Win: Mike Ruffcorn (7-3) Loss: Joe Higgins (6-10)
Save: Bob Head (5)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Larry Romero pitching. Akinobu Kono doubles to right field. Tom Breton grounds out to the pitcher. Alan Kantlehner grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny Hafey grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cleveland Richie Stallings pitching. Lew McMackin hits a home run. Debs Westlake grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Red Schlafly singles to center field. Derrick Whitehurst walks. Greg Johnson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Dave Lopez grounds out to the third baseman. Dwight Hackett strikes out. Bill Hudson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Jerry Hampton grounds out to the third baseman. Jamie Bell walks. Gene Bool strikes out. Larry Romero strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Jerry Kruger singles to left field. Richie Stallings lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Akinobu Kono singles to right field. Tom Breton flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Jerry Kruger scores. Alan Kantlehner singles to center field. Akinobu Kono is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Lew McMackin singles to center field. Debs Westlake doubles to right field. Lew McMackin uses his aggressiveness and scores. Red Schlafly grounds out to the shortstop. Derrick Whitehurst singles to left field. Debs Westlake scores. Greg Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Hampton grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Derrick Whitehurst is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Johnny Hafey walks. Dave Lopez grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Hafey advances to second on the play. Dwight Hackett strikes out. Bill Hudson walks. Jerry Kruger hits a home run. Johnny Hafey scores. Bill Hudson scores. Luis Whitman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Richie Stallings strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Jamie Bell singles to right field. Gene Bool lines out to the third baseman. Glenn James is pinch hitting for Luis Whitman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Glenn James flies out to the right fielder. Lew McMackin singles to right field. Jamie Bell advances to third on the hit. Debs Westlake flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Red Massey pitching. Akinobu Kono pops out to the first baseman. Tom Breton flies out to the center fielder. Alan Kantlehner grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Red Schlafly strikes out. Derrick Whitehurst singles to right field. Greg Johnson singles to center field. Jerry Hampton grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Johnny Hafey singles to right field. Dave Lopez flies out to the center fielder. Dwight Hackett flies out to the left fielder. Bill Hudson singles to left field. Jerry Kruger pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Jamie Bell strikes out. Hutch Harts is pinch hitting for Gene Bool. Hutch Harts pops out to the third baseman. Jeff Banks is pinch hitting for Red Massey. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Jeff Banks grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Joe Higgins pitching. Tubby Moore enters the game as a defensive replacement for Hutch Harts at 2B. Richie Stallings strikes out. Akinobu Kono singles to center field. Tom Breton walks. Alan Kantlehner pops out to the shortstop. Johnny Hafey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Lew McMackin strikes out. Debs Westlake flies out to the center fielder. Red Schlafly strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Dave Lopez strikes out. Dwight Hackett flies out to the right fielder. Bill Hudson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Derrick Whitehurst grounds out to the shortstop. Greg Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Hampton singles to right field. Jamie Bell doubles to center field. Jerry Hampton uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mike Ruffcorn comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Tubby Moore flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Jerry Kruger grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Geronimo Conroy is pinch hitting for Mike Ruffcorn. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 9 inning. Geronimo Conroy walks. Lynn Donovan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Akinobu Kono hits a home run. Geronimo Conroy scores. Scott Tompkins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Breton strikes out. Alan Kantlehner flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Bob Head pitching. Bruce Smith is pinch hitting for Scott Tompkins. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bruce Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Lew McMackin grounds out to the second baseman. Debs Westlake grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 6 Cleveland total runners LOB: 7
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Frank Bergamo did not respond to coaching in range Fred Dyer did not respond to coaching in arm Brooks Teufel did not respond to coaching in speed Hack Karlon improves in speed Brooks Teufel did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Fred Dyer did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Larry Smith did not respond to coaching in control Ryan Jones improves in power_vs_lefty Trenidad Choate improves in range Chad Lawrence improves in contact_vs_righty Homer McClendon did not respond to coaching in velocity Oliver Lowery did not respond to coaching in range