Win: Ernie Portugal (5-2) Loss: Jordan Zimmermann (6-7)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Jordan Zimmermann pitching. Leo Neagle walks. Dennis Perry singles to center field. Leo Neagle advances to third on the hit. Mike Andre strikes out. Wally Cook strikes out. Benjie Waynesboro singles to center field. Leo Neagle scores. Dennis Perry advances to third on the hit. Bill Connolly grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Ernie Portugal pitching. Arin Solstice grounds out to the third baseman. Anderson Hernandez flies out to the left fielder. Corey Patterson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Doc Stirnweiss singles to right field. Steve Peters flies out to the right fielder. Ernie Portugal fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ernie Portugal singles to left field. Doc Stirnweiss advances to third on the hit. Leo Neagle grounds out to the pitcher. Ernie Portugal advances to second on the play. Dennis Perry hits a home run. Doc Stirnweiss scores. Ernie Portugal scores. Mike Andre grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Nick Johnson strikes out. Josh Willingham grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bob Bailor singles to right field. Josh Bard grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bob Bailor is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Wally Cook doubles to center field. Benjie Waynesboro pops out to the shortstop. Bill Connolly pops out to the third baseman. Doc Stirnweiss walks. Steve Peters flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Pedro Mendoza flies out to the right fielder. Jordan Zimmermann flies out to the right fielder. Arin Solstice singles to center field. Anderson Hernandez grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Arin Solstice is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Ernie Portugal grounds out to the third baseman. Leo Neagle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dennis Perry singles to left field. Mike Andre strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Corey Patterson grounds out to the second baseman. Nick Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Josh Willingham flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Wally Cook walks. Benjie Waynesboro flies out to the right fielder. Bill Connolly flies out to the right fielder. Doc Stirnweiss grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bob Bailor walks. Josh Bard grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Bailor advances to second on the play. Pedro Mendoza hits an infield single to the pitcher. Jordan Zimmermann grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Steve Peters singles to left field. Steve Peters steals second. Ernie Portugal fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ernie Portugal strikes out. Leo Neagle strikes out. Dennis Perry singles to right field. Steve Peters scores. Mike Andre grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Dennis Perry is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Arin Solstice grounds out to the third baseman. Anderson Hernandez grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Corey Patterson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Wally Cook strikes out. Benjie Waynesboro strikes out. Bill Connolly strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Nick Johnson singles to right field. Josh Willingham flies out to the center fielder. Bob Bailor pops out to the second baseman. Josh Bard grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Josh Hamilton is pinch hitting for Doc Stirnweiss. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Josh Hamilton walks. Steve Peters grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Mike MacDougal comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Ernie Portugal strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Pedro Mendoza grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jamie Burke is pinch hitting for Mike MacDougal. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jamie Burke flies out to the left fielder. Arin Solstice walks. Anderson Hernandez walks. Corey Patterson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland John Lannan pitching. Leo Neagle flies out to the center fielder. Dennis Perry flies out to the center fielder. Mike Andre singles to left field. Wally Cook grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Elmer Hernandez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Nick Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Josh Willingham grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Bailor grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners LOB: 8 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes Elmer Hernandez is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: George Bergman did not respond to coaching in control Joe Jorgens improves in speed Ed Cox improves in power_vs_righty Ed Cox did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Fred Conwell did not respond to coaching in 1B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Larry Grabowski did not respond to coaching in control Nyjer Morgan improves in power_vs_righty Spud Garcia did not respond to coaching in speed George Brown did not respond to coaching in velocity