Win: Arnold Abernathie (12-10) Loss: Charlie Fuentes (7-14)
Save: Frank Flavin (31)
Inning: 1 Washington Charlie Fuentes pitching. Gary Campbell strikes out. John Jackson grounds out to the second baseman. Joshua Fisher lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Arnold Abernathie pitching. Bobby Fisk strikes out. J C Thome flies out to the center fielder. Robbie Alomar pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Daniel Lastre singles to right field. Jim Colosimo singles to right field. Daniel Lastre advances to third on the hit. Alex Hutson singles to left field. Daniel Lastre scores. Jim Colosimo advances to third on the hit. Shoichi Arakawa singles to right field. Jim Colosimo scores. Alex Hutson advances to third on the hit. Fred Cafego strikes out. Arnold Abernathie grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Billy Simmons strikes out. Rickie Wood singles to left field. Jackie Clark grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Rickie Wood advances to second on the play. Joey Danning grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Gary Campbell flies out to the right fielder. John Jackson singles to left field. Joshua Fisher flies out to the left fielder. Daniel Lastre flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Mike Smith reached on a fielding error by Arnold Abernathie. Charlie Fuentes fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Charlie Fuentes grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bobby Fisk flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Jim Colosimo flies out to the right fielder. Alex Hutson lines out to the first baseman. Shoichi Arakawa grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland J C Thome singles to right field. Robbie Alomar singles to center field. Billy Simmons strikes out. Rickie Wood walks. Jackie Clark grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). J C Thome scores. Robbie Alomar advances to third on the play. Rickie Wood advances to second on the play. Joey Danning pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Washington Fred Cafego grounds out to the third baseman. Arnold Abernathie flies out to the right fielder. Gary Campbell bunts for a base hit. John Jackson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Mike Smith singles to left field. Charlie Fuentes lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bobby Fisk flies out to the right fielder. J C Thome reached on a fielding error by Shoichi Arakawa. Robbie Alomar flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Washington Joshua Fisher singles to left field. Daniel Lastre pops out to the third baseman. Joshua Fisher steals second. Jim Colosimo singles to right field. Joshua Fisher scores. Alex Hutson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Colosimo advances to second on the play. Shoichi Arakawa flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Juan Williams enters the game as a defensive replacement for Joshua Fisher at 2B. Billy Simmons hits a home run. Rickie Wood grounds out to the third baseman. Jackie Clark grounds out to the second baseman. Joey Danning grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Fred Cafego flies out to the center fielder. Arnold Abernathie strikes out. Gary Campbell walks. John Jackson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Mike Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Felix Manning is pinch hitting for Charlie Fuentes. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Felix Manning flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Fisk is hit by a pitch. J C Thome doubles to center field. Robbie Alomar strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Washington Ricky Erickson pitching. Juan Williams flies out to the right fielder. Daniel Lastre singles to center field. Jim Colosimo strikes out. Alex Hutson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Billy Simmons grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Rickie Wood hits an infield single to the pitcher. Jackie Clark flies out to the left fielder. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Joey Danning flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Shoichi Arakawa strikes out. Fred Cafego grounds out to the third baseman. Andy Johnston is pinch hitting for Arnold Abernathie. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Andy Johnston grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Frank Flavin pitching. Mike Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Oscar Holt is pinch hitting for Ricky Erickson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Oscar Holt grounds out to the pitcher. Bobby Fisk flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Washington total runners LOB: 6 Cleveland total runners LOB: 8
Game Notes Ricky Erickson is injured and is expected to be out 7 days.
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Al Lundbom did not respond to coaching in control Alan Tabaka did not respond to coaching in control Frank Milner did not respond to coaching in control Donne LaPalme did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jack Harris did not respond to coaching in C
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Harry Bryan did not respond to coaching in control Harry Murphy improves in arm Alta Toliver improves in velocity Harry Bryan improves in control Akira Ikeuchi did not respond to coaching in CF