Win: Mike Stapleton (4-1) Loss: Hiromu Fujita (1-7)
Save: Henry Osinde (2)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Hiromu Fujita pitching. Gordie Dalcanton grounds out to the shortstop. Fran Quinlan strikes out. George Blomberg grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Mike Stapleton pitching. Tiny McDermott strikes out. Roy Nichols walks. Hal Jordan grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Joe Olsen walks. Joe Olsen steals second. Chikara Nemoto walks. Bill Shannon singles to center field. Joe Olsen scores. Chikara Nemoto advances to third on the hit. Art Rittwage strikes out. Rodney Osborn walks. Mike Stapleton strikes out. Gordie Dalcanton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Cleveland Von Gonzalez strikes out. Irv Powell walks. Kenichi Shibuya grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Fran Quinlan strikes out. George Blomberg flies out to the right fielder. Joe Olsen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Bobby Quisenberry strikes out. Hugo Santoya flies out to the right fielder. Hiromu Fujita walks. Tiny McDermott grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Hiromu Fujita is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Chikara Nemoto strikes out. Bill Shannon hits a home run. Art Rittwage doubles past the third baseman. Rodney Osborn singles to left field. Art Rittwage scores. Mike Stapleton lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rodney Osborn steals third. Gordie Dalcanton walks. Gordie Dalcanton steals second. Fran Quinlan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Roy Nichols grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hal Jordan strikes out. Von Gonzalez singles to center field. Von Gonzalez steals second. Irv Powell walks. Kenichi Shibuya strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay George Blomberg lines out to the shortstop. Joe Olsen singles to left field. Joe Olsen steals second. Chikara Nemoto lines out to the shortstop. Bill Shannon walks. Art Rittwage strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cleveland Bobby Quisenberry flies out to the center fielder. Hugo Santoya strikes out. Hiromu Fujita flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Rodney Osborn strikes out. Mike Stapleton is hit by a pitch. Gordie Dalcanton flies out to the right fielder. Fran Quinlan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Tiny McDermott grounds out to the shortstop. Roy Nichols singles to left field. Hal Jordan singles to center field. Von Gonzalez flies out to the right fielder. Irv Powell walks. Kenichi Shibuya doubles to center field. Roy Nichols scores. Hal Jordan scores. Bobby Quisenberry strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay George Blomberg walks. Joe Olsen strikes out. Chikara Nemoto grounds out to the shortstop. George Blomberg advances to second on the play. Bill Shannon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Hugo Santoya walks. Neal Underwood is pinch hitting for Hiromu Fujita. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Neal Underwood flies out to the right fielder. Tiny McDermott grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Hugo Santoya is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Roy Nichols walks. Hal Jordan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Shayne Gray pitching. Art Rittwage flies out to the center fielder. Rodney Osborn singles to right field. Mike Stapleton pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Gordie Dalcanton singles to left field. Fran Quinlan hits a home run. Rodney Osborn scores. Gordie Dalcanton scores. Kevin Mmahat comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Blomberg strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Von Gonzalez strikes out. Irv Powell flies out to the left fielder. Kenichi Shibuya singles to right field. Don Williams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Bobby Quisenberry flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Joe Olsen grounds out to the shortstop. Chikara Nemoto triples. Bill Shannon flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Chikara Nemoto scores. Dickie Noles comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Art Rittwage reached on a fielding error by Von Gonzalez. Rodney Osborn singles to right field. Art Rittwage advances to third on the hit. Don Williams grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Hugo Santoya grounds out to the third baseman. Takao Kitani is pinch hitting for Dickie Noles. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Takao Kitani hits a home run. Tony Keener comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tiny McDermott walks. Roy Nichols singles to left field. Hal Jordan singles to left field. Tiny McDermott scores. Roy Nichols advances to third on the hit. Henry Osinde comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Von Gonzalez flies out to the center fielder. Irv Powell walks. Kenichi Shibuya grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 11 Cleveland total runners LOB: 11
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C- Improvements: Lenny Patterson did not respond to coaching in speed Bill Wall improves in contact_vs_lefty Monte Griffin improves in contact_vs_lefty Jose Moran improves in contact_vs_righty Jose Moran did not respond to coaching in 2B
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Denver Schulze improves in power_vs_righty Dick Ruthven improves in velocity Harry Wegman did not respond to coaching in speed John Black improves in arm