Win: Howard Mattis (13-5) Loss: Eddie Poffenberger (15-5)
Save: Paul Johnson (12)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Eddie Poffenberger pitching. Hank Bottalico singles to center field. Passed ball. Hank Bottalico advances to second. Bryce Shugart flies out to the left fielder. Mike Koegel flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Harry Riddle flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Howard Mattis pitching. Swede Bivin strikes out. Karl Lindstrom singles to left field. Terry Abadie strikes out. Brick Houser grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Karl Lindstrom is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Charlie Huenke singles to center field. Jose Blue strikes out. Len Stroud grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Huenke advances to second on the play. John Mirabelli walks. Howard Mattis strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay George Petkovsek strikes out. Jim Stephenson strikes out. Johnny Smith grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Hank Bottalico singles to left field. Bryce Shugart flies out to the right fielder. Mike Koegel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hank Bottalico advances to second on the play. Harry Riddle singles to left field. Hank Bottalico scores. Charlie Huenke strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Iwao Sotokoba grounds out to the third baseman. Eddie Poffenberger strikes out. Swede Bivin lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Jose Blue strikes out. Len Stroud grounds out to the third baseman. John Mirabelli singles to left field. Howard Mattis grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Karl Lindstrom pops out to the first baseman. Terry Abadie hits a home run. Brick Houser strikes out. George Petkovsek flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Hank Bottalico flies out to the center fielder. Bryce Shugart grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Koegel grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Jim Stephenson lines out to the third baseman. Johnny Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Iwao Sotokoba grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Harry Riddle flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Huenke grounds out to the third baseman. Jose Blue pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Eddie Poffenberger walks. Swede Bivin singles to left field. Karl Lindstrom flies out to the right fielder. Terry Abadie strikes out. Brick Houser grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Len Stroud strikes out. John Mirabelli strikes out. Howard Mattis grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay George Petkovsek flies out to the left fielder. Jim Stephenson grounds out to the pitcher. Johnny Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Hank Bottalico grounds out to the second baseman. Bryce Shugart strikes out. Mike Koegel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Iwao Sotokoba walks. Eddie Poffenberger fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Eddie Poffenberger grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Swede Bivin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Harry Riddle grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Huenke singles to center field. Jose Blue strikes out. Len Stroud singles past the second baseman. Bob Veras 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 Mirabelli singles to left field. Howard Mattis singles to right field. Charlie Huenke scores. Len Stroud scores. Hank Bottalico walks. Bryce Shugart hits an infield single to the pitcher. John Mirabelli scores. Mike Koegel strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Harry Ireland enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jose Blue at 1B. Karl Lindstrom grounds out to the second baseman. Terry Abadie singles to right field. Brick Houser flies out to the left fielder. George Petkovsek singles to center field. Terry Abadie advances to third on the hit. Paul Johnson 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. Jim Stephenson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Cleveland total runners LOB: 8 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 5
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Gene Mossor did not respond to coaching in control Tommy Sawatski did not respond to coaching in velocity Sam Prall improves in power_vs_lefty Nick Coleman improves in range
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Oscar Lomon did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ron Malone did not respond to coaching in arm Oscar Lomon improves in speed Dale Hanski did not respond to coaching in velocity