Win: March Pierson (1-2) Loss: Pete Moynahan (1-1)
Save: Chauncey Steirer (5)
Inning: 1 Cleveland March Pierson pitching. Phil Buchanan singles to left field. Larry Moon singles to left field. Phil Buchanan advances to third on the hit. Johnny Monaco strikes out. Eddie Watkins strikes out. Jay Wright grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Pete Moynahan pitching. Chris Paula strikes out. Bob Fernandez strikes out. Joe Grissom walks. Lon Valdes doubles to center field. Carlos Cary strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Jack Davis walks. John Hancock hits an infield single to the shortstop. Elston Wheeler grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jack Davis advances to third on the play. Pete Moynahan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Dave Bowman strikes out. Yukio Fukutomi strikes out. Jimmy Gill reached on a fielding error by John Hancock. March Pierson singles to left field. Jimmy Gill advances to third on the hit. Chris Paula grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Phil Buchanan flies out to the right fielder. Larry Moon reached on a fielding error by Bob Fernandez. Johnny Monaco walks. Eddie Watkins grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Bob Fernandez singles to center field. Joe Grissom flies out to the center fielder. Lon Valdes pops out to the second baseman. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Carlos Cary reached on a 2-base fielding error by Jay Wright. Bob Fernandez scores. Dave Bowman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Jay Wright grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Davis flies out to the left fielder. John Hancock grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Yukio Fukutomi singles past the shortstop. Jimmy Gill walks. March Pierson lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Yukio Fukutomi is thrown out at third. Jimmy Gill advances to second on the play. Jimmy Gill advances to second on the play. Chris Paula reached on a fielding error by Eddie Watkins. Bob Fernandez flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Jimmy Gill scores. Joe Grissom flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cleveland Elston Wheeler grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Moynahan grounds out to the third baseman. Phil Buchanan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Lon Valdes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Carlos Cary strikes out. Dave Bowman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Larry Moon doubles past the third baseman. Johnny Monaco walks. Eddie Watkins grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Larry Moon advances to third on the play. Jay Wright doubles to right field. Larry Moon scores. Jack Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Yukio Fukutomi singles in front of the right fielder. Jimmy Gill strikes out. Yukio Fukutomi steals second. March Pierson grounds out to the second baseman. Yukio Fukutomi advances to third on the play. Chris Paula hits a home run. Yukio Fukutomi scores. Bob Fernandez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland John Hancock grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Elston Wheeler walks. Ty Schueler is pinch hitting for Pete Moynahan. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ty Schueler lines out to the first baseman. Phil Buchanan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Takanori Mifune pitching. Joe Grissom walks. Lon Valdes doubles to left field. Joe Grissom is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Carlos Cary singles to left field. Lon Valdes scores. Larry Ahearne is pinch hitting for Dave Bowman. Larry Ahearne flies out to the left fielder. Yukio Fukutomi singles to center field. Jimmy Gill walks. John Boever comes in from the bullpen to pitch. March Pierson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Cleveland Rube Heusser enters the game as a defensive replacement for Larry Ahearne at 1B. Larry Moon walks. Johnny Monaco singles to right field. Eddie Watkins walks. Jay Wright pops out to the catcher. Jack Davis flies out to the right fielder. John Hancock doubles to center field. Larry Moon scores. Johnny Monaco scores. Elston Wheeler strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Chris Paula strikes out. Bob Fernandez singles to center field. Joe Grissom singles to left field. Bob Fernandez aggressively advances to third on the hit. Lon Valdes walks. Carlos Cary singles to center field. Bob Fernandez scores. Joe Grissom is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Lon Valdes advances to third on the play. Rube Heusser strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Chauncey Steirer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bill Brown is pinch hitting for John Boever. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bill Brown flies out to the center fielder. Phil Buchanan hits a home run. Larry Moon strikes out. Johnny Monaco flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners left on base: 8 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 12
Batting:2B - Larry Moon (4), Jay Wright (2), John Hancock (4).HR - Phil Buchanan (3).GIDP - Eddie Watkins 2, Elston Wheeler. Fielding: E - Eddie Watkins, Jay Wright, John Hancock.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Kenji Hagimoto did not respond to coaching in velocity Wayne Gutierrez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ivan Smith did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Wayne Gutierrez improves in power_vs_lefty Wayne Gutierrez did not respond to coaching in CF
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Brian Rose did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty George Bair did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dan Greene did not respond to coaching in range Larry Pruiett did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dan Greene did not respond to coaching in CF