Win: Frank Johnson (2-1) Loss: Andy Crews (1-1)
Save: Donny Wright (5)
Inning: 1 Washington Tony Escobar pitching. Jack Harris flies out to the center fielder. Salvatore Sabella grounds out to the shortstop. Red Mayer walks. Shoichi Arakawa singles to center field. Joe Lemanczyk hits a home run. Red Mayer scores. Shoichi Arakawa scores. Fumio Tachibana strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Alan Tabaka pitching. Bobby Fisk grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Simmons flies out to the right fielder. Woody Taitt pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Billy Marshall grounds out to the second baseman. Bert Gazella grounds out to the third baseman. Alan Tabaka singles to center field. Jack Harris walks. Salvatore Sabella strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Harry Murphy flies out to the center fielder. Akira Ikeuchi lines out to the pitcher. Bucky Hentgen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Red Mayer flies out to the left fielder. Shoichi Arakawa grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Lemanczyk doubles to center field. Fumio Tachibana grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Jackie Clark singles to left field. Ed Haney singles to center field. Jackie Clark advances to third on the hit. Tony Escobar flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Jackie Clark scores. Bobby Fisk singles to right field. Billy Simmons grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bobby Fisk is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Billy Simmons steals second. Woody Taitt flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Washington Billy Marshall singles to center field. Bert Gazella grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Alan Tabaka flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Harry Murphy hits an infield single to the shortstop. Akira Ikeuchi strikes out. Bucky Hentgen walks. Jackie Clark strikes out. Ed Haney pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Washington Jack Harris flies out to the right fielder. Salvatore Sabella walks. Red Mayer singles to center field. Salvatore Sabella advances to third on the hit. Shoichi Arakawa flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Salvatore Sabella scores. Joe Lemanczyk grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Tony Escobar strikes out. Bobby Fisk singles past the first baseman. Billy Simmons walks. Woody Taitt strikes out. Harry Murphy grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Billy Simmons is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Washington Fumio Tachibana grounds out to the catcher. Billy Marshall grounds out to the shortstop. Bert Gazella grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Akira Ikeuchi strikes out. Vic Murff comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Bucky Hentgen grounds out to the second baseman. Jackie Clark grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Jimmy Piazza comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Vic Murff pops out to the catcher. Jack Harris singles to center field. Jack Harris steals second. Salvatore Sabella strikes out. Red Mayer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Alex Hutson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Fumio Tachibana at CF. Ed Haney flies out to the center fielder. J C Thome is pinch hitting for Jimmy Piazza. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. J C Thome triples. Bobby Fisk singles to left field. J C Thome scores. Billy Simmons strikes out. Woody Taitt singles to center field. Harry Murphy singles to right field. Bobby Fisk scores. Woody Taitt advances to third on the hit. Andy Crews comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Akira Ikeuchi walks. Bucky Hentgen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Washington Frank Johnson pitching. Shoichi Arakawa singles to left field. Joe Lemanczyk grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Shoichi Arakawa is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Alex Hutson grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Joe Lemanczyk is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bill Hutto is pinch hitting for Billy Marshall. Bill Hutto grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Alex Hutson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Jackie Clark singles to left field. Ed Haney hits a home run. Jackie Clark scores. Jersey Clarke comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roberto Moreira is pinch hitting for Frank Johnson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Roberto Moreira strikes out. Bobby Fisk grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Simmons lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Donny Wright pitching. Bert Gazella strikes out. Daniel Lastre is pinch hitting for Jersey Clarke. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Daniel Lastre strikes out. Jack Harris grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Washington total runners left on base: 6 Cleveland total runners left on base: 9
Game Notes J C Thome is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Harley Cardenas did not respond to coaching in velocity Fred Satriano did not respond to coaching in velocity Tim Green did not respond to coaching in speed Elliott Davis did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty George Rohr did not respond to coaching in C
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rusty Green improves in contact_vs_lefty Charley Ison did not respond to coaching in control Charley Ison did not respond to coaching in control Rickie Salazar did not respond to coaching in speed Rickie Salazar did not respond to coaching in SS