Win: Kraig Kittle (6-2) Loss: John Cloninger (5-3)
Inning: 1 Cleveland John Cloninger pitching. Al Maul lines out to the third baseman. Major Mahomes grounds out to the pitcher. Joey James strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Kraig Kittle pitching. Mike Marshall walks. Rick Kubinski pops out to the shortstop. Walker Jones strikes out. Danny Rush grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mike Marshall is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Clyde Cliburn grounds out to the shortstop. Reynaldo Ramirez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jonathan Jordan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Paul Sharrott grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Bud Dente grounds out to the third baseman. Art Sularz singles to center field. John Oquist walks. John Cloninger lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Manuel Moreno walks. Palestine Walling reached on a fielding error by John Cloninger. Kraig Kittle lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Al Maul flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Manuel Moreno scores. Major Mahomes singles to left field. Palestine Walling scores. Joey James walks. Clyde Cliburn strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Mike Marshall walks. Rick Kubinski doubles to left field. Mike Marshall uses his aggressiveness and scores. Walker Jones pops out to the first baseman. Danny Rush lines out to the shortstop. Paul Sharrott strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Reynaldo Ramirez flies out to the center fielder. Jonathan Jordan hits a home run. Manuel Moreno hits a home run. Palestine Walling reached on a 2-base fielding error by Paul Sharrott. Kraig Kittle strikes out. Al Maul lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bud Dente flies out to the center fielder. Art Sularz flies out to the center fielder. John Oquist singles to left field. John Cloninger grounds into a force play to the shortstop. John Oquist is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Major Mahomes grounds out to the shortstop. Joey James grounds out to the second baseman. Clyde Cliburn pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Mike Marshall flies out to the right fielder. Rick Kubinski flies out to the center fielder. Walker Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Reynaldo Ramirez grounds out to the second baseman. Jonathan Jordan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Manuel Moreno singles to right field. Deacon Chaplin is pinch hitting for Palestine Walling. Deacon Chaplin walks. Kraig Kittle grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Monroe Meyer enters the game as a defensive replacement for Deacon Chaplin at C. Danny Rush singles to left field. Paul Sharrott flies out to the center fielder. Bud Dente flies out to the right fielder. Art Sularz walks. John Oquist flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Al Maul grounds out to the third baseman. Major Mahomes flies out to the left fielder. Joey James singles to center field. Clyde Cliburn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jesse Newman is pinch hitting for John Cloninger. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jesse Newman singles to left field. Mike Marshall grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jesse Newman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rick Kubinski flies out to the left fielder. Mike Marshall is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Robert Ritchie pitching. Reynaldo Ramirez singles to center field. Jonathan Jordan singles to left field. Reynaldo Ramirez advances to third on the hit. Manuel Moreno singles to center field. Reynaldo Ramirez scores. Monroe Meyer grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Manuel Moreno is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bryan Rijo is pinch hitting for Kraig Kittle. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bryan Rijo reached on a fielding error by Bud Dente. Jonathan Jordan scores. Frank Throop is pinch hitting for Al Maul. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Frank Throop pops out to the first baseman. Major Mahomes flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Tim Friend pitching. Walker Jones walks. Danny Rush grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Paul Sharrott flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Joey James doubles to right field. Clyde Cliburn singles to right field. Joey James scores. Jeff Billings comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Reynaldo Ramirez singles past the third baseman. Clyde Cliburn advances to third on the hit. Jonathan Jordan grounds out to the second baseman. Clyde Cliburn scores. Reynaldo Ramirez advances to second on the play. Manuel Moreno strikes out. Monroe Meyer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Bud Dente flies out to the left fielder. Art Sularz grounds out to the shortstop. John Oquist grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners LOB: 9 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Clay DiMaggio did not respond to coaching in velocity Juan Jeter did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Theo Thorpe improves in range Harry Jackson improves in arm Willie Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Skipper Stone did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mitch McChesney did not respond to coaching in speed Cuke Bonham improves in power_vs_righty Juan Jeter improves in power_vs_righty Mitch McChesney improves in 2B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tom Williams did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dave Carpin did not respond to coaching in arm Claude Cavarretta improves in power_vs_righty Jack Hulse did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Pete Stafford did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack Hulse did not respond to coaching in range Andy Clark did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Robin Marolewski did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Red Paredes did not respond to coaching in speed Ren Farr improves in speed Pat Barbeau did not respond to coaching in CF