Win: Pete Bates (7-5) Loss: Floyd McCluskey (4-8)
Save: Mike Gardner (12)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Floyd McCluskey pitching. Roy Meeks singles to right field. Birdie Durham flies out to the center fielder. Harry Pevey walks. Anthony Roque singles past the second baseman. Roy Meeks scores. Shinji Inoue grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Pevey advances to third on the play. Anthony Roque advances to second on the play. Mike Durst doubles to left field. Harry Pevey scores. Anthony Roque scores. Steve Pelouze flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cleveland Pete Bates pitching. Ray Rowe flies out to the center fielder. Tack Roe flies out to the center fielder. Hiker Bathe flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Howie Ramirez grounds out to the second baseman. Pete Bates strikes out. Roy Meeks grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Punch Curtright pops out to the third baseman. Ernie May singles in front of the right fielder. George Palmer strikes out. Roy Portugal grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ernie May is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Birdie Durham pops out to the first baseman. Harry Pevey singles to right field. Anthony Roque doubles to left field. Harry Pevey uses his aggressiveness and scores. Shinji Inoue grounds out to the second baseman. Anthony Roque advances to third on the play. Mike Durst grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Ray Smith strikes out. Floyd McCluskey pops out to the third baseman. Ray Rowe grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Steve Pelouze hits a home run. Mike Royer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Howie Ramirez walks. Pete Bates lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Roy Meeks singles to center field. Howie Ramirez scores. Birdie Durham flies out to the right fielder. Harry Pevey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Tack Roe flies out to the left fielder. Hiker Bathe grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Punch Curtright singles to center field. Ernie May singles to right field. Punch Curtright advances to third on the hit. George Palmer walks. Roy Portugal strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Anthony Roque grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Shinji Inoue flies out to the left fielder. Mike Durst singles to left field. Steve Pelouze strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Ray Smith hits a home run. Mike Royer flies out to the right fielder. Ray Rowe walks. Tack Roe doubles to right field. Ray Rowe uses his aggressiveness and scores. Hiker Bathe singles to right field. Tack Roe scores. Punch Curtright singles past the second baseman. Hiker Bathe advances to third on the hit. Ernie May strikes out. Punch Curtright steals second. George Palmer pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Howie Ramirez hits a home run. Jerry Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pete Bates flies out to the center fielder. Roy Meeks grounds out to the second baseman. Birdie Durham flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Roy Portugal flies out to the right fielder. Ray Smith walks. Jerry Smith lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ray Rowe strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Harry Pevey grounds out to the shortstop. Anthony Roque grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Shinji Inoue strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Tack Roe grounds out to the second baseman. Hiker Bathe flies out to the right fielder. Punch Curtright grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Mike Durst strikes out. Steve Pelouze flies out to the center fielder. Howie Ramirez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Kazutaka Tomimatsu enters the game as a defensive replacement for Birdie Durham at 1B. Ernie May singles to left field. George Palmer flies out to the left fielder. Ernie May is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Roy Portugal strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Pete Bates grounds out to the third baseman. Roy Meeks grounds out to the shortstop. Kazutaka Tomimatsu hits a home run. Harry Pevey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Ray Smith flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Chris Coogan is pinch hitting for Jerry Smith. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Chris Coogan walks. Gowell Locke comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ray Rowe singles to right field. Chris Coogan advances to third on the hit. Tack Roe grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chris Coogan scores. Ray Rowe advances to second on the play. Hiker Bathe doubles to right field. Ray Rowe scores. Mike Gardner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Punch Curtright walks. Ernie May grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Punch Curtright is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 4 Cleveland total runners LOB: 9
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Paul Holliday improves in power_vs_righty John Blaylock did not respond to coaching in velocity Red Berran did not respond to coaching in velocity John Blaylock improves in control Jim Twombly did not respond to coaching in 2B
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rudy Leber improves in contact_vs_lefty Bill Sheckard improves in power_vs_righty Craig Cronin improves in control Jacob Santiago did not respond to coaching in control