Win: Mel Scheeren (3-9) Loss: Carl Atkins (8-7)
Save: Fred Valdes (1)
Inning: 1 Washington Mel Scheeren pitching. Bill McCall strikes out. Johnny Plitt doubles to left field. Red Wood pops out to the shortstop. Denny Ciola doubles to center field. Johnny Plitt scores. Richie Rucker walks. Mike Derrington strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cleveland Carl Atkins pitching. Ken Blankenship grounds out to the shortstop. Greg Sherry reached on a 2-base throwing error by Red Wood. Fred Looper singles to right field. Greg Sherry scores. Luis Oliver flies out to the center fielder. Ed Tobin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Sean Pardo strikes out. Dave Hayes grounds out to the second baseman. Carl Atkins grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland George Burkart flies out to the center fielder. Alex Alvarez singles to center field. Justin Hunt walks. The catcher fields the ball and Alex Alvarez is thrown out at third. Justin Hunt advances to second on the play. Justin Hunt advances to second on the play. Ken Blankenship singles past the second baseman. Justin Hunt scores. Greg Sherry singles to right field. Mel Scheeren is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Bill McCall flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Plitt flies out to the center fielder. Red Wood flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Fred Looper triples. Luis Oliver singles to left field. Fred Looper scores. Ed Tobin doubles to right field. George Burkart grounds out to the shortstop. Luis Oliver scores. Ed Tobin advances to third on the play. Alex Alvarez flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Ed Tobin scores. Tim Stargell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Justin Hunt singles past the second baseman. Mel Scheeren strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Denny Ciola strikes out. Richie Rucker strikes out. Mike Derrington grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Ken Blankenship singles to right field. Greg Sherry flies out to the center fielder. Fred Looper doubles past the right fielder. Luis Oliver strikes out. Ed Tobin pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Washington Sean Pardo doubles to right field. Dave Hayes strikes out. Tim Stargell walks. Bill McCall grounds out to the pitcher. Sean Pardo advances to third on the play. Tim Stargell advances to second on the play. Johnny Plitt strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cleveland George Burkart strikes out. Alex Alvarez flies out to the center fielder. Justin Hunt grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Red Wood grounds out to the third baseman. Denny Ciola flies out to the right fielder. Richie Rucker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Mel Scheeren strikes out. Ken Blankenship flies out to the right fielder. Greg Sherry strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Mike Derrington grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sean Pardo flies out to the center fielder. Dave Hayes flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Fred Looper walks. Vladimir Franco comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Luis Oliver strikes out. Ed Tobin walks. George Burkart singles to left field. Fred Looper scores. Ed Tobin is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Alex Alvarez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Cuno Ettles is pinch hitting for Vladimir Franco. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Cuno Ettles pops out to the shortstop. Bill McCall grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Plitt singles to left field. Red Wood singles to right field. Johnny Plitt advances to third on the hit. Denny Ciola grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Bronson Reynolds pitching. Justin Hunt flies out to the right fielder. Mel Scheeren reached on a fielding error by Mike Derrington. Ken Blankenship grounds out to the third baseman. Mel Scheeren advances to second on the play. Greg Sherry grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Richie Rucker doubles past the center fielder. Mike Derrington hits a home run. Richie Rucker scores. Fred Valdes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Sean Pardo pops out to the second baseman. Dave Hayes singles to right field. Herman Dolan is pinch hitting for Bronson Reynolds. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Herman Dolan flies out to the left fielder. Bill McCall grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Washington total runners left on base: 7 Cleveland total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Johnny Plitt (28), Denny Ciola (16), Richie Rucker (20), Sean Pardo (13).HR - Mike Derrington (11). Fielding: E - Red Wood, Mike Derrington.
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Glenn Reniff did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Keith Thormodsgard improves in range Dave Clemons did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Keith Briley improves in arm Hersh Knepper did not respond to coaching in SS
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: A.J. Reese did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mike Graney improves in arm Kevin Smith improves in velocity Aaron Hisner improves in contact_vs_righty Stan Ward did not respond to coaching in 2B