Win: Scott Brown (17-7) Loss: John Lannan (6-10)
Save: Hisashi Sakamoto (39)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Jay Fuhrman pitching. Leo Neagle strikes out. Dennis Perry hits a home run. Bill Connolly flies out to the left fielder. Benjie Waynesboro walks. Mike Andre walks. Mike Jordan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mike Andre is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Scott Brown pitching. Ryan Zimmerman singles to left field. Arin Solstice grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Anderson Hernandez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Doc Stirnweiss flies out to the left fielder. Steve Peters doubles to center field. Scott Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Leo Neagle pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Corey Patterson grounds out to the shortstop. Josh Willingham grounds out to the shortstop. Pedro Mendoza strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Dennis Perry flies out to the left fielder. Bill Connolly strikes out. Benjie Waynesboro reached on a fielding error by Arin Solstice. Mike Andre grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bob Bailor walks. Josh Bard singles to center field. Jay Fuhrman lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ryan Zimmerman lines out to the shortstop. Arin Solstice walks. Anderson Hernandez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Cleveland Mike Jordan strikes out. Doc Stirnweiss grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Peters flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Corey Patterson walks. Josh Willingham strikes out. Corey Patterson steals second. Pedro Mendoza grounds out to the second baseman. Corey Patterson advances to third on the play. Bob Bailor grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Scott Brown flies out to the left fielder. Leo Neagle flies out to the center fielder. Dennis Perry grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Josh Bard walks. Jay Fuhrman fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jay Fuhrman strikes out. Ryan Zimmerman strikes out. Josh Bard steals second. Arin Solstice strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Bill Connolly singles to right field. Benjie Waynesboro pops out to the third baseman. Mike Andre flies out to the left fielder. Mike Jordan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Anderson Hernandez grounds out to the second baseman. Corey Patterson strikes out. Josh Willingham flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Doc Stirnweiss grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Peters grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Scott Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Pedro Mendoza singles to center field. Pedro Mendoza steals second. Bob Bailor flies out to the center fielder. Nick Johnson is pinch hitting for Josh Bard. Nick Johnson singles to left field. Pedro Mendoza scores. Adam Dunn is pinch hitting for Jay Fuhrman. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Adam Dunn grounds out to the catcher - great play by the catcher to prevent a single! Nick Johnson advances to second on the play. Ryan Zimmerman singles to right field. Arin Solstice pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland John Lannan pitching. Bud Henrich enters the game as a defensive replacement for Nick Johnson at C. Leo Neagle flies out to the left fielder. Dennis Perry walks. Bill Connolly doubles to left field. Dennis Perry uses his aggressiveness and scores. Craig Stammen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Benjie Waynesboro flies out to the center fielder. Mike Andre singles to center field. Bill Connolly scores. Mike Jordan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Bobby Johnson 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. Anderson Hernandez strikes out. Corey Patterson walks. Corey Patterson steals second. Josh Willingham grounds out to the shortstop. Pedro Mendoza pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Doc Stirnweiss flies out to the right fielder. Steve Peters flies out to the right fielder. Juan Fox is pinch hitting for Bobby Johnson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Juan Fox strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Hisashi Sakamoto pitching. Bob Bailor grounds out to the third baseman. Bud Henrich strikes out. Cristian Guzman is pinch hitting for Craig Stammen. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Cristian Guzman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners LOB: 6 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8
Game Notes Hisashi Sakamoto is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Antone Nevers improves in contact_vs_righty Jim Fornieles did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty George Bergman did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Jorgens 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: Carl Moeller did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Spud Garcia improves in contact_vs_righty Rip Bates did not respond to coaching in control Guy Wiggins improves in range