Win: Doug Levey (3-4) Loss: Les Robinson (3-8)
Save: Russell Cruz (6)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Les Robinson pitching. Emmett Sanders lines out to the third baseman. Devin Turner flies out to the right fielder. Earl Casey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Doug Levey pitching. Tracy Cockrell grounds out to the second baseman. Ernie Crowder pops out to the second baseman. Vern Buskey walks. Matt Guerra strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Joe Nelson doubles to center field. Robbie Cole walks. Dave Knox grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Nelson advances to third on the play. Robbie Cole advances to second on the play. Lucas Shaw flies out to the right fielder. Jocko Harris strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Stan Wilson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Sparks grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jed Simpson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Doug Levey walks. Emmett Sanders lines out to the shortstop. Devin Turner pops out to the catcher. Earl Casey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay John Robinson doubles to left field. Les Robinson lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and John Robinson is thrown out at third. Tracy Cockrell grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Joe Nelson flies out to the right fielder. Robbie Cole hits a home run. Dave Knox strikes out. Lucas Shaw flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Ernie Crowder flies out to the right fielder. Vern Buskey flies out to the left fielder. Matt Guerra strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Jocko Harris lines out to the shortstop. Doug Levey grounds out to the shortstop. Emmett Sanders grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Stan Wilson hits a home run. John Sparks is hit by a pitch. Jed Simpson strikes out. John Robinson doubles to right field. John Sparks uses his aggressiveness and scores. John Robinson steals third. Les Robinson flies out to the right fielder. Tracy Cockrell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Devin Turner strikes out. Earl Casey singles to center field. Joe Nelson singles to center field. Robbie Cole reached on a fielding error by Ernie Crowder. Dave Knox walks. Earl Casey scores. Lucas Shaw hits a home run. Joe Nelson scores. Robbie Cole scores. Dave Knox scores. Otto Ogden comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jocko Harris grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Doug Levey flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Ernie Crowder walks. Vern Buskey grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Matt Guerra singles to left field. Stan Wilson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Emmett Sanders doubles to left field. Devin Turner strikes out. Earl Casey strikes out. Joe Nelson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay John Sparks flies out to the right fielder. Jed Simpson grounds out to the pitcher. John Robinson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Robbie Cole doubles to right field. Dave Knox strikes out. Lucas Shaw strikes out. Jocko Harris doubles to center field. Robbie Cole scores. Tom Greenwood comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lou Melo is pinch hitting for Doug Levey. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Lou Melo grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Gordon Wright pitching. Cliff Pagan is pinch hitting for Tom Greenwood. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Cliff Pagan triples. Mickey Bridges is pinch hitting for Tracy Cockrell. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mickey Bridges singles to center field. Cliff Pagan scores. Ernie Crowder flies out to the center fielder. Vern Buskey hits a home run. Mickey Bridges scores. Russell Cruz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Matt Guerra strikes out. Stan Wilson pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Mike Seelbach pitching. Emmett Sanders hits a home run. Devin Turner reached on a fielding error by Mike Seelbach. Earl Casey singles to right field. Devin Turner aggressively advances to third on the hit. Joe Nelson flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Devin Turner scores. Robbie Cole lines out to the first baseman. Dave Knox grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay John Sparks strikes out. Jed Simpson flies out to the left fielder. John Robinson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners LOB: 6 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 3
Game Notes Russell Cruz is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ray Bottalico did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Gabriel Murphy improves in power_vs_righty Jimmy Jansen improves in control Jack Gerhardt did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jack Gerhardt improves in range Dutch Miceli improves in contact_vs_lefty Gabriel Murphy did not respond to coaching in 3B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Larry Collins did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ray Pruiett did not respond to coaching in endurance Ike Cunningham improves in control Tony Cousineau did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jose Sothoron did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Lines did not respond to coaching in range Frank Cartwright did not respond to coaching in 2B