Win: Joseph Platt Cooke (16-5) Loss: Ben Conyers (10-15)
Save: John Boever (6)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Ben Conyers pitching. Mickey Cocizza pops out to the second baseman. Johnny Monaco strikes out. Marv Fleming grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Joseph Platt Cooke pitching. Yukio Fukutomi flies out to the center fielder. Rusty Rawlings pops out to the third baseman. Ken Minnick singles to right field. Bob Fernandez grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland John Hancock strikes out. Jack Davis doubles to left field. Vaughn Mountain strikes out. Ty Schueler grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Larry Ahearne flies out to the right fielder. Rube Heusser grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Morgan pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Phil Buchanan doubles to left field. Joseph Platt Cooke lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mickey Cocizza grounds out to the third baseman. Phil Buchanan scores. Johnny Monaco singles to right field. Marv Fleming flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Bernie Currie grounds out to the shortstop. Ben Conyers hits an infield single to the pitcher. Yukio Fukutomi grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland John Hancock flies out to the center fielder. Jack Davis flies out to the left fielder. Vaughn Mountain grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Rusty Rawlings grounds out to the second baseman. Ken Minnick grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Fernandez doubles to center field. Larry Ahearne grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Ty Schueler walks. Phil Buchanan singles to center field. Joseph Platt Cooke lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mickey Cocizza grounds out to the third baseman. Ty Schueler scores. Phil Buchanan advances to third on the play. Johnny Monaco singles to center field. Phil Buchanan scores. Marv Fleming walks. John Hancock singles past the shortstop. Johnny Monaco is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Rube Heusser walks. Mike Morgan strikes out. Rube Heusser steals second. Bernie Currie hits a home run. Rube Heusser scores. Ben Conyers grounds out to the third baseman. Yukio Fukutomi doubles to center field. Rusty Rawlings flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Jack Davis strikes out. Vaughn Mountain grounds out to the shortstop. Ty Schueler flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Ken Minnick walks. Bob Fernandez grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Larry Ahearne reached on a fielding error by Phil Buchanan. Rube Heusser grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Larry Ahearne is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Phil Buchanan walks. Phil Buchanan steals second. Joseph Platt Cooke fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Joseph Platt Cooke grounds out to the catcher. Mickey Cocizza grounds out to the second baseman. Phil Buchanan advances to third on the play. Johnny Monaco singles to center field. Phil Buchanan scores. Johnny Monaco steals second. Marv Fleming pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Mike Morgan grounds out to the second baseman. Bernie Currie grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ben Conyers flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland John Hancock grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Davis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Vaughn Mountain flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Yukio Fukutomi singles to left field. Rusty Rawlings grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Yukio Fukutomi is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ken Minnick grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Rusty Rawlings is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bob Fernandez grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ken Minnick is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Biff Linden comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Ty Schueler walks. Eddie Watkins is pinch running for Ty Schueler on 1st base. Eddie Watkins steals second. Phil Buchanan strikes out. Charlie Hajduk is pinch hitting for Joseph Platt Cooke. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Charlie Hajduk flies out to the right fielder. Mickey Cocizza doubles to left field. Eddie Watkins scores. Johnny Monaco walks. Marv Fleming strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Babe Babich pitching. Rick Leverenz enters the game as a defensive replacement for Eddie Watkins at RF. Larry Ahearne walks. Rube Heusser triples. Larry Ahearne scores. John Boever comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Morgan strikes out. Bernie Currie flies out to the right fielder. Tom Champion is pinch hitting for Biff Linden. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tom Champion grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners LOB: 6 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Mickey Cocizza (12), Jack Davis (31), Phil Buchanan (11). Baserunning: SB - Johnny Monaco (19), Eddie Watkins (10), Phil Buchanan (17). Fielding: E - Phil Buchanan.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Harry Corey improves in range Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Harry Corey improves in range
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rivington Sanchez did not respond to coaching in speed Norm Mitchell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Logan Fannin improves in power_vs_lefty Carlos Cary improves in power_vs_lefty Dan Greene did not respond to coaching in CF