Win: Charlie Cusick (3-27) Loss: Wilbert Leja (11-9)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Charlie Cusick pitching. Mickey Young flies out to the center fielder. Hank Atkinson strikes out. Luis Brito flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Wilbert Leja pitching. Trenidad Choate doubles to center field. John Wiltse strikes out. Dick Matarazzo hits a home run. Trenidad Choate scores. Hutch Harts grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Cooke flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay George Meridith hits a home run. Don Moren walks. Charlie Gagliano singles to center field. Bill Stoviak flies out to the right fielder. Takahiro Akamatsu hits an infield single to the first baseman. Wilbert Leja pops out to the shortstop. Mickey Young grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Cleveland Ryan Jones doubles to right field. Harry Jackson singles to left field. Tubby Moore flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Ryan Jones scores. Charlie Cusick lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Trenidad Choate grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Hank Atkinson strikes out. Luis Brito strikes out. George Meridith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland John Wiltse grounds out to the pitcher. Dick Matarazzo grounds out to the shortstop. Hutch Harts reached on a 2-base throwing error by Mickey Young. Ed Cooke doubles to left field. Hutch Harts scores. Ryan Jones flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Don Moren grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Gagliano walks. Bill Stoviak flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Gagliano steals second. Takahiro Akamatsu strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Harry Jackson strikes out. Tubby Moore strikes out. Charlie Cusick is hit by a pitch. Trenidad Choate singles to left field. John Wiltse doubles to right field. Charlie Cusick scores. Trenidad Choate uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dick Matarazzo walks. Hutch Harts lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Enrique Ramirez is pinch hitting for Wilbert Leja. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Enrique Ramirez grounds out to the third baseman. Mickey Young grounds out to the shortstop. Hank Atkinson singles to left field. Luis Brito singles to right field. George Meridith grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cleveland Buddy Pfeffer pitching. Ed Cooke flies out to the left fielder. Ryan Jones flies out to the right fielder. Harry Jackson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Don Moren strikes out. Charlie Gagliano strikes out. Bill Stoviak hits an infield single to the pitcher. Takahiro Akamatsu doubles to left field. Bill Stoviak uses his aggressiveness and scores. Buddy Pfeffer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Tubby Moore walks. Charlie Cusick fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Charlie Cusick grounds out to the second baseman. Tubby Moore advances to second on the play. Trenidad Choate grounds out to the second baseman. Tubby Moore advances to third on the play. John Wiltse pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Mickey Young grounds out to the third baseman. Hank Atkinson hits an infield single to the pitcher. Luis Brito grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Hank Atkinson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Luis Brito steals second. George Meridith doubles to center field. Luis Brito scores. Don Moren strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Dick Matarazzo strikes out. Hutch Harts flies out to the right fielder. Ed Cooke strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Charlie Gagliano grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Stoviak walks. Takahiro Akamatsu flies out to the left fielder. Ken Schaal is pinch hitting for Buddy Pfeffer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Bill Stoviak is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Joe Guiney pitching. Ryan Jones walks. Paul Egan is pinch hitting for Harry Jackson. Paul Egan grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Ryan Jones is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Tubby Moore triples. Paul Egan scores. Charlie Cusick grounds out to the second baseman. Tubby Moore scores. Charlie Darcy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Trenidad Choate lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Homer Nyman is pinch hitting for Charlie Darcy. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Homer Nyman grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Mickey Young lines out to the third baseman. Hank Atkinson singles to center field. Luis Brito grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 9 Cleveland total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - George Meridith (12), Takahiro Akamatsu (7).HR - George Meridith (11). Baserunning: SB - Luis Brito (32), Charlie Gagliano (22).CS - Bill Stoviak (8). Fielding: E - Mickey Young.
Batting:2B - Trenidad Choate (16), John Wiltse (15), Ed Cooke (16), Ryan Jones (11).3B - Tubby Moore (3).HR - Dick Matarazzo (6).SF - Tubby Moore.HBP - Charlie Cusick (1).
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Charlie Jordan improves in velocity Charlie Aurilia improves in power_vs_righty Trevor Veras improves in speed Kitty Jackson improves in power_vs_lefty Roy Gillenwater improves in control Tom Harper did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bobby Wright did not respond to coaching in velocity Johnny Singleton improves in contact_vs_lefty John Bullett did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Francis Green improves in control Tom Verbanic improves in arm Phil Forsch improves in contact_vs_lefty John Bullett did not respond to coaching in SS