Win: Atsushi Matsuba (5-3) Loss: Soichiro Nakane (5-16)
Save: Rod Fritz (17)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Soichiro Nakane pitching. Joe Johnson strikes out. Bob Neis lines out to the third baseman. Otis Janeski strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Eduardo Vina pitching. Frank Davis flies out to the right fielder. Pop Riesgo strikes out. Buddy Powell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Stan Morrissey doubles to center field. Tsutomu Aihara singles to left field. Stan Morrissey scores. Naoki Yokogawa flies out to the right fielder. Akira Matsuda strikes out. Dinny Stanton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Jack Martz strikes out. John Serad flies out to the left fielder. Queenie Ramsey flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Eduardo Vina grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Bob Neis singles to right field. Otis Janeski grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bob Neis is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Paul Zeber grounds out to the third baseman. Wes Voigt grounds out to the third baseman. Soichiro Nakane pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Stan Morrissey flies out to the center fielder. Tsutomu Aihara singles past the second baseman. Naoki Yokogawa strikes out. Akira Matsuda walks. Dinny Stanton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Frank Davis pops out to the third baseman. Pop Riesgo walks. Buddy Powell singles to left field. Pop Riesgo advances to third on the hit. Jack Martz pops out to the second baseman. John Serad doubles to center field. Pop Riesgo scores. Buddy Powell uses his aggressiveness and scores. Queenie Ramsey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Eduardo Vina flies out to the left fielder. Joe Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Neis singles to center field. Otis Janeski walks. Stan Morrissey strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Paul Zeber grounds out to the shortstop. Wes Voigt singles to right field. Soichiro Nakane lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Frank Davis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Tsutomu Aihara flies out to the center fielder. Naoki Yokogawa grounds out to the pitcher. Akira Matsuda walks. Dinny Stanton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Pop Riesgo singles to right field. Buddy Powell walks. Jack Martz grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Pop Riesgo advances to third on the play. Atsushi Matsuba comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. John Serad walks. Queenie Ramsey strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Atsushi Matsuba flies out to the center fielder. Joe Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Bob Neis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Paul Zeber flies out to the right fielder. Wes Voigt singles to right field. Soichiro Nakane lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Frank Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Otis Janeski singles to left field. Stan Morrissey doubles to center field. Otis Janeski uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mike Donovan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Tsutomu Aihara strikes out. Naoki Yokogawa strikes out. Akira Matsuda walks. Dinny Stanton hits a home run. Stan Morrissey scores. Akira Matsuda scores. George Knoll comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Atsushi Matsuba strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Ron Thompson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Stan Morrissey at 3B. Pop Riesgo singles to center field. Buddy Powell strikes out. Pop Riesgo is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jack Martz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Joe Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Bob Neis pops out to the second baseman. Otis Janeski strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Rod Fritz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. John Serad flies out to the center fielder. Queenie Ramsey strikes out. Paul Zeber lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners LOB: 7 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 5
Game Notes Eduardo Vina is injured and is expected to be out 37 days. Soichiro Nakane is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Lou Wade did not respond to coaching in speed Jim DiSarcina did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Lou Wade did not respond to coaching in arm Biff Jones did not respond to coaching in control Biff Jones did not respond to coaching in control Pete May did not respond to coaching in arm Monte Jones did not respond to coaching in 3B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jeff Daly did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Pete Smith did not respond to coaching in arm Floyd Kennedy did not respond to coaching in range Joe Belardi did not respond to coaching in arm Ricardo Brito did not respond to coaching in speed Ernesto Miguel_Navas did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty