Win: Joe Muffett (12-11) Loss: Tony Escobar (17-12)
Inning: 1 Washington Tony Escobar pitching. Shoichi Arakawa flies out to the left fielder. Kozo Yamada singles to right field. Alex Hutson walks. Joe Lemanczyk walks. Gary Campbell flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Kozo Yamada scores. Billy Marshall singles to right field. Alex Hutson scores. Jim Colosimo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cleveland Joe Muffett pitching. Hiroshi Minami grounds out to the pitcher. Bobby Fisk grounds out to the catcher. Davy Robertson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Mike Barton walks. Joe Muffett lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Shoichi Arakawa hits a home run. Mike Barton scores. Kozo Yamada triples. Alex Hutson walks. Joe Lemanczyk strikes out. Gary Campbell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland J C Thome flies out to the right fielder. Matt Hovlik singles to center field. Billy Simmons flies out to the right fielder. Joey Danning doubles to left field. Harry Murphy flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Washington Billy Marshall flies out to the right fielder. Jim Colosimo strikes out. Mike Barton reached on a fielding error by Davy Robertson. Joe Muffett reached on a 2-base throwing error by Harry Murphy. Shoichi Arakawa hits a home run. Mike Barton scores. Joe Muffett scores. Kozo Yamada flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Tony Escobar walks. Hiroshi Minami grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tony Escobar advances to second on the play. Bobby Fisk singles to left field. Davy Robertson reached on a 2-base fielding error by Joe Lemanczyk. Tony Escobar scores. J C Thome flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Bobby Fisk scores. Matt Hovlik singles to center field. Davy Robertson scores. Billy Simmons singles to right field. Joey Danning flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Washington Alex Hutson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Lemanczyk walks. Gary Campbell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Lemanczyk advances to second on the play. Billy Marshall walks. Jim Colosimo strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Harry Murphy hits an infield single to the second baseman. Tony Escobar lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Hiroshi Minami flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Fisk singles to right field. Harry Murphy scores. Bobby Fisk steals second. Davy Robertson hits a home run. Bobby Fisk scores. J C Thome grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Mike Barton strikes out. Joe Muffett grounds out to the shortstop. Shoichi Arakawa hits a home run. Jimmy Piazza comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kozo Yamada flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Matt Hovlik flies out to the center fielder. Billy Simmons flies out to the right fielder. Joey Danning strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Alex Hutson walks. Joe Lemanczyk grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Alex Hutson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Gary Campbell hits a home run. Joe Lemanczyk scores. Harry Bryan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Billy Marshall strikes out. Jim Colosimo walks. Mike Barton walks. Joe Muffett singles to right field. Jim Colosimo scores. Shoichi Arakawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Harry Murphy strikes out. Harry Bryan flies out to the left fielder. Hiroshi Minami flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Kozo Yamada flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Soupy Campbell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alex Hutson pops out to the third baseman. Joe Lemanczyk grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland John Jackson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Kozo Yamada at 1B. Bobby Fisk flies out to the left fielder. Davy Robertson strikes out. J C Thome strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Gary Campbell flies out to the left fielder. Baldy McCormick is pinch hitting for Billy Marshall. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Baldy McCormick walks. Jim Colosimo grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Matt Hovlik singles to right field. Billy Simmons grounds out to the third baseman. Matt Hovlik advances to second on the play. Joey Danning singles to center field. Harry Murphy pops out to the shortstop. Manny Ramerez is pinch hitting for Soupy Campbell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Manny Ramerez pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Washington Donny Wright pitching. Mike Barton walks. Daniel Lastre is pinch hitting for Joe Muffett. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Daniel Lastre strikes out. Shoichi Arakawa grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Frank Flavin pitching. Hiroshi Minami grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Fisk singles to left field. Davy Robertson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bobby Fisk is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. J C Thome flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Washington total runners LOB: 8 Cleveland total runners LOB: 7
Game Notes Baldy McCormick is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bob Keller did not respond to coaching in range Bert Gazella improves in arm Bill Schultz did not respond to coaching in control Bob Keller improves in contact_vs_righty
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dave Harrington did not respond to coaching in arm Frank Johnson improves in velocity Danny Hollins improves in speed Tommy Foster did not respond to coaching in control