Win: Gary Bonds (5-7) Loss: March Pierson (8-16)
Save: Ted McLaughlin (2)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Russ Hartsock pitching. Chris Paula doubles to right field. Bob Fernandez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chris Paula advances to third on the play. Joe Grissom pops out to the shortstop. Lon Valdes doubles to right field. Chris Paula scores. Dave Bowman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cleveland March Pierson pitching. Phil Buchanan hits a home run. Larry Moon flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Monaco singles to left field. Eddie Watkins walks. Jay Wright hits a home run. Johnny Monaco scores. Eddie Watkins scores. Ryan Baker grounds out to the third baseman. John Hancock strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Larry Ahearne singles to right field. Larry Ahearne steals second. Tom Champion pops out to the first baseman. Mike Morgan grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Larry Ahearne advances to third on the play. March Pierson pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Art Taylor hits a home run. Russ Hartsock grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Phil Buchanan singles to right field. Phil Buchanan steals second. Larry Moon grounds out to the second baseman. Phil Buchanan advances to third on the play. Johnny Monaco walks. Eddie Watkins flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Chris Paula walks. Bob Fernandez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Joe Grissom singles to center field. Lon Valdes doubles to left field. Joe Grissom is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Jay Wright reached on a fielding error by Chris Paula. Jay Wright steals second. Ryan Baker flies out to the left fielder. John Hancock hits an infield single to the first baseman. Art Taylor hits an infield single to the pitcher. Jay Wright scores. Russ Hartsock lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 1-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Dave Bowman pops out to the third baseman. Larry Ahearne grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Champion singles to left field. Mike Morgan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Phil Buchanan flies out to the left fielder. Larry Moon walks. Johnny Monaco strikes out. Eddie Watkins strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay March Pierson grounds out to the second baseman. Chris Paula flies out to the center fielder. Bob Fernandez singles to center field. Joe Grissom singles to left field. Lon Valdes singles past the second baseman. Bob Fernandez scores. Dave Bowman hits a home run. Joe Grissom scores. Lon Valdes scores. Gary Bonds comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Larry Ahearne strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Jay Wright singles to right field. Jay Wright steals second. Ryan Baker flies out to the right fielder. John Hancock singles to right field. Jay Wright scores. Art Taylor strikes out. Gary Bonds grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Tom Champion grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Morgan walks. March Pierson lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Chris Paula singles to center field. Mike Morgan is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Phil Buchanan flies out to the right fielder. Larry Moon triples. Johnny Monaco flies out to the center fielder. Eddie Watkins strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Bob Fernandez grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Grissom flies out to the center fielder. Lon Valdes lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Jay Wright strikes out. Ryan Baker flies out to the right fielder. John Hancock walks. Art Taylor walks. Bill Brown is pinch hitting for Gary Bonds. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Bill Brown reached on a fielding error by Bob Fernandez. Phil Buchanan pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Mike Cook pitching. Dave Bowman strikes out. Larry Ahearne singles to left field. Tom Champion strikes out. Mike Morgan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Hugh Chouinard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Larry Moon pops out to the third baseman. Johnny Monaco walks. Eddie Watkins doubles to center field. Johnny Monaco uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jay Wright strikes out. Ryan Baker flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Ted McLaughlin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Rube Heusser is pinch hitting for Hugh Chouinard. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Rube Heusser grounds out to the shortstop. Chris Paula walks. Bob Fernandez reached on a 2-base fielding error by Larry Moon. Joe Grissom grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chris Paula scores. Bob Fernandez advances to third on the play. Lon Valdes walks. Dave Bowman grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 8 Cleveland total runners left on base: 10
Batting:2B - Chris Paula (18), Lon Valdes 2 (17).HR - Dave Bowman (14).GIDP - Bob Fernandez. Baserunning: SB - Larry Ahearne (10). Fielding: E - Chris Paula, Bob Fernandez.
Batting:2B - Eddie Watkins (30).3B - Larry Moon (2).HR - Phil Buchanan (10), Jay Wright (17), Art Taylor (5).GIDP - Russ Hartsock. Baserunning: SB - Phil Buchanan (22), Jay Wright 2 (10). Fielding: E - Larry Moon.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Tommy Young improves in range Sam Greisinger did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Sam Greisinger did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Anthony Caldwell did not respond to coaching in control Ramon Redmon did not respond to coaching in SS
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Jim Borchers improves in power_vs_lefty Ray Murray improves in range Sam Giovanola did not respond to coaching in arm Bruce Wetherby did not respond to coaching in control