smyth hits a home run. Harry Brown scores. Ernie Cain grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Joe Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Bowers singles to left field. Roy Creeden singles past the second baseman. Jim Bowers advances to third on the hit. Dick Dunlap walks. Wayne Franklin pops out to the shortstop. Ron Gonzalez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Kansas City Frank Torgeson flies out to the center fielder. Tom Sanchez grounds out to the catcher. Kid Hale strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland John Wiltse flies out to the center fielder. Walt Madison strikes out. Alex Tavener strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Hoyt Hoblitzel singles to center field. Hoyt Hoblitzel steals second. Tarrik Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Luis Rodriguez grounds out to the catcher. Harry Brown flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Joe Smith walks. Jim Bowers grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joe Smith is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Roy Creeden singles to center field. Jim Bowers advances to third on the hit. Dick Dunlap flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Jim Bowers scores. Wayne Franklin singles past the shortstop. Roy Creeden advances to third on the hit. Ron Gonzalez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Davey Smyth singles to right field. Ernie Cain flies out to the center fielder. Davey Smyth steals second. Dick Dunlap throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Frank Torgeson strikes out. Tom Sanchez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland John Wiltse doubles to center field. Walt Madison lines out to the second baseman. Alex Tavener flies out to the left fielder. Joe Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Kid Hale walks. Hoyt Hoblitzel doubles to right field. Kid Hale uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ed Boyer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tarrik Smith strikes out. Luis Rodriguez strikes out. Harry Brown flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Jim Bowers grounds out to the third baseman. Roy Creeden doubles to right field. Dick Dunlap grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Furcal is pinch hitting for Ed Boyer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Mike Furcal flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Roy Virtue pitching. Davey Smyth flies out to the left fielder. Ernie Cain singles to left field. Ernie Cain is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Frank Torgeson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Ron Gonzalez singles to right field. Phil Howard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 1st. John Wiltse is hit by a pitch. Walt Madison singles to left field. Ron Gonzalez scores. John Wiltse advances to third on the hit. Alex Tavener doubles to right field. John Wiltse scores. Walt Madison uses his aggressiveness and scores. Eiji Nakamura comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Smith singles to right field. Alex Tavener scores. Jim Bowers lines out to the first baseman. Roy Creeden grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Smith advances to second on the play. Dick Dunlap grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Donn Hernandez enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ron Gonzalez at RF. Tom Sanchez strikes out. Kid Hale singles to left field. Kid Hale is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Hoyt Hoblitzel singles to right field. Tarrik Smith walks. Luis Rodriguez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Roy Virtue flies out to the center fielder. Donn Hernandez doubles to left field. John Wiltse singles to center field. Donn Hernandez uses his aggressiveness and scores. Walt Madison singles to left field. John Wiltse advances to third on the hit. Alex Tavener walks. Joe Smith singles to right field. John Wiltse scores. Walt Madison scores. Alex Tavener advances to third on the hit. Jim Bowers pops out to the catcher. Roy Creeden grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Bobby Barton is pinch hitting for Harry Brown. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bobby Barton singles to center field. Davey Smyth doubles to center field. Ernie Cain strikes out. Eiji Nakamura flies out to the right fielder. Randy Bogle is pinch hitting for Tom Sanchez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Randy Bogle triples. Bobby Barton scores. Davey Smyth scores. Ralph Scantlebury comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kid Hale singles past the shortstop. Randy Bogle scores. Hoyt Hoblitzel singles to left field. Tarrik Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners left on base: 7 Cleveland total runners left on base: 11
Batting:2B - Ron Gonzalez (20), Donn Hernandez (4), John Wiltse (22), Alex Tavener (12), Roy Creeden (11).SF - Dick Dunlap.HBP - John Wiltse (1). Fielding: E - Dick Dunlap.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Blix Lisenbee did not respond to coaching in range Scott Winkelman improves in contact_vs_lefty Jim Grabowski did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Joe Torres did not respond to coaching in range Masaharu Imanishi did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Charlie McCormick did not respond to coaching in contact_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: Alex Jackson did not respond to coaching in control Ginger Naehring did not respond to coaching in speed Gene Ventura did not respond to coaching in control Doug Yount did not respond to coaching in arm Jamey Horton did not respond to coaching in speed Frank Cocanower did not respond to coaching in range