Win: Mike Royster (11-1) Loss: Vic Gullickson (7-9)
Save: Larry Wainhouse (16)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Vic Gullickson pitching. Elmer Mooneyham grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chris Smith strikes out. Greg Johnson walks. Lew McMackin walks. Jim Haberer pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Mike Royster pitching. Joe Williams pops out to the first baseman. Bob Pruett flies out to the right fielder. Bill Hedlund singles to left field. Les Bryden walks. Kenji Imazeki strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Red Schlafly strikes out. Nobuyuki Miwa grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Brown flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay John Mercado doubles past the center fielder. John Gajkowski flies out to the center fielder. Truck Perezchica strikes out. Vic Gullickson singles to left field. Joe Williams grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Mike Royster pops out to the third baseman. Elmer Mooneyham singles to left field. Chris Smith grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Bob Pruett grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Hedlund flies out to the right fielder. Les Bryden strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Greg Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Lew McMackin grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Jim Haberer hits a home run. Red Schlafly grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Kenji Imazeki pops out to the first baseman. John Mercado grounds out to the shortstop. John Gajkowski reached on a fielding error by Elmer Mooneyham. Truck Perezchica grounds into a force play to the third baseman. John Gajkowski is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Nobuyuki Miwa flies out to the center fielder. Mike Brown singles to left field. Mike Royster fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Mike Royster strikes out. Elmer Mooneyham singles to center field. Mike Brown aggressively advances to third on the hit. Chris Smith lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Vic Gullickson singles to left field. Joe Williams walks. Bob Pruett singles to left field. Bill Hedlund strikes out. Les Bryden strikes out. Kenji Imazeki strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Cleveland Greg Johnson strikes out. Lew McMackin grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Haberer singles to left field. Red Schlafly strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay John Mercado flies out to the center fielder. John Gajkowski strikes out. Truck Perezchica reached on a fielding error by Mike Royster. Akinobu Kono is pinch hitting for Vic Gullickson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Akinobu Kono singles to right field. Joe Williams hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bob Pruett lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Cleveland Tim McCarver pitching. Nobuyuki Miwa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Brown strikes out. Mike Royster pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Bill Hedlund singles in front of the right fielder. Les Bryden flies out to the left fielder. Kenji Imazeki strikes out. Vinnie Hammonds is pinch hitting for John Mercado. Bill Hedlund steals second. Vinnie Hammonds grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Jerry Kruger enters the game as a defensive replacement for Vinnie Hammonds at C. Elmer Mooneyham pops out to the second baseman. Chris Smith flies out to the left fielder. Greg Johnson doubles to right field. Lew McMackin singles to center field. Greg Johnson scores. Jim Haberer reached on a fielding error by Les Bryden. Red Schlafly doubles to center field. Lew McMackin scores. Jim Haberer uses his aggressiveness and scores. Nobuyuki Miwa strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay John Gajkowski singles to left field. Ray Oliver comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Truck Perezchica grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Tim McCarver grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Mike Brown singles to left field. Jeff Banks is pinch hitting for Ray Oliver. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Jeff Banks triples. Mike Brown scores. Mike Ruffcorn comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fred Kuhel is pinch hitting for Elmer Mooneyham. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Fred Kuhel strikes out. Chris Smith strikes out. Greg Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Joe Lane pitching. Joe Williams grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Pruett singles to center field. Dwight Hackett is pinch hitting for Bill Hedlund. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dwight Hackett singles to center field. Bob Pruett advances to third on the hit. Les Bryden singles to center field. Bob Pruett scores. Dwight Hackett advances to third on the hit. Larry Wainhouse comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Kenji Imazeki pops out to the second baseman. Jerry Kruger pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Cleveland total runners LOB: 7 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 14
Batting:2B - Greg Johnson (14), Red Schlafly (12).3B - Jeff Banks (2).HR - Jim Haberer (8).GIDP - Chris Smith. Fielding: E - Elmer Mooneyham, Mike Royster.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Chris Martz did not respond to coaching in range Jamie Bell improves in speed Chris Martz did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Paul Egan improves in contact_vs_righty Dupee Lum did not respond to coaching in velocity Julio Pierson improves in contact_vs_lefty
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: George Long did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Hank Atkinson improves in arm Ox Morlan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Hank Atkinson improves in contact_vs_righty Geronimo Conroy did not respond to coaching in arm Frank Bergamo improves in contact_vs_lefty Alexander Gomez did not respond to coaching in CF