Win: Jimmy Piazza (3-1) Loss: Bob Bashang (2-3)
Save: Soupy Campbell (9)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Q McGuire pitching. Hiroshi Minami flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Fisk flies out to the right fielder. Harry Murphy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Washington Scottie Oliver pitching. Jack Harris strikes out. Salvatore Sabella walks. Bill Hutto walks. Joe Lemanczyk walks. Shoichi Arakawa strikes out. Baldy McCormick grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Cleveland Billy Simmons grounds out to the pitcher. Davy Robertson walks. Matt Hovlik hits a home run. Davy Robertson scores. Woody Taitt walks. Joey Danning strikes out. Scottie Oliver pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Bert Gazella flies out to the center fielder. Steve Jimenez singles to center field. Q McGuire lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jack Harris singles to left field. Steve Jimenez scores. Salvatore Sabella flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Hiroshi Minami hits a home run. Andy Crews comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bobby Fisk strikes out. Harry Murphy grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Simmons strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Bill Hutto singles to left field. Joe Lemanczyk reached on a 2-base throwing error by Joey Danning. Shoichi Arakawa singles to right field. Bill Hutto scores. Joe Lemanczyk scores. Baldy McCormick singles to right field. Shoichi Arakawa advances to third on the hit. Bert Gazella walks. Steve Jimenez flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Shoichi Arakawa scores. The catcher fields the ball and Baldy McCormick is thrown out at third. Bert Gazella advances to second on the play. Bert Gazella advances to second on the play. Jack Harris walks. Salvatore Sabella singles to left field. Bert Gazella scores. Andy Crews is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Davy Robertson grounds out to the shortstop. Matt Hovlik strikes out. Woody Taitt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Bill Hutto doubles to center field. Joe Lemanczyk grounds out to the shortstop. Shoichi Arakawa flies out to the left fielder. Jimmy Piazza 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. Baldy McCormick flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Joey Danning lines out to the third baseman. Jimmy Piazza walks. Hiroshi Minami grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Jimmy Piazza is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bobby Fisk hits a home run. Hiroshi Minami scores. Bob Bashang comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harry Murphy grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Bert Gazella reached on a 2-base fielding error by Woody Taitt. Steve Jimenez strikes out. Bob Bashang doubles to right field. Bert Gazella scores. Jack Harris strikes out. Salvatore Sabella pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Billy Simmons walks. Davy Robertson grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Billy Simmons advances to second on the play. Matt Hovlik singles to left field. Billy Simmons scores. Woody Taitt walks. Joey Danning flies out to the right fielder. Jimmy Piazza pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Washington Bill Hutto reached on a 2-base throwing error by Davy Robertson. Joe Lemanczyk singles to right field. Fumio Tachibana is pinch hitting for Shoichi Arakawa. Fumio Tachibana strikes out. Baldy McCormick strikes out. Bert Gazella flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Chuck Knoblauch enters the game as a defensive replacement for Fumio Tachibana at 3B. Hiroshi Minami flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Fisk grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harry Murphy grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Steve Jimenez flies out to the left fielder. Bob Bashang strikes out. Jack Harris grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Billy Simmons flies out to the right fielder. Davy Robertson flies out to the center fielder. Matt Hovlik strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Salvatore Sabella grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Hutto grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Lemanczyk strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Woody Taitt grounds out to the shortstop. Joey Danning hits a home run. Vic Murff comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dickie Wilhelm is pinch hitting for Jimmy Piazza. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dickie Wilhelm strikes out. Hiroshi Minami flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Soupy Campbell pitching. Chuck Knoblauch flies out to the right fielder. Baldy McCormick strikes out. Bert Gazella grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners LOB: 3 Washington total runners LOB: 9
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Billy Bennett did not respond to coaching in control Rusty Green improves in contact_vs_righty Randy Harris did not respond to coaching in control Jerry Brannan did not respond to coaching in velocity Rickie Salazar did not respond to coaching in SS
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Les Maskrey did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Sturm did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty George Rohr improves in speed Juan Hanebrink improves in power_vs_righty Juan Hanebrink did not respond to coaching in C