Win: Steve Gordon (11-13) Loss: Charlie Ely (11-17)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Steve Gordon pitching. Frank Howitt lines out to the third baseman. Curt Ford pops out to the shortstop. Jake Minor walks. Jimmy Arias grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Washington Charlie Ely pitching. Mike Luebke singles past the shortstop. Bobby Macko strikes out. Mike Luebke steals second. Don Montague flies out to the left fielder. Mace Meridith doubles to left field. Mike Luebke scores. Al Klinger grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Rocky Milan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fred Lopez flies out to the right fielder. Harry Callahan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Johnny Bird grounds out to the second baseman. Jose Duval singles to right field. Jose Duval steals second. Andy Field singles to right field. Jose Duval scores. Steve Gordon fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Steve Gordon strikes out. Mike Luebke flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Armando Tebeau flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Ely flies out to the right fielder. Frank Howitt flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Bobby Macko grounds out to the shortstop. Don Montague lines out to the second baseman. Mace Meridith lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Curt Ford flies out to the center fielder. Jake Minor grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jimmy Arias singles to right field. Rocky Milan singles to left field. Jimmy Arias advances to third on the hit. Fred Lopez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Washington Al Klinger singles to center field. Al Klinger is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Johnny Bird walks. Jose Duval singles to left field. Johnny Bird advances to third on the hit. Andy Field walks. Steve Gordon flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Johnny Bird scores. Mike Luebke flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cleveland Harry Callahan strikes out. Armando Tebeau grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Ely grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Bobby Macko hits a home run. Don Montague strikes out. Mace Meridith strikes out. Al Klinger grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Frank Howitt walks. Curt Ford grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Howitt advances to second on the play. Jake Minor flies out to the right fielder. Jimmy Arias grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Johnny Bird walks. Passed ball. Johnny Bird advances to second. Jose Duval singles to left field. Johnny Bird scores. Steve Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Andy Field flies out to the center fielder. Steve Gordon lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Mike Luebke walks. Bobby Macko singles to center field. Jose Duval scores. Steve Gordon scores. Mike Luebke advances to third on the hit. Don Montague grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Luebke scores. Bobby Macko advances to second on the play. Mace Meridith reached on a 2-base fielding error by Rocky Milan. Bobby Macko scores. Al Klinger flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Rocky Milan grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Fred Lopez grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Callahan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Johnny Bird singles to center field. Jose Duval grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Johnny Bird is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Andy Field walks. Johnny Morrison is pinch hitting for Steve Gordon. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Johnny Morrison reached on a fielding error by Jimmy Arias. Mike Luebke strikes out. Bobby Macko walks. Jose Duval scores. Don Montague grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Cleveland Carlos Silva pitching. Armando Tebeau strikes out. Erik Elliott is pinch hitting for Steve Smith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Erik Elliott flies out to the right fielder. Frank Howitt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Rudy Chalmers pitching. Mace Meridith walks. Al Klinger strikes out. Bernie Donovan is pinch hitting for Johnny Bird. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mace Meridith steals second. Bernie Donovan grounds out to the third baseman. Pat McMillan is pinch hitting for Jose Duval. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Pat McMillan grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Curt Ford grounds out to the second baseman. Jake Minor reached on a fielding error by Carlos Silva. Jimmy Arias grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jake Minor advances to second on the play. Carl Lloyd is pinch hitting for Rocky Milan. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Carl Lloyd walks. Fred Lopez grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jake Minor is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Cleveland total runners left on base: 6 Washington total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Mace Meridith (26).HR - Bobby Macko (11).SF - Steve Gordon. Baserunning: SB - Mike Luebke (17), Mace Meridith (18), Jose Duval (19).CS - Al Klinger (15). Fielding: E - Carlos Silva.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim May did not respond to coaching in control Gary Gonzalez did not respond to coaching in control Rick Niekro did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Denman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mike Rowland improves in range Jerry Walsh did not respond to coaching in endurance Jim Jackson did not respond to coaching in speed Mike Gilkey did not respond to coaching in control Jim Jackson improves in 1B