Inning: 1 Washington Gary East pitching. Johnny Bird grounds out to the second baseman. Henry Lee IV strikes out. Al Klinger singles to right field. Al Klinger is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Steve Gordon pitching. Frank Howitt grounds out to the shortstop. Itsuro Sanada flies out to the left fielder. Tim Esmond grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Mace Meridith strikes out. Jose Duval walks. Bobby Macko hits a home run. Jose Duval scores. Mike Rowland pops out to the catcher. Johnny Morrison grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Jimmy Arias grounds out to the second baseman. Jake Minor singles past the shortstop. Erik Elliott walks. Fred Lopez pops out to the second baseman. Armando Tebeau grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Washington Steve Gordon singles to right field. Johnny Bird singles to right field. Henry Lee IV singles to right field. Al Klinger grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Steve Gordon scores. Johnny Bird advances to third on the play. Mace Meridith singles to left field. Johnny Bird scores. Jose Duval flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Gary East flies out to the center fielder. Frank Howitt grounds out to the pitcher. Itsuro Sanada singles to left field. Tim Esmond flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Bobby Macko strikes out. Mike Rowland flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Morrison grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Jimmy Arias lines out to the shortstop. Jake Minor pops out to the second baseman. Erik Elliott singles to center field. Fred Lopez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Steve Gordon pops out to the first baseman. Johnny Bird singles to left field. Henry Lee IV strikes out. Johnny Bird steals second. Al Klinger reached on a fielding error by Frank Howitt. Mace Meridith singles to left field. Johnny Bird scores. Al Klinger advances to third on the hit. Jose Duval hits a home run. Al Klinger scores. Mace Meridith scores. Bobby Macko singles to left field. Bobby Macko is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Armando Tebeau hits a home run. Gary East flies out to the left fielder. Frank Howitt singles past the second baseman. Itsuro Sanada flies out to the center fielder. Tim Esmond grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Frank Howitt is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Mike Rowland strikes out. Johnny Morrison singles to left field. Toshifumi Kattoh comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Gordon lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Johnny Morrison forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Johnny Bird grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Jimmy Arias strikes out. Jake Minor walks. Jake Minor steals second. Erik Elliott singles past the second baseman. Jake Minor scores. Fred Lopez walks. Armando Tebeau walks. Toshifumi Kattoh grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Washington Henry Lee IV strikes out. Al Klinger hits an infield single to the second baseman. Mace Meridith strikes out. Jose Duval pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Frank Howitt grounds out to the pitcher. Itsuro Sanada walks. Eric Embry comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Tim Esmond singles to center field. Itsuro Sanada aggressively advances to third on the hit. Jimmy Arias strikes out. Tim Esmond is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Bobby Macko strikes out. Mike Rowland strikes out. Johnny Morrison grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Curt Ford is pinch hitting for Jake Minor. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Curt Ford singles to center field. Jim Denman is pinch hitting for Erik Elliott. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Denman walks. Fred Lopez singles to right field. Curt Ford is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Jim Denman advances to third on the play. Fred Lopez is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Armando Tebeau flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Andy Field is pinch hitting for Eric Embry. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Andy Field grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Bernie Donovan is pinch hitting for Johnny Bird. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bernie Donovan singles to right field. Mike Luebke is pinch hitting for Henry Lee IV. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mike Luebke singles to left field. Bernie Donovan is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Al Klinger grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Shuzo Higasa pitching. Rocky Milan is pinch hitting for Toshifumi Kattoh. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Rocky Milan singles to center field. Frank Howitt flies out to the right fielder. Itsuro Sanada singles to center field. Tim Esmond singles to center field. Jimmy Arias grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Washington total runners LOB: 4 Cleveland total runners LOB: 11
Batting:HR - Armando Tebeau (2).GIDP - Jimmy Arias, Toshifumi Kattoh. Baserunning: SB - Jake Minor (9).CS - Tim Esmond (2), Fred Lopez (2). Fielding: E - Frank Howitt.
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mike Gilkey did not respond to coaching in endurance Jerry Walsh did not respond to coaching in control Shad Thomasson improves in power_vs_lefty Jack Davis did not respond to coaching in control
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim May did not respond to coaching in control Vern Smith did not respond to coaching in range Rick Niekro did not respond to coaching in control Rick Niekro did not respond to coaching in velocity