Win: Scott Brown (12-11) Loss: Craig Stammen (7-9)
Save: Al Kolp (1)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Craig Stammen pitching. Leo Neagle grounds out to the second baseman. Juan Fox strikes out. Mike Jordan doubles to right field. Wally Cook grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Washington Gene Terrell pitching. Babe Freed strikes out. Ryan Zimmerman pops out to the first baseman. Alberto Gonzalez singles to center field. Pedro Mendoza strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Bill Ford flies out to the right fielder. Bill Connolly flies out to the right fielder. Josh Hamilton hits a home run. Doc Stirnweiss flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Bud Henrich strikes out. Willie Harris singles to left field. Corey Patterson grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Willie Harris is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Josh Willingham flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Gene Terrell strikes out. Leo Neagle strikes out. Juan Fox singles to right field. Mike Jordan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Craig Stammen grounds out to the shortstop. Babe Freed grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Ryan Zimmerman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Wally Cook strikes out. Bill Ford reached on a fielding error by Corey Patterson. Bill Connolly grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Alberto Gonzalez singles to right field. Pedro Mendoza strikes out. Bud Henrich flies out to the right fielder. Willie Harris grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Josh Hamilton doubles to left field. Doc Stirnweiss singles to right field. Josh Hamilton scores. Bill Fine is pinch hitting for Gene Terrell. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Doc Stirnweiss is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bill Fine flies out to the center fielder. Leo Neagle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Byron Deviney pitching. Corey Patterson doubles to right field. Josh Willingham triples. Corey Patterson scores. Jim Cohen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Craig Stammen flies out to the right fielder. Babe Freed singles to center field. Josh Willingham scores. Ryan Zimmerman hits an infield single to the pitcher. Alberto Gonzalez flies out to the right fielder. Pedro Mendoza walks. Bud Henrich walks. Babe Freed scores. Scott Brown comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Willie Harris grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Cleveland Juan Fox grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Jordan flies out to the left fielder. Wally Cook grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Corey Patterson flies out to the center fielder. Josh Willingham walks. Craig Stammen fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Craig Stammen grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Bill Ford grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Connolly is hit by a pitch. Josh Hamilton lines out to the second baseman. Doc Stirnweiss singles past the second baseman. Ron Villone 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. Harry Hentgen is pinch hitting for Scott Brown. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Harry Hentgen walks. Leo Neagle singles to left field. Bill Connolly scores. Doc Stirnweiss scores. Juan Fox singles to right field. Harry Hentgen scores. Leo Neagle advances to third on the hit. Tom Seaver comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Jordan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Washington Al Kolp pitching. Babe Freed doubles to left field. Ryan Zimmerman singles to right field. Alberto Gonzalez flies out to the right fielder. Ryan Zimmerman is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Pedro Mendoza grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Wally Cook hits a home run. Larry Keefe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Ford flies out to the right fielder. Bill Connolly doubles to left field. Josh Hamilton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Connolly advances to third on the play. Doc Stirnweiss grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Bud Henrich walks. Jamie Burke is pinch hitting for Willie Harris. Jamie Burke bunts for a base hit. Anderson Hernandez is pinch hitting for Corey Patterson. Anderson Hernandez grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jamie Burke is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Josh Willingham flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Bud Henrich is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Elijah Dukes enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jamie Burke at CF. Nobuhisa Yota enters the game as a defensive replacement for Anderson Hernandez at SS. Al Kolp flies out to the left fielder. Leo Neagle strikes out. Juan Fox strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Cristian Guzman is pinch hitting for Larry Keefe. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Cristian Guzman walks. Babe Freed flies out to the right fielder. Ryan Zimmerman grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners LOB: 5 Washington total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Mike Jordan (19), Bill Connolly (29), Josh Hamilton (10).HR - Wally Cook (25), Josh Hamilton (7).GIDP - Bill Connolly.HBP - Bill Connolly (2). Baserunning: CS - Doc Stirnweiss (7).
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Byrd Crimian improves in speed Dick Anderson did not respond to coaching in control Bob Feller did not respond to coaching in velocity Elmer Hernandez did not respond to coaching in control Slicker Hermansen did not respond to coaching in CF
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mark McGwire improves in power_vs_lefty Bob Bailor improves in power_vs_righty Ian Desmond improves in arm Alex Cintron did not respond to coaching in speed Bob Bailor did not respond to coaching in RF