Win: Scott Nichol (7-3) Loss: Tony Atherton (5-8)
Save: Yoenis Ramirez (23)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Bill Moore pitching. Rey Dobson singles to center field. Offa Hughes walks. Marlon Fields strikes out. Tom Welch lines out to the second baseman. Zip Hill grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Offa Hughes is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cleveland Mario Nevers pitching. Dennis Beard hits a home run. Al Blair strikes out. Leo Hickey lines out to the second baseman. Gus Bailes strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay George Plank singles to right field. Jerry Ostdiek grounds into a force play to the shortstop. George Plank is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Moises Dustal pops out to the third baseman. Mario Nevers strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Barry Gray singles to center field. Terry Baker pops out to the second baseman. Gene Ingram strikes out. Byrd Ritter grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Rey Dobson walks. Offa Hughes grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Rey Dobson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Marlon Fields grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Offa Hughes is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Marlon Fields steals second. Tom Welch grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Bill Moore grounds out to the shortstop. Dennis Beard grounds out to the third baseman. Al Blair strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Zip Hill flies out to the right fielder. George Plank grounds out to the third baseman. Jerry Ostdiek strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Leo Hickey strikes out. Gus Bailes strikes out. Barry Gray grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Moises Dustal singles to center field. Moises Dustal steals second. Mario Nevers fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Mario Nevers grounds out to the shortstop. Rey Dobson pops out to the catcher. Offa Hughes grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Terry Baker grounds out to the shortstop. Gene Ingram singles to left field. Byrd Ritter strikes out. Bill Moore grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Gene Ingram is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Marlon Fields flies out to the left fielder. Tom Welch strikes out. Zip Hill singles to right field. Zip Hill steals second. George Plank strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Dennis Beard singles to left field. Al Blair grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dennis Beard advances to second on the play. Leo Hickey pops out to the shortstop. Gus Bailes flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Jerry Ostdiek grounds out to the third baseman. Moises Dustal flies out to the right fielder. Yorkis Dreke is pinch hitting for Mario Nevers. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Yorkis Dreke pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Scott Nichol pitching. Barry Gray flies out to the left fielder. Terry Baker strikes out. Gene Ingram walks. Byrd Ritter pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Tony Atherton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Rey Dobson walks. Rey Dobson steals second. Offa Hughes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Rey Dobson advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Marlon Fields hits a home run. Rey Dobson scores. Chick Doe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Welch strikes out. Zip Hill grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Bobby Madison is pinch hitting for Chick Doe. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Bobby Madison strikes out. Dennis Beard flies out to the left fielder. Al Blair singles to left field. Leo Hickey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Jesus Devore pitching. George Plank strikes out. Jerry Ostdiek walks. Moises Dustal strikes out. Les Moren is pinch hitting for Scott Nichol. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Les Moren grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jerry Ostdiek is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Yoenis Ramirez pitching. Otto Korwan is pinch hitting for Gus Bailes. Otto Korwan singles to center field. Barry Gray lines out to the second baseman. Bob Smith is pinch hitting for Terry Baker. Bob Smith strikes out. Nate Gardner is pinch hitting for Gene Ingram. Nate Gardner flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 7 Cleveland total runners LOB: 6
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Don Enright did not respond to coaching in range Mark Karchner did not respond to coaching in velocity Elmer Frobel did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ryan Hunt improves in contact_vs_righty
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Eddie Schaffernoth did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Mike Foster did not respond to coaching in control Mike Foster did not respond to coaching in velocity Eddie Schaffernoth improves in speed