Win: Frank Ferry (1-0) Loss: Bernie Thomas (0-2)
Save: Sam Dumoulin (4)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Comangi Loko pitching. Whitey Lake singles to center field. Otto Stenzel grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Whitey Lake is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Alex Alvarez singles to left field. Bob Smith grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Geronimo Fox pitching. Deacon Dedmon walks. Dainier Castro doubles to center field. Deacon Dedmon uses his aggressiveness and scores. ZyZoy Pink lines out to the second baseman. Rocko Patterson flies out to the center fielder. Frankie Henry flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland George Burkart flies out to the center fielder. Ed Tobin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Minor grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Vance Tarrant grounds out to the shortstop. Fritz Balboni singles to left field. Mike Lollar strikes out. Comangi Loko strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Justin Hunt hits an infield single to the third baseman. Geronimo Fox lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Whitey Lake grounds out to the shortstop. Otto Stenzel grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Deacon Dedmon lines out to the first baseman. Dainier Castro walks. Dainier Castro steals second. ZyZoy Pink strikes out. Rocko Patterson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Alex Alvarez strikes out. Bob Smith flies out to the center fielder. George Burkart reached on a fielding error by Comangi Loko. Ed Tobin singles to right field. Bill Minor strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Frankie Henry flies out to the right fielder. Vance Tarrant flies out to the right fielder. Fritz Balboni walks. Mike Lollar walks. Comangi Loko strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cleveland Justin Hunt hits an infield single to the pitcher. Justin Hunt steals second. The catcher fields the ball and Justin Hunt is thrown out at third. Whitey Lake strikes out. Otto Stenzel walks. Alex Alvarez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Deacon Dedmon strikes out. Dainier Castro grounds out to the second baseman. ZyZoy Pink walks. ZyZoy Pink steals second. Rocko Patterson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Bob Smith strikes out. George Burkart lines out to the shortstop. Ed Tobin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Frankie Henry grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Vance Tarrant pops out to the third baseman. Fritz Balboni grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Bill Minor walks. Bill Minor steals second. Justin Hunt singles to left field. Bob Woodman is pinch hitting for Geronimo Fox. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bob Woodman doubles to center field. Bill Minor scores. Justin Hunt uses his aggressiveness and scores. Whitey Lake strikes out. Otto Stenzel strikes out. Alex Alvarez singles to center field. Ray Smith 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. Bob Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Al Turner pitching. Mike Lollar triples. Horace Fortune is pinch hitting for Ray Smith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Horace Fortune hits a home run. Mike Lollar scores. Frank Sayles comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Deacon Dedmon pops out to the catcher. Dainier Castro grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). ZyZoy Pink strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Wayne Eubanks pitching. George Burkart walks. Ed Tobin strikes out. Bill Minor singles to left field. Justin Hunt grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bill Minor is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bert Ebright is pinch hitting for Frank Sayles. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bert Ebright singles to center field. George Burkart scores. Whitey Lake flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Frank Ferry pitching. Rocko Patterson strikes out. Frankie Henry strikes out. Vance Tarrant strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Bernie Thomas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Otto Stenzel strikes out. Alex Alvarez singles to right field. Alex Alvarez steals second. Bob Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alex Alvarez advances to third on the play. George Burkart singles past the third baseman. Alex Alvarez scores. Ed Tobin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Sam Dumoulin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Fritz Balboni strikes out. Mike Lollar lines out to the pitcher. Sebastian Beck is pinch hitting for Bernie Thomas. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Sebastian Beck flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners LOB: 11 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 6
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Mike Graney improves in power_vs_lefty Stan Ward improves in contact_vs_lefty Jim Brazill improves in power_vs_lefty Jim Brazill improves in power_vs_righty Stan Ward did not respond to coaching in 2B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Johnny Downing improves in range J.J. Covington did not respond to coaching in control J.J. Covington did not respond to coaching in velocity Johnny Downing improves in range A.K. Lovejoy did not respond to coaching in 2B