Win: Atsushi Matsuba (9-3) Loss: Billy Morgan (3-13)
Save: Tony Jensen (2)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Fred Lacey pitching. Frank Davis pops out to the first baseman. Howard Norman grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Yukio Kawagishi grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Mike Ziem pitching. Joe Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Campbell grounds out to the second baseman. Akira Matsuda doubles past the center fielder. Otis Janeski strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Pop Riesgo walks. Buddy Powell grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Pop Riesgo is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Buddy Powell steals second. John Serad grounds out to the shortstop. Buddy Powell is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Stan Morrissey strikes out. Naoki Yokogawa doubles to left field. Dinny Stanton hits a home run. Naoki Yokogawa scores. Tsutomu Aihara singles to right field. Fred Lacey fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Fred Lacey flies out to the right fielder. Joe Johnson doubles to left field. George Campbell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Salomon Jones reached on a fielding error by Dinny Stanton. Queenie Ramsey flies out to the left fielder. Mike Ziem fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Mike Ziem flies out to the center fielder. Frank Davis hits an infield single to the first baseman. Howard Norman singles to left field. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Salomon Jones scores. Yukio Kawagishi singles to center field. Frank Davis scores. Howard Norman scores. Pop Riesgo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Akira Matsuda singles to center field. Otis Janeski flies out to the left fielder. Stan Morrissey grounds out to the shortstop. Akira Matsuda advances to second on the play. Naoki Yokogawa lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Buddy Powell singles to center field. John Serad grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Salomon Jones singles to center field. Queenie Ramsey doubles to right field. 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. Mike Ziem grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Dinny Stanton walks. Dinny Stanton steals second. Billy Morgan 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 flies out to the center fielder. Atsushi Matsuba singles to left field. Dinny Stanton scores. Joe Johnson walks. George Campbell flies out to the left fielder. Akira Matsuda flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Frank Davis grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Howard Norman strikes out. Yukio Kawagishi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Otis Janeski strikes out. Stan Morrissey strikes out. Naoki Yokogawa grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Pop Riesgo lines out to the third baseman. Buddy Powell pops out to the second baseman. John Serad singles to center field. Salomon Jones flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Dinny Stanton doubles to center field. Tsutomu Aihara singles past the third baseman. Dinny Stanton 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 hits a home run. Tsutomu Aihara scores. Sean Guindon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Campbell grounds out to the shortstop. Akira Matsuda hits a home run. Otis Janeski lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Queenie Ramsey singles to center field. Curt Thompson is pinch hitting for Sean Guindon. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Curt Thompson strikes out. Frank Davis singles to right field. Tony Jensen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Howard Norman grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Tsuneteru Komazaki pitching. Stan Morrissey grounds out to the shortstop. Naoki Yokogawa pops out to the first baseman. Dinny Stanton singles to center field. Tsutomu Aihara flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Ron Thompson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Stan Morrissey at 3B. Yukio Kawagishi strikes out. Pop Riesgo singles to left field. Buddy Powell strikes out. John Serad grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Pop Riesgo is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Tony Jensen grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Johnson singles to center field. George Campbell reached on a 2-base throwing error by Tsuneteru Komazaki. Akira Matsuda singles to right field. Joe Johnson scores. George Campbell scores. Otis Janeski doubles to left field. Akira Matsuda uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ron Thompson pops out to the second baseman. Naoki Yokogawa singles to right field. Otis Janeski scores. Dinny Stanton grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Naoki Yokogawa is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Salomon Jones strikes out. Queenie Ramsey strikes out. Wes Voigt is pinch hitting for Tsuneteru Komazaki. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Wes Voigt flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 6 Cleveland total runners left on base: 8
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Yasunori Yokomizo improves in contact_vs_righty Mickey McDonald did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Etsuro Yokota did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Daisuke Kashibuchi did not respond to coaching in range Leon Church did not respond to coaching in arm Marty Morgan did not respond to coaching in arm
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Carlos Ellis improves in control Asley Gonzalez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Monte Jones improves in power_vs_righty Asley Gonzalez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Eiji Suzuki did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Carlos Ellis did not respond to coaching in control Monte Jones improves in 3B