Win: Jim Gerhardt (15-7) Loss: Cliff Browning (6-16)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Jim Gerhardt pitching. Tom Henrich flies out to the right fielder. Mike Borowski walks. Mike Borowski steals second. Nobuhiro Matsushima reached on a fielding error by Mike Kellert. Adrian Caceres grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Borowski scores. Nobuhiro Matsushima advances to second on the play. Butch Schofield grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cleveland Cliff Browning pitching. Tom Koch triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Polly Schneider singles to left field. Tom Koch scores. Damon Jones singles to left field. Polly Schneider advances to third on the hit. Mike Kellert flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Polly Schneider scores. Jamie Bamberger reached on a fielding error by Charlie Clyburn. Mike Frederick grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jamie Bamberger is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jose Lundgren singles to center field. Damon Jones scores. Mike Frederick advances to third on the hit. Jose Lundgren steals second. Karl Booker singles to center field. Mike Frederick scores. Jose Lundgren scores. Jim Gerhardt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Lyn Leard doubles to center field. Charlie Clyburn grounds out to the second baseman. Lyn Leard advances to third on the play. Kevin Grimes reached on a fielding error by Karl Booker. Lyn Leard scores. Cliff Browning fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Cliff Browning grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Tom Koch grounds out to the third baseman. Polly Schneider pops out to the second baseman. Damon Jones flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Tom Henrich strikes out. Mike Borowski flies out to the right fielder. Nobuhiro Matsushima grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Mike Kellert singles to right field. Jamie Bamberger walks. Mike Frederick walks. Jose Lundgren grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Kellert scores. Jamie Bamberger advances to third on the play. Mike Frederick advances to second on the play. Karl Booker doubles to left field. Jamie Bamberger scores. Mike Frederick scores. Jim Gerhardt flies out to the left fielder. Tom Koch strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Adrian Caceres flies out to the right fielder. Butch Schofield strikes out. Lyn Leard doubles to center field. Charlie Clyburn lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Polly Schneider strikes out. Damon Jones strikes out. Mike Kellert grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Kevin Grimes flies out to the center fielder. Steve Taylor is pinch hitting for Cliff Browning. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Steve Taylor singles to right field. Tom Henrich walks. Mike Borowski grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Taylor advances to third on the play. Tom Henrich advances to second on the play. Nobuhiro Matsushima singles to right field. Steve Taylor scores. Tom Henrich scores. Adrian Caceres flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Toshihisa Kato pitching. Jamie Bamberger is hit by a pitch. Jamie Bamberger is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mike Frederick flies out to the left fielder. Jose Lundgren strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Butch Schofield strikes out. Lyn Leard strikes out. Charlie Clyburn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Karl Booker triples. Jim Gerhardt pops out to the second baseman. Tom Koch walks. Tom Koch steals second. Polly Schneider walks. Damon Jones singles to center field. Karl Booker scores. Tom Koch scores. Polly Schneider advances to third on the hit. Goat Demmitt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Damon Jones steals second. Mike Kellert grounds out to the shortstop. Polly Schneider scores. Damon Jones advances to third on the play. Jamie Bamberger strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Kevin Grimes grounds out to the shortstop. Pedro Boerner is pinch hitting for Goat Demmitt. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Pedro Boerner singles to center field. Tom Henrich grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Masanobu Kuramoto pitching. Marvin Arias is pinch hitting for Mike Frederick. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Marvin Arias strikes out. Jose Lundgren flies out to the center fielder. Karl Booker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Mike Borowski grounds out to the second baseman. Nobuhiro Matsushima flies out to the left fielder. Adrian Caceres singles to center field. Butch Schofield doubles to right field. Adrian Caceres scores. Lyn Leard lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Gene Mizeur is pinch hitting for Jim Gerhardt. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Gene Mizeur grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Koch strikes out. Johnny Plarski is pinch hitting for Polly Schneider. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Johnny Plarski triples. Damon Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Robert Hoblitzel pitching. Charlie Clyburn grounds out to the second baseman. Kevin Grimes flies out to the left fielder. Joe Bryant is pinch hitting for Masanobu Kuramoto. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Joe Bryant flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 4 Cleveland total runners left on base: 4
Batting:2B - Karl Booker (13).3B - Tom Koch (5), Johnny Plarski (3), Karl Booker (4).SF - Mike Kellert.HBP - Jamie Bamberger (1). Baserunning: SB - Tom Koch (18), Damon Jones (19), Jose Lundgren (15).CS - Jamie Bamberger (9). Fielding: E - Mike Kellert, Karl Booker.
Game Notes Tom Henrich is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Pat Mason improves in contact_vs_lefty Orth Drake improves in velocity Ed Gladding improves in arm Fred Kile improves in power_vs_righty Jim Smith did not respond to coaching in C
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Lee Mahan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Trot Ardner did not respond to coaching in control Pat Shafer improves in power_vs_lefty George Young improves in contact_vs_righty