Win: Jimmy Hayes (2-0) Loss: Rich Gyselman (0-1)
Save: Kent Lynch (2)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Mike Nelson pitching. Chuck Danning grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Houston singles to center field. Freddy Vohol flies out to the right fielder. Seiichi Mikoshiba grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Washington Hal Sewell pitching. Samuel Firova pops out to the second baseman. Chick Walker grounds out to the shortstop. Nate Sylvester doubles to right field. Ossie Marquis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Billy French flies out to the center fielder. Archie Roberts grounds out to the second baseman. John Reyes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Asniel Solano strikes out. Kenji Itakura strikes out. Kyle McGilvray walks. Bubba Hoffman hits a home run. Kyle McGilvray scores. Mike Nelson singles past the first baseman. Samuel Firova singles to left field. Mike Nelson advances to third on the hit. Samuel Firova steals second. Chick Walker flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland March Stephenson grounds out to the second baseman. Hal Sewell strikes out. Chuck Danning pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Nate Sylvester flies out to the left fielder. Ossie Marquis flies out to the center fielder. Asniel Solano flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Joe Houston singles to left field. Freddy Vohol grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Seiichi Mikoshiba pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Kenji Itakura grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Kyle McGilvray flies out to the center fielder. Bubba Hoffman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Billy French flies out to the center fielder. Archie Roberts grounds out to the pitcher. John Reyes hits a home run. March Stephenson pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Mike Nelson strikes out. Samuel Firova singles to right field. Chick Walker singles to right field. Samuel Firova advances to third on the hit. Nate Sylvester strikes out. Ossie Marquis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Johan Hutcheson is pinch hitting for Hal Sewell. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Johan Hutcheson singles to center field. Chuck Danning grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Johan Hutcheson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Joe Houston grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Chuck Danning is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Freddy Vohol strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Frank Rondeau pitching. Asniel Solano singles to center field. Kenji Itakura flies out to the right fielder. Kyle McGilvray grounds out to the pitcher. Asniel Solano advances to second on the play. Bubba Hoffman singles to left field. Asniel Solano scores. Mike Nelson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Gary LeJeune enters the game as a defensive replacement for Chick Walker at LF. Seiichi Mikoshiba pops out to the second baseman. Billy French singles past the second baseman. Archie Roberts grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Bruce Davenport comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Samuel Firova grounds out to the third baseman. Hideaki Kimura is pinch hitting for Gary LeJeune. Hideaki Kimura strikes out. Nate Sylvester grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Joel Hinds enters the game as a defensive replacement for Hideaki Kimura at LF. John Reyes singles to left field. March Stephenson strikes out. Al Parker is pinch hitting for Bruce Davenport. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Al Parker hits a home run. John Reyes scores. Chuck Danning singles to left field. Joe Houston flies out to the right fielder. Freddy Vohol flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Jimmy Hayes pitching. Ossie Marquis flies out to the center fielder. Asniel Solano strikes out. Kenji Itakura strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Rich Gyselman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Seiichi Mikoshiba flies out to the right fielder. Billy French flies out to the right fielder. Archie Roberts singles to left field. John Reyes hits a home run. Archie Roberts scores. Barry Paniagua comes in from the bullpen to pitch. March Stephenson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Kent Lynch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Kyle McGilvray grounds out to the shortstop. Bubba Hoffman strikes out. Kenji Nakahigashi is pinch hitting for Barry Paniagua. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Kenji Nakahigashi singles to center field. Samuel Firova strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners LOB: 3 Washington total runners LOB: 7
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: George Burgo improves in contact_vs_lefty Juan Brewer did not respond to coaching in speed Juan Brewer did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Rod Vizquel did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Juan Brewer did not respond to coaching in C
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Willard Duncan improves in contact_vs_righty Rafael Raleigh did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Willard Duncan improves in power_vs_righty Vance Balsamo did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ray Rommel improves in 2B