Inning: 1 Washington Gary East pitching. Johnny Bird flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Macko pops out to the third baseman. Don Montague flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Chris Ridgway pitching. Frank Howitt singles to right field. Frank Howitt is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Curt Ford grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Henry Crisp walks. Rocky Milan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Henry Crisp is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Jose Duval singles to right field. Al Klinger strikes out. Bernie Donovan singles to center field. Mace Meridith grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Fred Lopez walks. Rich Rowe doubles to center field. Fred Lopez is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Carlos Brito walks. Tim Esmond grounds out to the third baseman. Rich Rowe advances to third on the play. Carlos Brito advances to second on the play. Gary East singles to center field. Rich Rowe scores. Frank Howitt flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Washington Henry Lee IV flies out to the center fielder. Chris Ridgway strikes out. Johnny Bird flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Curt Ford walks. Henry Crisp strikes out. Rocky Milan singles to left field. Curt Ford advances to third on the hit. Fred Lopez grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Bobby Macko singles past the second baseman. Don Montague walks. Jose Duval strikes out. Al Klinger singles to left field. Bobby Macko scores. Don Montague advances to third on the hit. Bernie Donovan singles to left field. Don Montague scores. Mace Meridith grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Rich Rowe singles past the third baseman. Carlos Brito grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Tim Esmond pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Henry Lee IV grounds out to the shortstop. Chris Ridgway grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Bird flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Gary East singles to center field. Gary East is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Frank Howitt grounds out to the second baseman. Curt Ford strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Bobby Macko singles to right field. Don Montague strikes out. Jose Duval grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Macko advances to second on the play. Al Klinger grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Henry Crisp grounds out to the third baseman. Rocky Milan flies out to the left fielder. Fred Lopez walks. Rich Rowe grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Bernie Donovan strikes out. Mace Meridith pops out to the third baseman. Henry Lee IV strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Johnny Platte comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Carlos Brito grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Esmond grounds out to the shortstop. Gary East singles to center field. Frank Howitt grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Johnny Curd is pinch hitting for Johnny Platte. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Johnny Curd grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Bird flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Macko reached on a fielding error by Frank Howitt. Don Montague pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Carlos Silva pitching. Curt Ford strikes out. Henry Crisp walks. Rocky Milan walks. Fred Lopez walks. The defense is playing the corners in. Rich Rowe flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Henry Crisp scores. Carlos Brito grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Fred Lopez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Washington Jose Duval strikes out. Al Klinger strikes out. Bernie Donovan hits an infield single to the first baseman. Mace Meridith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Tim Esmond hits an infield single to the pitcher. Gary East lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Frank Howitt singles to right field. Tim Esmond is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Frank Howitt steals second. Curt Ford strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Washington Henry Lee IV reached on a 2-base throwing error by Curt Ford. Ed Acosta 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. Pat McMillan is pinch hitting for Carlos Silva. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Pat McMillan walks. Johnny Bird flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Macko singles to left field. Henry Lee IV scores. Don Montague doubles to right field. Pat McMillan scores. Bobby Macko uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rudy Chalmers comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jose Duval singles to center field. Don Montague scores. Al Klinger hits a home run. Jose Duval scores. Harry Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bernie Donovan singles to center field. Matt Thomas is pinch hitting for Mace Meridith. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Matt Thomas grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Cleveland Jerry Walsh pitching. Henry Crisp singles to right field. Rocky Milan flies out to the center fielder. Fred Lopez grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Washington total runners LOB: 5 Cleveland total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Rich Rowe (1).SF - Rich Rowe.GIDP - Fred Lopez 2, Carlos Brito. Baserunning: SB - Frank Howitt (11).CS - Frank Howitt (6), Gary East (1). Fielding: E - Frank Howitt, Curt Ford.
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Fred Martin improves in contact_vs_righty Henry Bolton did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Shad Thomasson improves in power_vs_lefty Ryan Williams did not respond to coaching in control Shad Thomasson improves in LF
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Johnny Weaver improves in contact_vs_lefty Darrin Nahorodny did not respond to coaching in arm Darrin Nahorodny did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Darrin Nahorodny improves in speed