Win: Rich Denny (6-4) Loss: Ralph Beecher (3-4)
Save: John Umbach (13)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Rich Denny pitching. Jay Rohde flies out to the center fielder. Chris Rhodes flies out to the center fielder. Jim Bedford strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Washington Ralph Beecher pitching. Mike Paxton triples. Mike Gehrig flies out to the center fielder. Hersh Kreitz walks. John Goodwin doubles to center field. Mike Paxton scores. Hersh Kreitz uses his aggressiveness and scores. George Culp pops out to the third baseman. Fred Cheeves grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Wayne Hostetler strikes out. Earl Mails grounds out to the third baseman. Shorty Robinson singles to right field. Daniel Concepcion grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Shorty Robinson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Wenty Nyman singles to center field. Rabbit Comellas pops out to the catcher. Rich Denny lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Paxton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Al Stanicek flies out to the center fielder. Ralph Beecher singles to right field. Jay Rohde grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Ralph Beecher is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jay Rohde is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Mike Gehrig flies out to the right fielder. Hersh Kreitz flies out to the left fielder. John Goodwin pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Chris Rhodes flies out to the right fielder. Jim Bedford walks. Wayne Hostetler flies out to the left fielder. Earl Mails walks. Shorty Robinson singles to right field. Daniel Concepcion strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Washington George Culp flies out to the right fielder. Fred Cheeves grounds out to the shortstop. Wenty Nyman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Al Stanicek flies out to the left fielder. Ralph Beecher flies out to the center fielder. Jay Rohde grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Rabbit Comellas strikes out. Rich Denny strikes out. Mike Paxton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Chris Rhodes doubles to center field. Chris Rhodes gets picked off second (1-4). Jim Bedford flies out to the left fielder. Wayne Hostetler strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Mike Gehrig flies out to the right fielder. Hersh Kreitz singles to right field. John Goodwin flies out to the center fielder. Hersh Kreitz steals second. George Culp grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Earl Mails singles to right field. Shorty Robinson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Earl Mails is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Daniel Concepcion singles to left field. Shorty Robinson advances to third on the hit. Kevin Scanlan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Al Stanicek strikes out. Daniel Concepcion steals second. Ralph Beecher grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Washington Fred Cheeves singles to right field. Wenty Nyman doubles to right field. Rabbit Comellas walks. Lefty Cox is pinch hitting for Kevin Scanlan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Lefty Cox strikes out. Mike Paxton singles to left field. Fred Cheeves scores. Wenty Nyman scores. Rabbit Comellas advances to third on the hit. Mike Gehrig strikes out. Hersh Kreitz pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Waite Pierre pitching. Jay Rohde triples. Chris Rhodes walks. Jim Bedford pops out to the shortstop. Chris Rhodes steals second. Wayne Hostetler walks. Earl Mails hits an infield single to the pitcher. Jay Rohde scores. Shorty Robinson strikes out. Bob Benton 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. Dwain Haas is pinch hitting for Daniel Concepcion. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dwain Haas singles to right field. Chris Rhodes scores. Wayne Hostetler scores. Earl Mails is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington John Goodwin singles to center field. Bob Beltre comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Culp walks. Fred Cheeves walks. Wenty Nyman flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, John Goodwin scores. Rabbit Comellas walks. Tom Colbert comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harry Everitt is pinch hitting for Bob Benton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Harry Everitt strikes out. Mike Paxton grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Cleveland John Umbach pitching. Al Stanicek grounds out to the pitcher. Steve Moore is pinch hitting for Tom Colbert. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Steve Moore flies out to the left fielder. Jay Rohde flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners left on base: 7 Washington total runners left on base: 8
Game Notes Bob Beltre is injured and is expected to be out 41 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Fornieles improves in arm Jack Nutter improves in speed Con Stewart improves in contact_vs_righty Lazaro Dita did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bill Coleman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Joe Burke did not respond to coaching in control
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Armando Spilman did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Red Daugherty did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ken Sutko improves in power_vs_lefty Charlie Beattie improves in speed Charlie Beattie improves in power_vs_righty Homer Flood did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty