Inning: 1 Cleveland Jesse Baptist pitching. Vito McCormack walks. Steve Moore pops out to the shortstop. Vito McCormack steals second. Earl Mails singles to center field. Vito McCormack scores. Jay Rohde grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Earl Mails is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jay Rohde steals second. Bill Henninger singles to right field. Wayne Hostetler strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Washington Kip Springrob pitching. Mike Paxton grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Gehrig grounds out to the third baseman. Lefty Cox walks. John Goodwin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Daniel Concepcion flies out to the right fielder. Scat Pence walks. Kip Springrob lays a bunt down the first base line. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to second for one out, on to first for the 3-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington George Culp singles to center field. Matt McWilliams singles past the shortstop. George Culp advances to third on the hit. Wenty Nyman singles to right field. George Culp scores. Matt McWilliams advances to third on the hit. Rabbit Comellas flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Matt McWilliams scores. Jesse Baptist 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 pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Vito McCormack grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Moore flies out to the center fielder. Earl Mails strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Mike Gehrig strikes out. Lefty Cox strikes out. John Goodwin hits a home run. George Culp pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Jay Rohde singles to right field. Bill Henninger flies out to the right fielder. Wayne Hostetler flies out to the right fielder. Jay Rohde steals second. Daniel Concepcion lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Matt McWilliams walks. Wenty Nyman walks. Rabbit Comellas grounds out to the shortstop. Matt McWilliams advances to third on the play. Wenty Nyman advances to second on the play. Jesse Baptist strikes out. Mike Paxton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cleveland Scat Pence pops out to the first baseman. Kip Springrob strikes out. Vito McCormack strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Mike Gehrig walks. Lefty Cox reached on a fielding error by Jay Rohde. John Goodwin strikes out. George Culp grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Steve Moore flies out to the center fielder. Earl Mails flies out to the right fielder. Jay Rohde grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Matt McWilliams singles to right field. Pete Trouppe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Wenty Nyman grounds out to the second baseman. Matt McWilliams advances to second on the play. Rabbit Comellas grounds out to the second baseman. Matt McWilliams advances to third on the play. Jesse Baptist grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Bill Henninger pops out to the first baseman. Wayne Hostetler flies out to the left fielder. Daniel Concepcion grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Mike Paxton lines out to the shortstop. Mike Gehrig singles to right field. Lefty Cox walks. John Goodwin grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Lefty Cox is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. George Culp singles to center field. Mike Gehrig scores. Matt McWilliams flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Fred Cheeves enters the game as a defensive replacement for Matt McWilliams at CF. Scat Pence pops out to the second baseman. Chris Rhodes is pinch hitting for Pete Trouppe. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Chris Rhodes strikes out. Vito McCormack grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Don Thompson pitching. Wenty Nyman pops out to the shortstop. Rabbit Comellas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harry Everitt is pinch hitting for Jesse Baptist. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Harry Everitt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Kevin Scanlan pitching. Steve Moore grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Earl Mails grounds out to the shortstop. Jay Rohde grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners left on base: 3 Washington total runners left on base: 8
Game Notes Bill Henninger is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Art Yochim did not respond to coaching in velocity Jerry Lovelace did not respond to coaching in velocity Garton Hamill did not respond to coaching in velocity Edgar Kane did not respond to coaching in speed Alan Miller did not respond to coaching in range Gil Hearn did not respond to coaching in control
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Steve Scanlan did not respond to coaching in range Homer Flood did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Mark Telford improves in contact_vs_lefty John Miller improves in arm Bill Markland did not respond to coaching in control Jack Aleno improves in contact_vs_lefty