Win: Jim Parsons (6-11) Loss: Johnny Rodriguez (9-12)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Jim Parsons pitching. Ben Smith walks. Tony Scioscia strikes out. Eddie Mathews strikes out. Gus Jennings strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Johnny Rodriguez pitching. Cactus Bakenhaster walks. Cactus Bakenhaster steals second. Spencer Johnson singles to center field. Cactus Bakenhaster scores. Brian Ganzel walks. Mike Rosenfeld hits a home run. Spencer Johnson scores. Brian Ganzel scores. Herman Anderson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Red Hughes singles to center field. Harry Greer walks. Dick Rodriguez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Red Hughes advances to third on the play. Harry Greer advances to second on the play. Mike Rollins grounds out to the third baseman. Red Hughes scores. Harry Greer advances to third on the play. Red Powers comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Parsons grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Dean Bush strikes out. Frank Steevens grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Metzler singles to right field. Roger Laudner grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mike Metzler is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Cactus Bakenhaster grounds out to the shortstop. Spencer Johnson singles to right field. Brian Ganzel pops out to the second baseman. Mike Rosenfeld strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Red Powers grounds out to the shortstop. Ben Smith walks. Tony Scioscia grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ben Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Eddie Mathews grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Red Hughes strikes out. Harry Greer grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Rodriguez walks. Mike Rollins pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Gus Jennings grounds out to the pitcher. Dean Bush grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Steevens strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Jim Parsons flies out to the left fielder. Cactus Bakenhaster triples. Spencer Johnson singles to right field. Cactus Bakenhaster scores. Ron Hunter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Brian Ganzel walks. Mike Rosenfeld reached on a fielding error by Gus Jennings. Red Hughes singles to center field. Spencer Johnson scores. Brian Ganzel scores. Harry Greer doubles to center field. Mike Rosenfeld scores. Red Hughes is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Dick Rodriguez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Mike Metzler pops out to the third baseman. Roger Laudner grounds out to the shortstop. Ron Hunter strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Mike Rollins hits a home run. Jim Parsons flies out to the right fielder. Cactus Bakenhaster grounds out to the second baseman. Spencer Johnson walks. Brian Ganzel singles to left field. Spencer Johnson advances to third on the hit. Mike Rosenfeld strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Ben Smith strikes out. Tony Scioscia grounds out to the third baseman. Eddie Mathews strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Red Hughes walks. Harry Greer grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Dick Rodriguez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Gus Jennings strikes out. Dean Bush grounds out to the shortstop. Darby Collins is pinch hitting for Frank Steevens. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Darby Collins flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Mike Rollins singles to right field. Ted Upshaw is pinch hitting for Jim Parsons. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ted Upshaw flies out to the center fielder. Cactus Bakenhaster hits a home run. Mike Rollins scores. Spencer Johnson strikes out. Brian Ganzel hits a home run. Eddie Ripken comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Mike Rosenfeld is hit by a pitch. Red Hughes walks. Harry Greer strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Rick Sweeney pitching. Mike Metzler singles to left field. Mike Metzler is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Roger Laudner grounds out to the catcher. James George is pinch hitting for Eddie Ripken. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. James George hits a home run. Ben Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Ace Throneberry pitching. Dick Rodriguez singles to left field. Mike Rollins strikes out. Wayne Murray is pinch hitting for Rick Sweeney. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Wayne Murray flies out to the right fielder. Cactus Bakenhaster grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dick Rodriguez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland King Sweeney pitching. Tony Scioscia grounds out to the second baseman. Eddie Mathews strikes out. Gus Jennings grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners left on base: 3 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 9
Game Notes Harry Greer is injured and is expected to be out 42 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C- Improvements: Larry Jacobson did not respond to coaching in velocity Leroy Biancalana did not respond to coaching in velocity Ben Onslow did not respond to coaching in speed Roger Ranew improves in range
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Doug Davis did not respond to coaching in control Curt Houck improves in arm Mel Ott did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Frank Woodward did not respond to coaching in speed