Win: Bill Dalton (8-16) Loss: Ron "Duece" Valdez (12-16)
Save: Mike Thayer (16)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Bill Dalton pitching. Tommy Balls Eunick flies out to the center fielder. Danny Tipple strikes out. Claude West flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Ron Duece Valdez pitching. Roberto Curtis grounds out to the third baseman. Paul Kern singles to center field. Steve Davis grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Luis Kappel doubles past the third baseman. Bart Glove Distefano grounds out to the third baseman. Del Walsh strikes out. Osvaldo Alvarez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Dan Gearin strikes out. Claude Lazar grounds out to the third baseman. Mark Mankowski pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Rod Pazik singles to right field. Ron Duece Valdez lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tommy Balls Eunick strikes out. Danny Tipple flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Bobby Lemon doubles to left field. Geno Farr walks. Bill Dalton lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. The defense is playing the infield in. Roberto Curtis reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bart Glove Distefano. Bobby Lemon scores. Geno Farr scores. Paul Kern doubles to center field. Roberto Curtis scores. Steve Davis strikes out. Dan Gearin singles to right field. Claude Lazar strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Claude West hits an infield single to the pitcher. Luis Kappel walks. Bart Glove Distefano grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Luis Kappel is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Del Walsh strikes out. Osvaldo Alvarez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Mark Mankowski flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Lemon strikes out. Geno Farr grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Rod Pazik strikes out. Ron Duece Valdez lines out to the second baseman. Tommy Balls Eunick flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Bill Dalton flies out to the left fielder. Roberto Curtis singles to center field. Roberto Curtis is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Paul Kern grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Danny Tipple walks. Claude West walks. Luis Kappel grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Danny Tipple advances to third on the play. Bart Glove Distefano singles to right field. Danny Tipple scores. Del Walsh grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bart Glove Distefano is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Steve Davis pops out to the third baseman. Dan Gearin strikes out. Claude Lazar reached on a 2-base fielding error by Rod Pazik. Mark Mankowski walks. Bobby Lemon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Osvaldo Alvarez grounds out to the shortstop. Rod Pazik grounds out to the second baseman. Hot Heinie Haid is pinch hitting for Ron Duece Valdez. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Hot Heinie Haid walks. Tommy Balls Eunick is hit by a pitch. Masayuki Masuda 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. Danny Tipple grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Andy Stewart pitching. Geno Farr flies out to the center fielder. Whitey Smith is pinch hitting for Masayuki Masuda. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Whitey Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Roberto Curtis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Mike Thayer pitching. Claude West flies out to the center fielder. Luis Kappel lines out to the second baseman. Bart Glove Distefano singles to right field. Del Walsh strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Paul Kern hits a home run. Len Hale comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Davis strikes out. Dan Gearin strikes out. Claude Lazar grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Stan Diering enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mark Mankowski at 3B. Butch Reynolds enters the game as a defensive replacement for Geno Farr at C. Osvaldo Alvarez grounds out to the second baseman. Rod Pazik flies out to the right fielder. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah is pinch hitting for Len Hale. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 8 Cleveland total runners left on base: 4
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Ben Cliburn improves in contact_vs_lefty Chippy Clarkson improves in control Ben Cliburn improves in power_vs_lefty
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Craig Fontenot did not respond to coaching in control Craig Fontenot did not respond to coaching in velocity Toots Cicero did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Hersh Smith did not respond to coaching in arm