Win: Keith Brenton (1-0) Loss: Jim Lake (0-1)
Save: Hank Heredia (1)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Jim Lake pitching. Poopsie Johnson doubles to right field. Robin Frias pops out to the second baseman. Steve Gonzales flies out to the center fielder. Cory Weaver pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Keith Brenton pitching. Alec Miller grounds out to the third baseman. Rebel Robinson strikes out. Karl Reese grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Carl Castro grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Sheldon grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Ruth singles to center field. Jim Wade singles to center field. Dave Ruth advances to third on the hit. Keith Brenton strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Zaza Oliver flies out to the center fielder. Clyde Guante singles to left field. Ed Cole grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Poopsie Johnson hits a home run. Robin Frias flies out to the left fielder. Steve Gonzales walks. Cory Weaver walks. Carl Castro flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Billy Sheldon grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Cory Weaver is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Bill Finnvold walks. Red Senerchia strikes out. Jim Lake fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jim Lake strikes out. Alec Miller grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Finnvold is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Dave Ruth walks. Jim Wade walks. Keith Brenton fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Keith Brenton flies out to the center fielder. Poopsie Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Robin Frias doubles to left field. Dave Ruth scores. Jim Wade uses his aggressiveness and scores. Steve Gonzales singles to right field. Robin Frias scores. Cory Weaver singles to left field. Steve Gonzales advances to third on the hit. Carl Castro flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Rebel Robinson strikes out. Karl Reese strikes out. Zaza Oliver singles to left field. Clyde Guante strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Billy Sheldon hits a home run. Dick Meacham comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Ruth grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Wade flies out to the center fielder. Keith Brenton grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Ed Cole strikes out. Bill Finnvold singles to left field. Red Senerchia strikes out. Dick Meacham singles to center field. Alec Miller strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Poopsie Johnson grounds out to the pitcher. Robin Frias singles to right field. Steve Gonzales singles to right field. Robin Frias advances to third on the hit. Cory Weaver strikes out. Carl Castro walks. Billy Sheldon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Rebel Robinson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Karl Reese strikes out. Zaza Oliver grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Dave Ruth grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jim Wade strikes out. Keith Brenton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Clyde Guante grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Cole doubles to center field. Bill Finnvold doubles to center field. Ed Cole scores. Red Senerchia flies out to the right fielder. Yordan Rodriguez is pinch hitting for Dick Meacham. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Yordan Rodriguez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Jack Reacher pitching. Poopsie Johnson walks. Poopsie Johnson steals second. Robin Frias walks. Steve Gonzales walks. Cory Weaver strikes out. Carl Castro flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Poopsie Johnson scores. Billy Sheldon singles to center field. Robin Frias scores. Steve Gonzales advances to third on the hit. Martin McCabe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jess Kircher is pinch hitting for Dave Ruth. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jess Kircher lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Alec Miller strikes out. Rebel Robinson is hit by a pitch. Jim Hughes is pinch hitting for Karl Reese. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Hughes singles to center field. Zaza Oliver grounds out to the shortstop. Rebel Robinson advances to third on the play. Jim Hughes advances to second on the play. Clyde Guante singles to center field. Rebel Robinson scores. Ed Cole singles to center field. Jim Hughes scores. Hank Heredia comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Bill Finnvold walks. Red Senerchia grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Cleveland Jim Wade flies out to the left fielder. Hank Heredia grounds out to the shortstop. Poopsie Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Art Russell is pinch hitting for Martin McCabe. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Art Russell flies out to the right fielder. Alec Miller walks. Rebel Robinson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners LOB: 12 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 8
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Sean Greene improves in contact_vs_lefty Jim Bird did not respond to coaching in arm Sean Greene improves in contact_vs_righty Jim Bird did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jim Bird did not respond to coaching in SS
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Thad Gowdy did not respond to coaching in speed Steve Beech did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Paddy Small did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Thad Gowdy improves in contact_vs_righty