Inning: 1 Tampa Bay William Boyd pitching. Tom Reilley walks. Orlando Bradley flies out to the left fielder. Leon Schullstrom singles to right field. Vicente Cato pops out to the first baseman. Julian Cox strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cleveland John Shoemaker pitching. Steve Alcala strikes out. Rex Garcia grounds out to the third baseman. Chris Souza grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Frank Howell grounds out to the pitcher. Tony Dickerson grounds out to the shortstop. Katsutoshi Nakatani singles to center field. John Shoemaker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Ron Thomas pops out to the first baseman. Ron Bourque singles to center field. Ted Wright flies out to the right fielder. Sherman Asbell grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ron Bourque is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Tom Reilley grounds out to the third baseman. Orlando Bradley strikes out. Leon Schullstrom walks. Vicente Cato strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Shinichi Miyamoto grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). William Boyd grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Alcala singles to center field. Rex Garcia flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Julian Cox grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Howell lines out to the second baseman. Tony Dickerson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Chris Souza doubles to left field. Ron Thomas strikes out. Ron Bourque grounds out to the shortstop. Ted Wright walks. Sherman Asbell singles to right field. Chris Souza scores. Shinichi Miyamoto grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Katsutoshi Nakatani doubles to left field. John Shoemaker 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. Tom Reilley strikes out. Orlando Bradley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland William Boyd strikes out. Steve Alcala grounds out to the pitcher. Rex Garcia strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Leon Schullstrom grounds out to the third baseman. Vicente Cato strikes out. Julian Cox singles to left field. Julian Cox is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Chris Souza singles to center field. Ron Thomas grounds out to the pitcher. Chris Souza advances to second on the play. Ron Bourque strikes out. Ted Wright grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Frank Howell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Tony Dickerson pops out to the catcher. Katsutoshi Nakatani grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Sherman Asbell reached on a 2-base throwing error by Julian Cox. Shinichi Miyamoto strikes out. William Boyd hits an infield single to the third baseman. Steve Alcala grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay John Hickman is pinch hitting for John Shoemaker. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. John Hickman singles to left field. Tom Reilley strikes out. John Hickman steals second. Orlando Bradley singles to center field. John Hickman scores. Leon Schullstrom grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Hiroyoshi Ugumori pitching. Rex Garcia lines out to the second baseman. Chris Souza doubles to center field. Ron Thomas walks. Chris Souza steals third. Ron Bourque grounds out to the shortstop. Chris Souza scores. Ron Thomas advances to second on the play. Ted Wright grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Masao Arita comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Vicente Cato grounds out to the shortstop. Julian Cox hits a home run. Frank Howell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tony Dickerson singles to center field. Katsutoshi Nakatani walks. Bill Nyman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Schaal is pinch hitting for Hiroyoshi Ugumori. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dave Schaal reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ron Thomas. Tony Dickerson scores. Tom Reilley walks. Orlando Bradley walks. Katsutoshi Nakatani scores. Leon Schullstrom strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Cleveland Tom Wallach pitching. Sherman Asbell grounds out to the shortstop. Shinichi Miyamoto singles to left field. Pinky Fingers is pinch hitting for Bill Nyman. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Pinky Fingers grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Shinichi Miyamoto is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Steve Alcala grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Pinky Fingers is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 8 Cleveland total runners LOB: 8
Game Notes Bill Nyman is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Lou Storie did not respond to coaching in arm Roy Enright improves in range Mack Rollins did not respond to coaching in velocity Del Cross improves in arm
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Terry Sheckard did not respond to coaching in speed Vinny Newkirk improves in velocity Joe Stephenson did not respond to coaching in range Hal Landrum improves in contact_vs_righty