Win: Ralph Walling (1-0) Loss: March Hare (0-1)
Save: Win Kellum (2)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Carney Dumont pitching. Jerry Douglas strikes out. Bill Person walks. Ducky Mallard singles to right field. Bill Person advances to third on the hit. Hiroshi Ota singles to center field. Bill Person scores. Ducky Mallard aggressively advances to third on the hit. Zachary Taylor flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Ducky Mallard scores. Dan Rijo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Woody Plank pitching. Andres Plank pops out to the second baseman. Jody Brondell walks. Elmer Washington flies out to the center fielder. Kiyoshi Saitoh reached on a fielding error by Ducky Mallard. Paul Conatser flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Darin Cohen flies out to the left fielder. Buddy Holly singles to center field. Woody Plank lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jerry Douglas singles to left field. Bill Person grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Brady Barnes singles to center field. Charlie Smith strikes out. John Calderon strikes out. Carney Dumont strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Ducky Mallard grounds out to the shortstop. Hiroshi Ota pops out to the second baseman. Zachary Taylor grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Andres Plank pops out to the third baseman. Jody Brondell singles to right field. Elmer Washington flies out to the right fielder. Kiyoshi Saitoh grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jody Brondell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Dan Rijo grounds out to the second baseman. Darin Cohen strikes out. Buddy Holly grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Paul Conatser strikes out. Brady Barnes doubles to left field. Charlie Smith strikes out. John Calderon singles to right field. Brady Barnes scores. Carney Dumont strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Woody Plank strikes out. Jerry Douglas grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Bill Person grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Andres Plank pops out to the second baseman. Jody Brondell singles to right field. Elmer Washington flies out to the left fielder. Kiyoshi Saitoh flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Ducky Mallard grounds out to the third baseman. Hiroshi Ota pops out to the catcher. Zachary Taylor strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Paul Conatser flies out to the left fielder. Brady Barnes walks. Brady Barnes steals second. Charlie Smith flies out to the center fielder. John Calderon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Dan Rijo singles to center field. Darin Cohen walks. Buddy Holly singles to center field. Woody Plank walks. Dan Rijo scores. Jerry Douglas grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Darin Cohen scores. Buddy Holly advances to third on the play. Felix Zachary comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Person grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Rick Funk enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ducky Mallard at 3B. Earle Townsend is pinch hitting for Felix Zachary. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Earle Townsend reached on a fielding error by Darin Cohen. Earle Townsend is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Andres Plank walks. Jody Brondell singles to center field. Andres Plank is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Jody Brondell steals second. Elmer Washington hits a home run. Jody Brondell scores. Kiyoshi Saitoh singles to right field. Paul Conatser walks. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Brady Barnes singles to right field. Kiyoshi Saitoh scores. Paul Conatser scores. March Hare comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Smith grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Brady Barnes is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Ralph Walling pitching. Rick Funk pops out to the first baseman. Hiroshi Ota singles to center field. Zachary Taylor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hiroshi Ota advances to second on the play. Dan Rijo singles to left field. Hiroshi Ota scores. Darin Cohen pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay John Calderon flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Kuniyuki Maedomari is pinch hitting for Ralph Walling. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Kuniyuki Maedomari triples. Andres Plank flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Kuniyuki Maedomari scores. Jody Brondell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Win Kellum pitching. Buddy Holly flies out to the right fielder. Tatsuo Taki is pinch hitting for March Hare. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tatsuo Taki strikes out. Jerry Douglas grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners left on base: 5 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 8
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Trevor Todd improves in speed Rick Lucas improves in contact_vs_righty Allie Burns improves in power_vs_lefty Lynn Ratzer did not respond to coaching in velocity
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bobby Gorecki did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Dresser did not respond to coaching in arm Mel Stoviak did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Dresser improves in contact_vs_lefty