Win: Denny McLain Jr. (1-2) Loss: Josh Barnes (1-3)
Save: Stephen Strasburg (3)
Inning: 1 Washington Josh Barnes pitching. Ripper Collins walks. Jimmie Foxx Jr. walks. Julio Rodriguez pops out to the second baseman. Duke Sims Jr. strikes out. Manny Ramirez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cleveland Denny McLain Jr. pitching. Pep Persnickety flies out to the left fielder. Lu Leftwich triples. Mul Wells grounds out to the second baseman. Lu Leftwich scores. Al Garr grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Ronald Acuna Jr. lines out to the second baseman. Bob Bailor pops out to the third baseman. Mark Newfield grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Wes Chester grounds out to the third baseman. Beau Knerr flies out to the center fielder. Jim Darwin singles to center field. Jim Darwin steals second. Duke Sims Jr. throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Masaru Ichikawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Denny McLain Jr. grounds out to the second baseman. Ripper Collins walks. Ripper Collins steals second. Jimmie Foxx Jr. hits a home run. Ripper Collins scores. Julio Rodriguez pops out to the second baseman. Duke Sims Jr. grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Josh Barnes grounds out to the shortstop. Pep Persnickety pops out to the shortstop. Lu Leftwich flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Manny Ramirez flies out to the right fielder. Ronald Acuna Jr. grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Bailor flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Mul Wells strikes out. Al Garr flies out to the left fielder. Wes Chester strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Mark Newfield doubles to left field. Denny McLain Jr. pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Ripper Collins grounds out to the second baseman. Mark Newfield advances to third on the play. Jimmie Foxx Jr. grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Beau Knerr grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Darwin doubles to center field. Masaru Ichikawa grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jim Darwin advances to third on the play. Josh Barnes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Julio Rodriguez strikes out. Duke Sims Jr. pops out to the first baseman. Manny Ramirez lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Pep Persnickety grounds out to the shortstop. Lu Leftwich singles to left field. Mul Wells grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Ronald Acuna Jr. strikes out. Bob Bailor grounds out to the shortstop. Matt Holliday is pinch hitting for Mark Newfield. Matt Holliday grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Klondike Douglass enters the game as a defensive replacement for Matt Holliday at 3B. Al Garr hits a home run. Wes Chester grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Beau Knerr strikes out. Jim Darwin pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Denny McLain Jr. grounds out to the third baseman. Ripper Collins grounds out to the pitcher. Jimmie Foxx Jr. grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Masaru Ichikawa lines out to the pitcher. Josh Barnes flies out to the center fielder. Pep Persnickety grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Julio Rodriguez singles to right field. Duke Sims Jr. flies out to the left fielder. Manny Ramirez triples. Julio Rodriguez scores. Mark Wickman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ronald Acuna Jr. flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Manny Ramirez scores. Bob Bailor strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Stephen Strasburg comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Lu Leftwich flies out to the left fielder. Mul Wells doubles to center field. Al Garr grounds out to the second baseman. Mul Wells advances to third on the play. Wes Chester singles to center field. Mul Wells scores. Beau Knerr grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Wes Chester is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Washington total runners LOB: 3 Cleveland total runners LOB: 3
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Justin Verlander did not respond to coaching in velocity Skip Jutze improves in speed Ralph Branca did not respond to coaching in velocity Skip Jutze did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Home Run Baker did not respond to coaching in SS
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ed Leary improves in power_vs_righty Jeff Whitcher improves in velocity Al McGinnity did not respond to coaching in control Domingo Florence improves in speed Doyle Remington did not respond to coaching in 3B