Win: Carl Atkins (13-2) Loss: Mel Scheeren (14-13)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Allen Ludden pitching. Ken Blankenship singles to left field. Justin Hunt flies out to the left fielder. Bill Minor singles past the shortstop. Alex Alvarez pops out to the shortstop. George Burkart singles to left field. Otto Stenzel strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Washington Tito Felder pitching. Bill McCall singles to left field. Johnny Plitt grounds out to the third baseman. Bill McCall advances to second on the play. Ryan Van Schindel doubles to left field. Bill McCall scores. Ryan Van Schindel steals third. Red Wood singles to center field. Ryan Van Schindel scores. Herman Dolan strikes out. Denny Ciola grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Red Wood is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Whitey Lake singles to left field. Jim Brazill grounds out to the third baseman. Whitey Lake advances to second on the play. Tito Felder grounds out to the second baseman. Whitey Lake advances to third on the play. Ken Blankenship singles to center field. Whitey Lake scores. Justin Hunt grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Pee-Wee Aurilia strikes out. Mike Derrington reached on a 2-base fielding error by Otto Stenzel. Allen Ludden pops out to the third baseman. Bill McCall hits an infield single to the shortstop. Johnny Plitt flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Bill Minor grounds out to the second baseman. Alex Alvarez hits a home run. George Burkart lines out to the third baseman. Otto Stenzel grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Ryan Van Schindel flies out to the center fielder. Red Wood strikes out. Herman Dolan singles to center field. Denny Ciola grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Herman Dolan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Whitey Lake singles to left field. Jim Brazill flies out to the right fielder. Tito Felder lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ken Blankenship grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Pee-Wee Aurilia flies out to the right fielder. Mike Derrington flies out to the center fielder. Allen Ludden grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Justin Hunt strikes out. Bill Minor singles to right field. Alex Alvarez grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Bill Minor is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. George Burkart doubles to right field. Alex Alvarez uses his aggressiveness and scores. Lee Renna comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Otto Stenzel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Bill McCall grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Plitt flies out to the center fielder. Ryan Van Schindel pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Whitey Lake singles to center field. Jim Brazill grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Whitey Lake is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Tito Felder lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ken Blankenship grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Red Wood grounds out to the pitcher. Herman Dolan singles in front of the right fielder. Denny Ciola grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Justin Hunt walks. Bill Minor lines out to the shortstop. Alex Alvarez strikes out. George Burkart walks. Otto Stenzel strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Washington Pee-Wee Aurilia triples. Mike Derrington triples. Pee-Wee Aurilia scores. Scoops Willis is pinch hitting for Lee Renna. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Scoops Willis doubles to left field. Mike Derrington scores. Al Turner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill McCall flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Plitt walks. Ryan Van Schindel grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Carl Kavanagh pitching. Whitey Lake doubles to left field. Jim Brazill reached on a 2-base throwing error by Red Wood. Whitey Lake scores. Mike Morey is pinch hitting for Al Turner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mike Morey doubles to center field. Jim Brazill scores. Ken Blankenship walks. Justin Hunt grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ken Blankenship is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bill Minor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Justin Hunt advances to second on the play. Alex Alvarez pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Washington Jim Rippelmeyer pitching. Red Wood grounds out to the shortstop. Herman Dolan hits a home run. Denny Ciola lines out to the third baseman. Pee-Wee Aurilia strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland George Burkart grounds out to the shortstop. Otto Stenzel flies out to the right fielder. Whitey Lake strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Hal Lear comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Derrington flies out to the right fielder. Dave Clemons is pinch hitting for Carl Kavanagh. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Dave Clemons is hit by a pitch. Bill McCall grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Clemons advances to second on the play. Johnny Plitt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Cleveland Carl Atkins pitching. Jim Brazill strikes out. Hal Lear strikes out. Ken Blankenship flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Washington Ryan Van Schindel strikes out. Red Wood grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Herman Dolan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Cleveland Justin Hunt grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Minor singles to left field. Alex Alvarez flies out to the left fielder. George Burkart grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Washington Denny Ciola strikes out. Pee-Wee Aurilia grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Derrington grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Cleveland Otto Stenzel walks. Whitey Lake flies out to the right fielder. Jim Brazill strikes out. Hal Lear singles to right field. Ken Blankenship flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 12 Washington Carl Atkins singles to center field. Bill McCall strikes out. Johnny Plitt walks. Mel Scheeren comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Ryan Van Schindel flies out to the right fielder. Red Wood strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 13 Cleveland Justin Hunt flies out to the right fielder. Bill Minor grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Alvarez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 13 Washington Herman Dolan walks. Denny Ciola hits an infield single to the pitcher. Pee-Wee Aurilia singles to center field. Herman Dolan scores. Cleveland total runners left on base: 14 Washington total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Ryan Van Schindel (30), Scoops Willis (18).3B - Pee-Wee Aurilia (3), Mike Derrington (2).HR - Herman Dolan (8).GIDP - Ryan Van Schindel, Denny Ciola.HBP - Dave Clemons (1). Baserunning: SB - Ryan Van Schindel (20). Fielding: E - Red Wood.
Game Notes Jim Rippelmeyer is injured and is expected to be out 4 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Luis Chipman did not respond to coaching in velocity A.J. Reese improves in power_vs_righty Wally Jones did not respond to coaching in control Bobby Bradshaw did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Graney did not respond to coaching in SS
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ralph Navarro did not respond to coaching in control Al Pruett did not respond to coaching in arm Puchy Curd improves in contact_vs_lefty Al Pruett improves in arm