Inning: 1 Cleveland Chuck Richardson pitching. George Eubank walks. Eddie Weeden flies out to the center fielder. Bob Lapp grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Washington Floyd McCluskey pitching. Jack McClure flies out to the left fielder. Joe Demmitt grounds out to the shortstop. Mark Rodgers strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Rube Pickering grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Mark Gerken strikes out. Andy Moore grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Glenn Jantzen grounds out to the shortstop. Sid Rutschman walks. Tom Piechota strikes out. George Kerr flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Cy Erickson reached on a fielding error by Jack McClure. Bill Sheckard pops out to the first baseman. Floyd McCluskey lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. George Eubank pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Juan Stapleton pops out to the first baseman. Chuck Richardson singles to left field. Jack McClure singles to left field. Chuck Richardson advances to third on the hit. Joe Demmitt singles to left field. Chuck Richardson scores. Jack McClure advances to third on the hit. Mark Rodgers grounds out to the second baseman. Jack McClure scores. Joe Demmitt advances to second on the play. Glenn Jantzen doubles to center field. Joe Demmitt scores. Sid Rutschman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Eddie Weeden pops out to the third baseman. Bob Lapp lines out to the second baseman. Rube Pickering grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Tom Piechota singles past the first baseman. George Kerr grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Tom Piechota advances to second on the play. Juan Stapleton strikes out. Chuck Richardson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Mark Gerken strikes out. Andy Moore grounds out to the shortstop. Cy Erickson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Jack McClure grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Demmitt hits a home run. Mark Rodgers hits a home run. Glenn Jantzen singles to center field. Sid Rutschman grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Glenn Jantzen is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Sid Rutschman steals second. Tom Piechota strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Bill Sheckard pops out to the first baseman. Floyd McCluskey singles to right field. George Eubank hits a home run. Floyd McCluskey scores. Eddie Weeden strikes out. Bob Lapp doubles to center field. Rube Pickering grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington George Kerr flies out to the left fielder. Juan Stapleton singles to left field. Jeffrey White comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Elmer Davis is pinch hitting for Chuck Richardson. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Elmer Davis grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Duke Casimiro pitching. Mark Gerken strikes out. Andy Moore flies out to the right fielder. Cy Erickson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Jack McClure singles to left field. Joe Demmitt singles to center field. Mark Rodgers grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Jack McClure advances to third on the play. Glenn Jantzen grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Tack Roe is pinch hitting for Bill Sheckard. Tack Roe hits a home run. Ray Rowe is pinch hitting for Jeffrey White. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Ray Rowe flies out to the right fielder. George Eubank doubles to right field. Eddie Weeden flies out to the center fielder. Bob Lapp strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Jeff Bruckbauer pitching. Bobby Gordon enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tack Roe at 3B. Sid Rutschman singles to right field. Tom Piechota pops out to the second baseman. George Kerr singles to left field. Sid Rutschman advances to third on the hit. George Kerr steals second. Juan Stapleton strikes out. Ryan Alcock is pinch hitting for Duke Casimiro. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ryan Alcock walks. Jack McClure walks. Sid Rutschman scores. Doc Margoneri comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Demmitt hits a home run. George Kerr scores. Ryan Alcock scores. Jack McClure scores. Mark Rodgers strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Dixie Hague pitching. Rube Pickering strikes out. Mark Gerken singles to left field. Les Wilson is pinch hitting for Andy Moore. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Les Wilson flies out to the left fielder. Cy Erickson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners left on base: 4 Washington total runners left on base: 5
Game Notes Sid Rutschman is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Tony Miller did not respond to coaching in arm Alex Quirk improves in contact_vs_lefty George McDonald improves in range Beau Sofield did not respond to coaching in endurance
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Byung-Hyun Williams did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Autry did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jim Tietje did not respond to coaching in speed Kevin Scott did not respond to coaching in speed