Win: George Wilson (17-6) Loss: Blunderbuss Billingsly (13-20)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Blunderbuss Billingsly pitching. Chevy Nova grounds out to the shortstop. Jordan Crusher walks. Joel Jumbo Elliott grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland George Wilson pitching. Doc Mullins grounds out to the shortstop. Leon Bordley singles to center field. Sleve McDichael flies out to the left fielder. Ian Shelton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Ryne Reynolds doubles to left field. Mickey Wilkins grounds out to the third baseman. Justin Turner walks. Johnny Bones Jones pops out to the first baseman. J. J. McKay walks. George Wilson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Cleveland Jose Cicada flies out to the left fielder. Ozzie Wilke reached on a fielding error by Jordan Crusher. Charlie Parisse singles to left field. Ozzie Wilke advances to third on the hit. Mac Rochford strikes out. Blunderbuss Billingsly grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Chevy Nova singles to right field. Jordan Crusher strikes out. Joel Jumbo Elliott doubles to center field. Chevy Nova scores. Ryne Reynolds flies out to the center fielder. Mickey Wilkins strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Doc Mullins grounds out to the shortstop. Leon Bordley strikes out. Sleve McDichael walks. Sleve McDichael steals second. Ian Shelton singles to center field. Sleve McDichael scores. Jose Cicada grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ian Shelton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Justin Turner singles to center field. Johnny Bones Jones flies out to the center fielder. J. J. McKay triples. Justin Turner scores. George Wilson singles to right field. J. J. McKay scores. Mark Farley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chevy Nova grounds into a force play to the shortstop. George Wilson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jordan Crusher singles to right field. Joel Jumbo Elliott reached on a 2-base throwing error by Charlie Parisse. Chevy Nova scores. Ryne Reynolds grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Ozzie Wilke grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Parisse grounds out to the third baseman. Mac Rochford flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Mickey Wilkins grounds out to the second baseman. Justin Turner singles to left field. Justin Turner is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Johnny Bones Jones singles to right field. Johnny Bones Jones is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Mark Farley flies out to the right fielder. Doc Mullins grounds out to the third baseman. Leon Bordley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay J. J. McKay walks. George Wilson lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Chevy Nova grounds out to the shortstop. Jordan Crusher strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Sleve McDichael grounds out to the second baseman. Ian Shelton grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Cicada flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Joel Jumbo Elliott singles to center field. Joel Jumbo Elliott steals second. Passed ball. Joel Jumbo Elliott advances to third. Ryne Reynolds flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Joel Jumbo Elliott scores. Mickey Wilkins flies out to the left fielder. Justin Turner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Ozzie Wilke doubles past the left fielder. Charlie Parisse flies out to the right fielder. Mac Rochford singles to right field. Ozzie Wilke scores. Mark Farley lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Doc Mullins grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Johnny Bones Jones strikes out. J. J. McKay pops out to the shortstop. George Wilson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Richie Havens enters the game as a defensive replacement for Justin Turner at LF. Leon Bordley strikes out. Sleve McDichael grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ian Shelton grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Chevy Nova singles to right field. Pete Pappas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chevy Nova steals second. Jordan Crusher pops out to the shortstop. Joel Jumbo Elliott singles to center field. Chevy Nova scores. Ryne Reynolds strikes out. Mickey Wilkins grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joel Jumbo Elliott is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Jose Cicada doubles to right field. Mike Munoz 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. Ozzie Wilke flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Parisse flies out to the right fielder. Mac Rochford grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 8 Cleveland total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Joel Jumbo Elliott (31), Ryne Reynolds (21).3B - J. J. McKay (1).SF - Ryne Reynolds.GIDP - Joel Jumbo Elliott. Baserunning: SB - Chevy Nova (32), Joel Jumbo Elliott (16).CS - Justin Turner (6), Johnny Bones Jones (16). Fielding: E - Jordan Crusher.
Game Notes Jose Cicada is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jeremiah Johnson improves in contact_vs_righty Gus Surhoff improves in contact_vs_lefty Tim Wicker improves in contact_vs_lefty Adam Sterling improves in contact_vs_righty Nelson Potter did not respond to coaching in 3B
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Steve Schick did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Gene Speier did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dave Fernandez did not respond to coaching in velocity J.B. Charbonneau improves in power_vs_righty J.B. Charbonneau did not respond to coaching in 1B