Inning: 1 Cleveland Bryan Beane pitching. Chet Combs strikes out. Jose Alyea walks. Jose Alyea steals second. Bernie Linton singles to right field. Jose Alyea scores. Gene Reed walks. Kevin Hibbs strikes out. Roger Reardon grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City John Coughtry pitching. Bob Tartabull flies out to the right fielder. Sandy Hernandez singles to center field. Freddy Perry singles to center field. Ed Lovelace walks. Lave Bowa doubles to left field. Sandy Hernandez scores. Freddy Perry scores. Ed Lovelace uses his aggressiveness and scores. Clem Thornton grounds out to the second baseman. Lave Bowa advances to third on the play. Reggie Tartabull flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Dixie Conwell singles to center field. Desi Deviney walks. John Coughtry fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. John Coughtry grounds out to the shortstop. Dixie Conwell advances to third on the play. Desi Deviney advances to second on the play. Chet Combs reached on a 2-base throwing error by Sandy Hernandez. Dixie Conwell scores. Desi Deviney scores. Jose Alyea singles to center field. Chet Combs scores. Bernie Linton walks. Gene Reed flies out to the center fielder. Kevin Hibbs hits a home run. Jose Alyea scores. Bernie Linton scores. Roger Reardon pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bob Boone hits a home run. Bryan Beane singles to left field. Bob Tartabull strikes out. Sandy Hernandez singles to left field. Freddy Perry singles to center field. Ed Lovelace lines out to the second baseman. Lave Bowa pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Cleveland Dixie Conwell walks. Desi Deviney strikes out. John Coughtry lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Chet Combs walks. Jose Alyea flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Clem Thornton hits an infield single to the second baseman. Reggie Tartabull flies out to the left fielder. Bob Boone strikes out. Bryan Beane strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Bernie Linton grounds out to the shortstop. Gene Reed flies out to the center fielder. Kevin Hibbs strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bob Tartabull grounds out to the pitcher. Sandy Hernandez grounds out to the second baseman. Freddy Perry grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Roger Reardon singles past the shortstop. Roger Reardon steals second. Dixie Conwell strikes out. Desi Deviney flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Rodriguez is pinch hitting for John Coughtry. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bobby Rodriguez hits a home run. Roger Reardon scores. Chet Combs strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Jeff Valentine pitching. Ed Lovelace grounds out to the third baseman. Lave Bowa walks. Clem Thornton strikes out. Reggie Tartabull lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Jose Alyea flies out to the right fielder. Bernie Linton strikes out. Gene Reed flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bob Boone grounds out to the second baseman. Angel Gill is pinch hitting for Bryan Beane. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Angel Gill grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Tartabull strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Ishod Wair pitching. Kevin Hibbs walks. Roger Reardon doubles to center field. Kevin Hibbs is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Jim Rhodes is pinch hitting for Dixie Conwell. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Rhodes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Roger Reardon advances to third on the play. Fred Seibold is pinch hitting for Desi Deviney. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Fred Seibold strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Sandy Hernandez flies out to the center fielder. Freddy Perry singles past the second baseman. Ed Lovelace singles to right field. Freddy Perry advances to third on the hit. Lave Bowa strikes out. Clem Thornton strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Chris Bergman is pinch hitting for Jeff Valentine. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Chris Bergman strikes out. Chet Combs walks. Walter Scanlan is pinch hitting for Jose Alyea. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Walter Scanlan flies out to the center fielder. Bernie Linton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Carl Wynn pitching. Reggie Tartabull hits a home run. Bill Beltran is pinch hitting for Bob Boone. Bill Beltran strikes out. Oscar Chambers is pinch hitting for Ishod Wair. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Oscar Chambers strikes out. Bob Tartabull strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Kazuhide Niinuma pitching. Gene Reed grounds out to the third baseman. Kevin Hibbs doubles to center field. Roger Reardon flies out to the center fielder. Jim Rhodes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Sandy Hernandez grounds out to the third baseman. Freddy Perry flies out to the center fielder. Ed Lovelace singles past the shortstop. Lave Bowa walks. Gordie Gehrman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Clem Thornton walks. Reggie Tartabull flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Cleveland total runners LOB: 7 Kansas City total runners LOB: 11
Game Notes Sandy Hernandez is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tom Doheny improves in power_vs_lefty Joe Weyhing improves in power_vs_lefty Chuck Whitt did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Joe Weyhing improves in contact_vs_lefty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe McFadden did not respond to coaching in range Joe Ballard did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Merl Lajeskie improves in arm Snipe Arnovich did not respond to coaching in endurance Dick Burg did not respond to coaching in 2B