Win: Randy Pruit (6-1) Loss: Chobani Cotton (8-11)
Save: Albert Cottrell (26)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Chobani Cotton pitching. Tim Harris flies out to the center fielder. Eugene Erixson strikes out. Walter Kingdon lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Randy Pruit pitching. Martin Fontaine flies out to the left fielder. Bob Yeager strikes out. Lorenzo Musetti pops out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Joe Filipi singles to left field. Buddy Moore flies out to the center fielder. Don Munsterman grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Wahkeen Liberty triples. Silver Fremont strikes out. Ricky Thunder grounds out to the third baseman. Atley Elarton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Kip Dobler pops out to the shortstop. Chuck Tapia grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Randy Pruit grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Stacker Roswell grounds out to the pitcher. Chobani Cotton strikes out. Martin Fontaine grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Tim Harris singles to center field. Eugene Erixson bunts for a base hit. Walter Kingdon hits a home run. Tim Harris scores. Eugene Erixson scores. Joe Filipi doubles to right field. Buddy Moore grounds out to the third baseman. Don Munsterman walks. Kip Dobler flies out to the center fielder. Chuck Tapia strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Bob Yeager singles to center field. Bob Yeager steals second. Lorenzo Musetti grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Yeager advances to third on the play. Wahkeen Liberty hits a home run. Bob Yeager scores. Silver Fremont strikes out. Ricky Thunder singles past the third baseman. Atley Elarton doubles to center field. Stacker Roswell pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Randy Pruit flies out to the center fielder. Tim Harris grounds out to the third baseman. Eugene Erixson hits a home run. Walter Kingdon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Chobani Cotton flies out to the right fielder. Martin Fontaine flies out to the right fielder. Bob Yeager strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Joe Filipi pops out to the second baseman. Buddy Moore flies out to the right fielder. Don Munsterman pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Lorenzo Musetti flies out to the left fielder. Pat Wilberding comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Wahkeen Liberty pops out to the first baseman. Silver Fremont flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Lamar Bobinski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kip Dobler strikes out. Dan Sweeney is pinch hitting for Chuck Tapia. Dan Sweeney walks. Pat Wilberding fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Pat Wilberding flies out to the left fielder. Tim Harris doubles to left field. Eugene Erixson bunts for a base hit. Dan Sweeney scores. Pete Houston comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Walter Kingdon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Steve Rickey enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dan Sweeney at LF. Ricky Thunder strikes out. Atley Elarton hits an infield single to the second baseman. Urmanis Poll is pinch hitting for Stacker Roswell. Urmanis Poll singles to left field. Atley Elarton advances to third on the hit. Pete Houston singles past the shortstop. Atley Elarton scores. Urmanis Poll advances to third on the hit. Martin Fontaine strikes out. Bob Yeager grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Mylo Sharona enters the game as a defensive replacement for Urmanis Poll at SS. Joe Filipi strikes out. Buddy Moore strikes out. Don Munsterman walks. Kip Dobler flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Lorenzo Musetti strikes out. Wahkeen Liberty walks. Silver Fremont singles to center field. Wahkeen Liberty aggressively advances to third on the hit. Silver Fremont is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ricky Thunder doubles to right field. Wahkeen Liberty scores. Atley Elarton grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Steve Rickey is hit by a pitch. Eddie Jones is pinch hitting for Pat Wilberding. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Eddie Jones flies out to the right fielder. Tim Harris strikes out. Eugene Erixson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Albert Cottrell pitching. Mylo Sharona flies out to the left fielder. Bootsie Branigan is pinch hitting for Pete Houston. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bootsie Branigan strikes out. Martin Fontaine flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 6 Cleveland total runners LOB: 6
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ricardo Gutierrez improves in contact_vs_lefty Harold Rose did not respond to coaching in velocity Jackie McWilliams improves in contact_vs_righty Ed Hickey did not respond to coaching in control Eddie Latta did not respond to coaching in SS
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Whitey Burns improves in speed Deuce Drexler did not respond to coaching in velocity Johnny Johnson improves in arm Gary Severinsen improves in speed Rudy Pizarro did not respond to coaching in 2B