Win: Bud Belk (4-3) Loss: Eddie Hogan (5-3)
Save: John Pasek (8)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Eddie Hogan pitching. Jess Giggie flies out to the center fielder. Amalio Collins strikes out. Merritt Timmermann flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Bud Belk pitching. Fred Myers strikes out. John Wyrostek walks. Nixey Caballero singles past the first baseman. John Wyrostek advances to third on the hit. Don Renteria flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, John Wyrostek scores. Doug Barrios singles to left field. Nixey Caballero advances to third on the hit. Nino Ackley grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland John Barr pops out to the shortstop. Toby Finley strikes out. Paul Keefe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Nate McCall strikes out. Dick Poloni strikes out. Eddie Hogan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Peter Warwick singles to right field. Jim Jester flies out to the right fielder. Bud Belk fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bud Belk grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Fred Myers singles to right field. John Wyrostek flies out to the center fielder. Nixey Caballero grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Fred Myers is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Don Renteria strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Jess Giggie grounds out to the pitcher. Amalio Collins hits a home run. Merritt Timmermann grounds out to the pitcher. John Barr strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Doug Barrios grounds out to the third baseman. Nino Ackley grounds out to the third baseman. Nate McCall grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Toby Finley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Paul Keefe walks. Paul Keefe is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Peter Warwick walks. Jim Jester walks. Bud Belk grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jim Jester is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Dick Poloni strikes out. Eddie Hogan grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Myers grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Jess Giggie grounds out to the shortstop. Amalio Collins flies out to the left fielder. Merritt Timmermann flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City John Wyrostek grounds out to the second baseman. Nixey Caballero singles to right field. Don Renteria pops out to the second baseman. Doug Barrios walks. Nino Ackley grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Doug Barrios is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland John Barr singles in front of the right fielder. John Barr is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Toby Finley singles to right field. Toby Finley steals second. Stan Palagyi 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 2nd. Paul Keefe grounds out to the shortstop. Peter Warwick singles past the second baseman. Toby Finley scores. Linc Dahl is pinch running for Peter Warwick on 1st base. Jim Jester singles to center field. Bud Belk strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Joe Rodgers enters the game as a defensive replacement for Linc Dahl at RF. Nate McCall singles to left field. Dick Poloni flies out to the left fielder. Stan Palagyi fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Stan Palagyi strikes out. Nate McCall is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Jess Giggie pops out to the third baseman. Amalio Collins singles past the second baseman. Merritt Timmermann walks. John Barr grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Fred Myers singles to left field. John Wyrostek grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Fred Myers advances to second on the play. Nixey Caballero flies out to the left fielder. Don Renteria strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Toby Finley grounds out to the shortstop. Brian Wood is pinch hitting for Paul Keefe. Brian Wood doubles to right field. Joe Rodgers walks. Claud Felton is pinch hitting for Jim Jester. Claud Felton pops out to the shortstop. Wally Kohlman is pinch hitting for Bud Belk. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Wally Kohlman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City John Pasek pitching. Doug Barrios grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Peasley is pinch hitting for Nino Ackley. Ed Peasley grounds out to the second baseman. Nate McCall flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners LOB: 7 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Ed Murray did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Charlie Hinchliffe improves in control Jerry Landrith improves in contact_vs_lefty Dutch Jackson improves in power_vs_righty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C Improvements: Johnny Swingle did not respond to coaching in control Mike Nischwitz did not respond to coaching in velocity Charlie Cary did not respond to coaching in speed John Sharrott did not respond to coaching in control