Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Tito Felder pitching. Fritz Balboni walks. Vance Tarrant singles to center field. Fritz Balboni advances to third on the hit. Hyoji Sato strikes out. Rocko Patterson flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Fritz Balboni is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cleveland Hideshi Kishikawa pitching. Otto Stenzel strikes out. Pete Kinder pops out to the third baseman. Frank Frasier singles to left field. Alex Alvarez lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Frankie Henry grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Billy Dues grounds out to the third baseman. Horace Fortune grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Kunio Yonezaki strikes out. Jerry Madrid singles past the third baseman. A.J. Reese flies out to the center fielder. Justin Hunt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Dainier Castro grounds out to the shortstop. Hideshi Kishikawa grounds out to the pitcher. Fritz Balboni strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Tito Felder flies out to the center fielder. Otto Stenzel flies out to the left fielder. Pete Kinder hits a home run. Frank Frasier hits an infield single to the second baseman. Alex Alvarez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Vance Tarrant doubles to center field. Hyoji Sato singles to left field. Vance Tarrant scores. Rocko Patterson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hyoji Sato advances to second on the play. Frankie Henry walks. Billy Dues grounds out to the shortstop. Hyoji Sato advances to third on the play. Frankie Henry advances to second on the play. Horace Fortune flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Kunio Yonezaki reached on a fielding error by Frankie Henry. Jerry Madrid strikes out. A.J. Reese flies out to the right fielder. Kunio Yonezaki is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Dainier Castro grounds out to the second baseman. Hideshi Kishikawa flies out to the center fielder. Fritz Balboni reached on a fielding error by A.J. Reese. Vance Tarrant strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Justin Hunt singles to center field. Tito Felder fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Tito Felder strikes out. Otto Stenzel walks. Pete Kinder flies out to the center fielder. Frank Frasier grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Otto Stenzel is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Hyoji Sato pops out to the shortstop. Rocko Patterson singles to left field. Frankie Henry is hit by a pitch. Billy Dues strikes out. Horace Fortune grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Alex Alvarez hits a home run. Kunio Yonezaki hits a home run. Jerry Madrid singles to right field. A.J. Reese walks. Justin Hunt lines out to the first baseman. Tito Felder lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Otto Stenzel singles to right field. Jerry Madrid scores. A.J. Reese scores. Bernie Thomas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pete Kinder grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Dainier Castro grounds out to the second baseman. Sebastian Beck is pinch hitting for Bernie Thomas. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Sebastian Beck singles to center field. Fritz Balboni flies out to the center fielder. Vance Tarrant hits a home run. Sebastian Beck scores. Hyoji Sato strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Takuya Yamazaki pitching. Frank Frasier grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Alvarez strikes out. Kunio Yonezaki singles to center field. Jerry Madrid singles to right field. Kunio Yonezaki advances to third on the hit. A.J. Reese walks. Justin Hunt grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Kunio Yonezaki is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Rocko Patterson strikes out. Frankie Henry walks. Billy Dues grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Yoshio Takashima is pinch hitting for Tito Felder. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Yoshio Takashima flies out to the center fielder. Otto Stenzel walks. Pete Kinder grounds out to the second baseman. Otto Stenzel advances to second on the play. Cory Seyfried comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Frank Frasier singles to right field. Otto Stenzel scores. Alex Alvarez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Al Wadsworth pitching. Horace Fortune doubles to left field. Dainier Castro strikes out. Torey Skaugstad is pinch hitting for Cory Seyfried. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Torey Skaugstad grounds out to the shortstop. Fritz Balboni singles to center field. Horace Fortune scores. Vance Tarrant strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 7 Cleveland total runners left on base: 10
Game Notes Al Wadsworth is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Doc Menosky improves in contact_vs_lefty Johnny Downing did not respond to coaching in arm Johnny Downing improves in range Myrl Mowe improves in power_vs_lefty
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Salmon improves in control Geronimo Fox did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Salmon did not respond to coaching in control Sandy Kelly did not respond to coaching in speed Aaron Hisner did not respond to coaching in RF