Inning: 1 Washington Mel Scheeren pitching. Bill McCall strikes out. Red Wood pops out to the third baseman. Ryan Van Schindel singles to center field. George Rufer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cleveland Buttercup Loucks pitching. Otto Stenzel grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Frasier flies out to the center fielder. Pete Kinder flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Dave Clemons walks. Roy Habenicht strikes out. Herman Dolan singles to right field. Dave Clemons advances to third on the hit. Pee-Wee Aurilia pops out to the first baseman. Buttercup Loucks strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Alex Alvarez strikes out. Kunio Yonezaki grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Madrid singles to center field. Stan Ward flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Bill McCall flies out to the center fielder. Red Wood grounds out to the third baseman. Ryan Van Schindel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland A.J. Reese singles to right field. Mel Scheeren lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Otto Stenzel grounds out to the second baseman. A.J. Reese advances to third on the play. Frank Frasier flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington George Rufer grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Clemons grounds out to the pitcher. Roy Habenicht strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Pete Kinder strikes out. Alex Alvarez singles to left field. Kunio Yonezaki flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Madrid flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Herman Dolan strikes out. Pee-Wee Aurilia strikes out. Buttercup Loucks grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Stan Ward grounds out to the second baseman. A.J. Reese pops out to the shortstop. Mel Scheeren singles to center field. Otto Stenzel singles to center field. Mel Scheeren advances to third on the hit. Frank Frasier walks. Pete Kinder is hit by a pitch. Mel Scheeren scores. Alex Alvarez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Washington Bill McCall singles to left field. Red Wood pops out to the first baseman. Ryan Van Schindel grounds out to the shortstop. Bill McCall advances to second on the play. George Rufer pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Kunio Yonezaki flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Madrid walks. Jerry Madrid steals second. Stan Ward grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Madrid advances to third on the play. A.J. Reese flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Dave Clemons lines out to the pitcher. Johnny Plitt is pinch hitting for Roy Habenicht. Johnny Plitt grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Herman Dolan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Bill Myers enters the game as a defensive replacement for Johnny Plitt at SS. Mel Scheeren grounds out to the shortstop. Otto Stenzel grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Frasier walks. Pete Kinder walks. Ken Geren 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. Alex Alvarez reached on a fielding error by Bill Myers. Kunio Yonezaki grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Washington Pee-Wee Aurilia reached on a fielding error by Frank Frasier. Freddie Valenzuela is pinch hitting for Ken Geren. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Freddie Valenzuela strikes out. Bill McCall grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Pee-Wee Aurilia is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Red Wood hits a home run. Bill McCall scores. Ryan Van Schindel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Lee Renna pitching. Jerry Madrid flies out to the right fielder. Stan Ward walks. A.J. Reese grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Stan Ward is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ken Blankenship is pinch hitting for Mel Scheeren. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Ken Blankenship grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Jorge Wineapple pitching. George Rufer singles to center field. Dave Clemons strikes out. George Rufer steals second. Bill Myers flies out to the center fielder. Herman Dolan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Moonlight Hernandez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Otto Stenzel walks. Frank Frasier hits a home run. Otto Stenzel scores. Washington total runners left on base: 5 Cleveland total runners left on base: 11
Game Notes Pee-Wee Aurilia is injured and is expected to be out 28 days. Lee Renna is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Al Pruett did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bill Duffy improves in velocity Bunk Arlin improves in power_vs_lefty Kevin Kores improves in arm Chip Robinson improves in 3B
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Charlie Mullen did not respond to coaching in range Mark Lee did not respond to coaching in control Bob Salmon improves in velocity Todd Mole improves in speed Pretzel Brown did not respond to coaching in SS