Win: Mel Scheeren (7-7) Loss: Jack Ruppenthal (5-3)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Mel Scheeren pitching. Deacon Dedmon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fritz Balboni strikes out. Dainier Castro doubles to center field. Rocko Patterson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cleveland Jack Ruppenthal pitching. Frank Frasier hits a home run. Otto Stenzel singles to left field. Otto Stenzel is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Alex Alvarez grounds out to the third baseman. Jerry Madrid pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Frankie Henry singles to right field. Vance Tarrant walks. Esteban Peraza flies out to the right fielder. Howard Phillips flies out to the center fielder. Jack Ruppenthal singles to left field. Deacon Dedmon strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Cleveland Mike Morey grounds out to the shortstop. George Burkart grounds out to the third baseman. Justin Hunt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Fritz Balboni walks. Dainier Castro grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Rocko Patterson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Heinie Hampton strikes out. Mel Scheeren strikes out. Frank Frasier grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Frankie Henry strikes out. Vance Tarrant walks. Esteban Peraza flies out to the center fielder. Howard Phillips walks. Jack Ruppenthal strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Otto Stenzel flies out to the right fielder. Alex Alvarez flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Madrid flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Deacon Dedmon lines out to the shortstop. Fritz Balboni singles to left field. Dainier Castro grounds out to the second baseman. Fritz Balboni advances to second on the play. Rocko Patterson flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Mike Morey flies out to the center fielder. George Burkart grounds out to the third baseman. Justin Hunt flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Frankie Henry singles to left field. Vance Tarrant grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Esteban Peraza grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Heinie Hampton grounds out to the shortstop. Mel Scheeren grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Frasier pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Howard Phillips grounds out to the pitcher. Torey Skaugstad is pinch hitting for Jack Ruppenthal. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Torey Skaugstad flies out to the right fielder. Deacon Dedmon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Fred Anderson pitching. Otto Stenzel singles to center field. Alex Alvarez hits a home run. Otto Stenzel scores. Rip Mueller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jerry Madrid grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Morey strikes out. George Burkart pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Bert Ebright enters the game as a defensive replacement for Heinie Hampton at 2B. Fritz Balboni strikes out. Dainier Castro doubles to right field. Rocko Patterson walks. Hal Lear 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. Frankie Henry flies out to the left fielder. Vance Tarrant grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Justin Hunt walks. Bert Ebright pops out to the third baseman. Whitey Lake is pinch hitting for Hal Lear. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Whitey Lake doubles to left field. Justin Hunt uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bernie Thomas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Frasier singles to center field. Whitey Lake scores. Otto Stenzel flies out to the center fielder. Alex Alvarez grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Frank Sayles pitching. Esteban Peraza grounds out to the third baseman. Howard Phillips pops out to the second baseman. Sebastian Beck is pinch hitting for Bernie Thomas. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Sebastian Beck strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 9 Cleveland total runners left on base: 1
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Johnny Downing improves in contact_vs_righty Doc Menosky improves in contact_vs_righty Ray Smith did not respond to coaching in endurance Andy Kennedy did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Johnny Ewing improves in 2B
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Watty Woods improves in control Stan Ward improves in contact_vs_lefty Duane Storke did not respond to coaching in control Jim Brazill improves in power_vs_lefty Aaron Hisner improves in 1B