Win: Jack Ruppenthal (9-8) Loss: Geronimo Fox (9-10)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Jack Ruppenthal pitching. Whitey Lake walks. Whitey Lake is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Frank Frasier grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Otto Stenzel flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Geronimo Fox pitching. Deacon Dedmon hits a home run. Fritz Balboni doubles to center field. Dainier Castro strikes out. Rocko Patterson walks. Frankie Henry strikes out. Vance Tarrant grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Alex Alvarez hits a home run. Stan Ward strikes out. Jerry Madrid grounds out to the third baseman. Ken Blankenship lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Esteban Peraza singles to left field. Howard Phillips walks. Jack Ruppenthal lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Deacon Dedmon doubles to left field. Esteban Peraza scores. Howard Phillips scores. Fritz Balboni doubles to center field. Deacon Dedmon scores. Dainier Castro grounds out to the shortstop. Rocko Patterson hits a home run. Fritz Balboni scores. Frank Ferry comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frankie Henry flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Bert Ebright strikes out. Frank Ferry strikes out. Whitey Lake strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Vance Tarrant singles to center field. Esteban Peraza grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Howard Phillips grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Frank Frasier grounds out to the pitcher. Otto Stenzel flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Alex Alvarez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Jack Ruppenthal flies out to the left fielder. Deacon Dedmon flies out to the right fielder. Fritz Balboni grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Stan Ward grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Madrid flies out to the left fielder. Ken Blankenship grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Dainier Castro singles to center field. Rocko Patterson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dainier Castro advances to second on the play. Frankie Henry pops out to the shortstop. Vance Tarrant grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Bert Ebright walks. Frank Ferry fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Frank Ferry grounds out to the second baseman. Bert Ebright advances to second on the play. Whitey Lake grounds out to the second baseman. Bert Ebright advances to third on the play. Frank Frasier strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Esteban Peraza strikes out. Howard Phillips grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Ruppenthal strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Otto Stenzel strikes out. Alex Alvarez doubles to right field. Stan Ward grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Madrid grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Deacon Dedmon grounds out to the second baseman. Fritz Balboni hits a home run. Frank Sayles comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dainier Castro singles to right field. Rocko Patterson singles to left field. Dainier Castro advances to third on the hit. Frankie Henry singles to left field. Dainier Castro scores. Rocko Patterson steals third. Vance Tarrant strikes out. Esteban Peraza grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Ken Blankenship singles to left field. Bill Minor is pinch hitting for Bert Ebright. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Minor pops out to the shortstop. Mike Morey is pinch hitting for Frank Sayles. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mike Morey grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Al Turner pitching. Howard Phillips grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Ruppenthal grounds out to the shortstop. Deacon Dedmon singles to center field. Fritz Balboni grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Whitey Lake grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Frasier grounds out to the shortstop. Otto Stenzel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners left on base: 2 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 6
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: A.J. Reese did not respond to coaching in range Ed Lowe did not respond to coaching in speed Wally Jones did not respond to coaching in velocity Watty Woods improves in control
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Duke Espinoza did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Andy Kennedy improves in speed Deon Waybright improves in range Johnny Downing improves in speed