Win: Bruce Bush (7-4) Loss: Nobuhiko Fukuma (2-2)
Save: Julio Malleta (27)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Pete Otey pitching. Pete Witmeyer hits a home run. Harry Palica strikes out. Masanori Ozaki doubles to center field. Pete Gunderson strikes out. Freddie Young grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Ed Miller pitching. Ray Trucks grounds out to the shortstop. Hiromasa Fujio grounds out to the pitcher. Marv Almanza pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Sap Gonzales strikes out. Tom Carlsen reached on a fielding error by Marty Mintz. Tomas Leitner singles to left field. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Ed Miller walks. Pete Witmeyer doubles past the third baseman. Tom Carlsen scores. Tomas Leitner scores. Ed Miller uses his aggressiveness and scores. Harry Palica flies out to the left fielder. Masanori Ozaki grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Jesse Baez singles to center field. Si Freeman singles to center field. Jesse Baez advances to third on the hit. Si Freeman steals second. Harry Palica throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Jesse Baez scores. Buck Jones walks. Marty Mintz singles to center field. Si Freeman scores. Buck Jones advances to third on the hit. Phil Martinez grounds out to the shortstop. Buck Jones scores. Marty Mintz advances to second on the play. Pete Otey walks. Ray Trucks grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Pete Gunderson flies out to the right fielder. Freddie Young strikes out. Sap Gonzales grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Hiromasa Fujio flies out to the center fielder. Marv Almanza strikes out. Jesse Baez singles past the second baseman. Si Freeman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Tom Carlsen walks. Tomas Leitner flies out to the center fielder. Ed Miller lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 1-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Buck Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Marty Mintz strikes out. Phil Martinez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Pete Witmeyer strikes out. Harry Palica singles to right field. Masanori Ozaki strikes out. Pete Gunderson singles to center field. Harry Palica advances to third on the hit. Freddie Young grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Pete Otey strikes out. Ray Trucks grounds out to the third baseman. Hiromasa Fujio strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Sap Gonzales grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Carlsen flies out to the right fielder. Tomas Leitner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Marv Almanza grounds out to the pitcher. Jesse Baez singles to center field. Si Freeman singles to right field. Jesse Baez advances to third on the hit. Si Freeman steals second. Buck Jones strikes out. Marty Mintz strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Ed Miller strikes out. Pete Witmeyer strikes out. Harry Palica strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Phil Martinez flies out to the right fielder. Ken Reinbach is pinch hitting for Pete Otey. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Ken Reinbach walks. Bruce Bush comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Ray Trucks singles to left field. Ken Reinbach advances to third on the hit. Hiromasa Fujio walks. Marv Almanza grounds out to the third baseman. Ken Reinbach scores. Ray Trucks advances to third on the play. Hiromasa Fujio advances to second on the play. Jesse Baez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Nobuhiko Fukuma pitching. Masanori Ozaki singles to center field. Pete Gunderson reached on a fielding error by Si Freeman. Freddie Young grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Masanori Ozaki advances to third on the play. Sap Gonzales singles to center field. Masanori Ozaki scores. Tom Carlsen singles to left field. Tomas Leitner is hit by a pitch. Jamal Duncan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tommy Fletcher is pinch hitting for Bruce Bush. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tommy Fletcher singles to center field. Sap Gonzales scores. Tom Carlsen scores. Tomas Leitner advances to third on the hit. Tommy Fletcher is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Darnell Thrasher pitching. Si Freeman walks. Buck Jones walks. Marty Mintz grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Buck Jones is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Phil Martinez pops out to the shortstop. Warren Flaherty is pinch hitting for Jamal Duncan. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Warren Flaherty flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Pete Saenz pitching. Pete Witmeyer grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Palica walks. Masanori Ozaki flies out to the right fielder. Pete Gunderson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Julio Malleta comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ray Trucks grounds out to the shortstop. Hiromasa Fujio grounds out to the second baseman. Marv Almanza pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners LOB: 6 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Pete Witmeyer (4), Masanori Ozaki (15).HR - Pete Witmeyer (12).GIDP - Freddie Young, Ed Miller.HBP - Tomas Leitner (2). Baserunning: CS - Tommy Fletcher (2). Fielding: E - Harry Palica.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jack Gerken did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Kenny Anderson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Wattie Mele did not respond to coaching in speed Pancho Pearson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty William Miller improves in contact_vs_lefty Tom Colbert did not respond to coaching in velocity
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ted Downing did not respond to coaching in velocity Waite Hendrickson improves in arm Marvin Files improves in speed Elmer Maloney did not respond to coaching in endurance Tyson Lancellotti did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Rogelio Walker did not respond to coaching in speed Walt Bailey did not respond to coaching in CF