Win: Gordon Gerhart (3-0) Loss: Kazuharu Akutsu (1-1)
Save: Julio Hawkes (7)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Russ Hartsock pitching. Lon Valdes flies out to the center fielder. Joe Grissom walks. Shigeharu Usami triples. Joe Grissom scores. Bob Fernandez flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Shigeharu Usami scores. Carlos Cary pops out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Chad Head pitching. Phil Buchanan triples. John Hancock walks. Wayne Gutierrez pops out to the second baseman. Larry Moon strikes out. Elston Wheeler singles to left field. Phil Buchanan scores. John Hancock advances to third on the hit. Eddie Watkins grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Logan Fannin strikes out. Chris Martz walks. Dan Greene walks. Chad Head fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Chad Head strikes out. Lon Valdes grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dan Greene is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Ron Lacy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sam Giovanola pops out to the shortstop. Russ Hartsock strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Joe Grissom hits a home run. Shigeharu Usami flies out to the left fielder. Bob Fernandez strikes out. Carlos Cary grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Phil Buchanan walks. John Hancock flies out to the left fielder. Wayne Gutierrez flies out to the center fielder. Larry Moon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Logan Fannin strikes out. Chris Martz singles to right field. Dan Greene doubles past the first baseman. Chris Martz uses his aggressiveness and scores. Chad Head strikes out. Lon Valdes singles to left field. Dan Greene scores. Mike Cook comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Grissom strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Elston Wheeler walks. Eddie Watkins strikes out. Ron Lacy flies out to the left fielder. Sam Giovanola pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Shigeharu Usami flies out to the right fielder. Bob Fernandez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Carlos Cary strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Mike Cook grounds out to the third baseman. Phil Buchanan doubles to center field. John Hancock walks. Wayne Gutierrez grounds into a force play to the first baseman. John Hancock is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Larry Moon singles to center field. Phil Buchanan scores. Elston Wheeler doubles to left field. Wayne Gutierrez scores. Eddie Watkins grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Logan Fannin grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Chris Martz strikes out. Dan Greene grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Ron Lacy pops out to the third baseman. Bill Brown is pinch hitting for Sam Giovanola. Bill Brown singles past the third baseman. Jay Wright is pinch hitting for Mike Cook. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jay Wright reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bob Fernandez. Phil Buchanan grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Brown scores. Jay Wright advances to third on the play. John Hancock is hit by a pitch. Chris Schultz 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. Wayne Gutierrez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Robin Clack pitching. Chris Schultz flies out to the center fielder. Lon Valdes lines out to the shortstop. Joe Grissom grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Larry Moon flies out to the center fielder. Elston Wheeler walks. Eddie Watkins strikes out. Ron Lacy grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Elston Wheeler is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Shigeharu Usami grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bob Fernandez singles to center field. Carlos Cary singles to left field. Logan Fannin grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Fernandez advances to third on the play. Carlos Cary advances to second on the play. Chris Martz triples. Bob Fernandez scores. Carlos Cary scores. Gordon Gerhart comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dan Greene doubles to left field. Chris Martz scores. Chris Schultz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Bill Brown flies out to the right fielder. Ryan Baker is pinch hitting for Gordon Gerhart. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Ryan Baker singles to left field. Phil Buchanan walks. John Hancock doubles to left field. Ryan Baker scores. Phil Buchanan uses his aggressiveness and scores. Kazuharu Akutsu comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Wayne Gutierrez strikes out. Larry Moon singles to right field. John Hancock scores. Elston Wheeler hits a home run. Larry Moon scores. Marty Perry comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Eddie Watkins singles to left field. Ron Lacy grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Eddie Watkins is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Julio Hawkes pitching. Lon Valdes walks. Joe Grissom flies out to the center fielder. Lon Valdes is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Shigeharu Usami grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 4 Cleveland total runners left on base: 10
Batting:2B - Dan Greene 2 (11).3B - Shigeharu Usami (2), Chris Martz (2).HR - Joe Grissom (3).SF - Bob Fernandez. Baserunning: CS - Lon Valdes (10). Fielding: E - Bob Fernandez.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: George Bair did not respond to coaching in speed Brian Rose did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Al Hengel did not respond to coaching in range Doyle Miller did not respond to coaching in arm Ramon Redmon did not respond to coaching in SS
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Joe Duncan did not respond to coaching in speed Shanty Tipton improves in speed Jay Kelley improves in contact_vs_righty Ben Braeburn did not respond to coaching in control