Win: Blunderbuss Billingsly (7-4) Loss: Dave Ritz (2-10)
Save: Pete Pappas (22)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Dave Ritz pitching. Leon Bordley triples. Norbert Belliard singles to left field. Leon Bordley scores. Mac Rochford strikes out. Charlie Parisse strikes out. Jose Cicada flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Washington Blunderbuss Billingsly pitching. Masami Fujimura grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kenichi Oshima singles past the shortstop. Kenichi Oshima steals second. Juan Torriente singles to left field. Kenichi Oshima scores. Ikuo Nakanishi strikes out. George Parsons grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Ira B. Baumgartner singles past the third baseman. Mike Mamo grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Ira B. Baumgartner is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Rafael Leyva flies out to the center fielder. Blunderbuss Billingsly flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Eric Schemer flies out to the left fielder. Tomonori Katayama hits an infield single to the pitcher. Masashi Go grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Leon Bordley grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Norbert Belliard singles to left field. Mac Rochford flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Parisse strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Dave Ritz flies out to the right fielder. Masami Fujimura hits an infield single to the second baseman. Kenichi Oshima singles to right field. Juan Torriente flies out to the left fielder. Ikuo Nakanishi grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Masami Fujimura is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Jose Cicada grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ira B. Baumgartner singles to right field. Mike Mamo singles to left field. Ira B. Baumgartner advances to third on the hit. Mike Mamo is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Rafael Leyva walks. Blunderbuss Billingsly strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Washington George Parsons walks. George Parsons is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Eric Schemer strikes out. Tomonori Katayama strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Leon Bordley walks. Leon Bordley steals second. Norbert Belliard pops out to the catcher. Mac Rochford grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Charlie Parisse singles to left field. Leon Bordley scores. Jose Cicada pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Masashi Go grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Ritz strikes out. Masami Fujimura flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Ira B. Baumgartner flies out to the right fielder. Mike Mamo doubles to center field. Rafael Leyva strikes out. Blunderbuss Billingsly grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Kenichi Oshima singles to right field. Juan Torriente flies out to the right fielder. Kenichi Oshima steals second. Ikuo Nakanishi walks. George Parsons strikes out. Eric Schemer grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Leon Bordley singles past the third baseman. Norbert Belliard grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Leon Bordley is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Mac Rochford singles to right field. Moe Walsh 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. Charlie Parisse flies out to the center fielder. Jose Cicada grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Washington Tomonori Katayama walks. Masashi Go grounds out to the pitcher. Tomonori Katayama advances to second on the play. Johnny Allen is pinch hitting for Moe Walsh. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Johnny Allen strikes out. Masami Fujimura flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Tony Young pitching. Ira B. Baumgartner lines out to the second baseman. Mike Mamo singles to left field. Rafael Leyva singles to left field. Mike Mamo advances to third on the hit. Blunderbuss Billingsly walks. Leon Bordley flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Mike Mamo scores. Norbert Belliard grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Blunderbuss Billingsly is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Washington Kenichi Oshima reached on a fielding error by Jose Cicada. Juan Torriente flies out to the center fielder. Ikuo Nakanishi pops out to the first baseman. George Parsons grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland John Tolleson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mac Rochford grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Parisse grounds out to the second baseman. Jose Cicada triples. Ira B. Baumgartner grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Pete Pappas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Eric Schemer flies out to the left fielder. Tomonori Katayama strikes out. Masashi Go grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners LOB: 12 Washington total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Mike Mamo (8).3B - Leon Bordley (5), Jose Cicada (4).SF - Leon Bordley. Baserunning: SB - Leon Bordley (10).CS - Mike Mamo (6). Fielding: E - Jose Cicada.
Game Notes Dave Ritz is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Michale Graves improves in range Tom Fry improves in control Sav Tomini did not respond to coaching in endurance Phillip Smithy improves in arm Michale Graves did not respond to coaching in SS
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jack Edmondson improves in contact_vs_lefty Dixie Lukachyk improves in contact_vs_lefty Augie Escarrega did not respond to coaching in speed Brady Dahlke improves in contact_vs_lefty