Win: Bob Benton (9-4) Loss: Tom Colbert (1-4)
Save: Lefty Berry (1)
Inning: 1 Washington Tom Colbert pitching. Mike Gehrig singles to center field. George Culp grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Gehrig advances to second on the play. Mike Paxton hits a home run. Mike Gehrig scores. Lefty Cox strikes out. Brian Finley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Bob Benton pitching. Vito McCormack walks. Jay Rohde singles to right field. William Miller grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Vito McCormack advances to third on the play. Chris Rhodes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington John Goodwin strikes out. Wenty Nyman pops out to the third baseman. Fred Cheeves walks. Bob Benton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Freddie Young grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Bedford strikes out. Bill Henninger strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Mike Gehrig doubles to right field. George Culp grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Paxton singles to right field. Mike Gehrig scores. Lefty Cox walks. Brian Finley singles to left field. Mike Paxton scores. Lefty Cox advances to third on the hit. Lance Chamberlain comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Goodwin flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Lefty Cox scores. Wenty Nyman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Bob Leon walks. Lance Chamberlain lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Vito McCormack singles to center field. Bob Leon scores. Vito McCormack steals second. Jay Rohde pops out to the third baseman. William Miller flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Fred Cheeves grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Benton singles to right field. Mike Gehrig walks. George Culp grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Chris Rhodes grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Freddie Young singles to center field. Freddie Young steals second. Jim Bedford grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Henninger flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Mike Paxton pops out to the first baseman. Lefty Cox walks. Brian Finley strikes out. John Goodwin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Bob Leon singles to center field. Kenny Anderson is pinch hitting for Lance Chamberlain. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Kenny Anderson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Vito McCormack flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Skipper Bako pitching. Wenty Nyman flies out to the left fielder. Fred Cheeves hits a home run. Bert Harris comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Benton strikes out. Mike Gehrig singles to right field. George Culp singles to center field. Mike Gehrig advances to third on the hit. Mike Paxton grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Jay Rohde doubles to center field. William Miller grounds out to the third baseman. Chris Rhodes flies out to the center fielder. Freddie Young walks. Jim Bedford strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Washington Lefty Cox flies out to the right fielder. Brian Finley flies out to the center fielder. John Goodwin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Bill Henninger strikes out. Bob Leon walks. Bill Rosario is pinch hitting for Bert Harris. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Rosario walks. Vito McCormack flies out to the left fielder. Jay Rohde singles to left field. Bob Leon scores. Duke Taylor 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. William Miller singles to center field. Bill Rosario uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jay Rohde advances to third on the hit. William Miller steals second. Chris Rhodes strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Washington Yoelvis Lopez pitching. Wenty Nyman grounds out to the third baseman. Fred Cheeves singles to center field. Anthony Mann is pinch hitting for Duke Taylor. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Anthony Mann strikes out. Mike Gehrig grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Lefty Berry pitching. Earl Mails is pinch hitting for Freddie Young. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Earl Mails grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jim Bedford strikes out. Bill Henninger grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington George Culp walks. Mike Paxton grounds out to the third baseman. George Culp advances to second on the play. Lefty Cox grounds out to the third baseman. Brian Finley flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Bob Leon singles to right field. Bob Ligtenberg is pinch hitting for Yoelvis Lopez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bob Leon steals second. Bob Ligtenberg grounds out to the shortstop. Vito McCormack singles past the second baseman. Bob Leon scores. Vito McCormack steals second. Jay Rohde grounds out to the third baseman. William Miller pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Washington total runners LOB: 8 Cleveland total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Jay Rohde (3).GIDP - William Miller, Kenny Anderson. Baserunning: SB - Vito McCormack 2 (18), William Miller (19), Freddie Young (11), Bob Leon (13).
Game Notes Kenny Anderson is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Homer Flood did not respond to coaching in speed Jesse Baptist did not respond to coaching in control Homer Flood did not respond to coaching in arm Brett Braun did not respond to coaching in velocity Armando Spilman improves in power_vs_righty Erubiel Cudworth improves in control
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Edgar Kane did not respond to coaching in speed Keith Miller did not respond to coaching in velocity Gil Hearn did not respond to coaching in control Ralph Beecher did not respond to coaching in control Steve Moore did not respond to coaching in speed Frank Cerone did not respond to coaching in velocity