Win: Tom Whisenton (12-15) Loss: Damon Spratt (15-8)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Damon Spratt pitching. Jack Belk flies out to the left fielder. Lee Mason flies out to the center fielder. Russ Davis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Washington Tom Whisenton pitching. Babe Stephenson grounds out to the shortstop. Ted Deal strikes out. Kenjiro Ishikawa grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Eddie Metheny walks. Brian Hinrichs singles to center field. Charlie Hillis hits a home run. Eddie Metheny scores. Brian Hinrichs scores. Drake McGwire grounds out to the third baseman. Otto Richardson flies out to the right fielder. Tom Whisenton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Glenn McAuley flies out to the left fielder. Birdie Hill strikes out. Brick Miller strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Jack Belk walks. Lee Mason grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Russ Davis pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Dave Clarke strikes out. Will Silber strikes out. Damon Spratt grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Eddie Metheny doubles to right field. Brian Hinrichs grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eddie Metheny advances to third on the play. Charlie Hillis hits an infield single to the second baseman. Eddie Metheny scores. Drake McGwire grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Babe Stephenson pops out to the shortstop. Ted Deal flies out to the center fielder. Kenjiro Ishikawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Otto Richardson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Whisenton flies out to the left fielder. Jack Belk strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Glenn McAuley doubles to left field. Birdie Hill strikes out. Brick Miller walks. Dave Clarke lines out to the pitcher. Will Silber walks. Damon Spratt singles to right field. Glenn McAuley scores. Brick Miller is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Lee Mason reached on a 2-base throwing error by Will Silber. Russ Davis triples. Lee Mason scores. Eddie Metheny flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Russ Davis scores. Al Hehl comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Brian Hinrichs flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Hillis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Babe Stephenson singles to right field. Ted Deal grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Kenjiro Ishikawa singles to left field. Glenn McAuley singles to left field. Birdie Hill strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Drake McGwire strikes out. Otto Richardson singles to left field. Otto Richardson steals second. Tom Whisenton grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Belk singles to center field. Otto Richardson scores. Juan Tapia comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lee Mason grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Brick Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Clarke grounds out to the third baseman. 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 doubles to center field. Stan Engle is pinch hitting for Juan Tapia. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Stan Engle grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Erv Steels pitching. Russ Davis strikes out. Eddie Metheny flies out to the center fielder. Brian Hinrichs grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Babe Stephenson reached on a fielding error by Otto Richardson. Ted Deal strikes out. Tim Bogar is pinch hitting for Kenjiro Ishikawa. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tim Bogar lines out to the third baseman. Glenn McAuley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Charlie Hillis grounds out to the third baseman. Drake McGwire strikes out. Otto Richardson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Birdie Hill singles to left field. Jim Neill is pinch hitting for Brick Miller. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Neill grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Birdie Hill advances to second on the play. Dave Clarke grounds out to the shortstop. Will Silber strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners LOB: 1 Washington total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Eddie Metheny (27).3B - Russ Davis (6).HR - Charlie Hillis (17).SF - Eddie Metheny.GIDP - Lee Mason, Drake McGwire. Baserunning: SB - Otto Richardson (4). Fielding: E - Otto Richardson.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Gil Murff improves in arm Doug Office did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Kerry Singleton did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Gil Murff improves in power_vs_righty Gil Murff did not respond to coaching in 1B
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bobby Distel did not respond to coaching in velocity Gale Ward did not respond to coaching in velocity Pete Walsh did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty James Castillo did not respond to coaching in control Andres Haworth did not respond to coaching in 1B