Win: Damon Spratt (12-6) Loss: Don Busch (3-6)
Save: Rob Brookens (38)
Inning: 1 Washington Tom Whisenton pitching. Babe Stephenson hits a home run. Ted Deal grounds out to the second baseman. Kenjiro Ishikawa hits a home run. Glenn McAuley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Birdie Hill flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Damon Spratt pitching. Jack Belk strikes out. Lee Mason triples. Eddie Metheny grounds out to the shortstop. Lee Mason scores. Brian Hinrichs flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Ron Kroner walks. Dave Clarke flies out to the right fielder. Will Silber strikes out. Damon Spratt singles to right field. Babe Stephenson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Kaiser Myers walks. Steve Cotter grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Lefty Gilbert strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Ted Deal grounds out to the second baseman. Kenjiro Ishikawa grounds out to the catcher. Glenn McAuley grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Tom Schomberg strikes out. Tom Whisenton flies out to the right fielder. Jack Belk flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Birdie Hill lines out to the shortstop. Ron Kroner grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Clarke grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Lee Mason singles past the shortstop. Eddie Metheny strikes out. Lee Mason gets picked off first. Brian Hinrichs doubles past the left fielder. Kaiser Myers doubles to right field. Brian Hinrichs scores. Steve Cotter doubles to left field. Kaiser Myers scores. Lefty Gilbert grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Will Silber strikes out. Damon Spratt grounds out to the shortstop. Babe Stephenson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Tom Schomberg singles to center field. Tom Whisenton lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Tom Schomberg forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Jack Belk strikes out. Lee Mason flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Ted Deal flies out to the right fielder. Kenjiro Ishikawa walks. Glenn McAuley singles to left field. Birdie Hill doubles to left field. Kenjiro Ishikawa scores. Ron Kroner lines out to the shortstop. Dave Clarke strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Eddie Metheny flies out to the center fielder. Brian Hinrichs strikes out. Kaiser Myers singles to left field. Steve Cotter grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Don Busch 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. Will Silber singles to center field. Damon Spratt fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Damon Spratt strikes out. Babe Stephenson flies out to the right fielder. Will Silber steals second. Ted Deal doubles to left field. Will Silber scores. Kenjiro Ishikawa walks. Glenn McAuley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Lefty Gilbert grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Schomberg grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Otto Richardson is pinch hitting for Don Busch. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Otto Richardson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Erik Nettles pitching. Birdie Hill grounds out to the pitcher. Ron Kroner pops out to the third baseman. Dave Clarke reached on a fielding error by Jack Belk. Will Silber grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dave Clarke is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Jack Belk flies out to the right fielder. Lee Mason grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eddie Metheny grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Stan Engle is pinch hitting for Damon Spratt. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Stan Engle singles to center field. Babe Stephenson strikes out. Ted Deal grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Rob Brookens pitching. Brian Hinrichs singles to center field. Kaiser Myers strikes out. Steve Cotter grounds out to the third baseman. Brian Hinrichs advances to second on the play. Lefty Gilbert flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Washington total runners LOB: 7 Cleveland total runners LOB: 4
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Pete Walsh did not respond to coaching in range Paul Reardon did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Gale Ward did not respond to coaching in velocity James Castillo did not respond to coaching in velocity Andres Haworth did not respond to coaching in 1B
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Al Phillips improves in speed Doug Office improves in contact_vs_lefty Roy Handley improves in contact_vs_righty Craig Calvert improves in speed Doug Office did not respond to coaching in 1B