Win: Geronimo Fox (4-8) Loss: J.J. Covington (1-3)
Save: Jim Rippelmeyer (9)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Geronimo Fox pitching. Deacon Dedmon grounds out to the second baseman. Fritz Balboni pops out to the third baseman. Dainier Castro singles past the second baseman. Rocko Patterson singles to left field. Frankie Henry walks. Vance Tarrant singles to center field. Dainier Castro scores. Rocko Patterson scores. Frankie Henry advances to third on the hit. Hyoji Sato pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cleveland J.J. Covington pitching. Frank Frasier pops out to the second baseman. Otto Stenzel reached on a 2-base fielding error by Dainier Castro. Alex Alvarez strikes out. Jerry Madrid grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Howard Phillips walks. J.J. Covington pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Deacon Dedmon grounds out to the second baseman. Howard Phillips advances to second on the play. Fritz Balboni singles to center field. Howard Phillips scores. Fritz Balboni steals second. Dainier Castro strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Ken Blankenship singles to center field. George Burkart singles to right field. Ken Blankenship advances to third on the hit. Bill Minor walks. Heinie Hampton grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Ken Blankenship scores. George Burkart advances to third on the play. Geronimo Fox grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Rocko Patterson reached on a 2-base throwing error by Heinie Hampton. Frankie Henry flies out to the left fielder. Vance Tarrant reached on a 2-base throwing error by Heinie Hampton. Rocko Patterson scores. Hyoji Sato pops out to the second baseman. Howard Phillips grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Frank Frasier grounds out to the shortstop. Otto Stenzel walks. Alex Alvarez strikes out. Jerry Madrid walks. Ken Blankenship grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay J.J. Covington singles to center field. Deacon Dedmon strikes out. Fritz Balboni grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland George Burkart doubles to right field. Bill Minor walks. Heinie Hampton singles to right field. George Burkart scores. Geronimo Fox lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to third for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. Heinie Hampton advances to second on the play. Heinie Hampton advances to second on the play. Frank Frasier singles to left field. Otto Stenzel pops out to the second baseman. Alex Alvarez hits a home run. Heinie Hampton scores. Geronimo Fox scores. Frank Frasier scores. Devo Sigundo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jerry Madrid grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Dainier Castro triples. Rocko Patterson grounds out to the second baseman. Dainier Castro scores. Frankie Henry grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Vance Tarrant flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Ken Blankenship doubles to center field. George Burkart grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Minor flies out to the center fielder. Heinie Hampton walks. Geronimo Fox strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Hyoji Sato doubles to right field. Howard Phillips flies out to the left fielder. Devo Sigundo strikes out. Frank Ferry 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. Deacon Dedmon reached on a fielding error by Alex Alvarez. Fritz Balboni strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Frank Frasier strikes out. Otto Stenzel walks. Alex Alvarez grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Otto Stenzel is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jerry Madrid hits a home run. Alex Alvarez scores. Duvier Charles comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ken Blankenship singles to center field. George Burkart grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Dainier Castro walks. Rocko Patterson flies out to the center fielder. Frankie Henry grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Bill Minor grounds out to the second baseman. Heinie Hampton strikes out. Mike Morey is pinch hitting for Frank Ferry. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mike Morey grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Hal Lear pitching. Justin Hunt enters the game as a defensive replacement for Heinie Hampton at 2B. Vance Tarrant singles to left field. Hyoji Sato flies out to the center fielder. Howard Phillips singles to left field. Vance Tarrant advances to third on the hit. Torey Skaugstad is pinch hitting for Duvier Charles. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Torey Skaugstad strikes out. Deacon Dedmon strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Fred Anderson pitching. Frank Frasier singles past the shortstop. Otto Stenzel singles to left field. Alex Alvarez flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Madrid flies out to the center fielder. Ken Blankenship flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Jim Rippelmeyer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Fritz Balboni pops out to the second baseman. Dainier Castro strikes out. Rocko Patterson singles past the first baseman. Frankie Henry singles to center field. Rocko Patterson advances to third on the hit. Vance Tarrant strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 10 Cleveland total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Ken Blankenship (10), George Burkart (11).HR - Alex Alvarez (18), Jerry Madrid (9).GIDP - Heinie Hampton. Fielding: E - Alex Alvarez, Heinie Hampton 2.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Doc Menosky improves in power_vs_lefty Johnny Ewing improves in arm Doc Menosky improves in arm Seiichi Kitagawa did not respond to coaching in arm Johnny Ewing did not respond to coaching in 2B
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: A.J. Reese improves in speed Jim Brazill improves in range A.J. Reese did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Neil White did not respond to coaching in control Aaron Hisner did not respond to coaching in 1B