Inning: 1 Cleveland Joe Bush pitching. Bobby Fisk flies out to the center fielder. Mike Scott grounds out to the third baseman. J C Thome hits a home run. Robbie Alomar grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Jim Repulski pitching. Bob Byrnes singles to left field. Charlie Bellhorn singles to left field. Bob Byrnes advances to third on the hit. Carl Poffenberger grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Byrnes scores. Charlie Bellhorn advances to second on the play. Phil Bailey grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Bellhorn advances to third on the play. Dion O Banion flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Matt Hovlik strikes out. Manny Ramerez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Davy Robertson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Cub Klee strikes out. BIG AL Bielaski singles to center field. Joe Stanage strikes out. Joe Bush grounds into a force play to the shortstop. BIG AL Bielaski is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Billy Simmons flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Jim Repulski flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Fisk grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Bob Byrnes flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Bellhorn singles to left field. Carl Poffenberger singles to right field. Charlie Bellhorn advances to third on the hit. Carl Poffenberger steals second. Phil Bailey flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Charlie Bellhorn scores. Dion O Banion singles to center field. Carl Poffenberger scores. Cub Klee reached on a 2-base throwing error by Davy Robertson. BIG AL Bielaski flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Mike Scott flies out to the center fielder. J C Thome singles to right field. Robbie Alomar flies out to the left fielder. J C Thome steals second. Matt Hovlik pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Joe Stanage reached on a 2-base throwing error by Davy Robertson. Joe Bush lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob Byrnes grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Stanage scores. Charlie Bellhorn walks. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Carl Poffenberger singles to right field. Charlie Bellhorn scores. Carl Poffenberger steals second. Phil Bailey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Manny Ramerez hits a home run. Davy Robertson walks. Billy Simmons strikes out. Jim Repulski lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bobby Fisk grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Dion O Banion doubles to center field. Randy Reitz 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. Cub Klee singles to right field. Dion O Banion scores. BIG AL Bielaski grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cub Klee advances to second on the play. Joe Stanage flies out to the left fielder. Joe Bush flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Mike Scott doubles to center field. J C Thome doubles to right field. Mike Scott scores. Robbie Alomar grounds out to the pitcher. Matt Hovlik flies out to the center fielder. Manny Ramerez hits a home run. J C Thome scores. Ed Williams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Davy Robertson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Bob Byrnes walks. Bob Byrnes steals second. Charlie Bellhorn flies out to the left fielder. Carl Poffenberger walks. Phil Bailey lines out to the shortstop. Dion O Banion strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Billy Simmons strikes out. Joey Danning is pinch hitting for Randy Reitz. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Joey Danning flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Fisk lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Donny Wright pitching. Cub Klee strikes out. BIG AL Bielaski grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Stanage strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Mike Scott singles to right field. J C Thome doubles to center field. Mike Scott scores. Steve McLaughlin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Robbie Alomar flies out to the right fielder. Matt Hovlik grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! J C Thome advances to third on the play. Manny Ramerez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Shingo Yoshimura is pinch hitting for Steve McLaughlin. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Shingo Yoshimura singles to right field. Bob Byrnes grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Shingo Yoshimura is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Charlie Bellhorn walks. Carl Poffenberger walks. Phil Bailey grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Cal Schulz pitching. Davy Robertson singles to left field. Billy Simmons grounds out to the shortstop. Davy Robertson advances to second on the play. Jackie Clark is pinch hitting for Donny Wright. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jackie Clark grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Fisk singles to center field. Davy Robertson scores. Mike Scott pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Bob Elliott pitching. Dion O Banion grounds out to the second baseman. Cub Klee flies out to the center fielder. BIG AL Bielaski walks. BIG AL Bielaski steals second. Joe Stanage singles to right field. BIG AL Bielaski scores. Jim Poser is pinch hitting for Cal Schulz. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Poser pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Cleveland Clise Delaney pitching. J C Thome grounds out to the third baseman. Robbie Alomar flies out to the center fielder. Matt Hovlik pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Tampa Bay Juan Sanchez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Byrnes flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Bellhorn singles to center field. Carl Poffenberger doubles to left field. Charlie Bellhorn uses his aggressiveness and scores. Cleveland total runners left on base: 4 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 11
Batting:2B - Carl Poffenberger (2), Dion O Banion (3).SF - Phil Bailey.GIDP - Phil Bailey. Baserunning: SB - Bob Byrnes (2), Carl Poffenberger 2 (4), BIG AL Bielaski (3).
Game Notes Donny Wright is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Holman improves in contact_vs_lefty Jimmy Piazza did not respond to coaching in control Soupy Campbell improves in velocity Jimmy Piazza did not respond to coaching in velocity Harry Murphy did not respond to coaching in SS
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C- Improvements: Jerry Norman did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Russ Hamrick improves in contact_vs_righty Wilfredo Harvey improves in arm Bob Cardenal improves in power_vs_lefty