Inning: 1 Washington Don Drysdale pitching. Kirt Walberg hits a home run. Gary Mantilla grounds out to the third baseman. Luis Avila flies out to the right fielder. Alejandro White walks. Larry Wakefield hits a home run. Alejandro White scores. Red Sheaffer grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Mandy Blosser pitching. Jay Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Desi Coco singles to center field. Sean Casey flies out to the right fielder. Klondike Douglass walks. Jake Taylor strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Washington Bud Bird singles to center field. Gene Alou triples. Bud Bird scores. Mandy Blosser grounds out to the shortstop. Gene Alou scores. Kirt Walberg strikes out. Gary Mantilla hits a home run. Luis Avila lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Todd Helton grounds out to the second baseman. Jose Cruz Jr. strikes out. Alberto Mowe flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Alejandro White walks. Larry Wakefield triples. Alejandro White scores. Red Sheaffer reached on a fielding error by Todd Helton. Larry Wakefield scores. Bud Bird triples. Red Sheaffer scores. Gene Alou pops out to the catcher. Mandy Blosser strikes out. Kirt Walberg strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Don Drysdale singles to center field. Jay Smith strikes out. Desi Coco singles to left field. Don Drysdale advances to third on the hit. Sean Casey strikes out. Klondike Douglass walks. Jake Taylor flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Washington Gary Mantilla flies out to the center fielder. Luis Avila singles to left field. Alejandro White strikes out. Larry Wakefield singles to right field. Luis Avila advances to third on the hit. Red Sheaffer singles to center field. Luis Avila scores. Frank Dressendorfer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Bud Bird singles to left field. Larry Wakefield scores. Red Sheaffer advances to third on the hit. Gene Alou flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Todd Helton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jose Cruz Jr. doubles to center field. Alberto Mowe pops out to the shortstop. Frank Dressendorfer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Mandy Blosser grounds out to the shortstop. Kirt Walberg strikes out. Gary Mantilla walks. Gary Mantilla steals second. Alberto Mowe throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Luis Avila singles past the third baseman. Gary Mantilla scores. Alejandro White grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Luis Avila is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Jay Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Desi Coco flies out to the left fielder. Sean Casey singles to center field. Klondike Douglass walks. Jake Taylor pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Washington Larry Wakefield singles to center field. Red Sheaffer walks. Bud Bird singles to right field. Larry Wakefield scores. Red Sheaffer advances to third on the hit. Gene Alou strikes out. Mandy Blosser pops out to the third baseman. Bud Bird steals second. Kirt Walberg grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Todd Helton grounds out to the second baseman. Jose Cruz Jr. grounds out to the second baseman. Alberto Mowe grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Gary Mantilla singles to right field. Gary Mantilla steals second. Luis Avila doubles to right field. Gary Mantilla scores. Alejandro White flies out to the left fielder. Larry Wakefield walks. Red Sheaffer grounds out to the pitcher. Luis Avila advances to third on the play. Larry Wakefield advances to second on the play. Bud Bird grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Chuck Jones is pinch hitting for Frank Dressendorfer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Chuck Jones pops out to the second baseman. Jay Smith pops out to the catcher. Desi Coco flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Steve Beckett pitching. Gene Alou singles to right field. Mandy Blosser fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Mandy Blosser singles to left field. Gene Alou advances to third on the hit. Kirt Walberg singles to right field. Gene Alou scores. Mandy Blosser advances to third on the hit. Gary Mantilla doubles to center field. Mandy Blosser scores. Kirt Walberg uses his aggressiveness and scores. Luis Avila singles to right field. Gary Mantilla scores. Alejandro White strikes out. Larry Wakefield strikes out. Red Sheaffer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Sean Casey grounds out to the third baseman. Klondike Douglass strikes out. Jake Taylor singles to center field. Todd Helton singles to center field. Jake Taylor advances to third on the hit. Jose Cruz Jr. strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Washington Bud Bird flies out to the center fielder. Gene Alou pops out to the first baseman. Mandy Blosser flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Alberto Mowe flies out to the center fielder. Tetsuya Akagi is pinch hitting for Steve Beckett. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tetsuya Akagi grounds out to the third baseman. Jay Smith singles to left field. Desi Coco singles to center field. Jay Smith advances to third on the hit. Sean Casey singles to right field. Jay Smith scores. Klondike Douglass grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Washington total runners LOB: 9 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 12
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Gary Meinert did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Randy Piazza did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Don Caldwell improves in contact_vs_lefty Dazzy Owen did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jimmy Urban did not respond to coaching in C
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: John Holbert did not respond to coaching in velocity David Martin did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bob Merchant improves in range Joe Coleman did not respond to coaching in control