Win: Jim Hegan (3-4) Loss: Kip Springrob (6-8)
Save: Billy Purcell (7)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Jim Hegan pitching. Bob Leon strikes out. Daniel Concepcion flies out to the right fielder. Wayne Hostetler reached on a fielding error by Jack Storie. Jim McNeely grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Kip Springrob pitching. Orlando Davis singles to right field. Dave Karp grounds out to the second baseman. Orlando Davis advances to second on the play. Jeff Schall is hit by a pitch. Overton Chalmers grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jeff Schall is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jack Hadley hits a home run. Orlando Davis scores. Overton Chalmers scores. Felipe Davila grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Earl Mails flies out to the center fielder. Chris Rhodes flies out to the center fielder. Steve Moore grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Jack Storie strikes out. Tripp Hawkins grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Hegan singles to right field. Orlando Davis grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jim Hegan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Vladimir Lincoln hits a home run. Kip Springrob grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bob Leon grounds out to the shortstop. Daniel Concepcion singles to right field. Wayne Hostetler strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Dave Karp singles past the second baseman. Jeff Schall singles to right field. Dave Karp advances to third on the hit. Overton Chalmers strikes out. Jeff Schall is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jack Hadley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Jim McNeely flies out to the center fielder. Earl Mails walks. Chris Rhodes singles to center field. Earl Mails advances to third on the hit. Steve Moore strikes out. Vladimir Lincoln flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Felipe Davila strikes out. Jack Storie grounds out to the pitcher. Tripp Hawkins strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Kip Springrob flies out to the center fielder. Bob Leon lines out to the second baseman. Daniel Concepcion strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Jim Hegan strikes out. Orlando Davis walks. Orlando Davis steals second. Dave Karp walks. Jeff Schall grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Dave Karp is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Overton Chalmers reached on a 2-base fielding error by Earl Mails. Orlando Davis scores. Jack Hadley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Wayne Hostetler walks. Jim McNeely singles to right field. Wayne Hostetler advances to third on the hit. Earl Mails strikes out. Jim McNeely steals second. Chris Rhodes grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Wayne Hostetler scores. Jim McNeely advances to third on the play. Steve Moore strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Felipe Davila walks. Bob Beltre comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Felipe Davila gets picked off first. Jack Storie flies out to the center fielder. Tripp Hawkins lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Vladimir Lincoln flies out to the center fielder. Jackie Jacobs is pinch hitting for Bob Beltre. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jackie Jacobs pops out to the pitcher. Bob Leon singles to left field. Daniel Concepcion grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Don Thompson pitching. Jim Hegan strikes out. Orlando Davis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Dave Karp grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Wayne Hostetler pops out to the second baseman. Jim McNeely flies out to the center fielder. Earl Mails flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Jeff Schall strikes out. Overton Chalmers singles to left field. Jack Hadley strikes out. Felipe Davila singles to center field. Overton Chalmers is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Billy Purcell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Chris Rhodes lines out to the third baseman. Steve Moore strikes out. Vladimir Lincoln reached on a fielding error by Jack Storie. Jay Rohde is pinch hitting for Don Thompson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jay Rohde strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners left on base: 7 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 5
Game Notes Bob Beltre is injured and is expected to be out 54 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ralph Beecher did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Bescher did not respond to coaching in control Blas Alyea did not respond to coaching in control Gil Hearn did not respond to coaching in control Gil Hearn improves in velocity Rick Fitzgerald improves in contact_vs_righty Al Stanicek did not respond to coaching in C
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Champ Orengo did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack Nutter improves in arm Dave Gandolph did not respond to coaching in control Derrek Leard did not respond to coaching in range Eric White improves in contact_vs_lefty Red Smith improves in arm Artie Kernek did not respond to coaching in CF