Win: Kevin Middleton (4-6) Loss: Alex Rodriguez (6-3)
Save: Lu Adams (16)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Alex Rodriguez pitching. George Humphrey walks. George Humphrey steals second. Enoyder Perez singles to left field. George Humphrey scores. Deacon Zacher hits a home run. Enoyder Perez scores. Billy DeVogt flies out to the right fielder. Al Wallace strikes out. Bill Coffman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Kevin Middleton pitching. Vismay Ortiz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Rettig walks. Bobby Ortiz singles to center field. Don Mohler strikes out. Kojiro Muto strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Joe Valle strikes out. Pat Heman flies out to the center fielder. Kevin Middleton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Heinie Mack grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Radcliff hits a home run. Rusty McNertney grounds out to the pitcher. Alex Rodriguez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland George Humphrey grounds out to the second baseman. Enoyder Perez hits a home run. Deacon Zacher grounds out to the third baseman. Billy DeVogt flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Vismay Ortiz grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Rettig flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Ortiz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Al Wallace grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Coffman singles to right field. Joe Valle singles to right field. Pat Heman singles to right field. Bill Coffman scores. Kevin Middleton lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 1-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Don Mohler pops out to the third baseman. Kojiro Muto singles to center field. Heinie Mack walks. Tom Radcliff lines out to the second baseman. Rusty McNertney grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Heinie Mack is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cleveland Cy Alston comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Humphrey strikes out. Enoyder Perez grounds out to the second baseman. Deacon Zacher strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Cy Alston grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Vismay Ortiz pops out to the catcher. Bill Rettig walks. Bobby Ortiz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Billy DeVogt singles to center field. Al Wallace grounds out to the third baseman. Billy DeVogt advances to second on the play. Billy DeVogt is out trying to steal third. Bill Coffman hits a home run. Jimmy Richter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Valle doubles past the right fielder. Pat Heman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Don Mohler singles to right field. Kojiro Muto doubles to right field. Don Mohler uses his aggressiveness and scores. Heinie Mack singles to left field. Kojiro Muto scores. Tom Radcliff grounds out to the catcher. Heinie Mack advances to second on the play. Rusty McNertney doubles to center field. Heinie Mack scores. Emil Langsford comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ben Gonzalez is pinch hitting for Jimmy Richter. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Ben Gonzalez walks. Vismay Ortiz strikes out. Rusty McNertney steals third. Bill Rettig flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Neil Enzenroth pitching. Frank Maddux is pinch hitting for Emil Langsford. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Frank Maddux flies out to the center fielder. George Humphrey singles to left field. Enoyder Perez grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Johnny Petralli pitching. Bobby Ortiz grounds out to the second baseman. Don Mohler strikes out. Kojiro Muto grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Deacon Zacher grounds out to the shortstop. Billy DeVogt grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Al Wallace grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Heinie Mack pops out to the shortstop. Tom Radcliff strikes out. Rusty McNertney grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Bill Coffman strikes out. Joe Valle flies out to the center fielder. Pat Heman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Lu Adams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Al Crump is pinch hitting for Neil Enzenroth. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Al Crump walks. Vismay Ortiz flies out to the right fielder. Bill Rettig flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Ortiz walks. Don Mohler strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Cleveland total runners LOB: 2 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Joe Valle (5).HR - Enoyder Perez (4), Deacon Zacher (5), Bill Coffman (8).GIDP - Enoyder Perez, Kevin Middleton. Baserunning: SB - George Humphrey (16).CS - Billy DeVogt (6).
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Shorty Lucier improves in power_vs_lefty John Ostrowski improves in range Dick Frias did not respond to coaching in range Dan Madden did not respond to coaching in speed
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: A- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Tink Castillo improves in arm Armando Swetonic did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Walt Barragan did not respond to coaching in speed Mike Holzemer did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty