Win: Atsushi Matsuba (2-2) Loss: Ted Taylor (5-16)
Save: Rod Fritz (4)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Bob Virgil pitching. Frank Davis singles to center field. Howard Norman singles to left field. Yukio Kawagishi pops out to the third baseman. Roy Blair doubles to right field. Frank Davis scores. Howard Norman uses his aggressiveness and scores. Eduardo Garcia strikes out. Pop Riesgo walks. Buddy Powell singles to center field. Roy Blair scores. Pop Riesgo advances to third on the hit. Jack Martz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cleveland Ted Taylor pitching. Joe Johnson grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Neis walks. Otis Janeski singles to center field. Bob Neis advances to third on the hit. Tsutomu Aihara grounds out to the pitcher. Otis Janeski advances to second on the play. Naoki Yokogawa singles to right field. Bob Neis scores. Otis Janeski scores. George Campbell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Ted Taylor strikes out. Frank Davis walks. Howard Norman singles to left field. Frank Davis aggressively advances to third on the hit. Yukio Kawagishi flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Frank Davis scores. Atsushi Matsuba comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roy Blair singles in front of the left fielder. Eduardo Garcia grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Stan Morrissey strikes out. Dinny Stanton singles to center field. Atsushi Matsuba lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joe Johnson doubles to left field. Dinny Stanton scores. Bob Neis walks. Otis Janeski pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Pop Riesgo flies out to the left fielder. Buddy Powell walks. Buddy Powell steals second. Jack Martz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Buddy Powell advances to third on the play. Ted Taylor grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Tsutomu Aihara hits a home run. Naoki Yokogawa hits a home run. George Knoll comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Campbell walks. Stan Morrissey singles to right field. George Campbell advances to third on the hit. Dinny Stanton singles to center field. George Campbell scores. Atsushi Matsuba lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joe Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Stan Morrissey scores. Bob Neis singles to left field. Dinny Stanton scores. Bob Neis steals second. Otis Janeski strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Frank Davis walks. Howard Norman doubles to left field. Frank Davis scores. Rod Fritz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yukio Kawagishi strikes out. Roy Blair flies out to the right fielder. Eduardo Garcia walks. Pop Riesgo flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Tsutomu Aihara pops out to the second baseman. Naoki Yokogawa singles to center field. George Campbell strikes out. Stan Morrissey singles to left field. Dinny Stanton grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Stan Morrissey is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Buddy Powell pops out to the pitcher. Jack Martz strikes out. John Serad is pinch hitting for George Knoll. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. John Serad grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Tsuneteru Komazaki pitching. Rod Fritz strikes out. Joe Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Bob Neis flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Frank Davis grounds out to the second baseman. Howard Norman strikes out. Yukio Kawagishi grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Otis Janeski flies out to the left fielder. Tsutomu Aihara strikes out. Naoki Yokogawa singles to right field. George Campbell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Roy Blair grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Eduardo Garcia flies out to the left fielder. Pop Riesgo flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Stan Morrissey flies out to the left fielder. Dinny Stanton singles to center field. Rod Fritz fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Rod Fritz strikes out. Joe Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Ron Thompson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Stan Morrissey at 3B. Buddy Powell singles to center field. Jack Martz grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Paul Mmahat is pinch hitting for Tsuneteru Komazaki. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Paul Mmahat strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Mike Ziem pitching. Bob Neis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Otis Janeski singles past the second baseman. Tsutomu Aihara strikes out. Naoki Yokogawa hits a home run. Otis Janeski scores. George Campbell hits a home run. Ron Thompson doubles to left field. Dinny Stanton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Frank Davis pops out to the second baseman. Howard Norman strikes out. Paul Zeber is pinch hitting for Yukio Kawagishi. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Paul Zeber grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 7 Cleveland total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Joe Johnson (27), Ron Thompson (3).HR - Tsutomu Aihara (19), Naoki Yokogawa 2 (19), George Campbell (4).SF - Joe Johnson. Baserunning: SB - Bob Neis (22).
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jerry Bonin did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ricardo Brito did not respond to coaching in arm Bill Marzano did not respond to coaching in endurance Billy Morgan did not respond to coaching in control Pete Smith improves in power_vs_righty Sean Guindon improves in control
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Eiji Suzuki did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mark McQueen improves in power_vs_lefty Carlos Ellis did not respond to coaching in control Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Pete May did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jim DiSarcina did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mark McQueen did not respond to coaching in 3B