Win: Don Busch (6-1) Loss: Red York (5-12)
Save: Carlos Johnston (2)
Inning: 1 Washington Bobby Michalak pitching. Babe Stephenson lines out to the second baseman. Ted Deal grounds out to the pitcher. Glenn McAuley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Red York pitching. Tomoaki Nakagawa singles to left field. Tomoaki Nakagawa steals second. Jack Belk strikes out. Lee Mason doubles to left field. Tomoaki Nakagawa scores. Eddie Metheny singles to center field. Lee Mason scores. Eddie Metheny steals second. Russ Davis singles to center field. Eddie Metheny scores. Kaiser Myers grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Birdie Hill strikes out. Will Silber walks. Ron Kroner singles to left field. Will Silber advances to third on the hit. Willaim The Chair Riker singles to center field. Will Silber scores. Dave Clarke flies out to the left fielder. Red York flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Brian Hinrichs singles to center field. Brian Hinrichs is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Drake McGwire flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Michalak strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Babe Stephenson flies out to the right fielder. Ted Deal singles to right field. Glenn McAuley strikes out. Birdie Hill strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Tomoaki Nakagawa flies out to the center fielder. Jack Belk strikes out. Lee Mason singles to right field. Lee Mason is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Will Silber strikes out. Ron Kroner walks. Ron Kroner steals second. Willaim The Chair Riker walks. Dave Clarke strikes out. Red York grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Willaim The Chair Riker is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Eddie Metheny grounds out to the shortstop. Russ Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Kaiser Myers pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Babe Stephenson walks. Ted Deal strikes out. Babe Stephenson steals second. Glenn McAuley grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Babe Stephenson advances to third on the play. 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. Birdie Hill strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Brian Hinrichs singles to right field. Brian Hinrichs steals second. Drake McGwire walks. Don Busch fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Don Busch grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Brian Hinrichs advances to third on the play. Tomoaki Nakagawa singles to left field. Brian Hinrichs scores. Tomoaki Nakagawa steals second. Jack Belk walks. Lee Mason grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Washington Will Silber grounds out to the third baseman. Ron Kroner grounds out to the second baseman. Willaim The Chair Riker lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Eddie Metheny reached on a 2-base throwing error by Will Silber. Russ Davis strikes out. Augie Egan 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. Kaiser Myers strikes out. Brian Hinrichs grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Dave Clarke flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Kenjiro Ishikawa is pinch hitting for Augie Egan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Kenjiro Ishikawa flies out to the center fielder. Babe Stephenson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Al Hehl pitching. Drake McGwire grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Cotter is pinch hitting for Don Busch. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Steve Cotter walks. Tomoaki Nakagawa flies out to the center fielder. Jack Belk strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Carlos Johnston pitching. Ted Deal grounds out to the second baseman. Glenn McAuley grounds out to the second baseman. Birdie Hill grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Lee Mason hits a home run. Juan Tapia comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Eddie Metheny strikes out. Russ Davis flies out to the right fielder. Kaiser Myers walks. Kaiser Myers steals second. Brian Hinrichs reached on a fielding error by Dave Clarke. Drake McGwire grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Washington Will Silber singles to right field. Ron Kroner flies out to the left fielder. Willaim The Chair Riker flies out to the left fielder. Dave Clarke grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Washington total runners left on base: 7 Cleveland total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Lee Mason (25).HR - Lee Mason (13).GIDP - Kaiser Myers, Don Busch. Baserunning: SB - Tomoaki Nakagawa 2 (45), Eddie Metheny (20), Kaiser Myers (19), Brian Hinrichs (24).CS - Lee Mason (12), Brian Hinrichs (10).
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jimmy Lorenzen improves in velocity Wayne Sanders did not respond to coaching in control Joe Murch did not respond to coaching in range Leo Groth did not respond to coaching in control
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tom Whisenton improves in control Roy Handley did not respond to coaching in speed Al Phillips did not respond to coaching in arm Howard Halas improves in arm Doug Office did not respond to coaching in 1B