Win: J.J. Covington (8-12) Loss: John Tolar (9-5)
Save: Felipe Clemens (11)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay John Tolar pitching. Fritz Balboni singles to left field. Duke Espinoza walks. ZyZoy Pink grounds out to the second baseman. Fritz Balboni advances to third on the play. Duke Espinoza advances to second on the play. Rocko Patterson flies out to the left fielder. Frankie Henry singles to left field. Fritz Balboni scores. Duke Espinoza scores. Vance Tarrant flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cleveland J.J. Covington pitching. Yoshio Takashima strikes out. Pete Kinder pops out to the first baseman. Frank Frasier grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Johnny Ewing strikes out. Jimmy Coleman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). J.J. Covington pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Alex Alvarez grounds out to the shortstop. Kunio Yonezaki singles to right field. Jerry Madrid strikes out. A.J. Reese walks. Stan Ward grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Fritz Balboni grounds out to the second baseman. Duke Espinoza grounds out to the third baseman. ZyZoy Pink grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland John Tolar grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Yoshio Takashima grounds out to the second baseman. Pete Kinder walks. Pete Kinder steals second. Frank Frasier singles to center field. Pete Kinder scores. Alex Alvarez walks. Kunio Yonezaki singles to left field. Jerry Madrid grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Rocko Patterson pops out to the third baseman. Frankie Henry hits a home run. Vance Tarrant grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Ewing strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland A.J. Reese grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Stan Ward walks. Stan Ward steals second. John Tolar flies out to the center fielder. Yoshio Takashima walks. Pete Kinder strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Jimmy Coleman doubles to center field. J.J. Covington lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Fritz Balboni grounds out to the third baseman. Duke Espinoza flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Frank Frasier walks. Alex Alvarez grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Kunio Yonezaki strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay ZyZoy Pink singles to left field. Rocko Patterson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Frankie Henry grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Jerry Madrid lines out to the first baseman. A.J. Reese grounds out to the shortstop. Stan Ward singles to right field. John Tolar singles to right field. Yoshio Takashima doubles to right field. Stan Ward scores. John Tolar is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Vance Tarrant flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Ewing strikes out. Jimmy Coleman singles to right field. J.J. Covington grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Pete Kinder strikes out. Frank Frasier flies out to the left fielder. Alex Alvarez grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Fritz Balboni singles to right field. Duke Espinoza flies out to the center fielder. ZyZoy Pink singles to right field. Fritz Balboni advances to third on the hit. Al Turner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Rocko Patterson doubles past the first baseman. Fritz Balboni scores. Frankie Henry strikes out. Vance Tarrant grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Kunio Yonezaki pops out to the first baseman. Jerry Madrid walks. A.J. Reese grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Madrid advances to second on the play. Felipe Clemens comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Stan Ward flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Johnny Ewing strikes out. Jimmy Coleman flies out to the left fielder. Felipe Clemens grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland George Burkart is pinch hitting for Al Turner. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. George Burkart grounds out to the third baseman. Yoshio Takashima is hit by a pitch. Pete Kinder flies out to the left fielder. Frank Frasier flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 5 Cleveland total runners LOB: 10
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Scott Piez did not respond to coaching in velocity Myrl Mowe improves in power_vs_righty Al Farmer did not respond to coaching in velocity Mark Buschhorn did not respond to coaching in speed
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Eddie Shannon did not respond to coaching in speed Geronimo Fox did not respond to coaching in velocity Sandy Kelly did not respond to coaching in speed Luis Chipman did not respond to coaching in velocity Aaron Hisner improves in RF