Win: Pete Bates (9-10) Loss: Floyd McCluskey (5-18)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Pete Bates pitching. Chuck Conyers flies out to the center fielder. Bob Lapp strikes out. Ray Rowe doubles to center field. Les Wilson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Floyd McCluskey pitching. Howie Ramirez walks. Charlie Shifflett flies out to the right fielder. Mike Durst flies out to the left fielder. Birdie Durham singles to left field. Howie Ramirez advances to third on the hit. Ernie Kane walks. Julio Guerrero reached on a fielding error by Bill Sheckard. Howie Ramirez scores. Jim Twombly singles past the shortstop. Birdie Durham scores. Ernie Kane scores. Julio Guerrero aggressively advances to third on the hit. Shinji Inoue singles to left field. Julio Guerrero scores. Jim Twombly advances to third on the hit. Pete Bates strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Mark Gerken hits a home run. Bill Sheckard walks. Bill Sheckard is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Rube Pickering grounds out to the shortstop. George Eubank pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Howie Ramirez grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Shifflett walks. Charlie Shifflett steals second. Mike Durst doubles to right field. Charlie Shifflett scores. Birdie Durham hits a home run. Mike Durst scores. Ernie Kane grounds out to the shortstop. Julio Guerrero strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Floyd McCluskey flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Chuck Conyers strikes out. Bob Lapp flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Jim Twombly doubles to center field. Shinji Inoue strikes out. Pete Bates singles to center field. Jim Twombly scores. Wimpy Charlton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Howie Ramirez strikes out. Pete Bates steals second. Charlie Shifflett singles to center field. Pete Bates scores. Mike Durst grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Charlie Shifflett is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Ray Rowe singles to center field. Les Wilson strikes out. Mark Gerken strikes out. Bill Sheckard grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Birdie Durham grounds out to the second baseman. Ernie Kane grounds out to the shortstop. Julio Guerrero doubles to center field. Jim Twombly grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Rube Pickering grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! George Eubank singles to left field. Wimpy Charlton lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, George Eubank forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Chuck Conyers lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Shinji Inoue 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. Howie Ramirez pops out to the first baseman. Charlie Shifflett strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Bob Lapp flies out to the center fielder. Ray Rowe strikes out. Les Wilson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Mike Durst grounds out to the third baseman. Birdie Durham grounds out to the second baseman. Ernie Kane grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Mark Gerken grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Sheckard singles to right field. Rube Pickering grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Wish Burrows is pinch hitting for Julio Guerrero. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Wish Burrows grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Twombly singles to center field. Izzy Minnick is pinch hitting for Shinji Inoue. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Izzy Minnick 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. Howie Ramirez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Kazutaka Tomimatsu enters the game as a defensive replacement for Birdie Durham at 1B. George Eubank walks. Tack Roe is pinch hitting for Wimpy Charlton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. George Eubank gets picked off first. Tack Roe strikes out. Chuck Conyers strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Doc Margoneri pitching. Charlie Shifflett doubles to right field. Mike Durst grounds out to the shortstop. Kazutaka Tomimatsu flies out to the right fielder. Ernie Kane grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Bob Lapp singles to center field. Bob Lapp is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Ray Rowe walks. Ray Rowe is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Les Wilson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners left on base: 3 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Ray Rowe (14).HR - Mark Gerken (10).GIDP - Rube Pickering. Baserunning: CS - Bob Lapp (4), Ray Rowe (5), Bill Sheckard (4). Fielding: E - Bill Sheckard.
Batting:2B - Charlie Shifflett (28), Mike Durst (22), Julio Guerrero (16), Jim Twombly (9).HR - Birdie Durham (22). Baserunning: SB - Charlie Shifflett (15), Pete Bates (3).
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: D+ Improvements: Jose Meyer improves in velocity Rob Rainey did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jim Muir improves in range Rob Rainey did not respond to coaching in range
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Hank Cromer did not respond to coaching in arm Dave Jeffries improves in power_vs_righty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Mike Johnson did not respond to coaching in control Walt Appier did not respond to coaching in 2B