Win: Bill Dalton (12-12) Loss: Ricky "Arby" Blazier (16-9)
Save: Mike Thayer (15)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Bill Dalton pitching. Hot Heinie Haid grounds out to the third baseman. Danny Tipple hits an infield single to the second baseman. Rod Pazik strikes out. Rod Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cleveland Ricky Arby Blazier pitching. Roberto Curtis singles to right field. Whitey Smith grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Roberto Curtis is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ray Aikens walks. Dan Gearin walks. The defense is playing the corners in. Steve Davis strikes out. Stan Diering flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Jim Rock Robinson singles to center field. Tommy Balls Eunick grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Grover Carney walks. Reutilio Ramirez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Butch Reynolds walks. Arlie Stigman singles to center field. Bill Dalton lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. The defense is playing the infield in. Roberto Curtis flies out to the center fielder. Whitey Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Ricky Arby Blazier strikes out. Hot Heinie Haid flies out to the left fielder. Danny Tipple walks. Rod Pazik grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Ray Aikens strikes out. Dan Gearin strikes out. Steve Davis triples. Stan Diering singles to center field. Steve Davis scores. Butch Reynolds flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Rod Brown strikes out. Jim Rock Robinson walks. Tommy Balls Eunick singles to right field. Jim Rock Robinson advances to third on the hit. Grover Carney grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Arlie Stigman walks. Bill Dalton lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Roberto Curtis strikes out. Whitey Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Reutilio Ramirez flies out to the left fielder. Ricky Arby Blazier singles to left field. Hot Heinie Haid singles past the third baseman. Danny Tipple strikes out. Rod Pazik pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cleveland Ray Aikens flies out to the right fielder. Dan Gearin strikes out. Steve Davis singles to left field. Stan Diering grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Steve Davis is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Rod Brown flies out to the right fielder. Jim Rock Robinson grounds out to the third baseman. Claude West is pinch hitting for Tommy Balls Eunick. Claude West grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Luis Kappel enters the game as a defensive replacement for Claude West at LF. Butch Reynolds singles to right field. Arlie Stigman flies out to the center fielder. Bill Bell is pinch hitting for Bill Dalton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bill Bell flies out to the center fielder. Roberto Curtis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Ellis Anderson pitching. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah is pinch hitting for Grover Carney. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah strikes out. Reutilio Ramirez flies out to the right fielder. Mark Emski Roznovsky is pinch hitting for Ricky Arby Blazier. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Mark Emski Roznovsky strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland George Comellas pitching. Rick Quirk enters the game as a defensive replacement for Gene Ha-Ha Hannah at SS. Whitey Smith pops out to the third baseman. Ray Aikens walks. Dan Gearin grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ray Aikens is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Steve Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Hot Heinie Haid pops out to the catcher. Danny Tipple flies out to the left fielder. Rod Pazik lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Stan Diering pops out to the second baseman. Jose Phelps is pinch hitting for Butch Reynolds. Jose Phelps flies out to the right fielder. Arlie Stigman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Geno Farr enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jose Phelps at C. Rod Brown grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Rock Robinson hits an infield single to the third baseman. Luis Kappel singles to left field. Rick Quirk walks. Reutilio Ramirez flies out to the center fielder. Mike Thayer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Charlie Proly is pinch hitting for George Comellas. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Charlie Proly flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 9 Cleveland total runners left on base: 10
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Cliff Dunbar did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Leo Brooks improves in contact_vs_righty Leo Brooks did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bob 'Hardware' Cisco did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ed Dexter did not respond to coaching in LF
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Harvey Riley improves in contact_vs_lefty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Sam Rhomberg did not respond to coaching in arm Lew Quinn did not respond to coaching in speed Bunny Lynch did not respond to coaching in 1B